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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19732, 29 December 1926, Page 7

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IN BIG CRICKET WORLD’S INNINGS TOTAL VICTORIAN BATSMEN SET NEW FIGURES. WONDERFUL DAY’S PLAY. I By Telegraph—Per Press Assn.—Copyright, i Received December 28. 10.40 p.m. MELBOURNE, Dec. 28. In the Sheffield Shield cricket match against New South Wales, whose first innings score was 221. Victoria’s first innings produced 1107. Ponsford made 352, Hendry 100, Ryder 295, Hartkopf 61, Liddicut 36. ELis 63, and Blackie not out 27. The match will go down in history as the breaker of a whole series of records, and especially as establishing a world’s record score, which previously stood at 1094, made by Melbourne University against Essendon in 1897. This was, however, only a minor match. Second Wicket Record. The not-outs, Ponsfcrd (334) and Hendry (86) resumed the innings in fine cool weather on a wicket which, despite heavy wear, was good. After playing himself in Hendry got busy and quickly brought up his century, making the partnership a second wicket record for Victoria in Sheffield Shield matches. With the next ball Hendry ended a fine innings, being smartly taken in the slips by Morgan off Mai ley. Laurels for PonsfonL

Ponsford, who was now 340, welcomed Ryder’s advent by* notching the six hundredth run of the innings, which had then lasted 350 minutes. Ponsford, batting steadily, reached his 350 in 359 minutes. He brought his wonderful effort to an end two runs later. In trying to drive Morgan to the off the batsman pulled the ball into the wicket. His score included 24 fours. Though he failed by thirteen run sto reach Clem Hill’s record, Ponsford is the only Australian to get twice into the third century in first-class cricket. Mighty Hits by Ryder. Ryder, joined by Hartkopf, continued to make the pace merry, and the seventh century was reached in 423 minutes, and the smashing of two more Victorian records followed. The pair made history by putting up the third partnership of 100 in one innings, and Ryder by scoring a century was responsible for the first occasion on which Victoria has scored four centuries in an innings.

Frequent changes of bowling failed to check the rate of scoring, and the eighth century was posted in 479 minutes. Ryder with a mighty swipe drove Andrews out of the ground, bringing his tally to 150, the last fifty taking 32 minutes. Ho was badly missed at 135 by Rntcliffc off Mailcy. The next record in matches between New South Wales and Victoria to bn passed was the total of 815, to the credit of New South Wales. The partnership was ended by McQuirk taking a hot chance given by Hartkopf off Mailcy. The partnership added 177 runs. Piling on the Runs. Ryder and Liddicut, taking every advantage of the tired bowling and fielding, carried the total to 900 in 517 minutes, the last 50 runs coming in? 16 and the last hundred in 38 minutes. Their effort added 81 in 35 minutes, before Liddicut played McQuirk on. Tllis helped to bring the score to 918, the highest ever previously made in a Shield natch in 1900 by New South Wales against South Australia. Force and Rapidity. The 1000 appeared on the board for 547 minutes’ batting, Ryder’s contribution being 263, including three sixes. He continued to score with splendid force and rapidity, ably backed by Ellis, till he was caught by Kippax off Andrews. The spectators were keyed up to a great pitch of excitement, and as record after record was broken the feat was greeted wtih tremendous cheering. The batsmen were accorded an ovation at the close of play. Mailey took four wickets for 362, Andrews two for 148, Morgan one for 137, McQuirk one for 130, McNanee none for 124. Three other bowlers were tried without result, excepting that their averages were badly spoilt. PLUCKY BATSMEN QUEENSLAND FIGHTING. AGAINST SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 8 * Received December 28, 11.10 p.m. ADELAIDE, Dec. 28. In the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia Queensland are fighting pluckily. South Australia’s first innings score was 559, A. Richardson being responsible for 232. Queensland completed their first innings for 231, and followed on, losing eight wickets for 322 (Benstcd 42, O’Connor 25, Thompson 77, Rowe not out 74). The weather was fine and the wicket good. The visitors faced a stiff proposition with stout hearts and batted briskly, Bensted, Thompson and Rowe particularly showing themselves plucky and skilful batsmen under difficult conditions and laying on the wood with a will. Grimmett’s slows proved most eeffetive. He captured the first three wickets at a cost of 36 runs.