SLOW BATTING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 123, 21 November 1911, Page 4

SLOW BATTING.

ENGLAND v. VICTORIA.

VISITORS' SECOND INNINGS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright MELBOURNE, 20tb November.

The cricket match .between the Marjlo. bono team and Victoria was resumed thin morning in ideal weather and on a good wicket.

' The Victorians, who on Saturday had made 219 runs with tho loss of three wickets, continued their first innings. Kortlang (65) and Laver (2) resumed their places at the wickets, and Foster and Dougjas renewed the attack. Foster was bowling well, turning, from tho oft and making great pace from tho pitch. Runs came slowly. Lavei was caught low in tho slips. Armstrong, who replaced him, was dismissed at the occond ball or a unanimous appeal. for a catch at the wickets. Matthews, whu succeeded him, saw Kortlang clean bowled by Hitch, who relioved Foster when the total was at 235. Kortlang batted 218 minutes. Ho played steadily, and hit four fourers. Three wickets had now fallen without a run. The bowling was of a, highoi standard than on Saturday. " When Matthews was dismissed, Hitch, whose analysis was none for 26 on Saturday, had taken two wickets for 35, assisted by the wind. The remainder of tho batting was indifferent. The innings lasted 273 minutes, and closed for 274 runs.

The Victorian wiokets fell as follow: One for 27, two for 76, three for 189, four for 240, five for .240, six for 240, seven for 251. eight for 251, nine for 264. .The analysis of to-day's bowling was: Douglas, three wickets for 9; Hitch, foar for 24. HOBBS AND KINNEIR MAKE A 4 START. , Hobbs and Kinneir opened tho Eng-.. lishmen's second innings against the homing of Laver and Macrow. Hobbs began stylishly,, and Kinneir was more' conudout than in -the first innings. He- batted for forty-one minutes, when he .vas dismissed leg before. Rhodes sucoeeded him, and when he had made 2 gave a chance of stumping, off Matthews. ; Fifty runs occu-, pied fifty-five minutes in, the making. Hobbs gave a difficult chance at point off Laver when he had; made 31. With the score at; 64 Kyle, relieved ; Laver,/who bowled 13 overs, including 7 maidens, for one wicket, IB runs Hobbs played charming cricket on hoth sideß of the wicket. He was skilful and effective, placing 50 in ninety-three minutes, Laver was absent after tea, resting an injured leg. Kyle and Maorow took up the bowling. A hundred was registered in 105 minutes. The scoring then slowed considerably. Kyle bowled 12 overs, including. 5 maidens, for 11 runs. With the scoro at 112 Armstrong -relieved Macrow. The' crowd was impatient at the slowness of the scoring, -, and cheered ironically when Hobbs' drove Kyle hard to the off for 4. Hobbs waved his bat in acknowledgment. Notwithstanding the slow scoring, the batting was attractive, especially Hobbs's off-driving and cutting. One hundred and fifty runs occupied 158 minutes. When hj& bad made 49 Rhodes fave a chance of being sun out, but Careok failed to take the - return. Hobbs, when, he had scored 82, was missed at mid-on off .Kyle by Spenoer (substitute). Armstrong, in the slips, missed Rhodes when the latter had made 52, off Kyle. Hobbs was caught at mid-off. He batted three hours and hit i six tourers. Rhodes was in for 144 minutes before ho gained a lourei, which hb ditl with a nice offdiive. Smithy who followed Hobbs, was short-lived. The fielding was good. The attendance in the afternbon was 6000. Tho wicket is lasting well. Scores:

ENGLAND, First innings m : . 318 Second Innings. Hobbs, o Matthews,, b Armstrong ... 88 Kirineir, lbw, b Laver ... ... ~. 12 Rhodes, not out ... ... ... „. 53 Smith, b Kyle .., «*. ... ».. 1 Hitch, not out .~* .., ... 4 Extras ... »;, ....„• *, 10 Total for three wickets ... 173 VICTORIA.—First Innings, Kortlang, b Hitch ... ~, ~. ,„ 74 Seitz, • b Igister ... ... >(< l i( . 14 Ransford, b Hearne w ».. 34 Smith, b Douglas ».,. ~< ... 68 Kyle, not out ■. ... ... 7 Laver, ■c. Hitch, b Douglas 14 Armstrong, c Smith,* b Douglas ... 0 Matthews, b Hitch ,„ g Brown, c Smith, b Douglas ... »,. 21 Macrow, o Rhodeß, b Hitch .., ... ' 2 Carkeek, b Hitch „. ... - ... .„, q Extras ... . M , M „« ta . 3j Total ~. ..,„- ~.. r „ ,;.274 Bowling Analysis.—Foster one wicket for 65 rouns, Dduglas four for 41, Hitch four for 54, Hearne one for 39, Woolley none for 15, Iremonger none for 29.