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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1640, 5 January 1906, Page 3

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA DEFEATS VICTORIA.

By telegraph. Press Ass’n, Copyright Received 10.13. p m., Jau. 4. Melbourne, Jan. 4. _Viotoria in their sccand innings made 256, Armstrong 61, Horan 37, Laver 27, being tho principal sooreis. South Australia won by 120 ruus.

POVERTY BAY DEFEAT HASTINGS SOME BIG SCORING.

to Times.) Napier, last night. Although Poverty Bay were S 3 heavily beaten by the United, it was anticipate! that _ their match with Haitings would provide a close oontust, but the visitors bn],tho game well in hand throughout. Lasker and Sheridan pul on 139 for the first wioktt, and later .Robinson helped Sheridan oonsiderably. The players evidently appreciated the slower wicket on the Heretauoga ground, aod most of them gave a good aooount of themselves. Lasker missed the century by four, after playing aa aggressive game, lasting just over an hour, but tho palm for the day went to Sheddao, who playoi the finest InniDgs of the tour. He played splendidly all round the wicket, and was unlucky enough to drag a ball in. Torkiogion and Robinson both livened thing's up, and Ferris (15) and Grand (10) shaped well. Hastings slatted well, with four for 123, but the remaining batsmen were dismissed for 19. The wickets fell as under: To ) Davies four, Ferris three, Sheridan two, and Torkiogion one. Hastings lost six wickets in the second innings. The soores were Poverty Bay 285 (Lasker 96, Sheridan 80, Robinson 43, Torkiogion 25); Hastings 142 (Tottenham 42, Martin 38) and 115 for Bix wickets (Tottenham, not out 44), The Poverty Bay team play Sciode today, which will be their last rnatuh, They are all wel>, and enjoying themselves. Mr Frank Moeller, of the Masonic Hotel, presented two bats, one for tho highest score ogainst Napier, and the other for the best average for the tour. Bharp won the first, and the battle for second is between Lasker (39) and Sheridan (34). | -