A VALUABLE PARTNERSHIP

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 17 January 1925, Page 5

A VALUABLE PARTNERSHIP

ADELAIDE, Jan. 16. The partnership of Ryder and Andrews brought an entirely different outlook to the game, adding 134 runs for the seventh wicket.. The constant bowline changes made failed to effect a separation until Kilner bowled Andrews, the ball turning in from leg to take the wicket.

The Englishmen played without Gilligan after tea, and Tate was still unablb to bowl except at a medium pace. Andrews made Ids 72 runs very attractively. Ryder was not out with a similar total when stumps were drawn. Considering the fact that both men came into tho team tins match they have done exceptionally well. Kilner. who was also making his first appearance in the test series, bowled extremely well, taking three wickets for 77.

Hearne developed an abscess and was confined to bis bed, Whysall taking his piace, Sandham being tweltfh man.

AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings. Collins, b Tate 3 Gregory, b Freeman tM? 6 Taylor, ].b.w, b Tate ' y 0 Ponsford, c Strudw.ick, b Gilligan 31 A. Richardson, b Kilner . 69 V. Richardson, e Whysall, b Kilner 4 Andrews, b Kilner '72 Ryder, not out 72 Kelleway, not out 8 Extras' 10 Seven wickts for 275 ENGLISHMEN’S LUCK STILL OUT

TATE AND GILLIGAN INJURED

ADELAIDE, Jan. 16.

England had their full share of the bad luck. Shortly after the luncheon resumption the injury Tate received to his toe at Sydney gave him so much trouble that ho was unable to howl and he had to leave the field for half an hour. He was unable to bowl again till after tea. Gilligan ricked a muscle of the abdomen while fielding and was also unablo to bowl.

The Englishmen’s bad luck lay particularly in their inability to press home to the full their great advantage. SYDNEY, This Day. The Herald, commenting on the cricket, says that the much-discussed spin of the coin again favoured Australia, and with the pitch so eminently suited for run getting everything was in favour of another big first innings total for Australia. Expectations, however, were far from being realised, and the close of play brought the Australian side to a position whereupon on paper it can hardly congratulate itself. The absence of Bardsley quite upset- the battinir order of the Australian side, and incfdentally emphasised the importance of a suitably arranged batting order of going in. Bardsley and Collins have long been recognised as an ideal pair of opening batsmen, where soundness is an essential batting qualification. In a sense the day’s cricket wa s a triumph for the English team. The plan of attack centred round Tate. It was intended that he should bowl for an hour or so, mainly keeping the runs down at the upper end, but this plan went astray when he injured himself, and when the captain also fell a victim, to a, strain and had to leave the field for most of the afternoon. By the loss of tiie full vigour of Tate’s bowling, the attack in the later part of the day suffered a severe handicap . late is undoubtedly the English team’s match winner.

IN PRAISE OF GILLIGAN

LONDON, Jan. 16.

P. F. Warner, writing in the Morning Post, says that the suggestion mado in „ certain quarter that Gilligan should stand down, cannot he entertained for a single moment. In a, team of brilliant fielders Gilligan is a star of the first magnitude. The example lie sets is infectious. Letters I receive from Australia show the whole team is immensely popular. They say that Gilligan and his men are a wonderful band of sportsmen. A captain like that is worth his weight in gold in a test match, which is now becoming a sort of national, affair. I am quite certain that the chief

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ENGLAND V, SOUTH AFRICA

CAPETOWN, Jan. 16 In the test match England won by 10 wickets.