CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 December 1925, Page 2

CRICKET.

NEW ZEALAND V. VICTORIA*

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] MELBOURNE. Dee. IS. The cricket maun New Zealand v. Victoria began to-day. The attendance was fifteen hundred and the gate Col. NEW ZEALAND Ist. Innings. Worker b. Wilkinson 82 Blunt e. Hendry h. Wilkinson 5 Lowry b. Kbcling 9 Alleott, c. Liddicutt. I>. Wilkinson 107 Dacre, l.b.w. b. libeling 19 Oliver, run out 30 Patrick, e. Ransford. h. Lansdowne 22 Crawford, hit wicket, b. Hendry ... 0 Alloo, b. Hendry 3 Cunningham (not out) 5 Hope, run out 5 Extras 14 Total 314 Bowling: Eheling 2 for 58, Wilkinson 3 for 40, Lansdowne 1 for 00, Gamble ft for 05, Liddicutt 0 for 28 Henrv 2 for 49. X.S.AYL V. 8. AUSTRALIA. ADELAIDE. Deo. 18. The Sheffield Shield match between South Australia, and New South AY ales commenrod in bright sunshine under a cloudless sky on a good wicket and a fast outfield South Australia opened sensationally, losing three good Iwtsmen—A. Richardson. Gunn and Pritchard—when only 31 runs had lieeu scored. AL Richardson and Rvmill came to the rescue, and stopped tlio rot. but when the latter was caught, another collapse commenced. Gregory and Mailev were in excellent form, and the fielding of the New South Wales team was excellent.

South Australia’s first innings dosed for 185—A. Richardson 0, Gunn 11. Pritchard 9. AL Richardson 59, Rvmill 2(1. Murray 4. Rutidell (not out) 37, Grimmctt 5. Scott 20. AY bitty ■>, Ambler 0. extras !). Bowling:—Maile.v G for 75. New South AA'ales have made 25 for I. Collins 1, Barilsley in 7, Macartney in. 13.