TOUR OF THE AUSTRALIANS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 12 February 1921, Page 6

TOUR OF THE AUSTRALIANS.

PLAY AGAINST WELLINGTON

MX TKL.KOWAPIT BRKSR AriSOCTATIOM 1 WELLINGTON, Feb. 11. Ine Australian cricket team'© tour opened at Wellington to-day in dull heather with a match against a locai -leven. ' Wellington won the toss and went to the wickets. All were disposed of for w- rH? s? Middleton, Hiddlston, Warne, Brice, and Bruce being the principal contributors. Four thousand »ver e present in the afternoon, when the weather turned cold with intermittent drizzling:rain. " Australia opened the innings with Boyle and Ricnardson., The first wicket * xlsl' Then<Jiiddicut ioined Boyle were *°gether when s&umps were drawn. WELLINGTON.—First Innings ilid.eston, c and b Hornibrook'- ... 40 x^miaps, c Hansford j b Liddicutt 0 Lambert, c Richardson, b Iremonger 6 Uarne, Ibw, b Liddicutt „... 27 liruee. b -Lfemonger ....... 74 Burton, b Liddicutt Ol Middleton, >nun out 70 Bnee, c Kippax, b Hornibrook .7. 22 ' I'mlayson, c Lampard, b Horni- I - brook 7 Condcliffe, b Hornibrook ..."...""" 7 Barclay, not out ... "" q'■ Extra S ~.....;. :::::::::::;::■:;;; &

Total 9r[g ; Bowling analysis: Hornibrook too~ . I wickets for 35 runs, Liddicutt 3-for 73 ' Iremonger 2 for 35, Lampard 0 for AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. j •Bogle, not out 30 ! ilichardson, b Middleton ".'.."- 37 j Liddicutt, not out \ jg ! Extras '* j ; i rvu~otJ^ or one wic ket) 84 I the Governor-General telegraohed to-' -Tr Howard manager of the Australia, j team: Kindly convey greetings to the I Australian cricket team and my be=t ' wishes for an enioyable our." 1