HEAVY SCORING

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 51, 4 March 1929, Page 15

HEAVY SCORING

7ICTOBIA v. ENGLAND

WOODFULL 275 NOT OUT

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MELBOURNE, 3rd March,

•Play was' resumed in the match between England and Victoria yesterday in hot weather and on a perfect wicket. Hammond kept wickets.

A'Beckett: commenced very confidently, scoring freely off Tate and Larwood. He added 24 in twenty-five minutes, and then played Lanvood on. Scaife.was misßed when 11 by Tate off Freeman." When 400 had been reached | after 330 minutes' play Scaife was smartly stumped by Hammond off Freeman. There was a great demonstration when Woodfull reached the. second century after batting for 355 minutes. It was his fourth double century in first-class cricket. ! When 14, Ellis skied a ball from Lar-

wood behind the wicket, but it fell just out of Chapman's reach, 'but in the same over he was easily taken by Chapman in the slips. ■ ■ ■ . Woodfull batted quietly after lunch. Larwood was attaining good speed and making the ball fly. ' With Ellis's dismissal Woodfull became more enterprising, and scored a four and two two's ip one over from Tnte. Malcin. followed with three fours and a two in one ot Freeman's overs. When he reached 232, Woodfull became the highest scorer 'of the tour against the Englishmen. Makin aroused enthusiasm with a great ott'-drive over the fence off Freeman. Five hundred was reached in 406 minutes. Woodfull reached 250 in 421 minutes. The bowling was completely collared, and the fieldsmen were very tired. The visitors were handicapped by the fact that Hammond was unable to bowl because of his wicketkeeping duties, and Freeman, although bowling, was limping •ither badly. The batting, however, had been particularly good. . CROWD DEMONSTRATIVE. The innings ended sensationally. When Ironmonger, last .mail, went in, Larwood, who had not bowled for some time, went on. A section of the crowd jeered and counted the bowler out each time he ran up to bowl. Ironmonger, to the accompaniment of great cheers, scored two off each o£ the first two balls. . After the third ball Lnrwood' showed temper, and Chapman and other players sat on the ground. Woodfull had a word with Chapman, and it was decided to resume. The crowd again jeered and the players again sat on the grass. Woodfull and Chapman then addressed the crowd, but Ryder saved a very awkward situation by walking to the gate and intimating that the innings had been declared closed. ■ ;•" Woodfull went right through the innings, giving only one very difficult chance. He batted for 459 minutes, and hit twenty-two 4's. This is the second' time he has carried his bat through an innings this season against England. ENGLAND'S INNINGS. England commenced their innings at twenty minutes , past foun There was an early thrill as Jardine 'was caught: splendidly low down ■by Ryder in the slips. ■ Hammond had a cordial reception, a;, tribute to his great feats in the Test' matches. The batting was. cautious, but neat. When . Leyland had scored 16 in fifty-eight minutes he was dismissed Ibwy Three minutes afterwards 50 was, brought up. The proceedings were rather tame after the sensational incident earlier in the day. Hammond occasionally made the delightful off-stiokes for which he was famous, but Tyklesley was very cautious and took half an hour to reach double figures Hammond ' batted for eighty-eight minutes. The attendance was 12,000 and the gate receipts £656 The scores are as follow — VICTORIA. First Innings. Woodfull, not out 275 Onyons, c Ames/b lifiiwood 1 Hendry, st Ames, b Freeman I 1) l?>dei, c Mead (sub), b Freeman b0 Darling, b Tate 87 A'Beckett, b Larwood 38 Scaile, st Hammond, b Fieeman 18 Ellis, c Chapman, b Lirwood 1) Makin, c Chapman, b Jardine 44 Alexander, c Leyland, b Freeman .. 2 Ironmonger, not out 4 Extras 9 Total for nine wickets (declaied) 572 Bowling Analysis—Larwood took three wickets for Cl, Tate one for 97, Freeman four for 245, Jardine one for 10, Geary none for 95, Leyland none for 39, Hammond none for 7. ENGLAND. First Innings. Jardine, c Ryder,' b'Hendry .- 4 Leyland, Jbw, b, Makin ................ 16 Hammond, not out 46 Tyldesley, not out-.'; * 13 Extras , 4 . ._, Total for two wickets , 83