ENGLISH CRICKETERS

Evening Star, Issue 17514, 20 November 1920, Page 8

ENGLISH CRICKETERS

NEW SOUTH WALES MATCH. , HOBBS THE CENTURION; The attendance at' the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon was Kj.ooo. Hobbs and Russell, as usual, opened for the visitors. The wicket occasionally was bumpy when Gregory was bowling. Gregory and Kelleway commenced the attack. Both were commanding excellent lengths, to the detriment of enterprising batting. Until Hendren’s arrival the batsmen were extremely cautious, only 50 runs resulting from an hour's play. Hendren immediately confirmed the favorable reputation preceding him. He tackled the Dowling m aggressive fashion, the capital outfielding of New South Wales alone keeping his account down. The luncheon adjournment intervened with Hendren five short of hnlf a century. Meanwhile Hobbs had hoisted his side's century with a couple past cover. On resuming Hobbs opened out in brilliant fashion, driving forcefully to the off and cutting through the slips. _ With his score at 87 he placed Gregory into Keleway’s hands at third slip, but the chance was not accepted. Hendren, after making 67, was run out in attempting to steal a run. Hobbs, exercising restraint, reached his century, incidentally registering England’s 200. He was brilliantly caught and bowled hv Mailey at 112, his innings having been almost faultless. At the tea adiournment the score was 228 for seven wickets. After the tea adjournment Gregory went through the tail-enders', taking three wickets with_ four balls tor no runs. Throughout the innings Gregory’s fast deliveries troubled the batsmen. Russell was hit on the shoulder, Hobbs on the hand, and Woolley on the thigh. The others were compelled to duck. Mailey at one stage had 58 scored off him without securing a wicket, but subsequently bagged four for 5 runs. New South Wales opened disastrously. Macartney and Andrews falling to successive balls from Howell with the board showing 5. Kelleway and Bnrdsley played for safety owing to a storm brewing. 'An appeal was made to the umpires against the bad light, and play was stopped at 5.45. Scores: England. First Innings. Hobbs c and b Mailey 112 Russell b Gregory ... 8 Heame Ibw b Kelleway 2 Hendren run out ... 67 Makepeace st Oldfield b Mailey ... 20 Woolley b Mailey 11 Douglas b Mailey 0 Rhodes hj Gregory 4 Fender not out 1 Strudwick hj Gregory 0 Howell b Gregory 5 Sundries 6 Total 236 Fall of wickets : One for 27, two for 36. three for 170, four for 202, five for 215. six for 228, eight for 230, nine for 250, ten for 236. Bowling Analysis : Gregory’, four for 52: Mailev, four for 69; Kelleway, one for 45; Henry, none for 50; Trennery, none for 34. New South Wales. + First Innings. Macartney b Howell 3 Collins b Hearne 18 Andrews b Howell 0 Kelleway not out 21 Bardsley not out 6 Sundries 2 Total for three wickets ... 50 Fall of wickets: One for 5, two for 5, three for 27. “GINGER UP YOUR TEAM.” LONDON, November 19. The ‘ Sportsman ’ gives prominence to a correspondent’s letter based on the criticism in the Melbourne ‘Argus’: “If Douglas’s team refuse to take a reasonable risk . the Australians will learn to ‘ stay away from the matches.” The writer of the letter says: “This is just and fair criticism. Our men put together huge scores, but built them up with laborious safety play. Representative cricket of the present day is slow. Like League football, the majority of the Marylebone team are hired players, good fellows, but men whose business is cricket. They play the game slowly but surely for a living, and dare not risk a late cut. A cable message should_be sent to Douglas saying: ‘For the sake of cricket as it should be played, ginger up your team at wickets.’”