OUR CRICKETERS IN AUSTRALIA.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1943, 29 December 1913, Page 5

OUR CRICKETERS IN AUSTRALIA.

WARM TIME ON THE FIELD.

COMPLETELY OUTCLASSED. BEATEN BY AN INNINGS AND 247 RUNS. By rcteerttpli-rroEs AsEoeialion-Gopyrljli* (Roc. Decanter' 28; 'o.Vj p.mV)' . Sydney., December 27. ■ ;J«i brilliant wttitlwr "and 1 bW"a '"fist' " wicket, the match . IvMWfeen " 'flit? New. ' ' JScniand crickctors ••and• Neiv Bourt'•'' ' Wales was resumed. • • flic >nUefld«H«o." 1 ' was good. The New Zealau.ders hud a. • ■ warm time in the held. ~.. , With a score of 231 for five wickets, New South Wales opened the. second day's play, Seott aM'Jlaijartney'Kciii.g ... the Hr.iwling of .Itobiiison 'arid SaJitkaii," Huns were quickly added,'' Mae'ai'tney scoring o(t in llmty-eigiit minulij'iS. • llcese then took the bowling, but" was continually driven to the:: boundary. Sandman's deliveries were treated .'in tho same way, although the ■ batsmen bit Robinson's bowling to thi>'ii'wist'effect. Truniper and Macarttycy/pltajii'd,. the spectators with t'b'eir lim l '' jiln.V' ail round the wicket. Every change of New Zealand bowlers was futile, although the tea in was fielding well, The illnings lasted four hours juid a quarter. '' A I'e.aturo of the match was tho Weak bowling of tho New New Zealand opened their second innings with Heunis and Sneddon, to tho bowling <rf Kcllowav and Maiiey. PJny* iug cautiously, their partnership bail only produced 20 when Sneddon hit a hot cateii to 'JVsimper, Hemas followed inickly, being caught in tlie slipa at the fatal number 7, Hiekmoti, jit V, put. tho ball right into Tnmiper's bands, ami a fc® seconds later Patrick was run out.

With the advent of Sandman, interest in the play revived. Hitting out freely, Sandman ivas very quick between tho wickets, but got no support from Reese, ivlio jumped out to Mailey, ami was stumped. A clieer went up Sandman readied double figures— the first man to get that far. The brightest piny oi' the innings oiis-iied. Sandman running out to' Jlniley, and forcing the game. Carlton played a slower game, and Sandman's energy provrd to be his downfall. Carlton failed t.o respond to Sandman, who' was run out. I'lie remainder of the innings only, lasted a 'fen - , minutes—they were all out in nil hour and 'three-quar-ters-.. Scores

New South Wales—First -Innings. Rordsloy, b. Robinson 7 Andrews, e, Tnclra-011, b. De-iHtett ... 48 Collins, b. Robinson 104. Cody, l.b.w'., b. Sandman 41 ■Davis, c, Carlton, 6. Reoso 5 Scott, run out 84 Macartney, c. IJeese, b. Robinson,.. 142 Tnimper, b. Sandman 3-2 KelleWay, .lkit -out 31. Mailey, run out • 1 M'Kow, b. Robin-Son IB Sundries 10 Total 513 Rowling Analysis.—Hctmib took iio wickets for 3 runs; Hiekmntt, nono for 18; Bennett, otic far 70; Sandman, two for 131; Carlton, none for 64; Reese, jmo for 82; Robinspn, .foor for, 129.

| New Zealand.—Second innings. Hoimis, c, Scott, b. Mniley ,f I Sneddon, e. Tnmipcr/b, Kellewny... 7 fuckwoll, b. Mailey ■ 7 Biekmott, c. Trumpcr, b, Mailoy ... 7 Reese, st. M'Kow, b. Mailey fi Patrick, run out 2 .'Sandman, run out .3:3 Cfcrllon/not out sg Robinson, e. ami b. Awlrews fi Bennett, b. Aiidrcfrs ' ' !> b. Andrews () Sundries -2 Total ; 10.) First Innings ..V ,181 Grand total ..v.; 266 Fall of wickets:—l. for 20,. 2 for 20, 3 for 32, 4 for "35j' 5' for 37, G fftr 50, 7 for 08, 8 for 98, _9 for 105. Bowling Analysis.—Andrews toot three wickets for 24 runs; Bailey, tour for 41; Kelteway, one far 15, , . •. PLAYERS AT DINNER, COMPLIMENT TO SANDMAN, Sydnay, December 27. The New Zealand team was inUna'iN ed at dinner by ,lhe.,N>w, f .j.uih, Wales Cricket Association. i'i.w speeches dealt with the value of i.n'tc-fx-li;i.i:go of teams' visits. . .; v ;, ...

The "Daily Telegraph,' 1 dcscriHng Sandman's innings, says: ■ 'Wicket* were falling i'ast when a s' on, hlot-ky man 'went to the crease. l!.»> boft.'d said his name. was Sandman, and the crowd, remembering i»iii(i,yljn{[; , tK)'> formaisces against iiini an encouraging cheer. T-bo-bntsm'.iii swung ;'i mighty blow. at. ;i lull, .iml missed, The crowd s:i;. up iitid' ttiok notice that thoro would I'o srt.HKvthwg certainly doing if ho did hit one. I'n?sently ho did as svas cxpectcd, and immediately started up' ami do\vn"'die. pitch, and hustled. >%eilde)i ;Jl , .who-, J:;ul been playing a careful and.correct off his feet._ Then Si'ieilclen retaliated, and the pair made the pace warm.Sandman stayed to the Inst, and prilled the game out of the doldrums, iiiled it full of life, and was cheeredwhen •ho finished."

M.C.C. V. SOUTH AFRICA. SECOND TEST MATCH. Johannesburg, December 27, The second test match between tl.® Jlarylebbi-ie tenia anil Smith Africa commenced on the Wanderers' ground. | There was nn attendance «f seven thou* sand. T!ic South Afrieins won the. toss. The wicket was heavy at the start, but dried rnpidl.v. With six wickets down for 105, rain recommenced, and interrupted play. On resuming Uio remainder were disposed of for an additional 52 nuts. Taylor and Hartigan played sound, ericicct. A bad light prevented Maryle. bone from commencing the first in" nings. Scores: — South Africa.—First Innings. Zulcli, c. Woolley, b. Barnes 14 Taylor, b. Barnes 2S? Hands, c. Rhodes, b. Barnes G, Nonrse, b. Barnes ... 17 Tnncrcd, st. Strttdwiok,b, Barnes... 13 Beaumont, c. Stnidwick, b. Branes 1? Hnrtigaij, c. Smith, b. Rhodes 51. Ward, b. Woolley in Newberry, st. Strudwick, b. Barnes 1 Blankenburg. not. out 0 ' Cox, c. Strftdwiek, b. Barnes ft : Extras I<3 Total 173 Bowling Analysis,—Barnes took eight wickets for C 6 runs; Douglas, none for 11: Reif, none for 34; Woolley, one for fi; Rhodes, one for 23. , M.6.C.—First innings. (Roc. December 28., R.-j p.m.) Johannesburg, December 97.. M.C.C. in tho first innings had t\ra wickets down for 31.7 ru-iiß when st'imps : wero drawn. ■ §e®ro.s 1 - R<>l-f, b. Blancltenbci-g (S3 Rhodes* (not out-) ~<•'• 1-4.1 ' " Hobbs, l.b.'vr., b. Newberry. jll-ead (not out), "S ■ ,