BIG CRICKET

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 552, 29 December 1925, Page 5

BIG CRICKET

NEW ZEALAND IN AUSTRALIA . 1 OUR TEAM BATS WELL IN ADELAIDE LOWRY’S BRILLIANT EXHIBITION By Telegraph-i Press Assn—Copyright (Aust. and N.Z. Cable). Adelaide, Dee. 28. New Zealand had 20 runs up when Blunt and Worker resumed. Jo the howling of Banner and A. Richardson; The weather was perfect and the wicket fast. The attendance was poor. The batsmen opened cautiously, scoring slowly. Orimmett immediately on relieving Palmer had Y orker in difficulties, ultimately taking a catch off his own bowing’ AVbrkev took 51 minutes to make LL With Blunt, and Alleott nat.cing, -dm! pkiy ensued. 50 being reached in 71 minutes. McKay’s first over saw the dismissal ol Alleott, the howler taking an easv catch close up to the wicket. Oliver quickly rattled up 22. wTien Gnmmctb brilliantly held a hot return. " f .i7ie -visitors had lost three for So. Bunt was twice dropped when in the forties, both being hard -chances. He reached of) in 117 minutes. -Daere opened out and the scoring was accelerated. Orimmett was punished severely, and the third 50 was raised in 17 minutes. At, do Blunt lost his wicket. He jumped out to Grimiuett, and his hails were smartly removed by the wieketkeeper. Blunt batted well, taking 13d minutes to get his runs, hitting seven fours. Da ere was more vigorous, and hit the bowling all over the field. He was particularly, effective on the leg, and made 77 in 69 minutes, hitting ten 4’s and two 6’s.

Play was much brighter after through the efforts of Dacre and Lowry, .who shaped forcefully. The latter took 40 minutes to get 50. Ho was very strong on the on side, and got 17 off Griimnett in one over, reaching his century in 81 minutes, Lowry was dismissed when 123, mad? iu 95 minutes. He gave a brilliant exhibition of bard hitting and hit twenty-two 4‘s . With his dismissal the end was in sight. A Richardson came in and dismissed the remaining four batsmen in two overs, finishing with the average of four wickels for 41. New Zealand had done well,' . waking ,«■ total uf only 12 short of the local score.

An hour was left for play when Parry and A -Richardson opened the second innings. Roth batsmen played safe hut vigorous ciTcket, taking advantage of every opportunity to get runs. Fifty cam? up in 28 minutes. Parry, the smallest cricketer in South Australia, baited gracefully and made 50 in 51 minutes. The pair raised'the century in 58 minutes* The following the scores:—NEW ZEALAND. —(First Innings Worker, c and b Grim melt 14 Alleott, c and b Ale Kay 7 Oliver, c and b Grimmctt 22 Blunt, st. Parry, b Griniinett 65 ■Dacre, c Y r , Richardson, |, Murray 77 .Patrick, b Rainier 4 Lowry, c Lee, |> A. Richardson 123 Alloo, I) A Richardson -(j Cunningham, |> A. Richardson 1 Hope, Ihw., I, A. Rich aril son 0 Crawford, not out. ' 23 Extras ;; Total 339 Ale Kay took one wicket for 62 runs Palmer, one for 71 ; Grimm.ett, three lor 130; A. Richardson, four for 41; •Murray one for 18; Lee, .non.? for 14.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA ,Fi rs t innings 33 j Second Innings Parry, not out 94 ;A. Richardson, not out. 43 Extras y Total fo- no wickets ' 109 N.S.W. v. NEW ZEALAND < A list, and N.Z. Cable). (Received Dec. 92, 11.35 n.m.) Sydney, December 29. N.S.Y . team to play New Zealand in the match commencing on Friday next comprises Phillips, W. Brown, Seanes, Morgan, R. Bimlsley, Rateliffe, Punch,• Guniftnings, Campbell, Nicholls, and Tweedale.-It is the same team that is now playing against Queensland, .with the exception of Campbell, who replaces Asher.

'PATE’S ADVICE CHOOSING A 'TEST CRICKET ELEVEN BATSMEN. ANT? CAPTAIN London, Dec. 27\ M W. Tate, the Sussex and All England cricketer, in an article in the Daily Express says The Ashes will not .he recaptured unless the team chosen is so blended that it will work together, plot merely jits an. eleven containing the best batsmen and the best bowlers. The nap-

tain must be a really strong leader and an excellent- batsman and field at least, and if also a good bowler so .much the better. The captain must bo given, the. choice of both batsmen and bowlers, so that he may make a selection according to- the pitch and weather. Tills has often been overlooked in the past, when it was wrongly assumed a team, which would he successful in brilliant, weather on a hard, dry ground at Lords would do equally well at Leeds on a. dull day and on a soft, wicket. It is also supremely important that thosc-'pick-ed should have- the. utmost eo-nfaience in tueir companions. Australia, .like A 7 oiLshire, has been signally successful for several years, simply because thev had this mutual confidence. This spirit of implicit confidence is hall the battle if it Test team produces -it like Australian and Yorkshire elevens. The Yorkshiremnn who last summer declared that his county team was as likely as any to- beat the Australians was not overboastful, but merely; enunciated what is a Truth, and apparent to most of those who play in important games.

THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD SO All*:' BIG SCORING Melbourne, Dec 28. Victoria, in the first, innings scored 413—-Love 115, Baring 57, Hartkopf 54. Alacartney took 7 for 85. Gregory 2 for 102, Kolleway- 1 for 74. ‘ New South Wales have tC('o down for 149 Collins 45, ihmlsley 45, Andrews 40 not out. QUEENSLAND’S POOR SHOAWNG Sydney, Dec. 28. The weather was hot and the wicket last. Queensland in the first innings made 179 O’Connor 74. Asher took 2 for 33. In the second innings 3 foil 102

THE HAWKE CUP .MATCH NAPIER BEATEN (Press Association Telegram). Nelson. Dec. 28. Nelson bad an Prtsy victory over Hawke’s Bay in. the Hawke Cup mitten. The local team's first innings was carried L> 299 — Beg. Eden 77, At. Eden 37. Hawke’s Bay made another poor showing in the second innings, all being out for 83, 'Stevenson 44, being the onlyThfisman to do anything.

AN INNINGS DEFEAT THE HOLDERS BEATEN Christchurch, Dec. 28. ■- The .Plmiket Shield match was concluded to-day, wli.cn Otago (holders) were beaten hv .Canterbury by an innings and 28 runs. Otago’s hatting was again disappointing, only AfcMullan (63) and Cherry (123 .not out) making a good display. TOWN v. COUNTRY . (CITY TEA AI SURPRISED Wellington, Dec. 28. The/Town v. Country cricket .match atf.racf.ed a lair number .of spectators. Lambert, the visiting .captain won the toss .and elected to hat on a .good wicket. The innings was characterised by solidness, although Bernau, and to a lesser extent 'Lambert, played with dash. Country compiled .310 -Bernaii 72. .lJadcock gol. 5 far 57. To.wti. has lost three for 57.

WANGANUI v. TARANAKI Taranaki scored .133 and Wanganui luvs .lost eight-for 104.