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Kaikoura Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 95, 5 December 1946, Page 2

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AUSTRALIA WINS FIRST TEST. By an innings and 332 runs, Australia defeated the M.C.C. team in the first Test played at Brisbane. Enp iand made 141 runs in the first innings and 172 in the second. Australia scored 645. KAIKOURA LOSES MATCH BY TWO BUNS. A match was played at Halswell during the week-end between a team from the Kaikoura Club and one representing the Southern Cross. The Kaikoura team made 149 runs, to which Southern Cross replied with 151. Scores were as follows: Kaikoura. J. F. Cleary, o, b Turner .. 7 J. K. Bowden, c, b Chalmers .. 28 J. Bendall, c, b Owen .. .. 4 G. Willis, b Wesley .. .. 48 H. E. Denia, rug out .. .. 0 D. Chalmers, c, bD. Anderson .. 32 S. A. Low, b Ede .. .. .. 1 B. Grindell, b Wesley .. .. 2 B. Miller, c, b D. Anderson .. 18 G. Fisher, not out .. ... 8 C. Anderson, b Archer .. .. 0 Extras .. .. .. .. 1 Total .. .. .. .. 149 Bowling: A. Owen, one for 7; M. Turner, one for 13; G. Anderson, none for 19; P. Copp, none for 4; E. Wigney, none for 18; J. Chalmers, one for 14; A. Wesley, two for 16; R. Ede, one for 32; T. Archer, one for 3; D. Anderson, two for 22. Southern Cross. W. Anderson, c Cleary, b Willis .. 15 D. Anderson, retired . . .. 72 J. Chalmers, lbw, b Bendall .. 4 A. Owen, b Denia .. .. .. 9 M. Turner, lbw, b Anderson . . 22 P. Copp, b Willis .. .. .. 14 E. Wigney, stp •Cleary, b Anderson 6 A. Wesley, not out .. .. .. 1 R. Ede, stp Cleary, b Anderson .. 0 E. Cunningham, b Willis .. 0 T. Anderson, b Willis .. .. 6 Extras .. .. .. .. 2 Total 151 Bowling: G. Willis, four for 46; H. E. Denia, one for 29; B. Grindell, none for 7; J. Bendall, one for 24; S. A. Low, none for 18; C. Anderson, three for 25. KAIKOURA TEAM TO PLAY MARLBOROUGH. The following will represent the Kaikoura Club in a two-day match to be played against Marlborough on Takahanga domain, commencing at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday:— G. Willis (captain), H. E. Denia, J. F. Cleary, W. Miller, J. K. Bowden, J. Bendall, B. Grindell, G. Fisher, 8. A. Low, M. Comer, E. W. Glenn, J. Young, R. R. Mcßae, and R. Batty. Any player not available is requested to notify the secretary (Mr J. F. Cleary) immediately.