BRIGHT CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10735, 5 November 1928, Page 6

BRIGHT CRICKET

: KNOLAND TOTALS 486. .HENDREN MAKES IOOTH CENTURY. • VICTOIUA OPEN WELL IN SECOND. 135 WITHOUT LOSS. (/aito-J threat Assn, by El. Tel. Coarrlelit (Australian Press Assn.) (Received Nov. 4, 5.15 n.m.; MELBOURNE, Nov. 3. if’or the continuation of the match Victoria v. England, the weather was muggy and threatening, hut the wicket was good. Woodfuli was unwell and Ryder was, in charge. Hendren made free with the bowling and scored twelve off one over from Ebeling. i ifLy were added in 35 ihinut.es. White was stolid and lasted 08 minutes, hut hit oulv onefour. Ironmonger secured two wickets with, successive balls. Hendren made his hundredth century in iirst-class cricket and then was smartly thrown out from cover by Scaife. His innings lasted 134 minutes and he bit eleven fours. Four - wickets fell for the addition of fo rints. Light rain, fell during 1 until and the wicket was covered, sawdust being used ori the resumption. Chairman hit tho bowling freely after lunch and with Larwood 50runs were added in 18 minutes, the bowlers being hampered by the greasy hall, i’our hundred came up in 379 minutes.

Chapman scored 50 in 52 minutes and gave a grand display, his whole innings lasting 68 minutes. He hit one s jc and six fours, while his partrtersh'p with Larwood added 93 in 50 minutes. Larwood also gave a nice dismay and scored 50 in 62 minutes, including a good leg hit for six. off Hartkopf. Larwood gave a hot chance at 72 to Hartkopf off his own bowling. All told he was at the wickets for 93 minutes and hit six fours and one six. .Victoria’s second inning? commenced at 4.8. Hendry was missed the first ball of the innings off Tate bv tiie wicketkeeper, the ball going oft his glove to Mead at slip, who also dropped it. Ten minutes’ adjournment was necessitated bv rain and the light was bad when the game was resumed. Elay want on. for some time, in a light drizzle, the bowlers being at a disadvantage with the greasy ball. Doth batsmen were batting nicely and scored 50 m 32 m'nutes, Hendry making 50 in 5/ minutes. One hundred canto up lor the partnershiw in 70 minutes, 1 onsford reaching his 50 in 82 minutes Stumps were drawn on account of ' the bad light at 5.55. - _ The attendance was 22,909 and the gate receipts £1389, briiithe total for th.e three days to 031)26. Detailed scores are:— - ENGLAND First Innings Hobbs, st Ellis b Hartkopf ... 51 Jardine, c and b Morton IU4 Mead, lbw, b Hartkopf M Hendren, • run out White, b' Ironmonger Leyland, b Ironmonger u Chapman, c Landsdown (sub) b Ebeling ' Tate, lbw Blnckie ••• * Larwood, run out ... ‘•> Freeman, c Dlackie b Eboling ... o Duckworth, not out 4 Extras Total ... •••486 ‘ Dowling: Morton one for oi, Ebeling two for 89, Ironmonger two for 116, Blaekie one for 120, Hartkopf two for .76, Ryder nil for 21. . VICTORI A First Innings Woodfuli, uot out W Poiisford, b Larwood 'A Hendry, b Larwood • ... » Ryder, b Larwood Hartkopt, b Larwood ••• Scaifo, c White b Larwood... 0 Ellis, c Chapman b Larwood... U Blaekie, e Chapman b Larwood 3 Ebeling, st Duckworth b White i Mor.ton, c Duckworth b Tate... L 4 Ironmonger, c Hendren b White lb Total ... .... ••• 134 Bowling analysis: Larwood seven for 51; Tate one for 45; Freeman □ono for 25; White two for 43, —Second Innings.—Hendry, not out ... ••• 74 Fonsford,. not out CO Extra. . . . .... ....... ... 1 Total no wickets lor ••• 135 Sydney grade games.. United Preia Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Abbii.j (Received Nov. 4, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 3. At grade cricket, for University, against. Gordon, Hogg made and Single not out 50. Jt'or Gordon Ivelleway took two for 53 and the.match was drawn. - For Northern District against Manly} Thomas made 79 and Buckle 123. • while Fitzroy took three for 42, Chilvers four for 45 and Brennan two for 22. . For Manly, Berry made 59, Andrews took three for 92 and Cant two for 26. Northern won. For Paddington against Wnverley, Asher Turtle 103, Wells 58 and Dinati 55,' while Moore took two for 52, Asher three for 59 and linker three for 18. For Wnverley Gregory made 48 and took seven for 39. Paddington won. . For Glebe against Cumberland, Donnelly .made 71 and Mnir 101 not out, the latter also taking, two for seven./ Glebe won. (For Petersham against Mosman, Lnwes made 105 and Seddon 80. lor Mosman Tibbets took three for 38. Petersham won. For Western Suburbs against St. George. Noakes took three for 84 and Ward three for 74. Suburbs w°n- . ... For Randwick against Marnckville. Ward made 77, Donnan 137 and Marks 75 not out in a total of seven for 48. Randwick won on the first innings by three wickets and 252 runs. „ ■ For Balmain against North Svdnev, Fisher took s:x for 49 and Hirst three for 58. Norths,won.