MELBOURNE'S DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 49, 28 February 1927, Page 14

MELBOURNE'S DAY

HENDRY MAKES A CENTURY

BIG SCORE AGAINST

WELLINGTON

The Melbourne Cricket Club's touring team made good use'of the excellent cricketing conditions on Saturday afternoon, and by a good display of forcing cricket the visitors exceeded "Wellington's score of 300 by 134 runs. It was not until the innings had been well advanced that the batting became brisk, and even then there were periods in which, the efforts of the batsmen were more solid than brilliant. Jewell and Johnstor took much of the sting out of-the Wellington attack, and after Sandford had engaged in a bout of free hitting, Hendry and ■'Warwick Armstrong became associated in a splendid partnership. Hendry was not at his bast, an 4 took some time to settle down, but when properly under way his : form was more impressive., .The old champion, Armstrong, did exceedingly well. for. _.- player who has long since passed his prime, and who has had but little cricket during the past two yearr In addition to the appearance of these .famous players, the spectators found another pleasing feature in the fielding performance-by some members of the Wellington team, notably in the case of F. T. Badcock. A couple of lost .'chances: in the -field were, however, very expensive. Hendry and Jdhnstone were both missed early in their innijngs. The visitors; occupied the crease until 5.40 p.m., the innings realising 434 runs. The commencement of Wellington's second innings was deferred until this morning. PLAY IN DETAIL. After Sandford's dismissal with the total at' 230 for six wickets, Wood, son of a former. Wellington cricketer, joined Hendry, and soon opened his account,! Hendry also adding runs. A good forcing: shot by Wood off Brice'realised four, but: subsequent efforts to get the leather away were of little avail, and at length. Wood fell to a catch uehind the wickets off M'Girr. 245—7—10. ' Warwick Armstrong was given a rousiing reception on his way to join Hendry, who brought 250 up with a couple' of Rood . . ... ■.. '■■ , : . . shots off Brice., The innings had:been in progress for three hours forty minutes. Armstrong opened hisi'account with a drive to cover for a single", and after Hendry had added a ' few runs, the .captain 'sent a ball along the carpet to the boundary. . At 259 Lambert bowled in place of Brice (three -wickets for 56: runs in fourteen Warwick Armstrong. overs). Hendry dispatched one ball from Lambert to the pickets, this being the only scoring shot of the over. Beard then relieved M'Girr (two wickets for 46.runs in sixteen overs). The score was advanced to 271 before the tea .adjournment was taken —Hendry 37, W. Armstrong 7. • . ■ M'Girr and Brice bowled after tea, Hendry gettiijg a boundary oif'. the former, and Armstrong driving a ball from Brice hard to the roper. The score was steadily advanced, and by the way in which both batsmen were shaping it seemed that they would have little ; dif- • ficiilty lii passing Wellington's total. Hen- : dry at .length)' reached the half-century mark in forcing a ball. from M'Girr to the pickets... He had been; at the wickets for^an hour and a'- half. Just; afterwards • ■ he appeared to give a chance to the wicketkeeper. With another.fo. .ng shot to the . fence'Hendry brought the' total past that of Wellington.' The s ore of 300 had occupied four and a half hours. CENTURY PARTNERSHIP. With the score at 312, Beard took over „'. at the southern end from Brice (three for .80 in eighteen -:ciy6rs);;.:Armstrong was not troubled ,by the. change,, adding ten from ; the over. Badcock relieved M'Girr (two ■g for 63 in twenty-one overs) at the other | end;: but there was no slackening off in B the-, scoring, rate. Armstrong was now ■ scoring more freely than Hendry, and with | hard driving he carried his score past £3. s Hendry ,yr&B -..beyond the 60-mark. The E score.was 34?) when Holliugs came on «■■ again, replacing Beard. Both batsmen carried:: on_" aggressively, and' in'-'.scoring well . from Hollings.'■ their partnership" reached

the /three-figure mark. ' After reaching! 70/ Hendry skied a ball from Hollings to leg,' butrthe leather - landed clear-of the fieldsman. Soon afterwards Armstrong's sterling performance came to an endi Badcock clean bowling the Melbourne captain. Armstrong had given a sound and meritorious performance, in which he demonstrated that . he .' still retains the shots''of the. master batsman as well as driving power. Five boundaries were included in his score of 47. The partnership yielded 112 runs. 357-^B—47. •' ■■. ■":'.:.•:■.;■ "..V-,^ HENDRY, A CENTURY. T. Armstrong was nest. Without any further addition to the score another bowling change was made, Brice relieving Hollings (none for 44 in nine overs). Armstrong made his first scoring/shot by lifting Brice high to .the leg boundary. In Badeock's next over Hendry registered two more boundaries; driving one ball to the off and sending another to leg. These efforts placed the Australian representative within reach of the century. He carried on steadily to 99, and; then with a drive to cover reached the century, his performance being greeted with a round of applause. He had been at the wickets for two'tand a quarter hours. The score was 392. Foley was tried with the ball, and off his first delivery Hendry skier 1 a ball to the on, the leather falling forward of a fieldsman. The score reached 400 after five and a quarter hours' batting. Beard was then tried again at the southern end, and then Hiddleston was given a hand in the attack. Opening hia shoulders to the

bowler Hendry hit the first "sixer" of the match. Hiddleston's ,first over cost 18 runs. Badcock was called on. again,'..and this time the desired result was achieved, Armstrong sending up a catch which was accepted. 426—9—18. . . . • THE INNINGS ENDED. Ebeling started with a glance to leg for four; after which Hendry again opened out to Hiddleston. Hendry sent one ball to'the pickets, but the next he lifted to l('oley, who made sure of the catch. In the early stages of his innings the Australian JSleven man was not impressive. Later, however, lie gave a taste of his quality, and driving with force he scored most of his runs from boundary shots. He was at the wickets for two and three-quarter hours- in scoring 131 runs. A six and twenty fours were included in that total. The innings occupied a little over five and a half hours, and it realised 434 runs.

Most of the' bowling was done by Badcock, Brice, M'Girr, and Beard. At times Lambert and Hollings were used, and towards the close of the innings Foley and Hiddleston were given a turn with the ball. Brice took three wickets and ■M'Girr arid Badcock two each. Generally, the bowlers were supported by excellent fielding, Badeock's performance in this department being of high class. Airey (fielding in place of Kortlang, who had in-

jured an ankle), was aIBO conspicuous. During the innings James, the wicketkeeper, let only three b sgo for byes. Details:— WELLINGTON. ITirs't innings 300 MELBOURNE. First Innings. Campbell, b Beard .' 4 Jewell, c Foley, b Lambert 53 Onyons, b M'Girr 20 Johnstone, lbw, b Brice 69 Sandford, b Brice ...;.. 62 Ransford, b Brice ■ 0 Jlendry, c Foley, b iHiddleston 131 Wood, c James, b M'Girr .......... 10 W. Armstrong, b Badcock 47 T. Armstrong, c Lamason, b Badcock 18 Ebeling, not out ..; 4 : Extras (byes 6, leg-byes 10) .... 16 . Total .. ......;.... 434 Fall of Wickets.—One for 12, two for 60, three for 122, four for 197, five for 197,. ■ six for 230, seven for 245, eight for 357, nine for 426, ten for 434. Bowling Analysis. O. M.' R. W. Badcock 23 6 80 2 Beard • 16 1 62 1 M'Girr v. 21 3 63 2 Brice 21 3 93 3 Hollings ..1 9 V 44 — Lambert 7 1 42 1 Foley .......;... 1 — 12 — Hiddleston ¥„.. 1.4 — 22 1