CRICKET.

Grey River Argus, 3 November 1928, Page 5

CRICKET.

ENGLAND WELL AHEAD VICTORIAN BOWLjNG STEADY (Australian cr- N.Z. Cable Assn). (Received November 2 at 7.30 pm) MELBOURNE. November 2? r l' ie weather was bright and the u i/'ket wa • perfect for the continuation pf the Victoria v. England match Iroiimonger and Woodfull resumed lor Victoria with nine down for 163. Ironmonger was dismissed in the first over, however, Hend’en making a grand running catch near the fence. Woodfull thus carried his bat throughout the innings, a rare feat. England’'. innings commenced at 12.20 p.m. Hobbs and Jardine opened the batting. Although they were steady, they seldom llattc.ted the bowlers, who x?ere very accurate. At one stage t'iey made only six runs out of six overs. Jardine was stylish. The pair brought up, a total of 50 in 71 minutes, scoring twelve runs oIT i i-'inmonger in nine overs. Hobbs., when 45, was badly misted at cover by Scaife oIT Ironmonger. Hobbs was below par. In two hours he hit three fours. Jardine made 50 in 150 minutes. Mead was slow. Then he hit three boundaries in one over from Hartkopf. LATER. England at the end of the day had on 248 for three wickets. It was ascertained in the interval hat Hobbs had gjven four chances, two of them very 1 difficult off Blackie, i to the bowler and the wicket-keeper.

Jardine and Mead batted defensively. The crowd bo ame a little impatient with them. Mead’s innings lasted 78 minutes, during which he hit live Hendren played bright cricke', and cored a run a minute, being '5O not out at the close. Jardine’s centu.y came up in 247 minutes, lie went out ten minutes before stumps were drawn. He hit six fours. lie played slow but stylish cricket. Hendren gave, a nic c display. He batted for an hour, and he hit six 4’s. Scores: — V H ,'TOR I A—Firs'. Innings. Woodfull, not out 67 i’onsford. b Larwood 14 Hendry,. «b Larwood 3b Jlartkoff b Larwood 13 Scaife, c White b Larwood . . . . 0 Ellis, c (’hapman b Larwood .. 0 Blackie c Uliapman b Larwood .. 3 Ebeling, sf Duckworth, b White .. 4 Alorton, c Duckworth b Tale . . 14 Ironmonger, c Hendren b White .. 16 Extras 16 T<>ral . . • - . . 164 Bowling analysis: —Larwood 7 for 51. Tate 1 for 45. Freeman 0 for 25. White 2 for 43. ,z ENGLAND —First Innings. Hobbs, st Ellis, b Hartkoff . . . . 51 Jardine <• and b Alorton . . . . 104 Alead, lbw, b Hartkoff 37 IJendren, not out 50 White, not out 2 Extras 4 Total, for 3 wk Is 248 Larwood’s Feat. ENGLISH ECSTASIES. AUSTRALIA’S DOOM HINTED. (Received November 2 at 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, November 1. The morning papers continue a paean of praise of Larwood for his bowling at Melbourne. This is a striking contradistinction Io their gloom after the Adelaide match. Nottingham was so delighted with Larwood tbat its excitement actually eclipsed Municipal elections’. When the loud speakers throughout the city called on the people to vote for a particular candidate, the crowd shouted: “Our vote goes to Larwood!” This was taken up untli the city was ringing with it. Cricketers and •■"itics in England join in -in bora to praises of Larwood. Air P. F. Warner, in the “Alorning Post,” while pointing out that Larwood undoubtedly received assistance from thq state of the Melbourne pitch, adds: “But he must have bowled tine Jy. It reminds us that fast bowlers arc awkward in Austra.'a, particular ly in Melbourne, after rain.” The “Daily Express” declares:— “Larwood bowled as England knows he can. The Australians were com pletcly bitft'led. Tt haa teen suggestedfrom Australia, that Larwood is not yet bowling his fastest. If that, is so, what will happen when lie begins to bowl in earnest?” Mr Whysnl! stated: ‘‘l knew Harold Larwood would show them.” N-S.W. TEAM. SYDNEY, November 2. T'o. following will represent New South Wales against England next Friday: Kippa.x (eapt.), Oldiiold, Bradman, Jackson, Hooker. Alorgan, GJegory, Andrews, Kcllcway, Nicholls ami Campbell, with -lordan as twelfth man. LONDON, November 1. The Lancashire County Cricket Club Lins adopted a resolution in favour of alloc-.Hng six days to Hie Australian Tests in England.