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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18233, 18 November 1924, Page 12

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VICTORIA BEHIND. DEFICIT OF ELEVEN RUNS ON FIRST INNINGS.

(BT CABLE—?aZSB AS6OCIATIOK COPYRIGHT) (AUSTRALIAN Aim S.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received November 17tb, 9.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, November 1". Tho weather was fine and bright and the wicket good and fast when play was resumed in tho match Victoria, against England. The attendance -was jiood. Hendry and Ellis, Saturday's not out men, faced Douglas and Gilligan. Tho latter was making tho pace off the yoke Hendry played aggressively, bnt Ellis was barracked when he failed to run *or a single. Then ho opened his account witn. a sinelo and a four off Douglas. Hearne replaced Gilligan, and Elbs droTe him to tho boundary and again for two. Woolley came on to bowl when the score ivas 76. Hearno waa proving expensive, but was persevered with, and Eilis was ?uembin<* him, though the fieldsmen were saving runs. Then Freeman easily caught EUis r.t B.Tuare leg. Hendry was now in the f °TVoodfull succeeded Ellis and cut Hearne for two. Hendry wa3 cheered on reachro? 50. Hezdren, in the slips, missed Hendry, who then pulled Freeman to tho fence. The latter had his revenge when Hendry was out leg before, after batting 168 minutes, during which he hit thres boundaries. .Just before the adjournment, Kilner, at leg, caught Woodfnll low. Ponaford was given an ovation when he went in. Hendren, in the Blips, missed him when he was at one. Ryder had a short hut bright innings. Woolley, bowling the off theory, was I dangerous. The crowd was sympathetic when Whysall smartly stumped Kyder. Hartkopf had a short-lived stay, being dismissed by Freeman, who now had got i threo wickets for 14. 1 r Tarrant's scotb included a. square cut ior four off Woolley, whom Liddicut also prove j to the pickets. 1 Tarrant, at 33, was nearly run out. Liddi-, cut banged "Woolley for five. Tarrant made a plucky stand, hitting threo fours. His partnership with Liddicut produced 62. Hobbs and Sandham opened England's j second knock to bowling of Wallace and Ryder. Ifcbbs gave a spectacular display. ] Hendry, in the elips, dropped Sandham off Hartkopf. Hobbs'a timing was excellent. Love acted as substitute for Ryder, who had injured his side. Sandham should have been run .out at .17. Tarrant got Hobbs leg before in his first over. ! Scores:—

ENGLAND. First Innings. Hobbe, c Ellis, l> Ryder ..i *.30 Sandham, o Ryder, ~b Wallace ... .■ 1 Hearne, c Mayne, b Liddicut .. 38 Woolley, c Wallace, b Tarrant .. ... 45 Hendren, c Woodfull, b Hendry ... 20 Whysall, c Ryder, b Liddicut .. .. 7 Kililer, c Ponsford, b Tarrant ... ... SO Douglas, not out •• . • .. 59 Bryan, c Wallace, b Ryder .. ..la Giiligan, b Ryder .. .. ... 11 Freeman, c Tarrant, b Ryder ... . *• 1 Extras .. •• 10 Total' .. .. •• •• 240 Bowling—Tarrant, 2 for 44; Wallace, 1 for 40; Liddicut, 2 for 63; Ryder, 4 for 33; Hendry, 1 for SO. Second Innings. Hobbs, lbw, b Tarrant .. ' •<' 37 Sandham, not out .. ..- .. 30 Whysall, b Tarranit .. •. 1 Woolley, not out , ...,11 Extras ... .... ■ 4 Total for two •wickets »» ;»• 83 VICTORIA. First Innings, Moyno, b Kilner .. •« 1 Park, b Woolley .. ..«* ;• ■. Hendry, lbw, b Freeman .. .. 63 Ellis, o Freeman, b Hearne ... ... 36 Woodfull, c Kilner, b Woolley .. .. • 1* Ponsford, b Freeman .. . 1 6 Ryder, at Whysall, b Woolley .. 11 Tarrant, lbw, b Douglas .. « 35 Hartkopf, c Douglaa, b 'Ereeman 2i Liddicut. not . out .. .•*, **■ 31 Wallace, lbw, b Douglas. .. 4 Extras .•* ■ i**: ' 9 Total , .. h .- ... 229 Bowling—GiUigan, 1 . none for .86; ' Eiltier, one for 10; Freeman, throe for 87 ; Woolley. three for 62; Hearne, one, for 50; Douglas, two for 25.

ELLESMERE ASSOCIATION. A drawn game was played at Ellesmere on Saturday between Weedons and the local team, Ellesmere made 110 (McClelland 59 not out, Savin 18) and Weedona 79 for six wickets (Meyers 23, Marshall 19, Hayes 14 not out). Leslie and Grim wood bowled, beat for Bllosmere and If anion and Mttckift for Weedons. ■ College v. -Springston.

Lincoln • College defeated Springston ,by fourwicketa. Sooiea SPBIMGSTON Oddy, b Wells »« 27 Samuels, e, b Wells .. , 23 Chambers, lbw, b Wells 3 D. Walker, b Thomas „ 36 Qieaves,' o, b Thomas . 23 Bidden, b Wells K •! 0 Bailey, c, b Monk .. .. s Mounce, e., b Thomas ,, 5 Marshall, b Thomas .. T-H 0 Riordan, not out —, X, 1 Wall, o, b Thomas- „ _ 6 . Byes u .. .»« 5 ; Total .. ■ ... .139 Bowling—Well3, four for 62 ; Thomas: five for 53; Monk, one for 22; Millar, IK . . none for COLLEGE, Welle, c, b Chamber® .. 22 Millar, b Walker «*. ..... 2 Houghton, b Oddy , .... v .... 57 Thomas, b Chambers * .. 28 Ruddenklau, not out .. 10 Meadows, b Walker . .. .. 9 Orchard, c, b Walker ... 2 Extras .. . ... 16 Total for six wickets «■ .. 146 Bowline—13. Walker, three-wickets for 50: i E. Chambers, two wickets for 53; J. Oddy, one wioket for 23.