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Taranaki Daily News, 15 November 1920, Page 3

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ENGLAND v. VICTORIA. SECOND DAY'S PLAY. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. 14, 5.5 pm. Melbourne, Nov. 14. In tho match England v Victoria, the second day's piny yesterday was resumed in tot, ippres.;lve weather, on an excellent wicket, perfect for batting. The attendance was estimated at 25,000. McDonald and Mullett were the bowlers, hut despite the numerous bowling changes, Hobbs and Russell (who were opening England's first innings) scored regularly. The latter was moro enterprising than his partner, hut the hatting was generally more solid than brilliant. Immediately after lunch Russell was caught at mid-on. His display was solid, but blemished by a chance at the wiekeu early in the innings. The Victorian" bowling was particularly weak and slow. The scoring was consequently hard to understand.

Hearne was forty-nine minutes reaching 10, and the crowd, becoming impatient, started barracking, causing Hobbs to offer the crowd his bat. Hobbs reached the century by driving a. full toss from Liddlcutt, after 184 minutes' hatting. Two hundred was hoisted in even lime. The weakest howling was treated with the greatest respect, batsmen declining a risk of any kind. An occasional boundary strike while Willis was bowling, temporarily brightened play, and he was lustily cheered, but. the scoring soon slackened In brilliance, being patchy. Soon after tea Hobbs lost his wicket being snapped in the slips by a smart catch. He gave no chances. He was batting for 230 minutes and his score included eight fours, and was a notable display of orthodox cricket, characterised by sdjid strokes on both sides of the wicket. Despite periods of adverse barracking, he received a magnificent ovation on his return to tt& pavilion. His wicket cost Ryder 44 runs. Victoria's fielding was Inconsistent throughout, sometimes becoming slack. Mayne was particularly faulty. ' y Hearne gave a. sharp chance at GG to McDonald in the slips, off Lampard, the strok; producing a couple. Hearne earned cheers for dashingly driving Park over the boundary for six—the first in the match. "ftrce hundred appeared in 295 minutes. Heaina had brightened tho scoring considerably, but was badly (missed by McDonald at m(d-on, off Liddlcutt at 45. Nino bowlers were tried, the best of whom was Lampard, although erratic at times. Scores: — VICTORIA. First Innings 274 ENGLAND. / First Innings, Hobbs, c. Moyes, b. r Ryder I.U Russell, c. Mullett,'b. McDonald ~.. 49 Hoarne, not out , n Hendren, not out ..A '.....,. 77 Extras , 4 Total (for two wickets) 1>45 —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NEW SOUtTwaTeS TEAM. Received Nov. 14, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, Nov. 14. The team selected to represent New South Wales against the Englishmen on Friday next _is: Collins, Mailey, Oldfleld, Andrews, Gregory, Trc-nnery, Taylor, MacArtney, Kellei way, Bardsley, nnd Hendry, with Tozer as twelfth man.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, WORD OF TWO MEANINGS. Nov. 14, 5.5 p.m. London, Nov. 13. The Daily News deprecates attaching undue importance to the reported barracking. The word has a different meaning In Australia and England, and the Daily News says we will probably hear much about barracking before the tour is over.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received Nor. 14, 5.5 p.m. London, Nov. 13. The v Daily chronicle's cricket correspondent, commenting on the spectators' barracking Douglas's l.h.w. appeal, says It Is not cricket. The correspondent adds: "Judging from the cabled reports it seems time the Australian authorities took definite steps to suppress such unsportsmanlike outbreaks before the nervous tension of the tests is reached."—Aus -N.Z. Cable Assn. SCHOOL CRICKET. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Oamaru, Nov. 13. An Inter-schools cricket match, Christchurch Boys' High School v. Waltakl 8.H.5., was played on the school grounds in fine weather on a batsman's wicket, anil ended In a draw. Christchurch, batting first, made 307 runs (Pago 209 not out. Jacobs 41. Hay 111, Powell 25. Holmies 21). Waitaki responded with 117 (Scrimshaw 30, Sumpter 35, Parkes 26). Following on. Waitaki made a splendid recovery, scoring 302 for live wickets when the Innings was declared closed (Smyth 188, Hunter 71, Parkes 45, Searlo 20). Christchurch. in their second innings, losl nno wicket Tor 35. Howclls, Darragh, and Scrimshaw wero the best bowlers for Waitaki and Page, Burrows, and D.tvey for Christchurch.