CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 286, 4 December 1933, Page 4

CRICKET

HAWKE CUP MATCH NELSON’S EASY WIN DEFEAT OF MARLBOROUGH. [ Per Press Association. I NELSON, Dec. 2. Nelson successfully defended the Hawke Cup against Marlborough by an innings and 76 runs. In reply to the challengers’ 158, Nelson piled up the large score of 484 for eight wickets, and declared. Kinzett made 272 not out, Newman 40, Freeman 26 not out. Marlborough, facing a deficit of 326, made 250 (Neal 84, Stevenson 47). DULEEPSINHJI’S RETURN ILLNESS OF BROTHER NO FORCED RETIREMENT.

Received Dee. 3, 7.5 p.m. LONDON, Dee. 2. , Duleepsinhji says that statements attributed to him, that he is retiring from international cricket in consequence of discrimination by the cricket authorities because ho is an Indian, are un- | authorised and exaggerated. He is sim- | ply returning home owing to his brother’s illness, having learned there are more serious things in life than cricket. FOR SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH AT BRISBANE. QUEENSLAND AND VICTORIA. Received Dec. 3. 7.5 p.m. BRISBANE, Dec. 3 In the Sheffield Shield cricket match Queensland in the first innings made 349. Tait made 61. Fleetwood-Sa ith took three for 114 Bromley, two for 39, and Alexander three for 78. Victoria in their first innings lost three for 214. Woodfull made 16, Ponsford 55, Rigg, 61 not out, and Darling 57 not out.