SHEFFIELD SHIELD

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10475, 4 January 1928, Page 5

SHEFFIELD SHIELD

NEW SOUTH WALES MAKE 639.

KIPPAX 315 NOT OUT

SECOND INNINGS) OPENS WELL

HIGGINS. KNOCKS UP 174 NOT out. • ■. '

VISITORS. SCORE, 276.

(United Press Assn.—Cony right.) C SYDNEY, Jan. 3. . New South Wales in their first, innings made 639 (Kippax 315 not. out,- Morgan. 121, Love 26), Penstead took .three for • 126, Gough three .for 100, Nothling two fot 109. -,*V nd'er ideal, conditions. the not out men, Kippax and Morgan, from the outset continued. to hit freely and scored rapidly,'the kpeotators enjoying a splendid - display. The partnership! lasted 336 minutes and added 253 runs. Morgan's .score included 16 fours. Love slowed things down. Kippax, who continued to treat'every, thing • with great freedom, reached 200 in 287 minutes, including 20 fours and 300 in 384 minutes. After Love’s departure Kippax got a, little assistance from O’Brien and MeNamee -who went for 6 and 1 respec lively, lyippax was brilliant to the end. He batted 388 minutes out oi the 476 minutes which the innings lasted. He hit 44 fours and broke !\is own previous record of 271 against Victoria in Sydney two years ago. ",

Queensland in. their first innings lost- five for 167 (Gill 29, Lister not out 31; O’Connor -37, Notbhne not out 26). . 'Hie visitors adopted cautious tactics.; The play was solid but -slow; 100 runs took 110 minutes. Gregory reappeared on the bowling crease and indulged in bis old time lightning deliveries.—U.P.A.

(Received January 3. 10j55 p.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 3. The Sheffield Shield match was continued. ' *

Queensland, in the first innings, made 276 (Lister 82, Nothling 74). Gregory took two for 63 and Phillips four for 28. Queensland followed on, and when stumps were drawn liad four wickets down for 375 (Bbnsted 38, Higgins not out 174, Thompson 68, Rowe not out 30). The weather was fine and the wicket good.

Lister and Nothling resumed batting cautiously and scoring slowly against frequent changes of the bowling, until Phillips went on, when the Wickets fell rapidly, the innings ending before the luncheon adjournment. In the. second innings Queensland made a much better opening, although the runs continued to come slow. The batsmen, however] showed great confidence, tackling all the loose ones. Thompson played a careful innings. Higgins in partnership with Rowe, livened the rate of scoring. He was never troubled by the changes in the howling, and made many fine shots, hut gave no chances —U.P.A. VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA HOME TEAM’S EASY WIN VICTORY BY INNINGS AND 35 RJINS

MELBOURNE, Jan 2. In, tiie Sheffield Shield match, S. Australia in the first innings made 319 (Harris 69, Ryan 34, Lee 06, Grimmett not out 61). Morton took four for 68, Blackie. three for 68. The weather was fine and cool and the wicket excellent.. (Lee played dashing cricket ..and Grimmett a sterling innings, otherwise the how leys kept the. play quiet particularly Blackie and Morton. At one stage Blackie had three for 44. ; .South Australia in the second innings lose none foe 119 (Schneider not- out 53, Harris not oti.t 68). ■ The visitors, following on, made a good start, the opening pair being still together with the century well passed when time was called.

Victoria made 637 in the first innings .'U.P.A. (Received Jan. 3, 10.50 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 3.

Soutli. Australia in their second innings in the Sheffield Shield match made 283 (Sehednor 143, Harris 74.) Morton took three for 57 and Ironmonger three for 67. , Victoria won bv an innings and 35 runs. ' i

The weather was fine and the wicket good. The scoring was painfully slow, the southerners fighting unavailingly to avoid outright defeat. Schneider played a sound fighting innings and appeared well set when he was stumped.—U.P.A:

M.C.C. v. SOUTH AFRICA. VISITORS: RECOVER WELL, CAPETOWN, Jan. 2. When the. match between the M.C.C. and South Afri'Ct was resumed, Freeman, bowling with an impeccable length with big leg breaks, dominated South Africa’s, innings. Nupen was sparkling. He adopter! do or die tactics; batted-33 minutes, and hit seven fours.

The. South African howling during* Marylebone’s second strike lacked sting. Scores': — j SOUTH AFRICA .—First Innings. Taylor,' hit wekt., h Freeman ... 68 Comniaile, lbw., h Freeman ... 13 Cameron, c Gearv, b Stevens ... 19 Cutter ill c Hammond 9 Morkel, h Freeman 36 Palm, c Stevens, h freeman ... 2 Deane, c Stanyfortli b Hammond 4J. Vincent, h Asti LI .... ... ... *... 13 Nupen, not out 39 Bissett, b Hanimond ... .i. ... 3 Promnit/,.run out ... 3 Extras ... • 4 Total ••• •■• 250 Bow.brig: Geary none for 50, Hammond three for 53, Freeman four for 58, Stevens one for 26. Peebles none for 27, Astill one for 32. M.C.C.—First Innings 133 —Second Innings.— Holmes, c Wincent, b Nupen ... 88 Sutcliffe, ncA out ... ... • *l~ • Tvldesley, hot out ... 24 . : I - Total for one wicket 294

PROMTS! NG WELLINGTON COLT

DUSTIN SCORES: 205,

WELLINGTON, Jan. 3

Playing for .a- Wellington team, maihly cplts, against New Zealand city , . anc! suburban representatives yesterday, AY. .Dustin made 2C6 put of the' total -of 405. He was hatting for about four hdjhrs. New Zealand had lost three wickets for 24 runs at the end of the day. Dustin is one of Wellington’s most ..promising colts. —P.A. . ■ ; ' -■■vi.. ■