CRICKET OVERSEAS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 79, 2 March 1929, Page 2

CRICKET OVERSEAS

VICTORIA v. ENGLAND. HOAIE SIDE’S PROMISING START. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) j. MELBOURNE, March 1. Play in the match, England versus Victoria, commenced in perfect weather on an excellent wicket to-day. I he attendance was 6000 and the gate takings £686. Ryder won the toss. Hobbs Sutcliffe, Duckworth and White were omitted from the English team; Mead is twelfth man. The opening stages were very dull, only seven runs coming in twenty-two minutes, when Onyons was splendidly caught at short stop by Ames off Larwood. Hendry when nineteen went out to a bad stroke off Freeman and was easily stumped. Ryder. had a particuarly fine reception, which was a great tribute to his Test performances. _ The half-century was reached in sixtyeight minutes. Chapman was frequently under notice for liis splendid fielding at short leg. Ryder was very enterprising after lunch, adding twenty in sixteen minutes with grand drives and pulls. Woodfull then got a move on and. brought the century up after 116 minutes’ play. Ames sustained an injured finger, and retired. Jardine taking tho gloves and Mead fielding. Woodfull reached fifty after batting for two hours. Ryder getting a similar number in sixty-nine minutes. When 51 Ryder was badly missed by Larwood at mid-on off Freeman. In the same over he hit a grand sixer, and was then caught left-hand by.,Mead near the boundary. He had batted for seventytwo minutes for 60, including one six and four fours, and again gave a fine display) Darling, a young left-hander, batted neatly and mado vigorous strokes, but Woodfull was content to play quietly. , _ , , After the tea interval Darling batted very confidently and neatly reach- 1 ed fifty in seventy-nine minutes. Woodfull shortly after reached the century after batting solidly for 222 minutes. There was then some very free batting, 150 being added in 100 minutes. Darling, playing brilliantly, made the bowling look cheap. Tho third century was brought up in 249 minutes. Seventeen was scored off one of Leyland’s overs. When he reached 140 Woodfull had made the highest score for Victoria in any game against England, tho previous record, by Macalister, having stood for twenty-five years. Darling gave a great display. He batted for 116 minutes and hit eight fours. Tho partnership realised 181. A’Beckett was confident, but Woodfull became very tired. He had batted all day—for 281 minutes. Ho hit thirteen fours. The scores are as follow: VICTORIA —First Innings. Woodfull, not out ... 158 Onyons, c Ames, b Larwood ... T Hendry, st. Ames, b Freeman ... 19 Ryder, c Mead (sub.), b Freeman 60 Darling, b Tate 84 A’Beckett, not out 14 Extras i 7 Total for four wickets 346 “BOWLING TROUNCED.” UNUSUAL POSTER FOR LONDONERS. (Australian Press Association.! Received March 2, 9.15 a.m. LONDON, March 1. “Our bowling trounced.” This unusual poster gripped Londoners this morning and intensified the fear that Australia next week will make a bold bid to save a clean sweep in the Tests. The critics emphasise that Darling’s performance for Victoria is another justification for Australia’s search for youngsters.

SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH. N.S.W. v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, March 1. The final Sheffield Shield match, New South Wales v. Soutli Australia, was commenced to-day in fine weather. New South Wales in the first innings made 320 (Marks 92, Jordan 65, Hooker not out 62, Bradman 35, Jackson 6, Fairfax 17). Griramett took four wickets for 112 runs, Wall one for 64, Whitfield two for 47. New South Wales made a fine recovery, as six wickets were down for 117, including those of Jackson, Bradman, Andrews and Fairfax.