CRICKET.
FIRST MATCH OF SEASON. BLUFF v TISBURY. The nrst cricket match of the season took place at Bluff on Saturday, when a local deven tried conclusions with Tisbury. Tisbury batting first could not do anything with the bowling of Winter and Bradshaw and were all out for 21 runs. Two splendid catches in the slips by G. Silvester (“Hop”) off Winter’s bowling was a feature of the play. Bluff won by 46 runs. Following are the scores:— TISBURY. A. Mclntosh c and b Bradshaw .... 0 Wixon c Silvster b Winter 0 Corkin b Winter 2 G. Mclntosh c Silvster b Winter .. 3 Woods c McDonald b Bradshaw .. 2 Jordan c Williamson b Bradshaw .. 7 Tayles b Bradshaw 1 Vincent, not out 1 Johnston b Bradshaw 4 McDermott b Winter 1 Nichol, run out 0 Total 21 Bowling: Winter 5 wickets for 8 runs, lAnanshaw 5 for 13. BLUFF. I. Parry (retired' 25 W. Gilson b Woods 2 E. Bradshaw c and b Mclntosh .... 17 C. Winter b A, Mclntosh 2 W. Crozier c Wixon b Mclntosh .... 1 ,W. McDonald (capt) b Tayles .... 5 R. Stevenson (absent) 0 O. Furniss b Nichol ... .. 9 W. Williamson b Tayles 4 G. Silvester, not out 1 G. Richardson b McDermott 0 Extras 1 Total 67 Bowling: Nichol 1 wicket for 4 runs, A. Mclntosh 1 for 13, Woods 1 for 6, Jordan 0 for 9, Corkin 0 for 12, G. Mclntosh 2 for 10, McDermott 1 for 7, Tayles 2 for 3, Wixon 0 for 3. WEST INDIES TEAM. NO VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND THIS SEASON. WELLINGTON, September 23. According to advice received by the Chairman of the New Zealand Cricket Council, a visit from a West Indies team will not take place during the coming season, as the M.C.C. team is about to visit the West Indies. In consequence, it will be impossible to send a team to New Zealand,, but the West Indies authorities ore prepared to consider a visit to New Zealand next season.
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Southland Times, Issue 19357, 24 September 1924, Page 9
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334CRICKET. Southland Times, Issue 19357, 24 September 1924, Page 9
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