THE RECORD INNINGS SCORE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19991, 7 January 1927, Page 12

THE RECORD INNINGS SCORE.

MANY RECORDS BROKEN. Those who keep cricket scrap-books will desire to preserve the details of the record innings played by Victoria against New South "Wales on December 27 and 28. The following is the complete score: — VICTORIA. First Innings. W. M. Woodfull, c Ratcliffe, b Andrsws •• •• • • W. H. Ponsford, b Morgan 352 H. S. T. L. Hendry, c Morgan, b J. Ryder, c Kippax, h Andrews .. 295 H. S. Love, st Ratcliffe, b Mailey .. 6 S. King, st Ratcliffe, b Mailey .. .. i A. E. V. Hartkopf, c M Guirk, b Mailey .. •• •• •• Si A. E. Liddidut. b M’Guirk 36 J. L. Ellis, run out F. L. Morton, run out .. .. .. •• » D. D. J. Blackie, not out Sundries Total 1107 Fall of Wickets—One for 375, two for 594, three for 614, four for 031, five for 657, six for 834, seven for 915, eight tor 1043, nine for 1046, 10 for 110*. BOWLING. Overs. Runs. Mdus. Wkts. M'Namee .... 24 124 2 M’Guirk .. .. 20 130 JL 1 Mailey .... 64 362 Campbell .... 11 89 Phillips .. •• 11-7 64 _ Morgan .... 26 137 Andrews .. -. 21 148 _2 J Kippax .... 7 20 M’Namee and Mailey each bowled a noba The previous best score in an innings in first-class cricket was . 10 °9, mad e by Victoria against Tasmania in 1923. It has been claimed that this was not actually a first-class match, but the latest score cannot possibly be challenged on any grounds The best scores in first-class cricket aie made by the team first named thus:— 2107 —Victoria v. New South Wales, 1926. ioko' Victoria v. Tasmania, 1923. gigi— New South Wales v. South Australia, ,1901. .... iaoß 887—Yorkshire v. Warwickshire, 1830. 843.—Australians v. Oxford and Cambridge Past and Present, 1893. , g39_ New South Wales v. Tasmania, 1899 81 5—New South Wales v. Victoria, 1903. In a match against Maclaren b team in 1923 four centuries were scored by Victorians in an innings—H. S. Love (192) , V. S. Ransford (118 not out), A-K Lld d cut (102), and R. L. Park (101) each scored a century • . Five centuries have been scored in an innings on only one occasion—by b. E. Gregory (168), M. A. NoWe (153), L. o. S Poidevin (140), R. A. Duff (119) , and I’. A. Iredale (118). for Seuth Wales against South Australia in Sydney m 1901. The scores of W. H. Ponsford (352) and J. Ryder (205) create a record for the mncf runs made by two batsmen in an innings. J. T. Brown (300) and J. Tunnicliffe (243) supplied the nearest approach in their famous first wicket partnership of 554 in 1898 for Yorkshire v. Derbyshire at Chesterfield. . . v - . • During the long innings of Victona many records were broken. In no previous match has such a score as 573 —the first day’s total—been made in a day’s play, and the extraordinary feat was nearly repeated on the second day, when 534 runs were scored. The performance of J. Ryder in hitting six 6’s has never been exceeded. It is believed that the record m this respect was held by J. Worral, who hit four balls over the fence against New South Wales on the Melbourne ground in 1898. The following Australian records were made:— ,. h , gt wicket ; W. H. Ponsford and W. M. Woodfull, 375. In making this stand they beat the following records: — For Victoria v. New South Wales .. l->4 (J. Worrall and T. S. Warne, Sydney.) In Sheffield Shield matches, Victoria v. New South Wales .. .. • • 267 (R. A. Duff and V. T. Trumper. for New South Wales, Sydney, 1903.) In a first-class match other than a test match' on the Melbourne Cricket Ground • • • • (W. Hill-Wood and G. Wilson for England against Victoria, 1923.) In any first-class match on the Melbourne Cricket Ground .. • • • • -*23 (W. Rhodes and J. B. Hobbs, for England v. Australia, 1912.) Second Wicket. W. H. Ponsford and H. L. Hendry, 219. In making this stand they beat the folv. New South Wales .. 213 (E R. Mayne and R. L. Park, Sydney, 1919.) For Victoria in Sheffield Shield mutches •• •• •• •• •• •• 217 (W H. Ponsford and H. L. Hendry, Adelaide, 1926.) Sixth Wicket. J. Ryder and A. E. V. Hartkopf, 177. In making this stand they created a Victorian record in so far as no Victorian pair has ever made 100 for the sixth wicket against New South Wales in Sheffield Shield matches, and they beat the following record: —

For Victoria in a Sheffield Shield match 127 (W. W. Armstrong and N. Brown v. South Australia, 1911.) Eighth Wicket. J. Ryder and J. L. Ellis, 128. Jn making this stand they beat the following record: — For Victoria v. New South Wales .. 122 (F. A. Tarrant and T. S. Warnc, in Sydney, 1908.)