CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 48, 20 November 1920, Page 9

CRICKET

ENGLAND V. NEW SOUTH WALES BATSMEN TERRORISED BY GREGORY* - FAST DELIVERIES By Tal«grM>h~Pr«ii AaiocUtlan-OopyrlrM (Rec. November 19, 7.40 p.m.) Sydney, November 19. Tlio cricket match, England v. New South Wales, opened to-day in fine, warm weather. There was an attends onco of 16,000. The team consists of Douglas, Fender, Rhodes, Howell. Hobbs, Strudwick, Woolley, Hendren, llearne, Russell, and Makepeace. Douglas won the toss, and sent Hobbs and Russell in to bafl on a sound wicket, which was occasionally bumpy, when Gregory was bowling. The latter, with Kelieway, commenced the attack, both commanding excellent • lengths to the detriment of enterprising baiting. Until llendren's arrival tlio batsmen were extremely cautious, only 50 runs resulting from an hour's piny. Hendfen immediately confirmed the favourable reputation preceding him. 1 He tackled the bowling. iu an aggre6s ? .vo fashion, the Capitol outfielding of New South Wales alone ketping his account down. The luncheon adjournment intervened with Hendren five short, of the haif-century. Itt the meanwhilo Hobbs 'hoisted the sido'» century with a couple past cover. , On resuming, Hobbs opened out in 'brilliant fashion, driving forcefully ' to tlio off, with libotal cutting through the slips. When at 87 h? placed Gregory into Kelleway's hands at third slip, but tlio chance was not accepted. Hendrcn; nt 67. was riui out! when attempting to steal a run. Hobbs, exercising restraint, reached his century, incidentally registering England's 200. lie was brilliantly caught and bowled by Mailey at 112, after an innings whifli was almost faultless. At the adjournment! for tea the score was seven wickets for 228 runs. After tea Gregory went through the taiil-end of the team, taking three wickets with four balls for no runs. Throughout! the innings Gregory's fast deliveries-terrorised the batsmen. Russell was hit, in. the shoulder, Hobbs on the hand, and Woolley on the thigh, while others were compelled to duck. Mailer's bowling figures at one stage read no wickets for 58 runs, but subsequently ■he bagged four for 5. . New South Wales opened disastrously, Macartney and' Andrews falling to' successive balls sent up by Howell. With the board showing 5, Kelieway and 1 Bardsley played for. safely. Owing to a storm brewing, an appeal was made to the umpires against the bad lig*-r, and play was stopped at 5.15 p.m. Scores:— ENGLAND.—First', Innings. Hobbs. c. and b. Mailey 112 ltusseli, b. Gregory '.. 8 Hoarne, leg before, b. Kelieway 2 Hendren, run out G7 Makepeace, st. Mailey' 20 Woolley, b. Mailey 11 Djouglas, b. Mailey 11 Rhodes, b. Gregory '. 4 Fender, not out ; 1. Strudwick. b. Gregory i 0 Howell, b. Gregory L s Sundries 6 Total 230 The wickets fell as follow:—One for 27; two for 30; three for 170; four for 202; five for 215; six for 223; seven for 228; eight for 230; nine for 230'; ten for 236. Bowling Analysis.—Gregory took four wickets .for 52 runs; Mailey, four for 69; Kelieway, one for 45; Hendry, none for 30; Treifnery, noue for 34. NEW SOUTH WALES.—First Innings. Macartney, b. Howell 3 Collins, b. llearne 18 Andrews, b. Howell 0 Kelieway, not/ out 21 Bardsle.v, not out ..' G Sundries 2 Total for three wickets 50 . Tlio wickets fell as follow:—One for 5; two' for 5; three,for 27.—Press Assn. CRITICISM OF ENGLISHMEN'S BATTING. (Rcc. November 19, 9.40 p.m.) London, November 18. The "Sportsman" gives prominence to a correspondent's letter based on the criticism of the "Argus" correspondent ..who says: "If Douglas's team refuse to take a reasonable risk, Australians will learn to stay away from the' matches." The writer of the letter says-: "This'is iust and fair criticism. . Our men put together huge scores, but they are built up by laborious safety play. Representative cricket of tlio present day is_ a> show like League football. The majority of the Marvlebone team :nro hired players—good fellows, but men whose business is cricket. They play tlio game slowly but surely for a living, and daro not risk a IntVj cut. A cablegram should be sent to Douglas, saying: 'For .the sake of cricket, as it should be played, ginger up your team at; tlio wickets.' Aus.-N./;. Cable Assn. "