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Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3497, 5 January 1927, Page 8

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VICTORIA SEEKING NEW RECORDS.

HIGH SCORING AGAINST SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

[By Electric Cable—Copyright.) [Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received Tuesday 10.30 p.ra) MELBOURNE, Jan. 4.

Victoria in their second innings have five wickets down for 541 (Hendry 85, Love not out .170, King 33, Hartkopf not out 101). Victoria seems in a fair way to add another shattering victory to her Sheffield Shield achievements this season .

The weather was fine and the wicket good. Hendry resumed his overnight innings, with Love and both batted carefully. Love’s runs coming very slowly. The pair carried the total towards the, three hundred mark when Hend y was stumped off Williams, after he had just previously escaped a catch off the same bowler. King assisted Love to bring up his century, which had taken 20 S minutes, and three hundred was hoisted for 279 minutes’ play. With the advent of Hartkopf, the batting became more aggressive, the runs mounting up more freely towards the close .though the play was never inspiring. Changes were frequently rung on in the bowlers, whom the batsmen all through treated with respect. Extras added 29. . [Victoria made 304 in their first innings, to which South Australia replied with 148.) MARYLEBONE DEFEATS ALLINDIAN TEAM. (Received Tuesday, 10 p.m.) DELHI, Jan. 3. All-India’s second innings realised 269. Marylebone made the required 183 for the loss of 6 wickets (Wyatt 97 not out) and won by 4 wickets. WELLINGTON DEFEATS CANTERBURY. [Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 4. Continuing their second innings today in the Plunket Shield match, Wellington were dismissed for 308 (Hollings, not out, 65). Bowling for Canterbury, Read obtained fohr for 86, Cunningham four for 94, Mcßeath two for '57, Sandman none for. 49, Patrick none for 6. Canterbury made a better showing in their second attempt at the wickets, Page, Oliver, Sandman and Boon batting freely. The innings closed for 334 (Woods 24, Crawford 23, Page 41, Oliver 62, Sandman 64, Boon 41). Bowling for Wellington, Badcock obtained two for 77, McGirr four for 72, Henderson one for 55, Hiddlestone two for 35, Brice one for 40, Hollings none for 17, Lambert none for 7. Wellington won by 355 runs. AUCKLAND’S FINE INNINGS. LEAVES DTAGO 359 TO WIN. DUNEDIN, Jan. 4. The Otago-Auckland Plunket Shield match was resumed in fine weather. Auckland (2 for 212) . batted nearly the whole day, their innings closing for 539 (additional scores: Cooper, 66; Dacre, 109; Alcott, 87; Player, 36). Zimmerman took 3 for 47 and Shepherd 3 for 81.

• Rain caused an adjournment for an hour towards the end of Auckland’s innings.

Otago have scored 10 without the loss of a wicket. [Auckland made 155 in their first innings, and Otago 336.] , BEALE’S TEAM AT TOKOMARU. GISBORNE, Last Night. Beale’s Auckland Touring Eleven opened a match to-day against Waiapu- at Tokomaru Bay. Auckland totalled 179 (Gee 49, Whitelaw 28, Hackin 28, Wells 22, Weir 20.) Bowling for Waiapu Spence took six wickets fr 43, W. Oates 4 for 55. Waiapu made 109 for four wickets (Franklin 35, J, Mill 32, J. Oates 14 not out)..