SHEFFIELD SHIELD

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 23, 28 January 1924, Page 10

SHEFFIELD SHIELD

NEW SOUTH WALES GIVE POOlt EXHIBITION. (raiTED PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPIRIOHT.) SYDNEY, 26th' January. . The Sheffield Shield match New South Wales v. Victoria commenced to-day in hne weather. Owing to the recent heavy rain the wicket was soft and slow Victoria won the toss and sen* tne hpme team in. New Southi Wales in the first in- £! ; nS Arm? de 217 ( M'Cartney 30, Andrews 96, Mailey not out 22). Wallace took three_ wickets for 48 runs; JHartkopf four for 49. New South Wales opened lnauspiciously on a wicket which appeared not too bad, Bardsley being dismissed for 4, and at the luncheon adjourn, ment four wickets were down for 72 Andrews, however, who came in before the adjournment, batted carefully on a wicket which was now' much easier,' and when later he was partnered by Mailey he played a magnificent uphill innings, varied by patches of enterprising cricket Alailey played well, scoring all round the wicket, but being principally concerned in keeping the strike''to Andrews Victoria m the first innings has one wicket down for 41 (Love not out 23). New South Wa es gave a deplorable.exhibition of fieldmg, being the worst seen for some time. Four easy chances were missed and may cost the home team the