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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 18 November 1911, Page 5

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ENGLAND v. VICTORIA

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION--COPYRIGHT. MELBOURNE, Nov. 17. There was perfect weather and a good wicket for the match against Victoria, which commenced to-day. The attendance was moderate.

Warner, Barnes, Gunn, Strudwick and Vine were omitted from the English team. Warner is still abed, but is recovering. Douglas, who captained the visitors, won the toss from Armstrong, and sent Hobbs and Kinnear to the wickets to the bowling of Macrow and Layer. Hobbs scored quickly with clean, crisp and well-timed cutting, but in attempting to drive Matthews, who had relieved Macrow, he mis-hit and Layer made a magnificent catch at point, one-handed. Rhodes succeeded, and scoring slowed, 50 occupying an hour. Kinnear, in 70 minutes only scored 19. Rhodes scored 19 in 28 minutes.

The century occupied 165 minutes. Rhodes, beaten by Layer, .got his leg in front. Mead soon lost Kinnear, who d batted carrfully, scoring mostly on the leg. Hearne opened difEdently. Foster had only made a single when he was badly missed by Macrow at mid-on oft Kyle. Mead was batting freely, a feature being his fine placing, chiefly on the on-side for 70 minutes, including four fourers.

Kyle bowled excellently, and at one stage his average was twelve overs, eight maidens, eleven runs. He is a fast, medium bowler, with a fine length. On resuming the batsmen were watchful. Foster reached 50 in ninety minutes, when he. was badly missed at mid-on by Smith off Kyle. Douglas in 74 minutes reached double figures, and the spectators cheered ironically. Foster, reached his century in 134 minutes. His score included twelve rours. He was caught in the slips next ball.

The atendance was 6000, and the weather and wicket are still perfect.

_ England has lost six wickets for 247 Following are the scores:—

Hobbs, c Layer, b Matthews 21 Kinnear, c Kyle, b Macrow ... 32 Rhodes, lbw, b Layer 28 Mead, c Carkeek, b Kyle 34 Hearne, b Matthews ... ■' ... 6 Foster, c Armstrong, b Layer ... 101 Douglas, not out is Smith, not out \\\ \ Extras ... ... ... 6 Total for six wickets ...24:7 Fall of wickets.—One for 32, two for 81, three for 83, four for 113, five for 139, six for 247.