ENGLISH CRICKETERS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 45, 17 November 1920, Page 7

ENGLISH CRICKETERS

EASY VICTORY OVER VICTORIA AN INNINGS TO SPARE Br TelesTttph-Proii Asioolatlon-GoDjrrUM (Kec. November 16, 10.20 p.m.) • Melbourne, November 10. Iho cricket mutch England v. Victoria was resumed this afternoon. The weather was good, but the wicket was bud. The attendance was 4000. Jlullett mid M'Donaki opened tho bowling to Heamo and iundren. After 11 runs had been scored there was an adjournment, Ilearno played forward to the third ball from Jl'Donaid, and spooned it into tho hands of Ryder, at mid-off. Woolley followed. Jiotii batsmen laid, the wood on loose bowling. The ivlckot was beginning to look dilapidated, untt some baits kicked high, Ryder relieved Jlullett, and Hendren clouted his first ball, a full toss, to the fence at leg. Woolley gave Liddicutt a chance for «. catch at mid-off, but the lioldf.man dropped it. At 3.5 p.m., with Hie score at 418, Douglas closed the innings, which had occupied St>!> minutes. il'Donald took two wickets for S5 runs, and liydor one for Tfi. Jhyne and Park went to the crease to open Victoria's second innings and tho former narrowly oscaned bouiß Imlh fltunipod and bowled off Woolley's iirst over, which was a maiden, Rhodes howled from the grandstand end, and' another maiden resulted. Jlayno scored the first run off Woolley. Park was at. the wickets eighteen nilimtcs before opening his (score. He brought a fine stroke off Woolicj;, and ran into doublo figures with a 6nick to leg: off tho next ball. Twenty appeared on the board for lialf-an-hour'a batting. Jlayne, who had beeri making uppish strokes, at last put the bull into the hands of HenCren at mid-off, and Park was given out l.b.w. two balls later, both to Rhodes. Ryder and Lnmpnrd became associated. Rhodes was bowling a splondid length. After scoring . nine Willis poked.a delivery from Woolley into the hands of Fender. Lnmpnrd repeated the stroke after another run had been scored, and Hcndren took the catch, •i—2—34. Rhodes bowled Ryder in tho next ovor, and with the next ball got another wicket, Jloyes being smartly stumped by Dolphin. Hansford and Liddicutt stopped the rout, and brought the score from 31 to 69, when Hansford was caught in the long-field. Rhodes tempted Jl'Donald, who was caught at deep slip, Ellto was stumped when he had scored a single, and Jlullett was bowled first ball. Victoria's second innings took 112 minutes. Kr, gland won by an innings and 59 runs. Scores ;— ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs, c. Jfnyes, b. Hyder i 131 ltassell, c. Jlullett b. Jl'Donald 49 Ilea rue, c. Ryder, b. MDonnld ' 87 Hendrcii, not out 10G Woolley, not out 3li Sundries: 9 Total 418 VICTORIA. First innings 274 SeeornT Innings. Jlayne, c. Hendren, b. Rhodes 11 I'»rk,'l.b.w., b. Rhodes 12 Willis, c. Fender, b. AVoolloy 9 Lampard, c. Hendren, b. Woolley 'J lfyder, b. RUodes 0 Jloyes, st. Dolphin, h. Rhodes 0 Hansford, c. Fender, b. Rhodes 21 Liddicutt, mot out 23 Jl'Donald, o. Douglas, b. Rhodes 3 Ellis, st. Dolphin, b. Woolley 1 Jlullett,. V Woolley 0 Sundries 3 Total 85

The wickets fell as follow:—One for 23, two for 28, three for 33, four for 31, five for 31, six for 31, scvcli for 69, eight for M, nine for 85, ten for 85. Bowling Averages.—Woollev, four wickets for 51; Rhodes, six for 39; Parkin, nouo for 16.—Press Assn.