BIG CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 22 December 1925, Page 9

BIG CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA.

New Zealand v. Victoria. HOMi: TEAM’S HIG SCORE. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. Received Dec. 21, 8.40 p.m. MELBOURNE, Dec. 20. Tlie weather was hot with a strong wind for the continuation of the match Victoria v. New Zealand. The wicket was good. Patrick was unable to held owing to a split finger. Hendry continued to hat stylishly. Lansdown was neat, but slow. Pie was smartly caught behind the wickets, after US minutes, having scored no boundaries. The partnership yielded 204 runs, of which Hendry made 15 3. Liddicutt gave a very bright display. Pie hit hard, and ninety runs were added in an hour. Five hundred came up after 375 minutes’ play. When 275, Hendry survived a unanimous appeal for a catch behind the wickets. It appeared to be a bad decision. Both batsmen obtained many runs owing to the faulty placing of the field. When 29 5, Plendry gave a difficult chance to Blunt in the slips, off Cunningham. Liddicutt was caught at cover a nice catch. In his 63 minutes at the crease, he hit six fours, and a forceful partnership added 110 runs. At luncheon, it was decided to close the innings. Hendry had batted 323 minutes, hitting 26 fours. He gave a magnificent display.' Hendry holds the record score against New Zealand. Cunningham bowled best, maintaining a good length. He was unlucky at times. Lowry kept wickets well. The fielding generally was of a high standard. The full time of the innings was 423 minutes. New Zealand at the Wickets.

In New Zealand’s second innings, Blunt gave a grand display, making the bowling look cheat), and scoring strokes through all parts of the field. He scored twice as fast as Worker. The partnership realised 86 runs. Blunt batted 47 minutes, and hit six fours. He was bowled by a particularly good ball. Worker and Alleott were steady. The. century came at the end of sixty-seven min- ' utcs. Worker, when 37, gave an easy chance to Mitchell at square leg off Lansdown. Alleott at 24, gave a chance at the wickets off Liddicutt. . Worker, after giving, at 41, a chance to long-off, off Lansdown, was caught I at square leg in the last over before tea. He batted 9 7 minutes., scoring two fours. Play Out Time. Alleott went the first over after tea,' to a nice catch in the outfield, aftc* having batted 51 minutes. The batsmen appeared too eager to hit the slow bowler (Lansdown), who at one stage had 4 wickets for 3G. More than one batsman committed suicide. Oliver, however, scored four boundaries in one over off Lansdown, putting on twentysix in sixteen minutes by good driving. The scoring rate then became slower, the batsmen’s idea being to play for .. draw. Oliver and Alloo offered good defence. Oliver made 50 in 57 minutes. Bowling changes were frequent. Oliver went out. through missing with a wild swipe, having batted 05 minutes, and scored eight fours. He gave a good exhibition, and the partnership was a valuable one, adding 76. Alloo was patient, spending 98 minutes at the crease. Tiie New Zealand batting and fielding was excellent throughout, but the bowling was mediocre. The match was drawn. I Following are the scores: I VICTORIA. First Innings. Mayne, c Lowrv, b Blunt 57 Cosgrave, c Crawford, b Hope 33

Hendry, not out . 325 Atkinson, b Blunt lb Mitchell, b Cunningham 21 Hansford, c Allcott, b Cunningham 19 Lansdown, c Lowry, b Cunningham 51 Liddieutt, c Dncre, b Allcott 47 "Wilkinson, not out 8 j Sundries 12 Total for seven, wickets (declared) 592 Bowling analysis: Hope took 1 for 90, Cunningham 3 for 173, Allcott 1 for 28, Blunt 2 for 152, Patrick 0 for 10, Alloo 0 for 27. I NEW ZEALAND. First Innings 314 Second Innings. Blunt, b Eluding 57 Worker, c Mitchell, h Lansdown ... 42 Allcott, e Wilkinsin. b Lansdown... 31 Dncre, c Mitchell, b Lansdown ... 12 Alloo, not out 18 Lowry, st Atkinson, b Lansdown ... A Oliver, Ibw b Mitchell 58 Crawford, not out 5 Sundries 12 Total l’or six wickets . . . . 23 6 Bowling analysis : Gamble 0 for 42, Wilkinson 0 for 32\ 1 lor 34, Lansdown 4 for 76, Liddieutt 0 for 21, Hansford 0 for 1, Mitchell 1 for 9.