BIG CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 43, 15 November 1920, Page 5

BIG CRICKET

SLOW SCORING AGAINST WEAK BOWLING Br Ttlesrarh-Vrom 4,t»oclatlon-Coi>yrl|[M (Rec. November H, 5.5 p.m.) ■ Melbourne, November 14. Play in the match England v. Victoria was resumed yesterday in hot, oppressive weather, on an excellent wicket, perfect for batting;. The attendance was estimated at 25,000. M'Donald and Mullott wore the bowlers, but despito numerous bowling changes Hobbs and Hussoll scored regularly. The latter was more enterprising than, his partner, but the batting was generally more solid than brilliant. Immediately after lunch Russell was caught at mid-on. Uig display was solid, but was blemished by a chance at tho wickets early in the innings. Tho Victorian bowling was particularly weak, and the slow scoring consequently was hard to understand. Hcarno was forty-nine' minutes in reaching ten, and the crowd, becoming impatient, started barracking, causing Hobbs to offer the crowd his bat. liobbs readied his century by driving a full toss from Liddicutt, after 181 minutes' batting. Two hundred was hoisted in even time. The weakest bowling was treated with the greatest respect, the batsmen declining risk of any kind. An occasional boundary stroke while Willis was bowling temporarily, brightened play, and was lustily cheered, but tho scoring soon slnckeued, tho brilliance being patchy. Soon after the tea adjournment liobbs lost his wicket, being snapped up in the slips by a smart catch. Ho gave no ' chances. lie was batting ISO minutes. His- score included eight fours, aud wa3 a notablo display of orthodox cricket, characterised, by solid, strokes on both sides of tho-wicket. Despite tho periods of Advcrso barracking he received a mag- ' nificent ovation On his return to tho ;; pavilion. His wicket cost liyder 44 runs. Tho Victorians' fielding was inconsistent throughout and became slack. Mayne was particularly faulty. llcai'Jio gave a sharp chance at 6G to M'Donald in the slips, ; ofi'Lamjiiu'd, the stroke producing a couple, aiearnc earned cheers for dashingly' driving Park over the boundary for six, the first-in the match. -Three hundred appeared in 295 minutes. Hearne had brightened the scoring considerably, but was badly missed by M'Donald at mid-on, oft' Liddicutt, at -15. Nino bowlers were tried, the best of whom was Lampard, although he was erratic nt times. Scores:— . I VICTORIA. , _ .'; First innings < 271 } ENGLAND.-First Innings. Hobbs. ,c. Moyes, b. Byder . 131 Russell', c. Mullett, b. M':Donald ... & ' Hcarne, not out £4 Hendren, not out << Extras ••• * i Two wickets for 343 Tho wickets fell as follow :-One for 111, two for 233-Press Assn. NEW SOimfWALES TEAM (Rec. November 14, 5.5 p.m.). ( ! Sydney, November 14. The team selected to represent tho State against tho Englishmen on /njfcy next is: Collins, Qlailey, Oldfield, Andrews, Gregory, Trennery, Taylor, A acartnoy, Kellewny, Bardsley, and Hendrj, with Tozor as twelfth man.-Pross Assu. AUSTRALJANJARRACRERS COMMENTS OF ENGLISH PAPERS. (Rec. November 14, 5.5 p.m.) London, November 13. Tho "Dailv Chronicle's" cricket correspondent, commenting on the spectators ; barracking Douglas's L/b.w. appeal, .says it is not cricket. The correspondent adds: "Judging from tho cabled reports it seems to be time that the Australian authorities took definite steps to suppress such unsportsmanlike outbreaks, betore tho neirous tension of the losts » IC The "Haily News" deprecates attaching i undue importance to the reported barracking, as the word has a. diftcrent SS fa Australia and England. Tho "News'* says: "Wo shall probably hear muck about barracking before tho tour is over."-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.