WOMEN’S CRICKET.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20483, 8 December 1934, Page 15

WOMEN’S CRICKET.

English Team AH Out 119 in Melbourne. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, December 7. The first match of the English women teanv lerS b f«an in Victoria to-day. The England—Misses Archdale (captain), .Snowball. Child. Hide. MacLagan, Partridge, Liehert. Spear, Richards Turner Taylor and Green (twelfth pja’ver). Victoria—Misses Deane (captain) M’Larty, Haggis, Morseland, Hills, Antonio, Clements, Tucker. Palmer. KetS or P ° r@re an<l ri>«y (twelfth player). ENGLAND. P’irst Innings. Snowball, h Kettels 2 MacLagan. Ibw b Palmer 21 Hide, b Antonio 12 Child, c. Clements b Antonio 9 Partridge, b Antonio 15 Richards, b Antonio 0 Arehdale, b Morseland 19 Turner, run out 14 Taylor, c M’Larty b Deane 1 Liehert, b Antonio 5 Spear, not out 11 Extras 10 Total 119 Bowling analysis.—Tucker, none for 16; M’Larty, none for 12; Palmer, one for 29; Antonio, five for 24; Kettels, one for 12; Haggis, none for S; Deane, one for 3: Morseland, one for 4; Clements, none for 1. Nearly 2000 watched the play, which was bright and interesting. The bowling was surprisingly effective, and tbc batswomen displayed sound tactics and footw-ork. Fast Bowlers Prevail on Hard Wickets. Fast bowlers were in their element on the hard wickets at Malvern Park to-day. when the women’s cricket competitions were continued. At 4 p.m. A. King (Puk.-tki) had Laften five Technical wickets for 1 I runs and p. Blaekler (Mai Moa), playing Argyle Housv, had taken three for 6. At Malvern Park Mai Mon met Argyle House, Technical played Pukaki and High School Old Girls were drawn against Warcwood. Spreydon and Borkenhnm were engaged at Beckenham Park. Progress scores:— Senior. Argyle House 47 for seven wickets (M. Jamieson 17, P. Blackler three for 6) v. Mai Moa. Technical 46 for five (B. Harvord 23, M. Norman 13; A. King live for 11) v. High School Old Girls 65 for six (M Preece 29 not out, H. Watson 16) v. Harewood. Junior. Tohe B 45 for five wickets (P. Cummings 18) v. To he A. Representative practice. In view of the coining representative fixtures and the ganves against the Englishwomen, the following players have been selected for practice;—B. Fellowes, E. Worniald and E. Berland (Sprevdon), M. Mark*,, V. Bel wort by. S. Garn’r and I’. Blackler (Mai Moa), B. Andrews and A. King (Ppkaki), F. Campbell and K. cursons (Beckenham), R. Symons. E. Jones, .J. Head. M. Norman, D. preece and I’. Taylor (Technical), Mortimer M - Jamieson ami ,M. RU-h----ards (A-gyle House), .1. Tullelt, J. Gray, ?J- pee**. -I- Webster. H. Watson and iv. Anderson (High School Old Girls). ihe practices will he held at Hagley Park and will be in charge of Mr F.