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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 16 December 1913, Page 8

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M.C.C. v" AFRICA. ■r c (it\,%— press associ ittgn—copyright. (Received Dec. 16, 10.30 a.m.) DURBAN, Dec 15. In the test match, Marylebone lost seven wickets for 419. Following are the scores: \, I Hobbs, b. Baumgartener 82 i Tennyson,,l.b.w., b. Noiirse ......... 52 Mead, c. and b. Blanchenburg 41 Douglas, hot put ...'. 108 Woollev, c. Cooper, b. Hartigan ... 31 Bird, c. Ward, b. Nourse 62 Extras ..:........... 23 MELBOURNE, Dec. 16. Arthur Sims, captain of the New Zealand team' of 1905, has returned from a trip to England, and is now engaged in organising an Australian team to visit New Zealand. He hoped to arrange matches for Christmas and New Year, butt found-that some players he wished io' include were unwilling to' go until the Sheffield Shield matches had been completed, and the trip was therefore postponed until the beginning of February. Trumper, Collins, Armstrong, Ransford, .and McKenzie applied Jto., accompan.y v the team, and applications kiibm otberYlesadjng players are expected. ; ?. ,'!;.•.-«.. .*.;.... -.-