CRICKET NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 March 1923, Page 3

CRICKET NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN ANT, N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. AIELBOERNE. .March 9. The weather was line and the wicket excellent for the match against Victoria. England, win, bad -i\ down for 52. were till out for 71 M.C.C.—F irsl jmmiLf'. Hill-Wood. c. Ryder, b. Wallace lit TiU'hmarsli Ryder, b. I.iddieut I Calthorpe. Is. Wallace -jn Chapman .c. Ryder. I, | iddicut u Lowry, c. Wood |ul. b. I.uldiiu; Wilson, e. Ellis It. Wallace It: Mac!.can. c. Woodtid. b. ! idiliiut n Hartley, 1.1j.w.. b. Widla, ,■ :t Brand, c. Rider, b Wa1b,,.,. ■< * ; il,sou (not out) . .1 I'reetnan. c. Ryder, b. Walbice 9 Extras 9 Total 7, Bowling analysis: Wallace. 1", uvois one maiden, of) runs, (i wickets: l.iildicut. Id overs, d maiibuis. It; runs, four wicket.s V ICTORIA-«-Eirst Innings. Wundlul. e. (Tiapman. b. Gibson ... ti Love (not out) Hid Pons ford. s'... 1,. Air-Lean 1,2 Ryder, run out II Park (nut out) ... I Total for 3 wickets 189 The weather wits ideal, .and the wieke last. The attendance was three thousand. The early .M.C.C. bat-men j gave a poor display. They repeatedly fell into the off theory trap. Five out of the first six batsmen were caught in ] the slips. Ryder smartly taking three, j I.iddieut kept a good length, .and at ! one stage had four for eight. Wallace j was very fast. Eight men lost their t wickets feeling for olf balls. Chapman caught. Wnodful hcatifil'ull.v j low down in the slip-. The Englishmen's total of 71 was j passed after an hours’ hatting, good i length howling at the start demanding! caution l,v the batsmen. The Love-j Ponsl'ord partnership added on I2d in . 97 minutes. I’t'c-fanl was smartly , stlimped. lie hit six tours, made ex-j . ellettl oil' drives, find his di-play was j eha.tuek'ss. , Hove, when 97 bit :> bail ha>d G>i cover and ran foolish!'. Chapman ve- j turned beautifully to the wieket-keep- ! er. Ryder r-aerifieed his own wicket. | lie ran onlv when he saw that Lure v

hopeless to get hack. The F.iighshnieu joined in the applause :it Rvrler ' unselfishness. Then Lure made the century, in Ml minutes. He hit seven fours.