A DRAWN GAME

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 63, 8 March 1933, Page 6

A DRAWN GAME

In Victoria’s Favour AGAINST THE ENGLISHMEN RIGG’S SCORE IS 88 By Telegraph —Copyright —Press Assn MELBOURNE, March 7. The cricket match, Victoria v. England, was continued to-day. and was drawn. The weather was perfect and the wicket good. The English batsmen proceeded cautiously, although never losing a chance, punishing the loose deliveries. The hall century was reached in 83 minutes. Wyatt when at 2 9 was dismissed by an excellent one-hand catch. Hammond varied a great deal of defensive play with some glorious offdrives. Paynter was troubled considerably by the left-handers. Fleetwood-Smith and Ironmonger, and was dismissed when making a wild swipe. Dull Batsmen *“• Allen gave a chance to Ironmonger at mid-on off Fleetwood-Smith when he had made one. Hammond reached 50 in a hundred minutes. The batsmen were surprisingly dull. Hammond batted 156 minutes and hit six boundaries. Brown batted seventeen minutes, and gave a poor display. Allen was a mixture of good and bad batting for 95 minutes. He hit five fours. Tate, hitting at everything, was missed twice off Ironmonger. 1 Ironmonger and Fleetwood-Smith bowled well, but were assisted by some reckless batting. Tn the first ball of the Victorian innings O’Brien played Bowes to short leg. Allen took the ball low down, and upon the bowler appealing O’Brien was given out. Allen, however, informed the umpire that he took the ball at half volley and O'Brien was allowed to remain. Soon after he was well caught at short. Darling, after batting brightly for fifteen minutes, fell to a smart catch in the slips. Rigg showed the best form for the season, driving and pulling excellently and reached fifty in 6 6 minutes. Bromlej S Recklessness Bromley was inclined to recklessness at times, but obtained six for a grand ]iit off Mitchell. The batsmen made a great bid for victory. There was intense exictement during the closing stages. Five runs were xvanted in the last over bowled by Bowes and one run was wanted off the last ball of the day. Rigg mis-hit and was caught and the game ended in a draw. Rigg gave a grand all-round display for 113 minutes, hitting seven boundaries. Bromley did some vigorous driving during the 82 minutes he was at the wickets. He hit four boundaries and one six. The partnership with Rigg added 130 runs. The attendance was 6000 ana the gate receipts £194. Following are the scores: — ENGLAND First Innings Sutcliffe, b Plant 75 Wyatt, c O'Brien, b Ebeling . . 8 Hammond, c Plant, b FleetwoodSmith 59 Paynter, c Ironmonger, b Plant . 30 ' Allen, c Oakley, b Ironmonger . 0 Brown, st Barnett, b Ironmonger 4 Tate, not out 94 Voce, b Ebeling , 7 Duckworth, c Ebeling, b Darling 15 Mitchell, c Oakley, b Ironmonger 6 Bowes, run out 2 0 Sundries 3 Total 321 Bowling Analysis. — Ironmonger took three wickets for 82 runs; Plant, two for 55; Ebeling, two for 56; Darling, one for 4; FleetwoodSfnith, one for 67; Alexander, none for 49; Bromley, none for 5. Second Innings Sutcliffe, b Ebeling 11 Wyatt, c and b Fleetwood-Smith 29 Hammond, c O’Brien, b Ironmonger I>4 Paynter, b Ironmonger 2 Allen, 1.b.w., b Fleetwood-Smith 48 Brown, 1.b.w., b Ironmonger . . 5 Tate, c Bromley, b Ironmonger .. 6 Voce, not out 2 Duckworth, c Ebeling, b Fleet-wood-Smith 2 Mitchell, c Rigg, b Ironmonger . 5 Extras 9 Total for nine wickets . . 183 Bowling Analysis.—Alexander took no wickets for 33 runs; Ebeling, one

for 44: Ironmonger, five for 31: Fleet-wood-Smith, three for 66. VICTORIA First Innings O'Brien, 1.b.w., b Bowes .... 20 Rigg, c Verity, b Bowes 21 Darling, c Duckworth, b Bowes 103 Bromley, c Hammond, b Brown . 19 Oakley, c Wyatt, b Bowes .... 50 Plant, 1.b.w., b Tate 1 Barnett, st. Duckworth, b Mitchell 17 Ebeling, not out 68 Fleetwood-Smith, c Duckworth. b Brown Alexander, 1.b.w., b Brown .... 0 Ironmonger, b Voce Extras 14 . . Total 327 Dowling Analysis.—Bowes took three wickets for 93 runs: Voce, two for 62; Tate, one for 31: Hammond, none for 14; Mitchell, one for 50; Brown, three for 63. Second Innings O’Brien, c Duckworth, b Bowes 7 Rigg, c Mitchell, b Bowes . . 88 Darling, c Hammond, b Tate . . 19 Bromley, not out 56 Extras 7 Total for three wickets . . 177 LARWOOD INJ t RED NOT COMING TO NEW ZEALAND MELBOURNE, March 7. The cricketer, H. Larwood, is not going to New Zealand with the Englishmen. owing to a splintered bone in a bi gtoe. He has been ordered a month's rest, and will return to England by the Otranto. WOMEN SCORE WELL Remarkable scoring was recorded in women’s cricket matches in Wanganui on Saturday. Miss P. Horne (Woolworth's) had the honour of being the first of the women in Wanganui cricket to score a century. She hit 112 against the Southern Cross side, and was not out when the las' wicket fell. To mark their appro elation* those interested carried her off the field shoulder high. Up tr Saturday, Miss Horne has made 281 runs in the Wanganui women’’ cricket competition. As a bowler she Uas also shown commendable from Her average is P 1 6—six wickets a‘ ’ cost of 49 runs Miss Corby, o p he United team, made 77 on Satin’ *nv, and Miss B’Plnck, of the sam '•Me, 64 not out