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Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1924, Page 1

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KXGLAXD V. VICTORI V. ENGLAND MAKES 211. VICTORIA'S CTfA'XCK GOOD.

4UBTBALIAN AND N.Z. OABL» ASSOCIATION. MELBOURNE, November IS. For to-day ’« play there was a <j;ood Wcket and ideal weather. The attendance was COOO. Sandham (.‘10) and Woolley (11) resumed lsittin.u in England's second innings. in wliicli the overnight score stood at two wickets for St! inns. England had a lead of eleven on the first innings, in uliicli they made 50 to Victoria’s 2lif>.

ITartkopf and Wallace took up the Victorian bowling, R.yan being absent through injury. Wallaf'O was humping on the pitch. A quarter of an hour's play brought 100 up. ITartkopf howled a maiden over. Then Sandham reached the TO's. Ho then drovo llnrlkopf for two

AA’oodfulJ. at long off, caught Woolley for 2*l. off Tarrant's first ball. Tarrant had now taken three wickets for only two runs. *

Uendreit then canto in. AA'ith a late cut oil* Harlkopf. Ilendron got four. Saiidhani was barracked for not hitting one from ITartkopf, hut the next hall the batsman drove, got him for 2. and then he reached 10. receiving a elieer. Hendrcii pulled one to (he fence oil* Hartkopf, whose average was now suffering. Hendry then went on. He sent down a maiden and then Sandham played one* on. ID* had batted I 1.8 minutes for his 00 runs and he hit four boundaries. Wallace made ail iiii-nenessl'ul, appeal for leg before, when Ilendron was 21. Ponslbid, at mid on, dropped a difficult one hand ebanir. Ileiidren and Douglas were later cheered, and were advised by the crowd to hit out. Then Tarrant replaced AA'allace. He got Douglas for live with this ball. Heiidren hit a single off Hendry, an 1 was now nearing his fifty. I.iddietil went on at 208. and llendreit eiil* him for two boundaries, lima bringing up his half century, after 120 minutes hailing. Bryan had now joined Hetulren, and he played quietly. ’llo* scoring was so slow that the crowd became perturbed. /leiidry then went on. lie how led Ileiidren for II first ball. Giiligan was applauded on coming in. but I lend tv was deadly, and he soon got him for two runs, with a beautiful ball. Mayne. in the slips, dropped Freeman. Ip was a nolle too dillieuli elinneo. The English innings closed for 211. 1 lea rite, who has strained a ligament of his leg. did not bat.

The fourth English wicket fell at 108. when 1 lend roil was twenty-five, and the remaining six wickets added 78 runs, the innings closing with the total one more than the first innings score, viz.: 211.

Yicioiin niiiil.' 229 in their first innings mid tlins Ik-i.II with 252 runs to make U|). Marne mid I’nilc opened Victoria’;* second strike, to the bowling of Douglns and Gilligan. Tlie latter got Parkin the second over, with a lxill that swung in. Marne and Woodfull lmtli drove Gilligan for tliiee. Smidliam was apidauded for liis fielding at deep mid on. Douglas appealed against Marne when the latter was eight, amidst some heckling.

Wood lull gave two chances to Free man and Woolley off their own howl

The Victorian batsmen played with confidence reaching fifty before stumps were drawn. Following are, the scores: ENG LAND—2nd. Innings. England. Ist. innings 210 ENGLAND—2nd. Tunings. Hobbs. 1.b.w., h. Tarrant 31 Sandham b. Hendry : ™ Whysall. b. Tarrant. 1 Woolley e. Woodful. b. Trrant ... 2* tfendren. h. Hendry ;j 'l Eilner, I.b.w. b. Wallace 3 Douglas b. Tarrant Dry ant (not out) Freeman run out Gilligan, I>. Hendry - ITearue. absent “ Extras __ Total 211 (X„ic: Figures show discrepancy as cabled.) . Dowling analysis (-Wallace one wicket for 50; Ryder none for 1-= Hartkopf 0 for 93; Liddicut none for 20, Tarrant 1 for 33; Hendry, three Mr 20. VICTORIA—: 2nd. Tunings. Marne (not out) Park b. Gilligan Woodfull (not out) Extras “ Total for one wicket 1 11