BIG CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 42, 13 November 1920, Page 9

BIG CRICKET

ENGLAND V. VICTORIA ! HOME TEAM'S BAD START b . Bt Telegraph—l J ro«» («soelat!on—Copyright (Koc. November 12, midnight.) Melbourne, November 12. The weather was fine for the first day of the match between England and Victoria. The wicket was in pcrfcct order, and the attendance was estimated .at ten thousand. Tho Governor-General, lord Forster, sent a message to ljoth teams, conveying his Ijcst wishes for an enjoyable name. The Kuglisb 'earn is as followsDouglns, I'rirne, Ilobbs. Hendren, Howell, Parkin, Rns«o'l, AVoolley, Fender Dolphin ni:.l Rhodes. May who captained the Victorians, opene.i the innings with Park. The latter :i firm favourite for selection in the T«st matches, but with the score at 55 lie played a ball off the wicket, Dolphin hiking a smart catch. ITis dismissal without scoring caused a surprise. Willis helped Mayne in a nice partnership, but when 63 had been ridded by safe cricket, ho turned into his wicket (o glance a ball from Parkin, and a confident. appeal for l.b.w. was allowed. Hansford was dismissed without opening his scoring account, Woolley snapping up a beautiful catch in the slips. Ryder commenced briskly, giving promise of a flno 'innings, but after scoring a run or two by delightful strokes, he, too, was snapped up by Dolphin, who was keeping wickets splendidly. 'When Parkin bowled Maync without any addition to the score, five of Victoria's best batsmen were out for 77 runs, and the visitors were in on envia'ble position. Mayne got his runs in fine style, and his total took seventv minutes in making. Lnmpard and Moyes were associated until the luncheon adjournment, when tho scoro was 102, made in ninety minutes. The small score is hard to explain, as the bowling looked easy.

Moyes only made three after lunch. Ho was ■suceeided by Liddic.utt. who, with Lampard, hatted pplendidly, tho pair punishing a)] the bowling nliko. Both the batsmen's strokes • were crisp, clean, find mnde faultlessly, many of them being saved on the boundary. The visitors' fielding'was excellent. Liimpard was loudly cheered on passing Mayne's score, tho result of ? perfectly-timed off-drive. Play was delayed at 3.40 by tight rain, and the lea adjournment was taken, tiie score being six wickets for 210 runs, Liimpard 77, ana Liddicutt 37. Play was resumed at -1.3, Douglas and Woolley bowling, and there was a light l'ain falling. Woolley's first two overs were maidens. Tile partnership between Lampard and Liddicutt was terminated in ail unfortunate manner, the latter, in attempting to save the baT.l rolling on to his wicket, played it on. His stay at the wicket' occupied S3 minutes. The display was a patient, correct, and ehanceless one,' the partnership • with tampanl realising 143 at a critical stage of tho game, which promises to put to tho tost the batting strength of the visitors! McDonald essayed big hitting, but did not stay sufficiently long to please the crowd, wliom he delighted with n fine on-drivo to the boundary, heforo ho was smartly caught at the wickets. Ellis .followed, but was not troublesome, and went out to a dreadfully weak stroke. "With. Mullet in, Lampard forced tho game, sacrificing his wicket. His masterful innings wtis resourceful, and at times brilliant. Playing well round tho wicket, Ilia 6Cdre contained twelve 4's, mostly from-beautifully-timed leg glances. A remarkably enthusiastic demonstration was accorded him at "the close of the innings, in which tho visitors joined. He Was at the crease for 205 minutes, and gave one-chance -when'at 63. _ Tho visitors' bowling was ordinary, 'Woolley being apparently the best, although Parkin, especially during his first early suecess, -was troublesome. With 25 minutes to bat, Jlobbs oiui ■Rnasal opened for the Englishmen, MDonald and Mullet bowling.

VICTOKIA. First Innings. Mavne. ]>. Parkin - Park c. Dolphin, b. Howell u Willis 1.b.w.. b. Parkin 20 Hansford. c. Woolley, b. Parkin 0 Eyder. c. Dolphin,, b. Fender 8 Lampard, c. Parkin, b. Woolley 11l Moves, o. Ilendren, b. Parkin 19 Liddicutt. b. Woolley »G M'Dona Id. c. Dolphin, b. Woolley ... 8 Ellis, c. Rhodes. b. Howell i Jliiilett. not out J, Extras « Total How tlia wickets fell-One for 5; two for 1)8; three for 63; four for 7<; five tor 77: six for 105; seven for 247; eight lor 201!: nine for 270. Bowline Analysis—Douglas took no wickets for G2 runs; Howell, two for <0; Parkin, four lor 58; Fender, one for 40; Woolley. three for 29. ENGLAND. I'irst Innings. Hobbs. not out Bussell. not out •' " Extras .v Total for no wickets 21 CONDITIONS GOVEHNINO TEST ' MATCHES. Sydney, November 12. The Australian Cricket Board of Control and the Marylelwne . Club haveagreed to. ■ conditions KOVfirmnK testmatches. They allow the fielding sida tn demand ball ftt fivery two hundred runs, provide that the two captains before tossinir shall hand to oach other a list of the team selected, and prohibit any' alteration in a team without tho consent of the opposing captain. This codifying of the rules boforo the game* is a iiew departure, as hitherto more was left (o Hie discretion of the captains. Tress Assn.