ENGLAND WINS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9863, 19 February 1925, Page 5

ENGLAND WINS.

INNINGS AND 29 RUNS WILD ENTHUSIASM. Electric Telegraph—Press Association MELBOURNE, February 18. Australia required 105 runs to avert an innings defeat when Taylor (59) and Kelleway (23) resumed batting this morning in dull, but fine weather on a slow wicket. Kelleway swung GiJligan’s first delivery to the fence. After batting for 185 minutes, Taylor clipped a fast one from Gilligan to Wool lev in the slips and the chance was held. The University boy had given a stylish and aggressive display, the score including three fburs. He was accorded an ovation on returning to the pavilion. Andrews hatted for a few minutes, then snicked a ball from Tate to Strudwick, behind the wicket. — 6—3—195 Australia was now in a desperate case, having lost two valuable wickets for twenty runs. Ponsford, the next man in, was particularly pant ions when facing Tate, while Kelleway was giving his best displav in tests at Melbourne, bis leg strokes being very effective. Hearne went on at 216, Tate taking the other end. The change was successful, Strudwick smartly catching Kelleway, who had lived up to iiis reputation as “the rock.” He had played a dogged, chance less innings lasting one hundred minutes.—7—43—22s. Tate then secured his third wicket for the morning by clean bowling Ponsford, who had shaped nicely.— 8—19—234. Gilligan’s tactics in persevering with Tate at the stand end thus proved a colossal sYiceess. A. Richardson had a short innings, Hearne getting him leg before. —9 —3 —238 Oldfield and Mailey were now tobether. Tate appealed lor leg before against Mailey, who flashed his bat, indicating that he had hit the ball. The crowd heckled Tate over this incident, Oldfield cut Hearne to the fence, winning applause. The pair went pegging along to save an innings defeat, hut Tate skittled Oldfield’s and tlie side was ont for 250. giving England the victory by an innings and twenty-nine runs. The finish was marked by wild enthusiasm, Tate being cheered and besieged by the crowd. Gilligan also came in for acclamation. Tim features of tlie match were Tate’s sensational bowling and Oldfield’s keeping. This is England’s first victory since 1912. ENGLAND. First innings 548 AUSTRALIA. First innings 269 SECOND INNINGS. Collins, c Wliysall, b Kilner ... 1 Bardsley, b Tate 0 Gregory, c Sutcliffe, b Kilner ... 45 Taylor, c Woolley, b Gilligan ... 68 Ryder, lbw b Woolley 38 Kelleway, c Strudwick, b Tate .. 42 Andrews, o Strudwick, b Tate .. 3 Ponsford, b Tate 19 A. Richardson, lbw b Hearne ... 3 Oldfield, b Tate 8 Mailey, not out 8 Extras 15 Total 250 Bowling analysis: Tate 5 for 75; Gilligan, 1 for 26; Kilner, 2 fry 41; Hearne, 1 for 76; Woolley, 1 for 17.