BIG CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 27 December 1924, Page 8

BIG CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA’S SPLENDID BATTING SECOND INNINGS PRODUCES 452. ENGLAND EIGHT FOR 362; CABLE —TRESS ASSOCIATION—COPY RlwU'l _ SYDNEY, Dec. 24. Wintry conditions, ruled for the fifth day of the first test match between Australia and England. Strong southwest winds, accompanied by showers and cold rain, made most unpleasant for 1 players and spectators alike. Flay was adjourned for periods of twenty and twenty-five minutes before lunch. The attendance was small. The wicket was beginning to. wear and the outfield was slow. Collins, whose overnight score was £B, after adding two singles, snicked a boil from Tate to Chapman at fine slip. He had batted 154-minutes and hit three fours. Hendry gave,a pleasing display, *il though lie could do nothin;:: with TrrW He pulled Freeman nicely to leg. Ta.vWv was suffering from a boil on thele.g. which proved a handicap in running he- • tween the wickets The wicket just suited Tate, who prior to lunch had taken two wickets for two runs and had howled five maidens. As in the first innings he proved a tbwer of strength to his side. 1

Taylor, a fast scorer, could not at first‘to get going, but livened up. after /lunch, liis partnerships with Oldfield and Mailey proving the brightest part of to-day’s innings. Most of his score came from nicely placed cuts and glances. He displayed much skill iii pulling Hearne to leg, and made many vigorous drives, some of which reached the fence, but most were stopped by smart fielding. ' • As in the first innings, Australia proved it had a most useful tail, which could be depended on to add considerably to the score. Oldfield and Mailey stepped out to Hearne and hit him hard Strudiyick proved himself a versatile fieldsman. He occasionally made a dash of fifty yards into the field in pursuit of the ball. Three hundred appeared on the board for 324 minutes' playThe rain cleared during the afternoon and thft. sun shone out fitfully. The outstanding feature of play to date i- ; the remarkable last wicket stand 'of Taylor and . Mailey, wliicli added 127 runs. -■■•Taylor-s exhibition was absolute ly superb. He played carefully vet vig orously, placing his strokes with great precision and force. He batted 164 minutes and hit eight fours. His centnr > took 149 'minutes. The partnership scored quickly, and put on a hundred in sixty-one minutes. Mailey a! so pi ay. ed forcefully, and showed good jaidg •ment in placing the ball. Fie occupied the crease .for seventy-one minutes and hit four fours. Gilligan made frequent, changes -in bowling in 'an .attempt to separate the pair. At last Tatebroke Taylor’s defence with a straight ball, which he tried to. pul (. Both play, ers .were accorded; a great ovation on leaving the field. The innings produced 452 and lasted 425 'minutes.

With ah hour’s play remaining England took . the field, f acing tlie t remeiK dons task of making 605' to win; Hobbs accompanied by Sutcliffe, opened bright ly, though Hobbs appeared: to bo not too comfortable facing win ' was bowling with a strong wind at hi? back and was rocking in the hall .ver> ; quickly,-When the board, showed 2-’ Hobbs survived an appeal for leg.beCollins put Mailey on against 1b ■ wind in an endeavour to catch Sutcliffe as in the first innings: ' .•V’ i s{: ! 'nlia can learn a lot of . points from the Englishmen in running bfei,tween the wickets. The 'visitors lose. j ve'v fev irtis. Neither batsman took I any risks and runs came ''slowly: When jt.be total was 37 .Hobbs was nearly st”)upgd He waft scorincr very slowly, land reached double figures in singles, jail nmsualthing foy him. At the close of the day’s plav the- score -wao 42 for no •wickets (Hobbs 13 not out. Sutcliffe 27 not out). I SUTCLIFFE MAKES CENTURY. ‘

SYDNEY, Dec. 2G. The ■■. weather was dull but fine lvlien England. resumed the second innings, requiring 503 runs to win. The wicket was ini eJseeilent condition considering this was the sixth day of the match, and the outfield was good. The attendance was 20,000 at the commencement, xHobbs and Sutcliffe quickly settled down, Mailey, who was bowling well, '.vas played carefully, except hi s loose ones, which were pitched well up. These both batsmen stepped out to and drove or pulled to the fence. G regory with the wind behind him was sending the ball down very quickly, and caused Hobbs some anxiety \\ hen one bounced oreV his head. Both men cut him nicely

When Sutcliffe'was facing Mailey Cole lins placed a man at short 'mid-off in the hope of making a catch. He ! Me<- adopted the same move with Hobbs, and proved successful, the batsman just' tapping a soft one to Hendry J-Tohbp scored more quickly than SutTiffe till their scores were equal Then they kept together, reaching fifty in . 104 and 105 minutes respectively. The century, also appeared in. 104 minutes. The partnership yielded 110 runs. S'’tc\lKite showed more confidence than in'the., first innings, and played very oo v rect c icket. finding holes in the field nicely. Bardsley in the outfield had a good deal of interceDtino- to do, and acquitted himself well* Play slowed down till Chapman arrived. The crowd expected great things from him. He hit the second six of the match, putting -Mailey twice over the fence, and played vigorously,'driving strongly. When score was at 187 Chapman was nearly run out by a quick return from A. Richardson, and again a run later from Pqnsford. Hit partnership with Sutcliffe put on 62 and lasted 46 minutes.

SutTifFe continued in good style, and the second century appeared for 183 minutes’ play. Hendren, who failed to maintain his average, occupied 'the crease for 26 minutes. The Australian fielding, while good, especially that of V. Richardson, lacked the snap and cleanness of the Englishmen. Hendren, m making a hit overhead off G-r<?<•.«•• split his bat. Rain commenced at.3,-15 and ten minutes later the teams left the field. ,

Play was resumed at 4.5, when the attendance was 39,000. The tea adjournment had been taken during the rain, which caused the outfield to become slippery. Sutcliffe reached his century off the second hall after hatting 209. minutes. He showed much skill in t-ininp- and pulling Gregory’s head-hiah hallo; to the leg boundary. bbTf-ofm run l ; later a ball from Mailey hit his wrist and bounced off. Any other fieldsman than Gregory with his long reach would litv-e missed it. Sutcliffe had batted 247 minutes. He hit nine fours and h-'/ 1 o-i Tr en no chances. "Woolley gave a nice exhibition, hittmnr all round the wicket, picking the vacant sPacec with precision and .snuarc cutting brilliantly. When tlm board skewed 962 Oldfield ’snapped the bails oT but He batsman’s foot was just in-'-,dc v-'it-b Fjntclifi’e’s dena’-t.”*-e a rot '•efi in c andhain Tate and Gibieon <-•/-> iim cheaply, Kellewav taking two wickets for none. Woolley kept going

and made. 50. in 67 minutes. He hit Mailey over the fence. - , - lh.ee hundred appeared in-281 minutes. Freeman provided a -temporary aright; spot. Conditions ■: towards- the end became unpleasant, llain threatened and the light commenced, to fail, being preceded by lightning and thunder. ' Rain came down again at 5.30 and seven minutes later the team left the field. Flay wag resumed at 5.55 and it was agreed to extend the time by a quarter /of an hour. At 93 Wopllev was ivi TT.iIL... ■ j.• .T

missed by Mailey at deep cover. Shortly afterwards with the score at 362 for the loss of eight wickets stumps were drawn. Details: AUSTRALIA. First Innings ♦ 450 Second Junigs. Bardsley, b Tate u. ... 22 A. Richardson, c and b Freeman Xvelleway, b Gilligan ............ 23 Collins, c Chapman, b Tate ... ..... 6u Ponsford. c AYooliey, b Freeman ... 2i V. Richardson, c Hendren, h Tate 17 Hendry, c Strudwick, b Tate 22 Tavlor. h Tnhn "’mo

l) xiit'C J.o^ Gregory, c Woolley, b Freeman ... 2 Oldfield, c Strudwick, b Gilligan ... 18 Mailey, not out 4b • Extras ; g$ Total ............T.... 452 ' .Bowling ananysis,—Gilligan took two 1 wicket sfor 114 runs, Tate five for 98, Freeman three’ for 134,- Hearne, noiu for 88, Chapman, none for 10. Fall of wickets:—’One for 40, two for 110, three for 169, four for 210. five for 241, six for 250, seven for 281. ei-Hit for 286, nine for 325, ten for 452. ENGLAND. > j. First Innings ...... 093! ■ Second Innings. i Hobbs, c Hendry, b Mailey 57 I Sutcliffe, c- Gregory.-b Mailey lloi Hearne, b Gregory yj Chapman, e Oldfield,-b Hendry ... 44 Hendren, c Gregory, b Hendry ... y • Woolley,' not out ’... !’ 94 Sandham. c Oldfield, b Maiiey ... 2' Tate, e Por.sford, b Kelleway .... 2 Gilligan, b Kellewav V Freeman, not out .....:. 33 Extras 7 :

Total for eight wickets 362 ' R]CHARDSON’S. FIXE INNINGS. , ' SYDNEY, Dec. 24. ! The Hei-ald. commenting on the!’ cricket, says A. Richardson’s innings j was in amny wavs a memcrrable c,ne. I * It Avas characteristic mainly by its j power and precision in the making of orthodox strokes, and in that respect | AA - as comparable with anything of its | kind previously seen oil a Sydney ; cricket ground. The ball was’ net it forced away in unnatural directions. ' but it Avas made to force its 'A’ay to all parts of the arena Avith marvellous speed From the outset he showed no : inclination to. temporise. In addition to its power, his stroke play aauis 1 really surprisingly versatile. There Avas - vim in every tsroke, and if they AA-ere - not all scoring strokes, it was only be- • cause the fieldsmen cut, them off. UK judgment in running betAvecn the Aviekets. especially short singles, Avas not 1 exemplary, and on more than one occasion he wa,s nearly run out. A MATCH ABANDONED. j SYDNEY, Dfic. 25. ’ Owing to the protracted nature of the

test match,'"the- Englishmen’s •lixtinv agaiiist/Southern Disi-riCLs iu- '.iiionr; has been cancelled. ; THE ENGLISH 1 TEAM IN AFRICA. j FIRST UNOFFICIAL TEST. ; - . CAFuTUNVN, Dec. 23. ; ! The first unofficial. test match . between South Africa and England wa;. commenced at Johannesburg. England in the first innings made 198 ■ (McJiryait 6, Tyldesley Bowie.)

57, Russell 84, ■ -Kennedy 6, -Geacy'.i, J amieson 1, Pennyson _oi , Bartley V Marriott- 0, Parker- not out 1, extras •• " The South African bowling was. good, and their lieluing was excellent; l\ upon took five wickets for 54. t South Africa have two wickets foi 54 (.Taylor; 3, Susskmd 35 ■ not out. Lang 14). . ■ i| A PAYING GAME. ! , ' , : SYDNEY, Dec; 26. .'' r By the end of the fifth day of tin , Test match.the. record for attendance ; had been .established. This was 134,-

361, and the gate takings amounted to '£13,250. Previous records were 111, 265 and £10,387.CIiHISTMAS IN SYDNEY. . i ; SYDNEY, Dec. 25, The crowds which visited the city anc suburbs on Christmas Eve showed i marked reduction compared with previ ous years. This is to some extent accounted for by the cold. souther!. • ind, . Inquiries among retailers show >’d that the volume of business in.mos! respects had been lup to the avOragi of previous years, but the Chmumv* shopping period commenced, much cat ier than usual. HAW ERA V. WAVER LEY. • A match was plaved at Wayerley vesterdav. and resulted in a win for the home side by 33 runs on the first innings-. The following are the -scores :—- HAW ERA. —Ist Innings. Daleleish.' b Harper 5 fi. Hughes, e and b Heginbotham... 22 t'males, b Heginbotham 14 ■V lit"* "I «4> . .I*. yv 1_ 1 *7” 1 .. _ 1

;\eilseh. hit wiclcet. b Bradmore ... ] Cheevers. b liradmore 5 Mahoney. Heginbotham ..’ ] n ha,en. b Bradmore 7 Kean-, b Heginbotham 2 L. Hughes, c and b Bradmore 0 Johnson, b Heginbotham () Wnlshe, b Bradmore 1 Grindlay, not out 0 Extras .' 3 Total gg . Bowling analysis.—Heginbotham, 5 wickets for 14 runs'; Bradmore. 5 for 5; Harden, 1 for 19. WAA 7 ERLEY.—Ist Innings. Bj ad m o re. not out 43 Biowning, b Neilsen 1 Pepper, c AY a 1 she, b Neilsen 2 Craig, b Neilsen 0 Harper, b Mahoney 0 Metcalfe, b Mahoney 0 Wybourne, b Mahoney 15 Herr, b Mahoney . 0 Harden, b Neilsen 0 Tritt, o sub., b Mahoney 4 Heginbotham. b Malionev 4 Allardyce. c Neilsen, b Cheevers... 29 i Extras 6 | Total .....101 rVin.vlinrr analysis.'—Neilsen, 4 for 28; Mahoney, 6 for 44; Cheevers, l 1 for 14.