VICTORIA WINS BY 571 RUNS

Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3499, 7 January 1927, Page 7

VICTORIA WINS BY 571 RUNS

SOUTH AUSTRALIA PAILS IN HOPELESS TASK. [By Electric Cable —Copyright.J [Ausc. and N.SJ. Cable VancSlatlon.] (Received Thursday, 10. SO p.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 6. In tho Sheffield Shield match South Australia in their second- effort made 233 runs. A. Richardson 30, Schneider 53, V. Richardson 41, Pritchard 22, Grlmmett not out 21. Morton took 4 wickets for 70, Blackie , 3 for 75, and Ryder 1 for 23. *' ■ ' ■ On a wicket badly damaged by rain and with Haicombe absent owing to Injuries and with a. huge deficit of over 800 to face, the visitors’ chances were hopeless, but they cheerfully tackled a thankless job. Despite tho help the bowlers got from the wet wicket the batting in the earlier stages wa g confident and runs came freely. With the dismissal of the Richardsons and Schnloder the bowlers had their day and soon ran through tho tail-cnders, excepting who played a stubborn game for keeps. Morton ■ and Blackie trundled with consistent pace and cleverness. Victoria won by 571 runs. M.C.C. TEAM IN INDIA. V. . LEADING AVERAGES. , DELHI, Jan. 5. With a brilliant score of 97 against all-India, Wyatt completed his 1000 runs for the tour, with an average of 53. Sandliam has an average of 77 and his aggregate is 1402. Of tho bowlers Tato has scoured 73 wickets at at average of 13 runs apiece, Geary G 4 at an average of 14 and BOycs 43 at an average of 18.

WELLINGTON AND AUCKLAND ■MEET TO-DAY. WELLINGTON, Last Night. - Considerable interest centres In the special match between Auckland and Wellington, the two undefeated teams in this season’s Plunket Shield series, which commences at the Basin Reserve to-morrow afternoon., Auckland and, Wellington are due to meet in the final of the Plunket Shield series a month hence, so that the game commencing to-morrow. should provide an Indication of the northerner’s strength. Further interest will be manifested in the match on account of likely players for the English trip appearing on each side. The Wellington team will be selected from D. C. Collins, H. M. McGirr, H. Lambert, K. James, A. M. Hollings, B. J. Kortlang, P. T. Badcock, W. J. R. Christopherscn, Mitchell and Lowry (Hawke’s Bay), G. Orr (Wanganui), H. B. Massey and W. Airey. The Auckland team will differ slightly from that which defeated Canterbury and Otago a s one or two members are unable to remain in Wellington,