CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1921, Page 4

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES J AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, j SYDNEY, Feb 20. i Several showers and ominous-looking clouds during the forenoon suggested little, if any, play on Saturday, but towards noon the rain ceased and enabled pay to be resumed on a good wicket, slightly damp, but rapidly recovering under a strong southerly breeze. The English tail tapered off considerably. Apparently a fluid of t iewicket, Collins relied on Mailev and Hendry, the former maintaining an excellent length, judiciously mixing “wrong ’uns” with his 'deliveries, bagging three wickets tor sixteen runs. New South Wales opened disastrously Bardsley flicking a fast one off Douglas jto first slip where Woolley brilliantly | up a right-banded catch, low | down. A few overs later Douglas broke ! through Collins’ defence, w.ien the total was two wickets for 11. After lunch Gregory and Macartney scored at the rate of two runs per minute off Douglas and Waddington, (ill Wilson and Parkin came on and steadied matters. Gregory reached 54 and then touched one from Wilson, which Strudwick held. Macartney settled down to a patient innings, contenting himself with aitting occasional loose ones. He readied 50 in 97 minutes. ( After tea Macartney and Andrews, playing under restraint set out for England’s total. Douglas tried six i bowlers, but all were treated with the utmost respect. Macartney was unusually quiet, but 1 executed many brilliant all-round the wicket strokes.

At 97 he was dropped in the slips by Fender and Waddington from two balls in succession. He reached .iis century just under three hours. Andrews’ 54 was a stylish contribution. The last ball of the day from Douglas knocked down Macartney’s off peg. The attendance was 18,090. _The following are the scores:--ENG 1 .AND-I'TRST INNINGS. I[obbs, c. Collins, b. Mailev II Rhodes, c Oldfield, b. Mailev ...... 50 Makepeace, e. Oldfield, b. Mail ay 73 Hendrcn, b. .Mailev 102

Woolley, e. Gregory, b. .Punch 20 Douglas, e. Folkard, b. Andrews... 10 Fender, l.b.w, b. Mailev 00

Wilson, b. Heudren 9 Waddington (not out) 12 Strudwick. c. Gregory b. Mailev ... 4 Parkin c. Hendren b. Mailev 1 Sundries 9 Total .' -127 Bowling analysis: Punch 1 ior 28, Collins 0 for 9, Andrews 1 for 50, Folkard 0 for 53, .Mailev 7 for 172, Macartney 0 for 42 (one no ball), Hendren 1. for 03. N.S.W.- FIRST INNINGS. Bardsley, c. Woolley, b. Douglas ... I Collins, h. Douglas - Macartney, b. Douglas 130 Gregory, e. Strudwick, b. Wilson 52 Andrews, o. Strudwick, b. Douglas 54 Taylor (not out) 10 "Extras 10 Total for 5 wickets 208 f* AUSTRALIA DEFEAT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND. Feb 20. The Australian cricketers easily defeated ilie Auckland team with an innings to spare. The game needs little description. The visitors took their first innings to 285, Kippnx in particular, playing bright, cricket. Auckland’s second venture was a very poor effort. The side was all out for 148.

AUCKLAND FIRST INNINGS. llemus, I). Forslierg 1 Horspool, c. and b. Hornihrook ... 1 Somerville, b. Hornihrook 20 Smith, It. Iremonger 39 G a rat'd, c. Iremonger, b. Hornihrook 12 McLeod, b. Hornihrook 30 Sneddon !>. Iremonger < Gilliespie, b. Hornihrook 2 Irving, h. .Hornihrook 9 Player (not out) 9 Rowntree, 1). Hornihrook 9 Extras 3

Total 120 AUCKLAND-SECOND INNINGS. llemus, b. Hornibrook b Horspool, I). I remonger 9 1C Somerville b. Hornibrook 0 Smith, h. Imnonger 6 Gar rad, I>. Hornibrook 0 McLeod (not out) R> Snedden, b. Forsberg 3 Player, st. Ratcliffe, b. Lnmpard ... 12 Gillespie, b. Bogle .0 Irving, b. Richardson 3 Rountree, e. Hansford b. Kippnx 18 Extras Total US Bowling analysis: Hornibrook three for 9, Tremonger two for 13, Lampard 1 for 18, Forsberg one for 8. Waddy no wickets for .37, Richardson one for 33, Kippnx one for 1. AUSTR ALIA FIRST INNINGS. Bogle, c. ltowntree b. Player 7 Richardson l.b.w. b. Player 36 Lampard, b. Somerville 32 Kippax, (not out) ‘l6 Liddicutt, b. McLeod 67 Ratcliffe, b. Smith 63 Waddy, b. Smith , 28 Ransford (not out) 30 Forsberg, b Smith Hornibrook, c. Snedden, b. Player i 1 remonger, b. Smith 6 Extras 6 Total 285 Bowling analysis: Player four for 87, Smith four for 63, Somerville one for 17, Gnrrnd none for for 13, Snedden none for 6, Hemus none for 28, McLeod one for 27, Gillespie none for 28.

HOBBS’ VIEWS

LONDON, Feb 19. Hobbs, writing in the "Star” in reference to the second test says ; "England never bad a dog’s show after rain came. Still, the Australians played the better cricket. They deserved to win.” Hobbs is greatly struck with tho large number of unknown good cricketers in Australia, but is firmly convinced that the Englishmen will win a majority of the tests in Engj-, land.

N S.W. v. QUEENSLAND i BRISBANE, Feb 20. In the ’cricket match N.S.W. v. Queensland the former, in their first innings, made 202—R. Bardsley 70. Bowling, Kay sfor 70. Queensland have five wickets down for 57. OTAGO v. CANTERBURY. DUNEDIN, Feb 20. To-day’s play took the Otago v. Canterbury cricket match to an interesting stage ,in which the advantage appears to be with Otago. Canterbury who had lost five for sixty on the first day took their score to 147, chiefly through Patrick’s 58 (not out), and Read 27. Carlton took 5 for 39.

Shepherd gave a magnificent display in Otago’s second innings and made nearly half of tho total of 308. Reese got 5 wickets for 33. Canterbury, requiring 300 to win, have lost three for 57. The following are. the scores: —Canterbury first innings—l 72 (Patrick, (not out) 58, Read 27, Worker 14, Evans 11). Otago first innings 138. Otago second innings brought their total to 308, (Shepherd 146, Higgins 67, Conradi 17, Chadwick'l7, C. Alloo 14, A. Alloo 13. ENGLISH BOARD OF CONTROL. ARRANGEMENTS FOR TESTS. LONDON, Feb. 19. The Board of Cricket Control met at Lords and decided that the forthcoming tests shall commence at 11.30 on the first day and at 11 o’clock subsequently. Stumps will be drawn at 6.30. Australians v. Counties at 12 on the first day and subsequently at 11.30 ending at 6 tho last day. The appointment of ai committee to select the test players was deferred. Glamorganshire was raised to a firstdas,s countv. *