UPHILL GAME.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 269, 13 November 1928, Page 18

UPHILL GAME.

N.S.W. V. ENGLAND.

Sydney Cricketers Playing

For A Draw.

OUT FIRST TIME FOR 349

SYDNEY, November 12.

The cricket match, England v. New South Wales, was resumed this morning iu good weather and on an excellent wicket. There were 15,000 spectci.ors and the gate receipts totalled £1257.

When oJimnps were drawn on Saturday the visitors had declared their first innings closed! after having compiled a score of 734 runs for seven wickets, and New South Walcii had lost three wickets for 52. At the close of to-day's play the local side had been dismissed for 349 in their first innings (a deficit of ÜBS), and, following on, had made 28 for no wickets in their second.

Kippax (26) and Bradman (0), the not out men, continued the local eleven's first innings this morning. They faced the bowling of Larwood and Tate.

Runs came slowly at the outset, frequent changes being made in the bowling. Freeman, Hammond and Leyiand were tried. Then the batsmen livened the game up.

Kippax was brilliant all round the wicket until he tried an on side stroke off Hammond, and was out leg-before. Hβ was at the top of his form just prior te his dismissal, and had hit seven fours.

Bradman drove nicely to the-off, turning the' balls neatly. He seemed certain to reach his century, but, in moving in front of a swinging ball from Freeman to the leg, he was bowled around hi 3 legs. He had hit eight four*. Bradman's innings, following upon his two centuries at Brisbane, should result in his inclusion in the Test match team.

Kelleway and Oldfleld played a stubborn partnership. The former was sound and did not take any risks. Oldfleld, early in his innings, gave a hard chance to Hammond at first slip off Tate. Then he skied one fron. Hammond to Sutcliffe at mid-on* The fieldsman judged the catch badly an>2 dropped it. Eventually Oldfield was neatly caught at the wickets by Ames. At the tea adjournment New Soutii Wales had seven wickets down for 2i;s After the interval Kelleway played a great uphill innings. It was also chanceless and sound, with a few hard, square cute. Ho batted 190 minutes, and hit eight fours. Nicholls batted merrily. The NewSouth Wales innings occupied five hours Freeman kept a good length and turned the ball well. Tate swerved disconcertingly, and was very accurate. Larwood bowled only four overs. He was nursing an injured shoulder. The fielding was good. Ames kept wicket brilliantly. Details of the scores are:—

ENGLAND. First Innings 734 NEW SOUTH WALES.—First Innings Morgan, b Hammond 1 Jackson, b Tate [ 4 Andrews, c Chapman, b Tate ...... 14 Kippax, Ibw, b Hammond G4 Brudman, b Freeman 87 Kelleway, not out 93 Gregory, et Ames, b Tate .*! 7 Oldfield, c Ames, b Freeman 3:} Nicholls, c Jardine, b Freeman i>o Hooker, c Hammond, b Freeman .. 14 Campbell, c Chapman, b Freeman .. 0 Extras 6 Total "^ Bowling: Tate took three wickets for TO runs, Larwood none for 10, Freeman five for 136, Leyland none for 35, Hammond two for 64. Second Innings. Morgan, not out 17 Jackson, not out ••••••....... 1 Extras •!!!!!!!!!!!!** s Total for no wickets 28