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Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18808, 2 December 1932, Page 8

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HAWKE CUP ELIMINATION. MARLBOROUGH v. NELSON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) BLENHEIM, Friday. The Hawke Clip elimination match, Marlborough v. Nelson, commenced this morning in fine weather. The wicket wa son the soft side. At the iunehecn adjournment Nelson had six wickets down for 11>9 runs. Details: NELSON.—First Innings. Vforgan. b Goodwin 13 Neale, lbw, b Goodwin 22 McGirr, c. Goodwin, b Hill .... 79 J. Newman, c Goodwin, to Robinson 9 Alexander, c A. Neil, b Robinson 1 Hawkes, lbw, b Hill 5 Stewart, not out 17 Biggs, not out 8 Extras 15 Total for six wickets 109 Bowling Analysis.—Goodwin took two wickets for 70 runs, Robinson two for 33, Diack none for 23, Hill two for 12, A. Neil, none for six, HAWKE’S BAY v. OTAGO. MATCH OPENS AT DUNEDIN. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN 7 , Friday.

The Hawke’s Ray louring cricketers met an Otago team this morning, in fine weather, on a good easy wicket. Hawke's Bay batted. After a bad start, two wickets being down for three runs to the howling of Badeoek and Dickinson, Browne played confidently with O'Brien, and at the luncheon adjournment the score was four wickets for 106.

HAWKE’S BAY.—First Innings. Finlayson, lbw, b Badeoek Mahoney, c Chetticburgh, b Dick-

inson 0 Browne, c Maloney, b Dunning 59 O’Brien, c Dunning, b Maloney 21 Kavanagh, not out. 3 Ellis, not out 19 Extras 2 Total for four wickets .... 106 TOBACCO PROFITS. £585,299 FOR THE YEAR. Unllc<l Press Assn.- —K'ee. T«i Corn-right (Received Dee. 2, 12.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, Dee. 2. The British Tobacco Gompany, of Australia, shows a licit, profit i'nr the year ended October 31 of £585,299. A dividend of 6 per rent, in four quarterly interims has been declared.