CRICKET.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17062, 5 February 1921, Page 11

CRICKET.

I ENGLAND v. YI.CTOEIA. ■/j;.. c,|/e_p Association—Copyright.) \ Australian and N.Z. CabU Association.) ,Rcce : ved Fehrua.-v 4th. 7.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE. February 4. -h» >l:ite wicket match a.aiust England v .; ; o -,......,,<d in '-ood weather on a, sound vicket"but"ir, tiie piwr.ee of a poor atterir <'.... c» Y» the- iy.ib:ic. , . . M-.'vre won the 'oss and opened the. innings |JV were hostile to Mayne who ! -.' \ \nn't'.vi"'= position. Plav was dull at 1 t■•■,.' st.ut. though'?layne batted with conn-t'-V'- -eori-i" i beautiful four off Douglas. Sn'rVo'd wa<fi-e/er easy, and was soon clean bc.v.--;d bv Hitch. Park made a poor display, aid w.i,' cttit-ht In the slip?.by Hendrcr, Ryc>r ratted ir.-n',-.-. but vn.s, lilting the ball i,-"- ]i : '.-i. \fii\-u" after giving a. good di£- ■■]'■•■ v-al i■•.v-.-]--l ><'■ Hitch, ihe ball comius: : .'.«i"Vb.-"',-irl Si\!v minnic* play ! ri--■ V,').-.l!cv .-cVii-vi Por«-iovd in Ins first ! C ,' X '. Cl .' Y; v .t„.'. ir ,,i Kro.tir.? improved the I ,-.-ore. ni'.d at lunch there were four wickcl= i I'ji.'ii'-'i'i-i Vi'il Hitch (-.lofc up the bowling- on ( ...'',,",;, ...-.,\ pontine- was'out first over to I ' -•u-ir'"i- : »r" ! i-on followed, and ga.vo .a short •■'•[■ iii-h' Y«pb:v. Hitch was bowling ex-trt-'iioh-'wo:!. liaviiii,- secure! four wickets for •V D-Yvic* who was niacin? his first, apI "eai-nco -i- bir cricket, bated «ell. Ryder ! brought mm his fifty with a good four and ■''!•" V.'o'-.llev tempted Bi'.n. Ho -hit uign, iir„Ywii= caught. Davie? was 46 not put. ' continued to hit freely, and Grimii •,.'< va« li-itting uieclv till Davies was ;.',,.',',.,;,.' f: n,M;,t a the wicket=. McDonald, t'iVlu''"' ri-k", hit Wiisou (wico over the li-Vn-p ""* "Wii'-'in when howling, eame in for a'lot'of chaff from She spectators. DoUfiks r)i'i---<rrri ''•■•> 1-owlers frequently, but McD.ma'd <:oniin»cd to -score _ rapidly until Rb-d's belt him, and got his wicket, liie iimiics wd for 2GS H-iM -- and Rhodes sifted for England at -•jn :>m McDnnnld and Ryder beiug tho 1.-vvle'r<= pla'.-ine; against lime, Hobbs just lost his wicket a lew minutes before stumps were, drawn for the. day. Following ate the scores: VJ.CTOfUA, Fivit Innings. Mav.io. h Hitch .. •• •< 27 .Saii-iford, b Hitch .. ' •• •• •> Park, e IlenJrcu, b Douglas .. .. - livrhr c. and b Wooib r .. . •• '54 Pon-ford, t llobb?. b "Woolley .. .. b Keating, t Douglas, b Hitclt .. •. la Ferguson, e Dolphin, b Hitch .. .. » Davies, o Dolphin, b Douglas .. .. 61 Ellis, at. Dolphin, b Parkin .. .. ° Grinimett, not, out .. .. " ,\ McDonald, 1> Rhodes »'- 'Extras .. ••. •• -.13 Total .. •• •• •• 2GB Bowling-Hitch 1 for 28, Douglas 2 for 53, Parkin 1 for 59, Woolley 2 for 57, \\ ilson 0 for 34, Rhodss 1 for 19. The wickets fell:—One for 13, two for 26 three for 88. four for 59, five for 92, aix for 106, seven for 136, eight for 'l5O, and nine for 213. F.XGLAXD. l'irat Innings, n Hobbe, b Ryder .. ..■ ••• Rliodcs, not out .. ... •• J Total for ono wicket .. ..17 ARMSTEOXG'S KXCIJUSIOS. (Received Fobruarv lfli. '10.50 p.m.) MELBOURNE, February i. f There was great indignation at Armstrong s exclusion and a, monster meeting will be held outside, tfie ground to-morrow. "Woodbury dropped- out of tlie team at tho last moment.