CRICKET

Evening Star, Issue 18811, 9 December 1924, Page 2

CRICKET

ENGLAND V. AN AUSTRALIAN TEAM MATCH DRAWN. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. BRISBANE, December 8. The match between England and an Australian eleven, which was continued today in dull and threatening weather, was •drawn. Showers had fallen during the week-end., bub the wicket was not affected, though tho outfield was perhaps a little slower. England was fighting for runs, but had averted a follow-on before the seventh wicket fell. Tho brightest innings was at the tail end, and was played by Kilnor, who went out boldly to the slow bowler Grimmett and made him ipore expensive than at any previous period of the match. Kiluer was badly missed by Taafe before he reached double figures. Tho West Australian, however, made a great effort to atone for his mistake when Kilner drove one from Hornibrook almost over the fence. Taafe sprang at the ball and caught it, but collided nard with the fence. He fell like a log, and the hall dropped to the ground. Tho player was dazed for a few moments, and had to be assisted off the field. Hendren played with restraint for his century, which he reached in 204 minutes. Ho has been singularly successful in Brisbane. He made 96 against an Australian eleven on the last tour, and a century in each innings on this visit. This innings, however, was not so sparkling as tho one which he played agamst Queensland a week ago, bub as his side was fighting for runs when he went in it was quite as meritorious. A feature of the day was the big hitting by Tyldesloy off Grimmett. He hit a 4 and a 6 off successive halls, and made similar scoring shots off the next two but one. Then Grimmett, who had been drawing him out, clean bowled him. It was a clever piece of bowling. Tho innings lasted for six and a-half hours.

Australia opened the second .innings in confident fashion. Hendry began the scoring with the first ball of tho over, while O’Connor hatted right tip -to the form set by Hendry, and lacked nothing ■by comparison with his more accomplished colleague. Hendry was evidently out for a merry life. He stepped in front of his wicket to hit one from Tyldesley, and failed! to connect, and was out leg-before-wicket. Hendry gave a good display of cricket.

Excluding Chapman’s hard hitting, nothing finer was seen in tho match than the cricket played by Richardson and Kippax. Tho former scored with classic strokes in front and behind the wicket, his powerful driving strokes sending the ball like a- shot to the fence. His glancing was also brilliant. The Queenslanders wanted to see these two test match aspirants right at top, and the wish was now' gratified. Douglas did not treat the match too seriously, and when he called Hendren, Sutcliffe, Sandham, and Chapman to the bowling crease he gave the batsmen a chance to open out. They took advantage of tho opportunity of scoring freely, and the total bounded along, both tho batsmen frequently hitting boundaries. Tire match lost much of its Interest in the closing stages, in which there was little to suggest that first-class cricket was in progress. Douglas completed the farce by giving Strudwick the ball. Freeman took the gloves, and there was great hilarity when he stumped O.xenham off Strudwick. Tho latter went up the pitch and shook hands with Freeman. The batsmen, of course, were all out to hit, not taking things seriously, as a draw was inevitable. Scores; AUSTRALIA,

Total for five wickets ... 257

Bowling Analysis. I —Douglas, none for 29 ; Kilnor, none for 17; Howell, one for 21; Tyldesley, one for 29; Sandham, none for 24; Freeman, none for 29; Bryan, none for 25; Sutcliffe, none for 13; Hendren, none for 34 ; Chapman, two for 33; Strudwick, one. for 9.

Bowling Analysis.—Wallace, one for 54; Hornibrook, none for 87; Grimmett, four for 176; Richardson, one for 40; Oxenhum, four for 25; Hendry, none for 22, PLUNKET SHIELD DATES, Tho correspondence between the Wellington and Auckland Cricket Councils dealing with the Plunket Shield matches was read. Auckland took exception to the remarks made at a recent meeting of the Wellington Council. The chairman Mi- C. G. Wilson) said that Wellington wanted to foster a friendly feeling, and ns Auckland said it was committed to certain dates it would be as well to fall in with them and play Canterbury on January 1, 2, and 3, and leave the date for the Otago and Auckland matches to be fixed later on. The chairman added that some belter methods of arranging the dates for tho Plunket Shield matches should bo found. The chairman’s suggestion was agreed to. The team will leave for Christchurch on December 30.

First innings .„ _ ... 526 Second Innings. Hendry Ibw b Tyldesley .„ „ ... 26 O’Connor b Howell 40 "Richardson sti Strudwick b Chapman 83 Kippax not out 82 Thompson -c Bryan b Clia: pinan ... „ 12 Oxenham st Freeman b S Strudwick ... 0 Taafe not out ... ... „ 10 Extras ... ... ._ ... ... ... 4

ENGLAND. First Innings. Douglas b Grimmett ... — ... 54 Strudwick b Wallace ... _ — „. 6 Sutcliffe Ibw b Richardson ... — ... 19 Brvan c and b Grimmett ... 29 Hondren Ibw b Oxenham ... ... ... 100 Sandham Ibw b Oxenliam „ 30 Chapman st O’Connor b Grimmett ... 92 Kilncr c O’Connor b Oxenham ... ... 52 Tyldesley b Grimmett ... ... ... ._ 29 Freeman not out ... .„ ... „. 12 Howell b Oxenliam .„ ... ... ... 1 Extras ... ™ ... i ... 17 Total ... ... . ., 421