THE BATSMEN'S DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12001, 2 December 1924, Page 8

THE BATSMEN'S DAY

; ;_|NBLI&HMEH SCORE_S22 QUEENSLAND BOWLING GUOD, ESPECIALLY HORNIBROOK’S. * FIELDING POOR. ~ Bv To fegr a ph. —Press Assn. —Copyriaht. (Received December I, 7-40 p.m.) BRISBANE, December 1. Tlio match between England and *' ' OutsmSlarirt ~i\ ;.s resumed to-day in dull * '* "T?fit'fifib*>?t?atfaer. The wicket rolled out * well, promising England a hard, fast “ pitch. There wbre (jOOO spectators in "* during the afternoon. England con- " tinued to bat. Hendren being out to ", ‘Leal -flic Test "pTeViWUS' sectr©' by an ~ " 'EngfihrnSh. but hV fhif’od."Hornibrook, whom Hendren highly praises, claiming him as a victim. The Middlesex eba-m- ---<■ - mon was- badly beaten before Horni- -- * -brook’s slow -ball, which brought bis downfall. Hendren had, however, playr ed a great innings, marked by bard hitting in front of" this wicket: Why- " sail gave his best display of the tour, driving vigorously, and enlivened proceedings by sweet leg glancing. MANY CATCHES' MISSED. The last half-hour’s play was sensational. Little Freeman and the bulky Tyldesley hit everything into the air, 5 but the Quenslnnd fielding .was a * tragedy, and each batsman was given several lives, which thrilled the crowd, „ but furnished poor support for the Queensland howlers. Finally Freeman ~ was briUiar-.tly caught out on the boundary., * Tht> . Queensland bowling to-day was first-class, .Hornibrook doing the beat work seen for seme lime. O’Copnor was a great wicket-keeper, only two extras being recorded. HOME TEAM BEGINS WELL.

When the Queenslanders went in to bat the English bowlers, backed by first-class fielding, made them fight for the runs. Tate and Gilligan merited respect, but it was the slow bowlers who gave the batsmen the greatest concern. Rowe and Thompson gave a bright display. Rowe is the most stylish oat in Queensland, and he played a charming innings, especially when he was opposed to the fast bowlers, whom * lie treated with confidence. Thompson ia a hard hitter, whose constancy is proverbial in Queensland, and be laid on the wood to the slow bowlers, timing his strokes well, and nsing his feet to much advantage. ’QUEENSLANDERS PLEASED.. ■When Rowe was brilliantly thrown L A>ut by Tate the total was 124 for three r wiekets, the best opening score in Queensland big cricket for many years. *- - It was not that England wae giving “ • —away anything, for the fielding was -always keen, but the batting up to this ** • *- stage was quite equal to the bowling, as • ~dard. NaturalLv the home- supporters I -were well pleased. Then Tate found: the spot, and two wickets fell to eon-! =ccutive balls. Several of the Queens-1 land colts failed to master the English bowling, and the end was in sight when •“ -lumps were drawn.

THE BOWLING. Tate was the star bowler, although to-day he. was not up to the. standard of the great Barnes, to whom he was likened in tlio south. His swinging trimmer was in length and direc- ■ "tion beyond reproach. Gilligan asked ~ • "Freeman to*do She* heavy .vat -but he ~ ‘ was not over-da ngeroues—The Englishmen's fielding was -wonderfully-* keenand clean, and the throws m to the wicket were accurate. Whysall waa •little superior to Queensland’s wicket- "• " keeper. ' Z'Z ENGLAND. First Innings. Hobb3, c O’Connor, b Hornibrook 51 ,SutcH£e c Bensted, b McDonald ... 24 Sandham, c and b Oxenham 64 Bryan, c and b Hornibrook ... 4 Hendren, c Oxenham, b Hornibrook 168 Chapman, c Rowe, b Bensted . 80 Whysall; b Hornibrook 46 Gilligan, b Oxenham S Tate, c Shewan, b Hornibrook 20 Tyldesley, not out . 39 Freeman, c Oxenham, b Rowe 21 Extras 2 Total - ......v. 522 ’ Bowling 'analysis.—Hornibrook, five wickets for 210 runs; Shewan, none for 71; Oxenham, two for 114; McDonald, one for 63; .Rowe,, one for 41: Bens ted, QUEENSLAND. First-Innings. ‘ "O’Connor, b Tyldesley 29 Bensted, lbw B Freeman '4O .Rose, thrown but 32 »» -Oxenham, b Tyldesley 21 Jlefferan, b Tate 0 ~ -McDonald, b Tate 8 McFarlane, c Gilligan, b Tate ... 7 Cain, not out 18 Hornibrook, not out '5” Extras 19 Total for eight wickets 218 AN AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN COLLINS NOT AVAILABLE. By Telegraph —Press Assn.—Copyright SYDNEY, December 1. , C H. L. Collins is not available for the Australian Eleven in the match against - .England, and his place has been taken ».-ihy H. L. Hendry. -