BIG SCORE BY N.S.W.

Southland Times, Issue 20939, 23 November 1929, Page 7

BIG SCORE BY N.S.W.

153 FOR FIVE WICKETS BRILLIANT INNINGS BY , BRADMAN A CHANCELESS 157 (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) (Rec. 10.15 p.m.) Sydney, November 22. Having 453 runs on the scoring board and five wickets in hand, New South Wales have set the Marylebone team a solid task. The weather was glorious and the wicket perfect for the opening of the match today. Bradman treated 10,375 spectators to a brilliant exhibition. of scoring, making a chanceless 157 in 195 minutes. - Sixteen boundaries were included in his total. He attacked the bowling from the outset and treated all alike. He scored at double the rate of his partners, Jackson and Kippax. The former was never comfortable, and succumbed to a smart catch behind the wickets. Kippax was more subdued than usual, and had several lives. After tea, however, he and Marks treated the tired bowling with scant respect and signified his century with two beautiful fours. He was then caught in the outfield by Dawson. Allsopp is playing in his first big game and proved himself a fine cricketer. The bowling of the visitors was never impressive, and the fielding was very lax, Duleepsinhji being a brilliant exception. The English team consisted of Gilligan, Dawson, Turnbull, Legge, Duleepsinhji, Bowley, Woolley, Worthington, Allom, Barratt and Benson. Following are the scores:— NEW SOUTH WALES. —First Innings.— Fairfax l.b.w. b Allom .. .. 14 Jackson c Benson b Allom 49 Bradman, b Worthington 157 Kippax c Dawson b Bowley 109 Marks c and b Bowley 38 Allsopp not out J. 47 McCabe not out 16 Extras .. .. 23 Total for five wickets .. .. .. 453 THE QUEENSLAND MATCH. (Rec. 7 p.m.) Sydney, November 22. It was announced to-day that the English cricketers’ match against Queensland will be played, but restricted to three days. Andrew Ducat, Queensland’s English coach, will be included in the visiting side if Marylebone is agreeable. A COMING STAR ALLSOPP IMPRESSES CRITICS. GREAT DISPLAY IN COLTS' MATCH. In view of the impressive display by Allsopp yesterday the following comment on his display in the Colts’ match between New South Wales and Queensland should prove of interest. The writer is “Not Out,” of the Sydney Hefcreq. The star feature was the batting of C. Allsopp, the country colt, who made 67 by most brilliant batting, cracking the ball in all directions,, on the drives, the cuts the forcing shots to the on, and getting such pace into the ball that the spectators were worked up enthusiastically. Allsopp is 21 years of age, the wicketkeeper of the side, and an athlete to his finger-tips, with the bounce and spring of a man in perfect condition. He is engaged at the Yanco Irrigation Farm, and is under Major Parsonage, so long associated with Waverley District. George Garnsey, some little time back, mentioned Allsopp to me as a young player of uncommon abilities. He is all that —a real find. Four years ago he was coached by Billy Farnsworth, whom he resembles at the wickets. W.F. predicts great things for him. Allsopp made a striking impression on the old-stagers. Charlie Bannerman, Jack Tooher, Dr Roland Pope, and E. J. Briscoe, two of these former international umpires, were enraptured with his batting. Charlie Bannerman, at the close of play, wended his way to the home team’s dressing room to congratulate the young chap. It was an innings after Charlie’s own heart; he has always believed that the cricket ball was made to hit. It is the first time I have seen Allsopp play. Though this is only a colts’ match, I should not hesitate to say that he at once jumps into the running for a place in the Australian team for England as the second wicketkeeper, and a batsman of great possibilities. After seeing Allsopp carry his bat for 155 in the second innings “Not Out” wrote: Allsopp, playing superbly, and hooking with the sting of a champion, reached the century in an hour and 45 minutes. He was concentrating not on his own runs, but on winning the lead for his side. Allsopp carried out his bat for 155, after batting three hours, and hitting seventeen 4’s. On the slower impaired wicket he added to the striking impression his batting created on Saturday. Allsopp is an Australian Eleven find as batsman, cover-point, and wicketkeeper. If we except W. L. Murdoch, the champion batsman of this country in the eighties, no Australian wicketkeeper could bat as ably as this colt. An athlete, gymnast of excellent skill, Rugby centre three-quar-ter or five-eighths, and cricketer of varied attainments, he is a type apart. Major A. Parsonage is to be congratulated on bringing such a young fellow to the front, for he is the finished product in cricketing mind, in power to do things, and in judgment. Allsopp is the colt who compiled in most attractive form 24 and 79 against the English team at Goulburn last season. He seems to possess that easy power of concentration that eliminates nerves.