A RECORD WIN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVII, Issue 10807, 30 December 1926, Page 5

A RECORD WIN.

INNINGS AND 635 RUNS. VICTORIANS’ FINE BOWLING. (Per Press Association—Copyright). MELBOURNE, December 29. In the Sheffield match New South Wales in their second innings made 230 (Phillips 36, Morgan 26, Kippax 26, Ratcliffe 44, Jhckson not out 59). Bowling for Victoria, Liddicutt took four for 66, and Hartkopf six for 98. A record-making match ended with a record beating for New South Wales by an innings and 655 runs, the Victorian bowlers, Hartkopf and Liddicutt, putting up proportionately almost as good a performance as her batsmen on the previous days. The weather was fine and the wicket still good. The v hatting was of a routine though fairly lively order in the early stages, but excellent howling and keen fielding kept down the runs. The only sensation was when the veteran Andrews had his leg stump removed by Liddicutt the first ball h© received. Ratcliffe and the colt, Jackson, who went in sixth, made things lively and looked like putting up a long stand till the former, making a big- drive, skied a ball from Hartkopf and Morton took a good catch. Jacksoil, who played a, confident, stylish and punishing game, could get no one to stay with him, the last four batsmen adding only 11 runs, and Hartkopf got three of them. LONDON PRESS COMMENT. LONDON, December 29. The “Daily Telegraph” states: “The efforts of England in the direction ot amassing huge scores are completely overshadowed by Victoria’s record total. Nobody who has witnessed the putting together of these mammoth totals will grudge the Australians their pre-eminence in this direction. When the batting masters the bowling so pronouncedly in a couple of days, the game becomes a tiresome business. It is fervently hoped that the performance in Melbourne will not- arouse a spirit of emulation in the breasts _ot English players. The most refreshing feature of the record is that the score was made in 10| hours, hut there is somethin" armalling in century-making hourly for 10 hours.” . “Sporting Life,” in an editorial, says: “Victoria’s huge score is the culminating point in a succession of large scores, making it obvious that the standard of howling in Australia is possibly lower than it has been lor half a. century. If an English team were now touring Australia it is very improbable that they would lose the Ashes. Our own howling may not- be as strong as we would like, but our Australian friends and rivals are m much direr straits.” The “-Daily Telegraph,” m an editorial, says:' “ Victoria’s new record hammers home the lesson of modern tests between Australia and Britain that the old balance of the game has been destroyed in first-class games. The greater part of the crowd goes to see the hatting. If people like this sort of thing, il* will he provided, but 6ome will regret the past.”