BIG CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 2 December 1924, Page 8

BIG CRICKET.

ENGLISH TEAM AT BRISBANE. FIRST INNINGS PRODUCES 522. ay CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT BRISBANE, Dec. 1. The match between England and Queensland was resumed to-day in dull but fine weather. The wicket rolled out well,, promising England a hard, fast pitch. Six thousand spectators attended during the afternoon. England, whose overnight score was 391 for five wickets, continued to bat, Hendren being out to beat the best previous score by an Englishman, but he failed, Hornibrook, whom Hendren highly praises, claiming him as a victim. The Middlesex champion was badiy beaten by a slow ball from Hoimibroo'k, which brought his downfall. Hendren had, however, played a great innings, which was marked by hard hitting in front of the wicket. Whysall gave his best display of the tour, driving vigorously, and he enlivened proceedings by sweet leg glancing. The last half-hour’s play was sensational. Little Freeman and bulky Tyldesley hit everything into the air, but the Queensland fielding was a tragedy, and each batsman was given several lives, which thrilled the crowd but furnished poor support for the Queensland bowlers. Finally Freeman 3 was brilliantly caught on the boundary. | The innings closed with the score at 1 522. When the Queenslanders went in to bat the English bowlers, backed by first-class fielding, made them fight for : runs. Tate and Gilligan merited r«- i spect, but it was the slow bowlers who I gave the batsmen the greatest concern. a Rowe and Thompson gave a bright dis- 8 play. The former is the most stylish jj bat in Queensland, and he played a 1 charming inning6,' especially when op- | posed to the fast bowlers, whom fie i treated with confidence. Thompson is | a hard hitter, whose constancy is pro- ] yerbial in Queensland, and he laid on 5 the wood to_ the slow, bowlers, timing well and using his feet to much. advantage. ; / When Rowe was brilliantly thrown out by Tate the total was 124 for three wickets, the best opening score in big cricket in Queensland for many years. It was not that England was giving away anything, for the fielding was always keen, but the batting up to this stage was quite equal to the bowling, which was much below . test match standard. Naturally the home supporters were well pleased. Then Tate found the soot, and two wickets fell to consecutive balls. Several of the Queensland colts failed to master the English bowling, and the end was in sight when stumps were drawn, with eight wickets down for 218. Tate was the star bowler, although to-day he was not up to the standard • of the great Barnes, to whom he had been likened in the south, but hi? swinging ball trimmer, in length and ■direction, was beyond reproach. Gilligan asked Freeman to do the heavy work, but he was not over dangerous. The Englishmen’s fielding was wonderfully keen and clean, and the throws in to the wicket /accurate. "Whysall was little superior to Queensland’s keeper. The Queensland bowling to-day was first-class, with Hornibrook doing the I best work seen for some time'. O’Connor was a great keeper, only two extras being recorded. Details: ENGLAND. , First Innings. Hobbs, c O’Connor, b Hornibrook 51 dutclitfe, c Bensted, b McDonald 24 : Sandham, c and b Oxenham 64 Bryan, c and b Hornibrook 4 ! Hendren, c Oxenham, b Hornibrook 168 Onapman, c Rowe, b Bensted 80 Whysall, b Hornibrook ; 46 Gilligan, b Oxenham 3 Tate, c Shewan, b Hornibrook ... 20 Tyldesley not out 39 I Freeman, c Oxenham, b Rowe ... 21 Extras 2 Total 522 : Bowling analysis: Hornibrook took | five wickets for 210 runs, Shewan none for 71, Oxenham two for 114, McDonald one for 83, Rowe one for 41, Bensted one for 21. QUEENSLAND. First Innings. | O’Connor, b Tyldesley 29 Bensted, 1.b.w.,‘ b Freeman 40 Rowe, thrown out 32 Thompson b Tate f . 34 Oxenham, b Tyldesley ]. 21 ■ Hefferan, b Tale ......! 0 f xVlcDonald, b Tate 8 j MeParlane, e Gilligan, b Tate ... 7 a Cain, not put 18 „ Hornibrook, not out 5 Extras 19 Total for eight wickets 218 [Queensland scores do not tally with the total.] MACARTNEY ILL. UNAVAILABLE FOR TEST. Received Dee. 2, 11.35 a.m. SYDNEY, Dec. 2. Macartney is suffering from a nervous breakdown, and is under medical advice de is taking a month’s holiday. He will not may cricket until after the <;ew Year, and is therefore unavailable or the first test. SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH. SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. N.S.W. SYDNEY, Dec, 1. __ The resumption of the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia was delayed for half an hour owing to rain, but the wicket was covered and in good condition. South Australia in the first innings made 248 (Wainwright 26, Rymill 24). Gregory took seven wickets for 88. Following on, South Australia had lest five wickets for 222 (V. Richardson 123, Pritchard 85) when stumps - were drawn. Gregory bowled in great rorm. and was responsible for the visitors’ collapse,, the last five of their batsmen in the first innings adding only 54 runs. After lunch the vainwaiised a cessation, and a little later the southerners successfully annealed against the light. On resuming "V. Richardson batted superblv. hitting all round the wicket and adding runs rapidly. Pritchard in his partnership with him batted patiently and solidly, giving Soutl Australia a fighting chance.