CRICKET TEST.

Wairarapa Age, 24 December 1924, Page 5

CRICKET TEST.

AUSTRALIANS SCORING WELL. RICHARDSON’S GOOD SCORE. (Press Association —Copyright.) (Received 7.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, Dec. 23.—Play commenced in very hot weather. The wicket was on the hard side and the outfield was good. A. Richardson and Kelleway carried on from the previous day to the bowling of Tate and Gilligan. Tato was in good form, but Richardson piled up the score in good style. When the board showed 84 Richardson was nearly run out. Gilligan nursed his bowlers and made frequent changes, but Richardson played them all confidently. His favourite stroke is a hard drive down the pitch. Kelleway scored slowly, his 23 taking 76 minutes. The second wicket yielded 75. Collins, on going.in to bat, received an enthusiastic welcome. He opened cautiously, and in the half-hour before lunch made two runs. Freeman’s deliveries were pitched well up, and the runs against him were mostly stolen singles. The English fielding was excellent. Chapman, Gilligan, Freeman and Hendren were responsible for some sharp returns. Tate was suffering from an injury to the foot and was unable to reproduce the first day’s form. Richardson, when two off the century, tapped a ball back into Freeman’s hands. He has the unfortunate habit, when within striking distance of the century, of trying to pass it with a big hit. Ho hit 9 fours. Play now livened up. Collins showed splendid judgment in placing, his strokes. The second century took 198 minutes. When the total was 210 Collins put the ball into Woolley’s hands in the slips, but the fieldsman, dropped it. Collins’s own tally was then 37. Woolley redeemed himself somewhat by brilliantly catching Ponsford. Abandoned for the Day. (Received 9.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, Dee. 23.—Heavy clouds made their appearance during the afternoon and conditions became sultry at the tea adjournment. A heavy gale, with a dust storm, arrived and compelled an adjournment with the score at 257 for 5 pickets, as it was almost impossible to see across the ground. A phenomenal scene followed, the crowd scurrying for shelter while myriads of newspapers, ' which had been used to sit upon, were blowing up in the air and across the ground. A little rain fell about 5 p.m. Play resumed at 5.30 p.m. in heavy wind, but had to be abandoned for the day six balls later. The attendance was 16,000. ENGLAND, first innings 298 AUSTRALIA, first innings . . 450 Second Innings. Bardsley, b Tate 22 A. Richardson, c and b Freeman 98 Kelleway, b Gilligan 23 Collins, not out 58 Ponsford, c Woolley, b Freeman 27 V, Richardson, c Hendren, b Tate 18 Hendry, not out 6 Extras 6 Total for 5 wickets 258 -(P.A.) HIGH SCHOOL MATCH. NEW PLYMOUTH, Dec. 23.—The two days’ college cricket match concluded to-day between New Plymouth Boys’ High School and Nelson College. New Plymouth made 177 (Fletcherl 48) and 77, Nelson replying with 171 (Shanley 73) and 74. New Plymouth won by 9 runs.—(P.A.)