ENGLAND WIN

Wairarapa Age, 21 November 1928, Page 5

ENGLAND WIN

GAME AGAINST AUSTRALIAN! ELEVEN. HOME SIDE’S TAIL COLLAPSES. FIRST WIN OF TOUR. United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received Tuesday, 11.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 20. The cricket match was resumed in fine weather on an excellent wicket. In the second innings the Australian Eleven made 243 (Jackson, 61; Nothling, not out, 29). England in the second innings lost two wickets for 118 (Hobbs, not out, 67; Sutcliffe, 31). England won by eight wickets and one run. Tate, who took three wickets for 65 runs and Ge>ry who took three for 42. were England’s best bowlers, the Aus, tralian.tail collapsing badly. |Hooker and Bettington gave a good display of bowling for Australia and it will not. be surprising to see them playing later in Tests. Duckworth’s wicket-keeping was a feature of the match. This is the| first game England has won during the tour. —(Australian Press Association.) I HAWKE CUP PLAYERS SELECTED FOR PRACTICE The following players are requested to attend a special practice at the High School grounds ou Friday evening at 4.30 and each evening until further notice in connection with Wairarapa’s challenge for tho Hawke Cup: Bunny, Blamires, Ken Uttley. Torrance, Phelps. A. Hoar, F. Hoar, Whitburn, Renner, Gee, Patrick, Falioon, Tr,.cy, Groves. Morton, Lamason, Montgomery, Law, Denby, Trapp. Any player unable to travel to Dannwitke on November 39 must notify the secretary of the Cricket Association (Mr A. E. Freeman) at once.