Cricket

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 7, 19 December 1925, Page 5

Cricket

NEW ZEALAND V. VICTORIA. VISITORS SHAPE WELL. * Melbourne, Dec. 18. "j Gillespie, James and Mcßeath wefe omitted from the New Zealand teajp to play Victoria. The weather was hot and threatening with a strong wind, the wicket being perfect. Mayne wqn the toss. The New Zealanders made » bad start, two wickets being down for 23. Worker and Alcott were comfortable from the outset. The former scored freely from leg glances and Aloott strong past point. Half a century scored in 63 minutes. Worker' in toxje over scored three boundaries off Lansdowne, the slow bowler. Thep he wap very quiet, taking 20 to a single. Alcott hit hard at anything loose aqjl overhauled his partner, being first to reach 50, having batted 83 mmuter. He scored 20 whilst his partner a&dgl one. Worker completed his 50 in 123 minutes. The batsmen were confident and showed great defence. J ALCOTT’S CENTURY. The bowling was well varied, but batsmen made it appear second-r a tf. In the first hour after lunch 73 rufis were added. The batsmen cleverly stdlp singles. The crow’d cheered heartur when Alcotp reached the century aftfy 149 minutes at the crease. He then batting very attractively, despatching many denghtflil coVer drivep. His full time at the crease was 157 minutes. He hit .seven, Jmiindaries. The partnership, which yielded 19$, was a chanceless display. Worker batted 199 imputes and hit five boundaries He played a defensive game. Dacre opened confidently. Wilkinson, the left-hander, at one stage had three wickets for 19. He Sent dowp a swing-ing-in delivery. OLIVER S BAD LUCK. A cool change during the adjournment, made tlie conditions much more pleasant. Dacre was uncertain, but hit two boundaries. Two Jtufldyed and fifty was hoisted after 220 minutes’ play. Oliver gave a fine display of all-round wicket bright butting. .Thirty runjs were added in 20 minutes,' Oliver monopolising the scoring. Patrick was content to play rock. Oliver played a ball to the - off am] ran, but hi»’b*rtnet senjt him back. In turning Oliver, fell yards outside the crease. «OJiver gave a grand display in tjie 45 minutes he was batting. In addition to three boundaries ho made many forceful driven and was timing excepeuijy* - ' * Crau’ford went pu£ ip a peculiar manner. He trod on the, wicket In making a good leg stroke. After' Oliver’s dfr parture the scorifig was slow. Patrick, when eight, gave a difficult chance to Mayne at point off Hendry. Only three runs were scored in five overs, ths batsmen being strictly on the Patrick was at the wickets 50 minutes before he reached double figures. Alloo played Hendry on. Three humjred runp were scored in 285 minutes. Patrick scored one boundary. The attendance was 1500 and gate £5l. Scores:— NEW ZEALAND. First Innings. Worker, b Wilkinson bj) Blunt, c Hendiy, b Wilkinson . . (j Lowry, b Ebeling 9 Alcott, c Liddicutt. b Wilkinson .. Dacre, 1.b.w., b Ebeling lw Oliver, run out S Patrick, c Ransford, b Lansdowne 2& Crawford, hit wicket, b Hendry .. p Aljoo, b Hendry # Cunningham, not out p Hope, run out 5 Extras K Total 314 Bowling.—Ebeling two for 58, Wilkinson three for 30* Lansdowne one for 60, Gamble none for 65. Liddicutt none for 28, Hendry two for 49.