CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1922, Page 1

CRICKET.

[by TF.I.EUIt.mi—PEU I’itESS ASSOCIATION]

SOUTH AUSTRALIA V. VICTORIA

ADELAIDE, Feb. -26

The cricket- match was resumed Yesterday on a perfect wicket. Victoria made 523 for 4 wickets: Mavne *>. O’Keefe 180, Hartkopt 32, Kansford (not out) 117, and Cody (not out) .8. It was apparent throughout that the batsmen were after averages.

(Received This Day at 8 a.m.)

ADELAIDE. Feb. 27

The cricket match was continued in perfect weather. Victoria lost 8 wickets for 610 (Hansford 129, Cody 107, not out).

ADELAIDE, Feb. 28. Victoria in the first innings made 625 (Woodful not out, 22). Bowling analysis.—Morton 3 for 132, Townsend 3 for 102, Whitty 2 for 135. South Australia have lost six wickeds for 194 (Smith 72, Rundell 30, Townsend not out, 27, Ryrnill not out, 22, Richardson 21). A CRICKET REVIEW. 'Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 27. Sydney Pardon, reviewing the Australian tour in Wisden’s Cricket Almanack, says since Knox bowled his fastest in 1906, I have never seen batsmen so obviously intimidated. McDonald was a finer bowler, but Gregory was much more alarming. The latter was apt, when he pitched short, to get up dangerously high, hut old cricketers were sarcastic when they saw batsmen frightened by long hops. They remembered R. 1). 'Walters’ dictum that a batsman who could not take care of

himself should not play cricket. Few critics seemed to think much of Mai ley, hut lie always got wickets. A proof of his excellence was the fact that batsmen trying to make light of him always came to grief. Armstrong’s accuracy of pitch was almost miraculous. Our batsmen flattered him by playing with exaggerated caution. Ryder was not given much chance as a bowler. It puzzles me that anyone thought the Australian howling other than first rate.

Macartney and Bardsley were magmficent. Neither seemed to know what it was to 1)0 out of form. There is a reluctance amongst English critics to plate Bardsley among left handers on a, level with Clem Hill, which I cannot understand. He is the most consistent of all Australians, who have ever visited England. Macartney was a law unto himself, lie is an individual genius, but no model to copy. He constantly did things quite wrong lor an ordinary batsman, but justified all his audacities. Except Trumper, no Australian batsman ever demoralised our bowlers to the same extent. Of the others, Andrews was distinctly the best. Mayne could not be fa.irly judged as he was kept in the background. Ryder was certainly given tbe prominence to which be was entitled. Gregory was emphatically the side’s match winner. His field ing was perfect. T have never seen Teh a. combination. Pardon considers McDonald, Cregory, Macartney, J. L. Bryan and Hubert Ashton, the five cricketers of the year.