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Wairarapa Daily Times, 3 January 1928, Page 5

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T I OLD-TIME GAMES. A SYDNEY EPISODE. ..'(Received Tuesday, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, Monday. ■Lord Harris, in reply to Australia's invitation, says that lie freshly- remembers the pleasant times in 187 S. Newspaper comment states that this furnishes quaint contrast with Lord 'Harris’s experience in. his first and last tour, when he was hit over the head with a stick by an over-enthusiastic New South Wales barracker at the Sydney cricket ground. A single test match had been played at Melbourne, where SpofTorth Avon the title of the JJjimon Bowler,” obtaining 13 wie•LeiP'for 110 runs. Lord Harris’s tern then met Now South Wales at Sydney. ' WhenAhe late W. Murdoch (whom ;hc late Grace considered to be the best batsman Australia had ever produced), in the second innings was given out by the umpire (Coulthard), the took great exception to this, and out “Change umpires,” “Send back to England,” and “Throw out. ” p Then the crowd- rushed the tiebl Fand one indignant. Sydnsvite hit Lord Harris on the head with, a walking astick, whereupon one .of the players picked up the assaulter, carried him ro •the railings, and dumped him over. Subsequently, in the Sydney Police Court, •two men were fined. Is this the real E’jwsou Lord Harris is U o busy ro visit Australia again ? CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Monday. The Plunkct Shield match, Welling'ton was played on Sat'd ay to-day, and will be continued to-moifow. Canterbury batted first, ;and in the first innings, made 251 (G. It. ■Gregory 44, I. MY Hamilton 77, D. •C. Nixon 10, A. W. Roberts 13, W. E. .Merritt 30, R. Read 28, J. MeEweu 16). In the second innings Canterbury i-havo lost-seven wickets for 20S (Gregory 53, Hamilton.lo, M: L. Page 21, D. •C. Nixon 19, Hayes, temporarily retired, 43, Roberts 30), Wellington, in their first effort, made 405 (Foley IS, T. C. Lowry SI, 11. M. ■Lambert 31, K. O. James 53, H. M. j’age 122, 1. S. Brice 17, H. B. Massey .17). TO-DAY’S PLAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. 'The Wellington-Canterbury match •was continued to-day in dull Atcather. Canterbury (7 for 208) continued their second innings. > Runs came steadily, and Brice again ;made frequent changes in the bowling. Evans hit one back, and McGirr accepted the catch. 227/S/14. ■ DOUBLE CENTURY. Telegraph—Press Association.) ■ WELLINGTON, This Day. for a Wellington team, (Bifrily Celts, agaiust the Ncav Zealand' -**City and Suburban” cricket reps, ves- ■ tbrday, W. Dustin made 205 out of a ;total of 405. He was batting about .four hours. The New Zealand City and Suburban team had lost three wickets for 24 :runs at the end of the day. Dustin is one of Wellington’s most colts. AUCKLAND v. OTAGO. AUCKLAND, Monday. The Plunkct Shield match, Auckland •v. Otago, commenced on Saturday. Otago ■batting first, were dismissed for 197 ■runs (J. McMillan 5.1, CaA'anagh 21, L. *<J. Eastman 59, A. Galland 22, Elmes 14), arAj.Auckland replied Avitii 137 for Jive tUpkets (Bowley SI not out, A. H Continuing the match to-day, Auckland could only obtain a lead of 20 :runs on the first innings, making the .score 217 (Bowley 96, A. A. Player 40, A, M. Matheson 24). Otago, when stumps were drawn, had '.lost seven wickets for 247 (J. McMulGan 131, A. W. Alloo not out SI, Elmes ;not out 10). AUCKLAND COLTS. NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday. The Auckland colts team batted all against Taranaki for 344. To-day Taranaki made 255. Auckland in the second-innings made 98 Avith :fcbe loss of no wickets. (The Auckland team will arrive in tb-night,; and play Waira.rnpa on Wednesday and Thursday.) COLTS v. NOMADS. colts and the Nomad the match at Kel:burn on Saturday. The Nomads declared their first innings closed with 8 wickets for 362. The Colts were easily disposed of, the innings closing for 180, the principal scorers being Patrick 73, Whyte 22, •Clark (not out) 24, Dustin 13, Lamason 13 a.ml Smith 12. Ongley took 5 wickets for 64, Talbot 2 for 30, SAvainson 1 for 15, Hamilton 1 for 39, and Wanklyn 1 for 20. The Colts followed on, and at 5 p.m. bad lost five wickets for 90, the chief scorers being Smith 39 and Dustin (run out) 36. Garvie Avill replace Whitburn as wicketkeeper in the Wairarapa team to play the Auckland colts. Plaj'ing for Victoria against South Austria on Saturday, Ponsford completeMhis innings, making 336, being by Hack off Grimmctt. At Mr Jeames, secretary of the S.A. Cricket Association, remonstrated Avith some larrikins for using bad language in the presence of ladiesf. Mr Jeames Avas felled to the ground;

and had his face bruised and one car badly cut. Vic. Richardson, the interstate player, Avent to his assistance and suffered a nasty cut on the chin, Avhile Mi Wilkinson, a racing handicapper, who also assisted Mr Jeames, Avas knocked about and badly bruised. On the arrival of the police the miscreants took to their heels, but one of them Avas caught and taken in custody.