BY SIX WICKETS.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1924, Page 7

BY SIX WICKETS.

VICTORIA BEATS ENGLAND. WINNING RUN RIGHT ON TIME. MAYNE GIVES FINE DISPLAY. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, Received Nov. 19, 7.30 p.m. Melbourne, Nov. 19. Victoria defeated the English cricketers by six wickets. The weather was dull and muggy when play was resumed. The attendance was fair and the wicket good. Victoria’s not out men, Mayne (55) and Woodfull (54) faced Kilner and Gilligan, the overnight score being 111 for one wicket. When he had added one to his overnight score Mayne should have been run out, but Whysall, the wicketkeeper, fumbled the ball. Mayne then cut Kilner for two. Woolley was absent owing to an injured knee. Chapman fielding as substitute. W!hy.sall caught Woodfull off Gilligan’s first ball in the third over. He had -been in 97 minutes and made 61. The crowd were urging the batsmen to hit out, and Liddicutt drove Gilligan for two. Then he was clean bowled, by the latter. The batsmen went after runs. Hartkopf threw himself into the task, having a close shave, but adding five to the score. Then he square cut Gilligan to the boundary. Mayne lifted Kilner to the fence and got into the seventies. With an hour to go and 88 runs required to win, Freeman, in slips, at last caught Mayne, who had given a stylish and chanceless display, batting 167 minutes for 87 runs. Amidst barracking from the crowd against wasting time. Hartkopf and Hendry became aggressive. Douglas was bowling the leg theory, but the scoring mounted rapidly, and Victoria won with one minute to go anridst wild excitement. Details: ENGLAND. First Innings 240 ►Second Innings 241 VICTORIA. First Innings 2(29 Second Innings. Mayne, c Freeman, b Gilligan .... 87 Park, b Gilligan 1 Woodfull, c Whysall, b Gilligan . . fil Liddicutt, b Gilligan 7 Hartkopf, not out 5(1 Hendry, not out 36. Extras 5 Total (for four wickets) 253 Bowling analysis—Gilligan took four wickets for 89 runs: Douglas, none for 25: Woolley, none for 21; Freeman, none for 34; and Kilner, none for 79.