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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16947, 1 February 1926, Page 10

CRICKET.

ENGLAND ANI) AO Kill ALIA

GETTING READY

TEST MATCH CU-NTIR.'YEKSY

v E!cc. Tel. Copy right-—United Press Assn.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.l LU.NDtEN, Jau. 30.

The Observer says Australia has her te.im hi 1 icing tii iiay. and asks, Shall England iia.vV her team one, two or ) lirco molt 11 is* lienee, and <'\ru i) assembh'd on paper, wlial will he its piuspocls of becoming "elded inlo unity, a: tlie visitors will by daily practice.

Discussing the comroversy over luiir-day les Is, tlm Übi-.'.rvei asks what ;m lie'-, chant es of bringing I lie encounters to a iinisli in three days when tlm .sides opposed are. super-normal in balling power, with bowing not above ; |n- ordinary test level, amt liable to lie reduced. We know the argument that four-day mutches would; reduce county teams for a whole week. 1 his means we meet- Australia, not with our whole strength and energy, but with only wlmt we can spare. The cricket authorities ought to have decided at the outset whether lbc\ regarded victory in tin.' tests as the siipieinc, or as tiio limited considcratiuii. If the former. then wo ought to have four-day matches.

HAWKE COP MATCH

NELSON’S TAIL WAGS.

WANGANUI'S POOR S’J’AR’l

(Per Press Association.l NELSON, last night

In tlm Hawke ('up mal'eli against Wanganui. Nelson made a poor start, losing' four wickets for 28 runs, but tins total even!unity readied 217. due (o a gOod pariiiersliip by llawkes and Newman for (be niiilb wicket, which added 64. and the Biggar and Reg Eden partnership. which added 44. The wickef was a 1 rifle damp at the start, but iinpiovcd as the game proceeded. Biggar was ton scorer for Nelson, staying at. the wicket- over Iwo hours. Bernau and Holland took the bowling honors. Cliief scorers for Nelson were R. Eden 26. Biggar 53. llawkes (not out) 39. Newman 37. The extras totalled 31. Bowling, Bernini took six for 66 and Holland three for 48. With an hour to go, Wanganui commenced their first innings., losing Orr and Wood with 14 cm the board. .London. 12. and Ctn'e, 13, played out time. The- fielding on both sides was good. The game will be resumed' on Monday.

PLAY IN WELLINGTON

WELLINGTON, last night

Playing against 11 ill t, \\ dlingtoii, in their first innings, made 144 and in tiic second innings 121 (Craig 40. Whitehall, not out 18). Bowling for Hull. Beard took four for 31, Aldersley two for 14. Ilutt, in' their lirsf innings scored 141 iWatson 29. Board 25. Neazor. not out 25). Cousins took ilvet for 5-7 and Craig !hret* lor 50. Li the second innings llnll lost six wickets tor 135 (Board not out 39, Watson 00, Nunn lo). Craig took four for 54, CKComior two fur 33. Ilutt scored a four-point win. Old Boys made 157, and 175 for six wickets, and declared (Iloiialdson 38, •lames, not out, 34. Eitzmau-iicc 22). Nilbiriiio made 173 (Edmunds not out, 52, Algai' 29. W. Clii'istophersoii 28), and in the second innings ran up 155 for live wickets (\Y. Cliristoplierson. not out, 68). Kilhiniie* scored a three-point win. For Kilbirnie, \Y. Chrisloplierson took two for 46. Branney two for 50. For GUI Boys, Osborne took three for 30. Blundell four for 41. Lambert two for 19. Midland, ill tlicir first innings against Y.M.0.A., made 590 for nine wickets (Baker 235, Patrick 81, Bruce £O, Donogime, not out 51). (The scores m YM.C.A.'s inning;-: wore not telegraphed.) Tliorndoii in tlicir lirst innings against Institute made 213 (.Mason 84, Ellerm 38). institute scored 188 and 153 (Malcolm, not* oul 69). Thorndon scored 1 a three-point- win. Varsity, in their second innings agan si Pot one. scored 80 for five wickets (Arndt 42). Peloue made 348 (Finlayson 107, N’k'liolls 106. not out). Pet-one scored a three-point .win. SYDNEY MATCHES. SYDNEY, Jan. 31. For Petersham against- Globe, Graham (not oul) made 125. For St. George against Balmain, Jones made 114. For Mosman against Northern DisI riots, Trenerry made 112. For Northern District, Wright made 118. SECOND TEST. WEST INDIES v. M.C'.C. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) PORT OF SPAIN, Jan. 3E Five thousand spectators witnessed tiie second! test. West Indies scored 275. M'a-rvlebono have lost one wicket fur 14.