ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18887, 9 December 1924, Page 9

ENGLISH CRICKETERS.

MATCH AT BRISBANE.

VISITORS OUT FOR 421.

GAME ENDS IN • A DRAW.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received 11.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. BRISBANE. Dec. S. The cricket- match England v. an Australian : Eleven was continued to-day in dull, threatening weather. Showers had fallen during the week-end, but the ticket was not affected, though the oatfield was perhaps a little slower.

England was fighting for runs, but. had averted a follow-or. before the seveuih wicket fell. The brightest innings was at the end. ' This was played by Kilner. who went- out boldly to the slow bowler, Grirnmett, and made him more expensive than .it any previous time in the match.

Kilner was badly missed by Taafe before he had reached double figures. The West Australian made a great effort to atone for this mistake when Kilner drove one from Hornibrook almost over the fence. Taafe sprang at the. ball and caught it, but he collided hard with the fence and fell like a log. The ball dropped to the ground. The fieldsman was dazed for a few moments and had to be assisted off the field.

Hendren played with restraint for his century,- which he readied after being at the wickets 204 minutes.

A feature of tho day was the big hitting by Ides ley off Grirnmett. He got a four and a six off successive balls. Then Grirnmett-, who had been drawing Tyldetiley out, clean bowled him. It was a great piece of heady bowling. England's innings lasted six and a-half hours.

Australia opened their second innings in a confident fashion. Hendry was evidently out for a merry life, but ho stepped in front of ono from Tvldesley. Excluding Chapman's hard hitting, nothing finer was seen in the match than the cricket played by Richardson and Kippax. The former scored with classic strobes in front and behind the wicket, his powerful driving strokes sending the ball like a shot to the fence. His glancing .vas also brilliant.

Douglas did not treat tho match too seriously. When he called Hendren, Sutcliffe, Sandham, and Chapman to the bowling crease he gave the • batsmen a chanco to open out and they took advantage of the opportunity, and scored freely. The match lost much of its interest in the closing stages, when there was little to suggest that first-class cricket was in progress. Douglas completed the farce by giving Strudwick the ball. Freeman took the gloves and there was great hilarity when Freeman stumped Oxenham off Strudwick. The latter went up the pitch and shook hands with Freeman.

Tho batsmen, of course, were all out to hit, and were not taking things seriously as a draw was inevitable.

Following are the details of the scores:— -

ENGLAND. First Innings. Douglas, b Grimmett . . ... . . 54 Strudwick, b Wallace 6 Suicliffe, lbw, b Richardson ■■ , . 19 Bryan, c and b Grimmett . . , . 29 Hendren, lbw, .b Oxenham .... i. ». 100 Sandham, lbw, b Oxenham . . . . 10 Chaprpan, st. O'Connor, b Grimmett . 92 Kilner, c O'Connor. l> Oxenham , . 52 Tvldesley. b Grimmett .. . , 29 Freeman, not out . . , . .*. 12 Howell, b Oxenham ... . . . . 1 Extras . . . . . . . . 17 Total . . 421 Bowling Analysis.—Wallace took one wicket for 54 runs; Hornibrook, none for 87; Grimmett, four for 176; Richardson, one for 40; Oxenham, four for 25; Hendry, none for 22. AUSTRALIA. First Innings . . . . . • • . 526 Second Innings. Hendry, lbw, b Tvldesley . . . . 25 O'Connor, b Howell . . . . . . 4" Richardson, st Strudwick, b Chapman 83 Kippax, not out. . .. . . .. 82 Thompson, c Bryan, b Chapman . . 12 Oxenham, st Freeman, b Strudwick 0 Ta-afe, not out . . . . < . . . 10 Extras . . . , . . . . 4 Total for five wickets ' . . . . 257 Bowling Analysis-:—Douglas took no wickets for 29 runs, --Kilner none for 17, Howell ono for 21, ' Tyldesloy one for 19, Sandham none for 24, Freeman none for 29, Bryan none for 25, Sutcliffe none for 13. Hendren none for 34, Chapman two for 33, Strudwick one for 9.