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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17246, 12 January 1924, Page 6

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CANTERBURY v. NORTH TARANAKI. Pew Pur.'s Association NEW PLYMOUTH. January 11. The match between North Taranaki and Canterbury opened to-day in fine weather. Canterbury batted first and scored 160 (Talbot 42, Oliver 41, Cunningham 36, M'Beth not out 17). North Taranaki replied with 156 (Lash 39. Palmer 24, Bot trill 20, Kingston 18. Newbold 17). For North Taranaki Clark took five wickets for 33 runs; and for Canterbury M’Betb took six for 25. SHEFFIELD BTTELD. By Tetegraph—Presß Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, January 11. The Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia commenced on a perfect wicket in a steamingrly hot day. South Australia batted first and made 333 (Y. Richardson 135. Gould 24. A. Richardson 90, Pritchard 62. Bowley 33. Mailey secured seven wickets for 133 runs and Hendry two for 68. New South. Wales have lost no wickets for 25. On a perfect wicket the two Richardcollared the bowling, but afte- their dismissal the tail of the team fell easy victims to Stanley's bowling. From the commencement the howling wa-s very ordinary and did not trouble the bM«men in the least rm+il af+er the tea adjournment, when Mailey. bowlim, his best thi*» season, went through the ♦■• H of the team. A. Richa-rdnon batted brilliantly. but Y. Pichardoon srnve three chances 'The finding throughout was exceptionally good.