CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1921, Page 2

CRICKET.

TEST MATCH

AUSTRALIA V. N.Z. MATCH DRAWN. [by TELEGRAM —PER TRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, March 29 When play resumed to-day the ground was slightly dead, as a result of rain overnight, but the weather was fine, with a cold southerly. Shepherd and Sandman continued their innings, and were not separated till the total reached 182. Brice followed and 11 runs later Shepherd, who played a capital innings was given out l.b.w. to Ironmonger. 193 B—Bl Rountree joined Brice, and later was run out, in attempting rather foolishly a second run. 194 —9—2. Mcßeth was soon howled by Ironmonger, and the innings close for 204. The Australians went in a second time to make runs quickly, and with the total at 147 for four wickets declared, leaving New Zealand 217 to get in 100 minutes. At the call of time, New Zealand scored 106 for the loss of four wickets and the game thus ended in a draw. Scores: — NEW ZEALAND FIRST INNINGS, lliddlestou b Hornibrook 4

Blunt e Richardson, 1> Hornibrook 8 Sneddon b Hornibrook 1 Smith e Ransford, b Ironmonger... 45 Shepherd, 1.b.w., b Ironmonger ... 81 Dacre c Ransford, b Ironmonger ... 27 Middleton, b Hornibrook 1 Sandman c Richardson, h Ironmonger 3o Brice run out - Rountree (not out) - 6 Mcßeth b Hornibrook 6 Extras 9 Total 204 Bowling analysis—Hornibrook five for 98, Ironmonger four for 74, Liddicutt none for 15, Asher none for 7, Ransford none for two. NEW ZEALAND SECOND INNINGS: lliddlestou c Hornibrook, b Liddicutt 1" Blunt c Hornibrook, b Liddicutt ... 28 Middleton, 1.b.w., b Liddicutt 7 Smith (not out) 1" Dacre c Ransford, l> Liddicutt 18 Sneddon (not out) 18 Fxtras 1 Total for four wickets 1.06

Bowling analysis—Hornibrook none for 12, Ironmonger none for 27, Liddicutt four for 55, Asher none for 12.

Australia Second Innings— Richards e Blunt, b Smith 27 Waddv c Sandman, h Smith 15 Lampard c Hiddleuton, b Smith ... 14 Liddicutt (not out) 19 Ransford e Smith, b Brice 18 Ironmonger (not out) 20 Extras 1

Total for I wickets , innings declared closed) HI Bawling analysis—Brice one for 37, •Smith three for 51, Mcßeth none for 31, Sandman none for 12, Sneddon none for 9. THE COMING TESTS. UNITED SERVICE I'KLF.GRAMS. (Received This Dav at 8 a.m.) LONDON, -March 29. The ‘‘Times” in an article, says cricket lias aroused great interest in sporting circles. The prospects for the forthcoming tests are generally regarded with considerable anxiety, which is responsible for a determined effort to discover the underlying reasons for the failures. A majority of the experts blame the lack of preliminary co-opera-tive training. Mr (’. B. Fry, in an interview, says the want of organisation lias always been the cause of the fall ol English cricket. He considers the only way to regain the Ashes is to choose a team at the beginning of the season and train it thoroughly.

The “Times” agrees with this view, and states the result then would be an English eleven, not a chaotic collection of brilliant players.