CRICKET MATCH DRAWN.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1187, 9 December 1924, Page 5

CRICKET MATCH DRAWN.

ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. GAME NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY. BRISBANE, Dec. 5. The cricket mutch between England and ail Australian eleven was continued to-day in dull and threatening weather. | Showers had ' fallen during the week-end, I imt the wicket was not affected, though i the outtield was perhaps a little slower, j England was lighting for runs but had l averted a folio V.-on before the seventh ; wicket fell. The brightest innings was at the tail end, played by Kilner, who went oid boldly to the slow bowler Grimmeit and made him more expensive than at any previous time iu Inis match. The slow man was not so impressive as on ■Saturday. Hendren plaved ’with restraint for his century, which lie reached in 204 minutes. ’i he Englishmen’s innings lasted six and a-lialf hour*. Australia opened the second innings in confident fashion, Hendry beginning with tlie first ball of the over, white O’Connor batted right lip to file form set by Ilendry and. lacked nothing by comparison with his more accomplished colleague. Ilendry evidently was out for a merry life. He stepped in front of the wicket to hit one from Tyldesley, failed to connect and was out leg before. Hendry gave a good display of forceful cricket. Excluding Chapman's hard-hitting, nothing finer was seen in the match than the cricket played by Richardson and Kippax. The former scored with classic strokes in front, and behind the wicket, his powerful driving strokes sending the ball like a shot to the fence. Jlis glancing was also brilliant.

1 Douglas did not treat the match too seriously when he called Hendren, Sutcliffe, Saiidham and Chapman to the bowling crease, lie gave the batsmen a chance to open out and they took advantage of the opportunity, scoring freely, and after this the totul bounded along, both batsmen frequently hitting boundaries. The match lost much of its interest in the closing stages, in which there was little (o suggest that first-class cricket was in progress. Douglas completed the I farce by giving Slrudwick the ball. Freeman taking the gloves, and there was great: hilarity when Freeman stumped Oxenham oIF fttrudiviek. The latter went up the pitch and shook hands with Freeman. The batsmen, of course, were all out to hit and were not taking tilings seriously as a draw was inevitable. Details are as follow: ENGLAND. —First Innings. Douglas, b Grimniett 54 Slrudwick, b Wallace 6 Sutcliffe, i.li.w., 1> Richardson 19 Bryan, c and b Grimmetl 29 Hendren, 1.b.w., b Oxenham 100 Saiidham, 1.b.w.. b Oxenham 10 Chapman, st, O’Connor b Grimniett ... 92 Kilner, c O'Connor, b Oxenham 52 Tyldesley, b Grimmeit 29 Freeman, not out 12 llowell, b Oxenham 1 Extras 17 Total 421 AUSTRALIA.—First Innings 526 Second Innings. Ilendry, 1.b.w., b Tyldesley 26 O’Connor, b Howell 40 Richardson, ,st. Slrudwick b Chapman 83 Kippax, not out 82 Thompson, c Bryan, b Chapman 12 Oxenbain, st. Freeman, b Slrudwick 0 Taafe, not out 10 Extras 4 Total for five wickets 257 Bowling analysis: Douglas, 0 for 29; Kilner, 0 for 17; llowell, 1 for 21; Tyldesley. 1 for 19; Saiidham, 0 for 24; Freeman, 0 for 29; Bryan, (J for 25; Sutcliffe, 0 for 12; Hendren, 0 for 34; Chapman 2 for 33; Strudwiek 1 for 9.—Tress Association.

DECISIONS CRITICISED. Received December 9, 9.20 a.m. SYDNEY', Dec. 9. Tlio Telegraph’s cricket special criticises some of the umpire’s decisions in the English match on Saturday. He says it was an obvious mistake when Sulcliffo was given out log before as neither the bowler nor the wicketkeeper appealed. lie adds: “According to Hendry there was another bad decision when Chapman was given not out for a catch at a wicket. Ultimately Chapman wus given stumped when obviously his bat was grounded before the wicket was broken.” —Press Association. At the meeting of the Wellington Cricket Council last night Mr A. M. Ongley, of Palmerston North, wus appointed to eeleot the country leum to play Wellington. ' The Wellington cricket team will play Canterbury at Christchurch on January Ist, 2nd, 3rd.