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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19247, 26 February 1925, Page 5

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A DRAWN GAME ENGLAND v. N.S.W. SOME TALL SCORING. Received February 25, 7.30 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 25. The weather was beautifully fine when New South AVales resumed their first innings against England Kelloway (22) and Ratcliffe (35) continuing on a. good wicket. With the dismissal of Ratcliffe after twenty-five minutes’ play. New South AVales’ chances of reaching six hundred looked black, but a last wicket partnership added thirtyfour. When the sixth wicket fell the board had showed 564, and all were out for 619. ' 'elleway batted very stubbornly. He occupied the crease .114 minutes and hit two fours. Scott provided the only bright patch in New South Wales’ tail. He should have been caught, by Howell when his score was two. The innings lasted 451 minutes. Kilner was the most successful bowler. His most dangerous ball was a slow one which hung in the air, so that the batsman tapped it into the fieldsmen’s hands. The English fielding was not up to the usual standard. England commenced their second strike seven minutes before lunch. Sandham and Whysall opened vigorously, fifty appearing after thirty-one minutes’ play, but. with AVhysall’s departure at fifty-seven, play steadied down and the second fifty took fiftythree minutes' to compile. Sandham played sound attractive cricket and displayed good judgment in placing strokes all round the wicket. Woolley commenced slowly and had a couple of narrow escapes before reaching double figures. The attendance in the afternoon was three thousand. Woolley made the pace after tea, scoring thirty-eight in twelve minutes. Two hundred was hoisted as the result of 136 minutes’ battin, the last fifty runs coming in twenty-one minutes. Woolley played a sterling innings, lasting 102 minutes, and hit eight fours. The second wicket added 149. Collins was saving Mailey and Kclloway for bowling in the Test (which commences on Friday). Sandham also scored rnpidly. Ho hung some time in the nineties, but ultimately reached the hundred in .178 minutes. Chapman went in for big hits. Ho played recklessly and had some narrow escapes. He made t wenty-throe in one over. Finally Sandham mishit a ball into Morgan’s hands. Ho had been 183 minutes at the crease, and his score included six fours. Chapman batted twenty-four minutes and hit four sixes and throe fours. The batsmen did not exert themselves running between wickets. The match was drawn. Scores:— NEW SOUTH WALES. First Innings—(Additional). Kelleway, c Hendren, b Freeman 38 Ratcliffe, c Gilligan, b Freeman 49 Wells, c Whysall, b Kilner 2 Hooker, c Freeman, b Kilner . .. 3 Scott, b Kilner 26 Mailey, not out .. .10 Extras .. .. .. .. 17 Total 619 Bowling.—Gilligan 0 for 81; Howell 0 for 70; Freeman 3 for 157; Tyldesley 0 for 112; Kilner 6 for 145; Woolley 0 for 28; Chapman 0 for 9. ENGLAND. First Innings 626 (Second Innings). Sandham, c Morgan, b Hooker .. 104 Whysall, b Scott .. 28 AVooliey, c Collins, b Hooker .... 80 Gilligan, c Kippax, b Punch .... 14 Kilner, b Hooker 1 Chapman, c Morgan, b Punch .... 47 Tyldesley, b Hooker 6 Howell, not out .. 1 Freeman, c and b Punch ...... 4 Extras . 11 Eight wickets for 296 Bowling.—Scott, 1 for 68; Hooker, 4 for 47; Kippax 0 for 61; Morgan 0 for 3.1; Punch 3 for 67; Andrews 0 for 11.