OUR CRICKETERS IN AUSTRALIA.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1938, 22 December 1913, Page 5

OUR CRICKETERS IN AUSTRALIA.

MATCH AGAINST QUEENSLAND. FIRST DAY'S PLAY. rooit ICKICT FOK BATSMEN. Bj. Tclflgrn ph—Press Association—Copyright (Hot December 21, 3.5 p.m.) .' :■■■ Brisbane, December SO. ••.There was an attendance of several thousand spectators at- tile opening .match between the New Zealand cricketers siiu! Queensland (:t three davs ! fixture).'.. Kvans won the toss and sent the visitors to tho wickets, and tjneddeo rmd Hemus opened cautiously to the balding of Barstow and IrenioHger, The first wicket fell at the eighth over, for nine. ■ Tuekivcll .shaped welt, ami made several fino strokes. Rccso was batting vigorously, when ho was, brilliantly caught near the boundary/. ■■ The wicket improved during tli<> luncheon interval, but this remainder of llic batsmen gave a poor display. The innings lasted ninety-live minutes. Barstow* and Ireraonger bowled 'throughout. .The fielding of tho hemo'team was good.

■ Queensland opened with Marshall and Fcnnelly, the bowlers being Reeso and Bennett. Tho first three wickets prodisced 24. Marshall batted brilliantly, but ho v,-as'Several'times, beaten, by Reese, who eventually clean bowled him. Kvans gave a vigorous display, mid made several mighty luts off Bennett's bowling, one being lifted out of the field, iint] another amongst tho spectators oil the grandstand enclosure. The other wickets fell rapidly, tho innings lasting ninety-eight minutes. I'ee.io howled splendidly, and Bemio-tt. also kept tho batsmen quiet. Tho Fielding wns Very keen, only'one chancc. being dropjjvl. Snedck'n and Hem us opened the visitors' second innings. a vastly improved wicket. Barstow .And Ircinonpcr nere the bowlers. Sneddon was dismissed in the second over. Tuckwell anil Heiniis showed Biood form, while Taylor and Patrick nlayed l out, time, several bowling'changes. Scores:—

New Zealand.—First Innings. Snedden. c. Marshall, 1). Ironmonger 2 Tuekivcll, c. Cossart, b. Baistow ... 0 ITenuis, 1.b.w., b. Barstow i 4 Reese, c, Fo.melly, b. Ircmonger ... 7 Hiskmott. c Downey, b, lrewongcr 19 Sandman,' c. Rowe, b. Barstow 3 Patrick, run out- 10 Robinson, c. anil b. Barstow 2 Tarter, st. Evans, b. Irom.or.g-er 5 Bennett, st-. Evans, b. Barstow ( 1 ■ Boxshall, not otifc ' 7 Sundries 4 Total 89 Bowling Analysis.—Barstow took hvo «icket for 47; lrewongcr, four for 28. Quoonsland.—First Innings. Fennelly, Robinson, b. Jieeso ... 2 Rowe, b. Boeso ;} Farqnhar, c. Tuekwoll, b. Bonntit-t Marshall, h. ■ '1^ Front, c. Tnekwell, b. Bennett 14 Cossart, e. Bennett, b. Reese 0 Downey, st Bcwsball, b. Reese 3 Barstow, <\ Ilickmott, b. Bennett ... 1) Griffiths, b. Reese 0 Evans, e. Ilickmott- b. Been 30 Iremonge.r, noi out . 3 : Sundries 21 Total .....124 Bowline Analysis—Reeso took seven wickets for 53 runs: Bennett, three tor 40; Sneddon, none for 7. ' Now Zealand.—Second Innings. Sneddon, St. EVans, b. Barstow f) Tuckwcll, b. Barstow ' ... 18 Hickmott, c. Fart)uhar, b. Griffiths 1 Henuis, b. Griffiths 23 Taylor, not out 8 Patrick, nafc out 4 Sundries S Total for four wickets G4 INTERSTATE CRICKET. NEW SOUTH WALES AND SOUTH AUSTRALIA., (Roe. December 21, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, December 20. In the inter-State Sheffield Shield cricket match between Now South Wales and South Australia, New Soirth Wales in the first innings made 307—Macartney 117, Trtimpcr 20. Andrews 48, Barbour 52, Folkard (not out) 25. Bowling Analysis.—Crawford took five wickets for 80 runs; Kirkwood, three for 76: Rtimloll, one for 61. South Australia (281) in the second innings have four wickets down for IS3 —Mayne fiS, Moves 41, Crawford -11, Fellow 23,