ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14849, 28 November 1911, Page 7

ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

EVEN SCORING IN SYDNEY. WOOLLEY BATTING BRIGHTLY. THE REVIVAL OF S. E. GREGORY. By Telegraph.— Tree* Association.—Copyright (Received November 27, 7.45 p.m.) Sydney, November 27. With four wickets down for 151 on Friday, the Englishmen to-day continued their innings, and. were all out for 238. New South Wales has lost eight wickets for. 198, and is thus 40 runs behind, with two wickets in hand. No rain had fallen since Saturday evening, and the wicket rolled out hard and fast. The weather was fine and hot. The attendance was 12,000. Mead (41) and Foster (15) resumed batting to the bowling of Hordern and Cotter. After a few singles, Foster magnificently drove Cotter for four. Off Cotter's next ball ho attempted to repeat the performance, and Gregory, at cover-point, brought off a remarkable catch. The ball was travelling at lightning speed, only a few inches from the ground.' : . . In Cotter's next over Mead tipped a good length ball to the wicketkeeper, and was caught. .He had batted 172 minutes for his 46. Meads style is more safe than brilliant. - Douglas was in for 20 minutes without scoring. Trumper then dropped a easy catch by Douglas, off Hordern, but the next ball Douglas was given out leg-before. He did not play a single forcing stroke. With Woolley and Barnes together, play brightened. The former used his feet, and hit with great freedom. He lifted Hordern for six. • The second century appeared in 267 minutes. Barnes was the next victim. Folkard bowled him with an off-break, which the batsman did not attempt to play, and which took the bail/*.

Strudwick, the English wicketkeeper, was bowled by a particularly fast delivery from Cotter, after scoring live. Hitch started by pasting Cotter twice for four. He was bowled by Hordern, the end coming in the third over after lunch.. Wooiley was left not out with 43. He batted for 48 minutes, and hit five fours and one six. His on-play was powerful, and. he is the most attractive batsman in the team. New, South Wales started disastrously. Trumpet- was cleverly caught by Strudwicli, off Foster; in the nrsfc over, and Macartney, who then 1 joined. Bardsley, was out leg-btt'ore to Douglas, who, was fowling from the other end. They had each scored one. ' : *, '' ' Bardsley was not long in following. He scored 24 in vigorous style, and then, 111 trying to cut a good length fast ball from Foster, tipped it to Strudwick, the wicketkeeper .claiming' his second ; victim. •,, , Gregory and Barbour played very carefully,' and scored almost as slowly as the Englishmen, the '. half -century taKing 55 minutes. ~........' . At 53 Wooiley relieved Douglas. His second ball Gregory tipped high in the slips, but Foster failed to reach it.; 'Barbour was in for" 36 minutes before he scored his second run. : He had been hitting hard, but the field was well placed. ■ After the tea adjournment play sparkled, and 100 appeared in 87 minutes. Barnes and Hearne were both expensive. # ' Douglas replaced Hearne, and again Gregory placed Douglas's second ball; to Foster, in the slips, and this time Foster brilliantly caught it. Gregory had scored his 66 in 82 minutes,-; playing pretty cricket. . j "' ~■■"■"'''■' -■■''." : ."'\'{\ Three balls later McElhone was out legbefore to Douglas, without scoring. Barbour played confidently, but when he had scored 37 Hitch bowled him with a perfect length and very fast ball. • :. Hordem joined Minnett. The former was uncomfortable, and after scoring three was caught by. Gregory (who was fielding as substitute for Douglas), off . Hitch. Folkard made half a dozen, and was then bowled with a splendid ball by Foster. Minnett (52 not out) played an excellent innings, without taking liberties. Ho scored all round the wicket, and reached his 50 in 75 minutes. .

The English fielding and returning were not equal to tho standard- of previous English teams. .. . • The details of the scoring are :— :\: ENGLAND.—lnnings. ; Hobbs, c Bardsley, b Folkard ... 15 Rhodes, c Cotter, b Hordera ... ... >:'• 15 Gunn, run out ... ...,...,! ... 50, Mead, c Carter, b Cotter, ....:»..-; 46 Hcarno, i c Carter, b Cotter ... ... 2 Foster, c Gregory, c b Cotter 22 Douglas, . lbw, b Hordern' ... ... 0 Woolley, not out... v ... ;. ... : ... *43 Barnes, : b Folkavd ... ..'* .... 12 Strudwick, b Cotter. ... . ... , ..5 Hitch, b Hordern . ..." ...:..... 9 Sundries ... - ... < «.. ... 19 '.'■.- Total ... , ..., ..." .... . .., .' ... 233 Order of fall of wickets : One, for 25, two for. 43, three for 116, four for : 124, five for 160, six for 166, seven for 168, eight for 213, nine for 221. , •; . Bowling Analysis : Macartney took no wickets for 9 runs; Folkard, two for 45 ; Hordern, three for 62; Cotter, four for 54; Minnett, none for 58. NEW SOUTH WALES.—First Innings. Trumper, c Strudwick, b Foster ... 1 Bardsley, c Strudwick, b Foster ... 24 Macartney, lbw, b Douglas 1 Gregory, "c Foster, b Douglas ... 66 Barbour, b Hitch 37 McElhone, lbw, b Douglas 0 Minnett, not out .[ .'. 52 Hordern, c sub., b Hitch 3 Folkard, b Foster ... ... ... 6 Carter, not out ... '■.•••'•! 1 Sundries • ... ... ..., ... 7 Total for eight wickets ... ... 198 SOUTH AUSTRALIA FOLLOWS ON. (Received November 27, 10.25 p.m.) Melbourne, November 27. s The South Australian v. Victoria match, in which Victoria scored 555 (Armstrong 250), and in which the visitors had seven wickets down for 131, was continued today. .. ;; v ;': :> ;' : ':';r'''!" '*■ \ South Australia's first innings closed for 232, the chief scorers being Dolling 94, Rees (not.out) 42, and Webster 25. Bowling analysis: Macrow, two wickets for 27 runs; Matthews, three for 68; Kyle, throe for 47; Ransford, two for 22. ■ The South Australians followed on, and in their second innings have eight wickets down for 171, the chief scorers being:— Mayne 22, Dolling 20, and C. Hill 55.