THE SHEFIELD SHIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 24, 30 January 1922, Page 5

THE SHEFIELD SHIELD.

VICTORIA'S GOOD SCORE. SYDNEY. January 2D. The weather was fine and the wicket good when the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria was resumed. The first innings scores at the close of the play on Friday wereVictoria 265, New South Wales 267. A ictoria continuing tlicir second innings scored 344 for the loss of nine wickets O'Keefe made 79, Ryder 95, ITartkopf 30, Ransford 34, and Mavne 27. Play wsa slow and dull, not one of the batsmen taking the slightest risk. Rvder occupied 206 miVtcs to compile" his score.—(A. and N.Z. tabic.) A MATTER OF TACTICS. LONDON, January 29. The committee of the Kent County Cricket Club in its annual report thus refers to the match against the Australians at Canterbury in August last • "The committee takes this°its only opportunity of offering the spectators of the Canterbury match its appreciation of the dignified attitude they maintained notwithstanding the irritation they must have suffered through Mr. Armstrong's extraordinary tactics. If Kent is not worth beating she is not worth playing, but past results against the Australians show an even number of wins for each side. This being a rubber match there was a special reason for playing for a finish. Apart from that Kent always plays for a finish, and takes the risk of. and does not dread defeat."—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) The match between the Australians and Kent, played at Canterbury in August last, was drawn, the scores being: Australians, first innings. 670, second innings. 119 for four wickets; Kent, first innings. 237. Armstrong's failure to declare in the first innings was adversely criticised at the time.