CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1920, Page 4

CRICKET.

ENGLAND V. N.S.)V. i AUSTiIAJjIAN & N.Z. CABI.E ASSOCIATION] SYDNEY,, Nov 20. ] Bafdslcy jacing tlio bowling of Fonder resumed tlio New South Wales first innings under ft clear blue sky. The ominous-looking clouds of the previous ( night had disappeared, with only slight showers, the effects of which wore almost unnoticcahle. Bnrdsiey poked Fever’s third delivery to Woplley at first slip, a;nd the catch was acceptedIn the next oyer lynolley brilliantly held a, snick, from Kellaway, off l)onglas in the same position. Taylor then joined Gregory } who was inclined to open his shoulders. Both 1 soon sottled down to steady hatting tern porajily stopping the rot, though the run-getting was monotonously slow. When eleven ,Taylor stepped out to Douglas, wlm aeepted a very hot one, low down. | Hendry snicked his first ball into the slips for a boundary, but"lie allowed the next to pass by- It broke in from the off and clipped his hails. Gregory and Oldfield seemed set for a useful partnership, but .owing to the well-placed field < runs were difficult to get. Gregory .by a bit of luck, poked one from Howell through tlio slips to the boundary, bringing a cheer. Ho placed the next ball to mid-on for three. When forty ; Gregory lifted one from Fender a .straight hit, to Makcpiece, who dropped at easy catch. Then, tin-owing caution to the winds, Gregory dispatched the next ball to the fence at long leg. Then, in endeavouring to pull the next one to the on-boundary, he was clean bowled. The remainder of the team offered little resistance. The wicket was in good condition and the failure of the batsmen is unaccountable, as the bowling was not deadly. Douglas changed the attack frequently. England, in the second innings, displayed more enterprise than Now South Wales, but the excellent fielding of the latter kept tlio runs down. Hearne going in when tlio score was seven remained in the crease till 1.52 went up. He played solidly for tuo hours,'", He was then splendidly caught at 81 by Gregory, who, at first slip, dived and brought- off a left-hand catch. Gregory also bowled strongly, commanding tlio utmost respect Douglas was subjected to some good natured banter by the crowd for his stone-walling. He eventually hit out at one fom Mailey, and was caught in the long-field. His eleven took -16 minutes to score. Fender was the most aggressive batsman seen during the day. He soon reached the thirties, disclosing a pretty late cut. Tlio scores were as follows: — NEW SOUTH WALES FIRST INNINGS. MacCartney b. Howell 3 Collins 1).. Hearne 18 Andrews b. Howell 0 1 Kellaway, c. Woolley, b. Doug--1 ' las 16 [ Bardsley, e. Woolley, b. Fender 6 Gregory ’c. Woolley, b. Fender 46 Taylor c. and b. Douglas H Oldfield (not out) 19 Hendry b. Douglas - 4 Trennery, c. Russell, b. Fender 0 Mailey, b. Fender 12 Extras 13 Total 1 ; 12 ' The- fall of wickets was as follows: ' 1 for 5, 2 for 5, 3 for 27, 4 for 50, 5 1 for 58, 6 for 84, i for 88, 8 for 132, 9 for 132, 10 for 153. Bowling analysis: Douglas, 3 for 41; Howell, 2 for 38; (also one wide, one no-ball) ; Fender, 4 for 26. England Ist innings 235. ENGLAND 2nd INNINGS. Hobbs, e. Hendry b. Gregory .. 5 Russell, b. Gregory 1 L Hearne, c. Gregory, b. Mailey 81 1 Hendren, b. Mailey 27 ' Makepiece, c'. Hendry b. Greg- ! ory 3 Woolley’ b. .Gregory 26 Douglas, c. Taylor, b. Mailey 11 Rhodes/(not out) 22 Fender, (not out) 33 Extras 9 Total for 7 wickets 220 The official estimate of the attendance was 34,000 and the takings were £2,600. PROFESSIONAL KILLING GAME ENGLISHMEN TOO TAME. LONDON’, Nor 20. The “Sportsman” gives prominence to a correspondent’s letter, based on a criticism by the “Melbourne Argus.” The correspondent says:—‘lf Douglas’s team refused to take a reasonable risk, then the Australian public will learn to stop away from the cricket matches. The writer of the letter says:—This is a just and fair criticism. Our men 1 have put together huge scores and have built them up only by labourious safety play. The representative cricket of the present day is a show like the League Football. The majority of the Marvlebone team are hired players. They are good fellows, but they are men whose solo business is cricket. They play the game slowly but surely. They play for" their living. They dare not risk a late out. “The correspondent a( ld s “A cable should be sent to Douglas, their captain, saying:—“For the sake of cricket as it should be played, ginger un your team at the wickets.”