ENGLAND'S EFORT

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 1209, 6 January 1925, Page 7

ENGLAND'S EFORT

DISMISSED FOR 478. DISASTER IN AUSTRALIA'S SECOND - INNINGS. ' • » MELBOURNE, Jan. 5. The weather was fine and sunny when Hobbs (154) and Sutcliffe (123) resumed England's first innings in the second test on a batsman's wicket, before 15,000 spectators. Mailey and Gregory took up the-bowl-ing. Hobbs failed to inorease his score, being bowled by Mailey's second ball in a maiden first over. He had batted 294 min-utes.—l-154-283. Gregory then bowled a sensational first over. He skittled Woolley for a "duck," and the soore was 2-0-284. Both wickets had fallen within eight minutes. Hobbs and Sutoliffe thus failed by 40 runs to overtake the Hobbs-Rhodes first wicket record of 323. Hearne joined Sutcliffe, but was uncomfortable faoing Mailey. The soore reached 300 in 327 rr.inutes. Hearne, when he had nine on the board, played one back to Mailey—a vrong 'un that beat him. —3-9-305. Mailey had now bowled three maidens and had ta'xen two wickets for 83., HENDREN AGGRESSIVE/' Hendren, the, next man, patted Mailey for a single, then created amusement by falling over in attempting to run two off Gregory. At 311, Kelleway relieved Gregory, whose xme wicket had cost 83 runs. Siitcliffo lifted a full-pitcher fiom Mailey to the fence. Kelleway then sent down n maiden to Sutcliffe. Hendren became aggressive, and drove Mailey to the fence, reaching 12. Taylor, in the outfield, was saving fourers. At lunch the score was 336, of which Sutcliffe had made 149. Gregory and Mailey opened the attack after lunch, and Sutcliffe reached 150 amidst applause. Hendren, who was after runs, readied 30 by snicking Kelleway for one. Mailey tossed Sutcliffe a full-pitcher, but Taylor,. in the outfield, misjudged the catch owing to the sun. Off Kelleway's next over, Hendren was smartly caught by Oldfield after knocking up 32 in an hour.—4-32-374. Hartkopf, at this stage, replaced Mailey. Oldfield missed Chapman off Hartkopf before the batsman had opened his account. Suteliffe was now playing reservedly, picking the right balls. Chapman hit the first sixer by pulling one from Harckopf and 400 came up for 330 minutes' play. Gregory replaced Kelleway and Chapman wa3 soon in the twenties by hittmff freely. SUTCLIFFE'S FINE INNINGS ENDS. Kelleway relieved Hartkopf and his second ball clean bowled Sutcliffe, whose 176 had takefi""43l minutes to compile, and included 18 boundries—s-176-404. Kelleway now had the best average of 2 for 61. Douglas joined Chapman. The latter snicked one from Gregory to Oldfield behind, giving the fast bowler his second wicket. He had lasted 40 minutes, giving a bright display and had hit two fours and one six. Gregory had Tyldesley in trouble and Collins, at silly point, caugnt him low after a poor display.—7-5-418. Tate batted next. Oldfield's keeping was becoming a feature of the game, and Ponsford, Collins, Taylor and Gregory did some brilliant fielding. Dougla9 was slow. Tate, at 30, glanced Mailey for two. A. Richardson replaced . Gregory at 453 and Collins caught Douglas off his second ball. —B-8-453. The tea adjournment was then taken. On resumption, A. Richardson completed his over — a maiden. Gilligan joined Tate and Kelleway dropped him before he had scored. In the next over Richardson bowled Tate, making his average two for 20. Tate had played a bright innings.— 9-34-458. Gilligan drove Mailey twice to the fence, but finally Hartkopf clean bowled Strudwick, and the innings closed for 479. AUSTRALIA'S SECOND STRIKE. Bardsley and Collins opened Australia's second innings at 4.55 p.m., Tate and Gilligan bowling. Bardsley pulled Tate for two and then was given out leg before to< the second ball.—l-2-3. Arthur Richardson joined the skipper and made two before Collins bad scored; then Tate beat him—2-9-12. Tate had now taken, 2 for Ponsfovd had a great ovation from the spectators, who now numbered 32,000. Ho appeared set, when a ball from Tate swerved over his foot and rattled his leg stumj?.—3-4-27. This was a disastrous start for Australia. Collins faced a maiden from Gilligan; then Tyldesley bowled, and Taylor, who had joined his skipper, drove liim to the fence. Taylor and Collins were thirteen each when Tate replaced Gilligan. The batsmen carried the score to ■ 63, when stumps were drawn. ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs, b Mailey 154 Sutcliffe, b Kelleway ( 176 Woolley, b Gregory 0 Hearne, b Mailey 8 Hendren, o Oldfield, b Kelleway ... 32 Chapman, c Old Held, b Gregory ... 28 Douglas, o Collins, bA. Richardson ... 8 Tvldesloy, c Collins, b Gregory 5 Tate, c Collins, b Richardson 34 Gilligan, not out •• ■ 1« Strudwick, b Hartkopf A Extras iz Total 479 Bowling analysis.—Gregory, 3 for 124; Kellewav, 2 for 62; Mailey, 2 for 141; Hartkopf, 1 for 120; A. Richardson, 2 for 20. AUSTRALIA. First Innings .. 600 Seoond Inning 3. Bardsley, 1.b.w., b Tate - 2 Collins, not out ... 17 A. Richard«m : b Tata ? Ponsford, b Tate ... * Taylor, not out 25 Extrat J| Total for three wicket* ... ... ... 63 —Press Association. HOBSS-SUTCLIFFE FEAT. CONSOLATION FOR" ALL BLACKS' WIN. LONDON, Jan. 3.. News of the Hobbs-Sutcliffe feat was received with the wildest enthusiasm here. The Morning Post says: "The glorious partnership is some consolation for England's defeat by the All Blacks."—A. and N.Z. cable. A cartoon referring to the -first test match between Australia and England, and drawn by Tom Webster in the Daily Mail, showed a smiling kangaroo presenting a Christmas card on which was written: "We ar« 410 runs ahead and five wickets in hand." HAWKE CUP TEAM. LEAVES FOR NELSON TO-MORROW. The team seleoted to play for Manawatu against NeUon for the Hawko Cup is as follows: H. E. Bennett (captain), 1). C. Bennett, Eyre, Galliohan, MoVicar, Mullins, McDonald, Hope, Wilson, Tier, MoSwoeney, Greer, The team leaves by the 6.50 a.m. (limited express) to-morrow morning and catches the ferry to Picton, then proceeds overland by car to Nelson. This will allow a full, day before commencing the Hawk* Cup match on Friday. PLUNKET SHIELD. WELLINGT6N BEATEN. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH Jm>. 5. In the Plunket Shield match, Canterbury beat Wellington by 57 runs. Wellington's second innings to-day .concluded for ?22 runs.