VICTORIANS FAIL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 60, 10 February 1925, Page 5

VICTORIANS FAIL

KILNER AND HEARNE BOWL WELL. HOME TEAM FOLLOWS ON. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, Feb. 10. The weather was sultry for the continuation of the cricket match, England versus Victoria. The wicket was sticky after the heavy rain on Sunday. Douglas was not playing owing-*to the effects of the motor accident, Bryan doing duty as captain. The Victorians continued their first innings. Ryder, playing recklessly, was caught off a loftv leg hit, and Hendry was taken in the slips off the first ball. Woodfull played very cautiously, while Ransford gave a neat display. He reached 20 in 30 minutes while Woodfull took 97 minutes to notch a similar number. An adjournment of 40 minutes was necessary on account ol rain before lunch. Both batsmen were resourceful after lunch, Woodfull being particularly good, and he reached 50 in 159 minutes. When 52 he gave an easv chance of stumping off Kilner. Ransford got ,50 in 101 minutes. Tho ball was playing tricks, but the batsmen were watchful and resourceful, the partnership yielding a century in two hours. Woodfull drew a ball on to his wicket after batting 159 minutes rnd hitting two boundaries. It was a fine innings in the circumstances. Ransford wan in 144 minutes and played stylishly. He hit four boundaries. Ho was in great form in tho last two big games. The wicket became very bad after tea, four wickets going for the addition of nine runs. Hearne and Kilner being the destructive agents. Atkinson was bright, but the others were stodgy. Kilner and Hearne wero almost unplayable towards the end of the innings, which yielded 179. Victoria followed on at five o'clock, but on the bad wicket the batsmen appeared helpless before Kilner and Hearne. Details aro as follow : ENGLAND.

lirst innings VICTORIA.—First Innings. Mavne, c Tvldeslev, b Tato 9 Woodfull, b Hearne ... 60 Ryder, c Sandham, b Kilner 13 Hendry, c Hearne, b Tvldeslev 0 Ransford, c Freeman (sub.), b Hearne 52 Willis, c Bryan b Hearne 3 Atkinson, c Whysall, b Kilner 13 Ellis, c Tyldesley, b Kilner 5 Rayson, b Kilner 0 Ironmonger, not out 0 Wallace, b Kilner 2 Extras 12 Total 179 Bowling analysis: Kilner, 5 for 48; Hearne, 3 for 39; Tate, 1 for 19; Tyldesley, 1 for 44; Howell, 0 for 17. Second Innings. Woodfull, c Hearne, b Kilner 2 Ellis, c Tyldesley, b Kilner 1 Ransford, *c Tate, b Kilner 1 Wallace, b Kilner ...» 2 Rayson, c Freeman (sub.), b Kilner ... 0 Ironmonger, st. Strudwick, b Hearne 0 Hendry, not out 0 Extras 2 Total for six wickets 14 Kilner took 5 wickets for three runs and Hearno one for nine.—Press Association. OTAGO WINS PLUNKET SHIELD. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, Feb. 9. Tho Otago-C'antcrbury Plunket Shield match was resumed this morning in dull weather. The match ended in Otago winning by nine wickets and thus becoming holders" of the shield. Following are the scores: — CANTERBURY. First innings 137 Second Innings. Blunt, c Galland, b Dickinson 0 Gasson, c Galland, b Dickinson 18 Talbot, b Shepherd 35 Crawford, run out 23 Oliver, b Torrance 39 Patrick, c Grtllund, b Torrance 4 Boon, c Alloo, b Dickinson 12 Sandman, b Alloo 2 Read, <• Alloo, b Dickinson 2 Mcßoath, not out 10 Cunningham, 1.b.w., b Dickinson ... 0 Extras 0 Total liil Bowling analysis: Dickinson, 5 for 46; Torrance, 2 for 49; Alloo, 1 for 33; Shepherd, 1 for 17. OTAGO. First innings 238 Second Innings. Shepherd, c Boon, b Cunningham ... 27 Worker, not out 16 Blamires, not out 9 Extras 2 Total for one wicket 54 Bowling analysis: Cunningham, 1 for 22; Mcßeath, 0 for 22; Read, 0 for 8.