BIG CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 November 1924, Page 5

BIG CRICKET.

ENGLISHMEN WIN,

MATCH IN SYDNEY. A THREE WICKETS’ MARGIN. 8Y CABLE-PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT SYDNEY, Nov. 25. ' ~f, e w S , JSI cricketers defeated New a l eS to ‘ day by three wic kets. I lie home team, which made 271 in tlie first innings, carried its overnight second innings score of 178 to 221. The Ing ishmen, who were dismissed for . 111 t “* first innings, then batted again, making 301 for tlie loss of seven wickets and thus winning tlie match. The bright sunshine, fair breeze and . hard wicket were all in tlie batsmen’s favour when New South Wales resumed the second innigns, which, liow- > ever, came to an end in thirty-four minutes, Tvldesley accounting for Oldfield . amL Scott. Andrews batted for 149 minutes. The N total score was 74 when he went to the crease. He hit excellent! 1 S ' r English fi elding“ was

Hobbs Sutcliffe opened England s second strike to Gregory’s bowling. Nine runs were scored off the first over. Both quickly settled down and batted attractively, scoring off all the bowlers. Fifty appeared in thirty-nine minutes. Sutcliffe had two narrow escapes when 37. Finally his middle stump fell to Gregory. The first, wicket put on ninety-one runs in sixty-two minutes.

The scoring slackened down after lunch. Kilner was at the wickets twenty-five minutes before he broke his “duck.” When at eiglity-one Hobbs smacked a ball to Nothing at third slip. He had batted 114 minutes. Mailey’s bowling on the off was respected by the batsmen, but his leg stuff was usually sent to the boundary. His six overs before tea cost fortyeight runs.

The New South Wales’ fielding was patchy. Hobbs had given a nice exhibition of footwork and displayed good, judgment in placing the ball. He was warmly applauded on leaving the field.

After tea the game became painfully slow, ten runs taking forty minutes to accumulate. Hendren, batting cautiously, gave a chance when eighteen. Chapman livened things up by strong driving, and the second century appeared in 207 minutes. Chapman sent one from Scott to- the boundary with a one-handed drive. Runs now came quickly, forty-three being scored off four overs. Hendren played an invaluable innings, his partnership with Chapman adding sixty-two. As England required only twentyseven to win at six o’clock, it was decided to play on, the light being good. Chapman carried on vigorously till he was caught on the boundary by Taylor after a wonderful innings. He had batted for seventy-one minutes. The winning hit was made by Gilligan with a run for three. Details:— NEW SOUTH WALES. First Innings 271 Second Inpings. Mailey, st Strudwick, b Tate 13 Nothling, b Tate 4 Bardslev, c Strudwick, b Tyldesley 14 Collins, c Strudwick, b Tyldesley 32 Macartney, by Tyldesley 4 Taylor, e Strudwick, b Tyldesley 19 Andrews, not out 86 Kippax, b Tate 14 Gregory, c Gilligan, b Tlydesley .. 6 Oldfield, b Tyldesley 19 Scott, b Tyldesley 2 Extras 8 Total 221 Bowling analysis: Kilner none for 11; Tate, three for 59; Gilligan, one for 60; Tyldesley, six for 83. Note. —Gilligan was not previously credited with a wicket, while the scores showed that Tyldesley took seven. ENGLAND. First Innings 193 Second Innings. Hobbs, c Nothling, b Scott 81 Sutcliffe, b Gregory 45 Sandham, c Oldfield, b Macartney 1 Kilner, e and b Nothling 19 Hendren, b Mailey 46 Douglas, c Collins, b Mailey 8 Chapman, c Taylor, b Mailey .... 72 Tate, not out 15 Gilligan, not out 7 Extras 7 Total for seven wickets 30.1 Bowling analysis: Gregory, one for 74; Scott, one for 66; Nothling, one for 29; Mailey, three for 94; Macartney, one for 31.