CRICKET.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16988, 10 November 1920, Page 5

CRICKET.

—: ♦ j THE ENGLISH TEAM. j FIRST IMPRESSIONS. j (FROM OCR OWN" CORRESPONDENT.I i SYDNEY, November 4. t rcsh from quarantine, the English eleven were not seen at their beet in their opening ■ match in tho Western Australian capital. After a week's confinement within the iour :ences of quarantine, their initial play cannot bo regarded os a fair criterion. The impression of the team as a whole, however, is that they are not up to tho standard of pome of the previous combinations. The indications are that, in the bowling department, a tiret-c!a«s Australian eleven has nothing specially to fear. Our new GovernorGeneral (Lord Foruterl, a noted cricketor in his younger days, told us to watch Parkin. He is a good judge. Parkin, liko Howell, takes a long run, but without change of action mixes the pace splendidly® scarcely two balls being alike. Ho looks tho most likely bowler. Lord Forster said he was a trick bowler. Ho appears to bo all that. Howell, who is credited with being the fastest bowler in the team, takes a full 20 run, broken by a peculiar hop in the m I e of it. Fender, who ha 3 great height puts in a medium to slow ball. «nd with the ball epinninir figuratively like a top, i T? e , is deceptive. Of the batsmen, Hoohs is a ? good as ever. Ho stands out as tho star of the team. Makepeace, who made top score in the opening match with 11,, is a good, sound batsman, but plays quite an orthodox game. The team showed no especial merit in fielding, but was distinctly smart in sneaking runs at the slightest opportunity. Hobbs, and Hobbs alone, stood right out. He made a half-century in great stvle. and was caught- at 63, his score, including sis fours and three threes. The innings was declared <S!oeed at tea adjournment, with eight wickets for t!7G runs, made in two and a half hours. Tho game was declared drawn at tho call of time, with \v estern Australia seven wickets fo r 119. ENGLAND v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. (Received November 9th, 8.15 p.m.^ ' ADELAIDE, November 0. iho weather was congenial and the- wicket good for tho continuation of tho England v. South Australia match. With tho scoro at 315 for seven wickets A. Richardson (10!>) resumed to Howell. After scoring a oouple of singles, Howell clean bowled him with hift • i . Richardson's score of 111 was a finished display, lasting 189 minutes, and it included twelve fours. Phillips made a short stay, being clean bowled by Howell from tho first ball he received. Thurgarland squarecut Hearno to the boundary, but- wa3 clean bowled in tho eamo over with liia score at 11. Ambler was not out with 10. TJ>e play to-day lasted half an hour. England won by an innings and 55 runs. Scores: — SOUTH AUSTRALIA. First Innings .. .. .. .. us Second Inning's. Smith, b Howell .. .. ..15 Henry, b Wilson .. .. ..17 Pollew, o and b Douglas .. .. G4 V. Richardson, c Hobbs, b Douglas .. 11 Gehrs, b Howell .. .. 1-1 Stirling, b Howell .. .. .. 0 Rundell, b Hcarne .. ..75 A. Richardson, b Howell .. .. HI Phillips, b Howell .. .. ..0 Thurgarland, h Hear no .. ~.11 Ambler, not out .. .. ..10 Sundries .. .. ... .. 11 Total .. .. .. .. 539 —Howell (two no baJls) got •1 wickets for 81, Douglas (two no balls) 2 for 67, Hearno 3 for 63, Parkin (one wido, ona no ball) 0 'for 41, Wilson 1 for 54, Woolley (one no bull) 1 for 02. Tho wickets fell as follows:—1 for 51, 2 for 94, 3 for 107, 4 for 125, 5 ibr 149, 6 for 149, , 7 for 315, 8 for 318, 9 for 319, and 10 for ° ENGLAND. First Innings .. .. .. .. 512 Tho visitors Ic-avo for Melbourne to-morrow. The correspondents of the Sydney papers do not support dem Hill's estimate of the English fielding. They comment oa tho fine, smart work of tho visitors. ENGLISH COMMENT. (Received November 9th, 8.55 p.m.) LONDON, November 9. The newspapers congratulate South Australia, on its reversal of form in the second innings. They sav it is another llhietration of an Australian eide'e way of fightiup best with its back to the wall. NORTH CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. In tho Cup competition on Saturday, Lobuni defeated Swatmanoa by 18 runs. The scores were:—Swannanoa 65 (.Verrall 14, Winter 18); Loburn S3 (Bennett 19, Dawson 15. Pulley 13, and Grigg 12). Bowling for "Ihe winners, Bonnett took eight wickets for 23 runs; for Swannanoa-, Verrall took four wickets for 18, and Winter three for 18. Tho match between Amberley and Se£i«tn resulted in a draw. In the junior match between the sapto clubs, Amberley won. NORTH CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. Tho following will represent the above 1 against East and West Christclrurch, at Hagley Park, on Friday, at 10 o.m.; —S. Smith, ! W. Boyce. J. Stanton, H. Feary, J. 'Bain, J. 1 Bennett, P. Pulley, A. Smith, Ti. N. Midler, and W. K. Cookroft. Emergencies: A. Bossister and Hall. 8524 GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN FORM. (press association telegram.) WELLINGTON, November 1. The Governor-General donned cricketing flannels to-day, and was an active participant in a ivftUcli between elevens representing- Go- ' vernment House and Defence Headquarters. , His Exosllcncy wislded the willow with good effect, and carried his bat for 19 runs. The Government House eleven made 67, and Defence Headquarters 175 for eight wicfeet«. There wore four Wellington representative 1 players in tho Defence team.