ENGLISH CRICKETERS

Evening Star, Issue 20133, 25 March 1929, Page 7

ENGLISH CRICKETERS

LAST MATCH DRAWN £reu Association—By Telegraph—Copyright PERTH, Marcli 24. Fifteen thousand spectators attended in sultry, threatening weather to witness the English Eleven’s last appearance iu Australia. The . English batting was painfully slow until The barracking of the crowd provoked Hendren to hit out, and lie was wildly cheered on making 11 in one ove*r[ Mead, who took 144m1n to make 41. attempted to emulate Hendren, failed, and retired to the delight of the spectators. Hendren’s 33 included two 6’s and one 4. Larwood was dismissed by a clever two-handed catch by Ryder off Evans, who had then taken three for 28. Tate was cheered ns he limped to the wicket, but the tail quickly fell, the innings lasting 307 min. Western Australia opened badly, but Horrocks and Ryder provided the brightest feature of the match, quickly securing over a century. Ryder carried

his bat for 83, which included three 6’s. The crowd regarded the placing of • Duckworth, the wicketkeeper, who declared that he was ill with influenza, on to bowl as an insult, and counted [White out. These jeers the Englishman received in silence, but on retaking the field after tea they were ■cheered when White was seen replacing Duckworth. The match was drawn. Replying to presentations on tho ground, White, the captain, and Mr Toone, the manager, declared that they had spent five- strenuous months in a happv country where tho sunshine was equalled only by the smiles of tho people. The Englishmen will play a Soccer game on Monday, and on Tuesday they will bo playing deck billiards. Details:—• WESTERN A USTR ALIA. First innings 31U Second Innings. Drew b Leyland 0 Ryder not out 83 Horrocks st Duckworth h Tate ... 76 Darling c Leyland b Freeman ... 9 M'Crae not out .13 Extras 5 Total for three wickets ... 136 Bowling Analysis.—Hendren, none for 36; Leyland. one for 50; Freeman, one for 62; Duckworth, none for 7; Tate. ona. for 11; Larwood, none lor 8; White, none for 7. ENGLAND. First Innings. .Leyland c Ellis h Tlalcombe 27 Tvklesley e Horrocks b Evans ... 1 [Hammond Ibw b Evans SO Mead b Grimmett 41 Hendren st Ellis b Richardson ... 33 Larwood o Ryder b Evans 15 Geary c Ryder b Grimmett 22 Tate c Darling b Halcombe 4 Duckworth c Ryder b Grimmett ... 0 Freeman b Grimmett G [White not out 4 Extras 8 Total 241 Rowling Analysis.—Halcombe, two for 50; Evans, three lor 38; Richardson, one for 3ft; Grimmett, four for 91; Ryder, none for S; Darling, none lor 4. THE RECENT TESTS Prow Association—By Telegraob—- Copyright LONDON. March 23. The Duke of Devonshire was reelected president of the Derbyshire Club. He said test matches in Australia were as long-drawn-out affairs as the creation ol tho world. Ho added : “There is really only one tiling wrong with cricket, and that is there is over much said about it.’’—Australian Press Association. TO RESUME HIS AMATEUR STATUS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 24. The ‘Sunday Express’ states > that Hammond has decided to resume his amateur status, and intends to give all his lees from newspaper articles to the Bristol Infirmary.—Australian I’ress Association.