CRICKET TOUR

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22578, 17 November 1936, Page 9

CRICKET TOUR

ENGLISH TEAM NEW SOUTH WALES LEAD VISITORS' HEAVY TASK SECOND INNINGS OPENS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received November 16, 9.35 p.m.) SYDNEY. Nov. 16 The third day of the cricket match between England and New South Wales opened to-day in cool weather. The wicket was wearing. The attendance numbered 8760. New South Wales, which had lost four wickets on Saturday for 122, completed its second innings to-day, making a total of 326 runs. At stumps England had lost two wickets for 95. The play this morning was very peaceful. Chipperfield and McGilvray batted sedately and most of the runs scored were in ones and twos. McGilvray, after an unimpressive innings, was bowled round his legs. McCabe, who had Fingleton to run for him, was also restrained, but no doubt he was handicapped by the injury to his groin and could not use his feet properly. Wicket Developing Patches At the luncheon adjournment England looked a beaten side. The bowlers completely lacked sting and the fielding was ragged. New South Wales at this stage was 326 runs ahead with fiv« wickets in hand, and with the wicket becoming dusty and developing patches, England faced an apparently hopeless task.

Chipperfield in tlie morning batted slowly and safely, reaching 50 in 137 minutes. McCabe punished anything loose, and, after a fine fighting innings, in which he hit five boundaries, he was brilliantly caught forward of short leg by the rival captain. Chipperfield and McCabe added 96 runs for the sixth wicket.

Chipperfield progressed in a very tedious fashion, and had reached 86 when the last man, Oldfield, came in. Oldfield had not intended to bat, as one of his eyes was closed as a result of a heavy cold. Nevertheless, he played really well until yorkered. Chipperfield 97 not out Chipperfield had crept up to 97, and when the innings closed he had been in for 227 minutes, and his runs included only five fours. The New South Wales innings occupied 311 minutes. None of the English bowlers was very impressive.

England began an uphill fight at 4.15 p.m., requiring 447 runs to win. The new opening pair, Worthijigton and Barnett, started cautiously, but the former soon opened out. He scored 28, including six boundaries, in 35 minutes before he was completely beaten by O'Reilly, who thus had one wicket for none.

O'Reilly continued to bowl with remarkable accuracy, and in the eight succeeding overs only six runs were scored off him. His average should have been two for seven, Marks missing an easy catch in midfield when Barnett skied a ball. Slow Scoring by Hammond Hammond was most subdued when opposed to spin bowlers, and took 50 minutes to reach double figures. Both batsmen then settled down and were batting more confidently when Barnett was run out just before stumps were drawn. Details of the scores are: — NEW SOUTH WALES First Innings 273 ENGLAND First Innings 153 NEW SOUTH WALES Second Innings Fingloton, lbw, b Hammond . . .. 42 Mudge, c Barnett, b Allen . . . . 34 Marks, b Allen 33 Robinson, run out 4 Chipperfield, not out .. . . . . 97 McGilvray, b Copson 12 McCabe, c Allen, b Copson . . . . 46 Hynes, b Worthington 15 White, c Ames, b Sims .... 5 O'Reilly, c Hnrdstaff, b Sims . . 2 Oldfield. b Sims 12 Extras 24 Total 326 Bowling.—Copson took two wickets for 91, Allen two for 69, Sims three for 103, Hammond one for 31, Worthington one for 8 ENGLAND Second Innings Worthington, b O'Reilly * . . 28 Barnett, run out . . . . . < . . 35 Hammond, not out 23 Sims, not out . . . . ■ • • • . • 5 Extras . 4 Total for two wickets . . . . 95 Bowling.—Hvnes took no wickets for 31, McGilvray nono for 5, Mudge none for 25, O'Reilly one for 17, Chipperfield nono for 5, Robinson none for 7. SHEFFIELD SHIELD SOUTH AUSTRALIA 386 VICTORIA'S SECOND INNINGS (Received November 16, 10.25 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Nov. 16 In tho Sheffield Shield cricket match at Melbourne to-day South Australia mado a first innings score of 386 (Richard-son 38). Ebeling took four wickets for 74 and McConnick two for 85. Victoria, which had made 401 in the first innings, had lost one wicket for 97 (Rigg. not out, 52, Darling, not out, 40), when stumps were drawn.