CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 November 1920, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE ENGLISHMEN'S DEFEAT. BURFMSE IN ENGLAND. By Telegraph.—l'ress Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. 23, t>.s p.m. London, Nov. 23. The New South Wales victory was mostly a great surprise. Moat critics believed the Englishmen had the game safely ill hand at the end of Saturday's play. It is generally admitted the Australians' strength for the tests has been under-rated, especially the bowling, but it Is pointed out that England's bowling strength was not fully avuilaUle. Ttto match has given increased interest to the first test match.—Aus.*N.Z. Cable Assn. SYDNEY CRICKETERS'JUBILANT. i Sydney, Nov. 23. : Critics who, up to yesterday, were doleful are now overflowing with jubilation at the result of the match. Praise of the splendid partnership of Collins and Macartney is mingled with surprise at tte failure of Eng* Hah bowling, all the possible bowlers having been tried out and proving equally ineffective. . One conclusion reached is that the test team must comprise a good sprinkling of New South Wales men. The Telegraph the anateh was largely Gregory's. He did all the big things, except score a century. He bowled the first j ball and mad© top score in the first innings. ' In each innings he captured tl:e bowling average and madj> the winning hit. The scene on the ground was remarkable. The attendance at the start was small, but as it became known that the local men were establishing a winning position the crowd rapidly swelled. The excitement throughout was keen and towards the close became tremendous. RECORD TAKINGS. Sydney, Nov. 23. The takings on the ttree days of the cricket match were £5025, a record. The previous best was £4500 at Melbourne several yean ago. The aggregate attendance was 68,000. ELTHAM v. OKAIAWA. The Okaiawa cricket team played Eltha-m! on Saturday. The wet weather Interfered considerably with play, and eventually the game had to be abandoned. The scores were : OKAIAWA. jC. Penny, run out . 20 iR. Penny, b. Little 0 Marsh, b. Fearon 12 NiMiolls, b. .Fearon 0 Whalen, b. Fearon 0 Harrison, b. Colo 13 Slinger, b. Cole 6 McGlnley. b. Fearon 27 Dundas, b. Stewart 8 MeuU, b. Stewart 2.'! Smith, not out 0 Extras 12 Total 121 ELTHAM. Little, b. Penny 4 Cole, not out 22 Feavon, not out 2 Extras 3 Total for one wicket 81 For EltVam, Fearon was the most successful bowler, taking, four of the Okaiawa wickets for 28 runs. MIDLANDS v. PATEA. Midla/ds (Hawern) visited Pateft on Saturday. and In Bplte of the rain managed to I complete a one-innings game, Midlands win- ! nlng by three wickets. . Following are the scores:— j fIPATEA. ! Gibbs, b. McLaren 1 . Hamel, b. McLaren 4 'Hemingway, 1 b.w., b. McLaren ...... p . Harding, b, Pratt 0 Martin, b. Machin 18 Ormesby, b. Machin 20 Weir. b. Machin 3 McDor.agh, not out 4 Norton, c. Pratt, b. Machin 1 I Cunningham, b. McLaren 9 ; Campbell, b. Machin 4 Extras 5 Total 09 Bowling analysis: McLaren, 4 wickets for 7 runs; Pratt, 1 for 21; Brown, 0 for 'l3; Machin, 5 for 18; Nlchol, o for i. • MIDLANDS, i Vowless, ryn out ; 11 Nlchol, 1.b.w.. b. Martin .... A Vinnicorabe, b. Martin 0 Pratt, b. McDouagh 8 .McLaren, b. McDouagh 11 Pet ers, b. McDonagh V 3 Henderson, at., b. Weir 12 MaeHn, not out 21 Mills, out out 5 Extras i Total for seven wickets 72 Bowling analysis: Martin, 2 for 19; McDonagh, 3 for 18; Glbbs,, 0 lor 18; Weir, 1 for 15. NORTH TARANAKI COMPETITION. TO-MORROW'S FIXTURES. The second round of the Thursday cowpetition in North Taranakl w!JI open tomorrow. The fixtures are:—New Plymouth v. Inglewood. at Recreation Grounds; Urenu. v. Tikorangi, at Urenui. Following is the New Plymouth team to meet Inglewood on the Recreation Ground?: Diunlss, Waller, Woollett, Kinnear, H&Tt, Welter, Whittle Jnr„ Wrlfcht, Large. H. Hoffmann, Valle, Oliver, E. Hoffmann. Players are to be on the ground by 1.30 sharp.