CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 December 1924, Page 1

CRICKET.

M.C'.C. v. AUSTRALIAN XI. -MATCH DRAWN. [BY TELEOItAI’II—PEII PRESS ASSOCIATION.] BRISBANE, Dee. 8. The Australia Vi Klip'Ll ml match was continued to-day in dull, tliroateniiiK weather. Showers had fallen during the week-end, lint the wicket was not alfeeted Lhotippli the oiitlield was perhaps a little slower. England was fipplitinpp for runs, hut had averted a follow-on before the seventh wicket fell.

The brightest inninps w«« at the tail end. played b.V Kilnor, who went out boldly to the slow bowler (ii'iiumett, and made him more expensive than at any previous time of this mateli. The slow man was impressive, as on Saturday. Kilner was badly missed by Taa'l'e before he reached duo Me fipures. The West Australian made a preat effort to atone for bis mistake when Kilner drove one from Ilornibrook almost over tho fence. Taalc sprang at the* ball and he caught it. lint collided hard with the lenre, ainl la* fell like a lon, and the ball dropped to the prouml. The player was dazed for a few moments, and he had to be assisted off the held. Ilemlren played with restraint, and made his century, which he reached in •JOI minutes, lie has been singularly successful in lirisbane. lie made !|fi against the Australian F.leveu on his lasi tour, and he has scored a century in each inninps on this visit. I his inninps. however v. a. not so sparkling as one which I lemlren played npaiiisl (Queensland a week apo, but as lie was liphiinp for runs when he went in. it uas (piite meritorious. A feature of tie* day was the hip hill inp by Tyldesley o|f (Iriminett. lie pel tiup a lour and a. six oil' successive halls, and a similar scoring shot oil' •the next one. Then Crimmett, who has been drawing Tyldesley nut. clean howled him. It was a preat piece of heady bowlinp. The visitors’ inninps lasted lor six and a-half hours. Australia —l*'irst fiininps—b'_’('>. KNCI I/AN ll—First 1 n limps. Douplas, h (Irimmetl. o I Strudwick. b Wallace (> Sutcliffe, l.h.xv., b llieliardson ... 10 llryan. <• and b (Irimmett -0 | lemlren. I.b.w. b. Oxeuham ... KHI Sandham, -1.b.w.. b Oxeuham ... 10 Chapman, st. O'Connor, b (Irimmett Kilm-r. c. O’Connor, b. Oxeuham bTyldesley. b. (Irimmett l-'reeman ( not out) 1 - Howell, b. Oxeuham [ Fxtras ... '' Total llnwliup: Wallace I for bl. Ilornibrook It for S 7. (Irimmett I lor Id', llieliardson I lor 111. Oxeuham I for-b. I lemlren (i for -J. Australia opened their second inninps in a confident fashion. I lemlren hepinninp with the first ball ol the over while O'Connor batted riu.lit up to the form set by I lemlren. and he lacked nnthinp by comparison with his more accomplished cullenpiie. Hendry evidently was out for a merry life. lie stepped In front ot the wicket to hit one Irnm lyhlesley. tailed to connect. and was out lop Hendry pave a pood display of cricket. Kxclmlilip Chapman's hard hiltiup. nothinp liner was seen in the match than tile cricket played by Hichardsoii ami Ki|;;iax. The former scored wit. classic strokes in front ami behind the wicket, his powerful driviup strokes sendiup the hall like a shot to the fem e. Ilis plaiicinp also was brilliant. Hooplas did not treat the match tm> si*rionsv when lie called llcudien. Suli lill'i*. Sandham and Chapman t > the bowlinp crease. lie pave the batsmen a , bailee l" open mil. *1 hex took ad* vai-lape of the opportunity. scorinp freely. and alter this the total bounded alonp. both batsmen Ireipleiitly hittinp boundaries. The match lost much of it' interest in the elosinp stapes, in which there was little to suppesL that If Ist class cricket was in propress. Hooplas eomolcled the farce by piviup Strudwick the ball. Kieemau takinp the plows.. and there was preat hilarity when Kree111aii stumped Oxeuham oil Strudwick. The latter went up the pilch, and shook hands with Freeman. 'I he batsmen of course, were all out to hit. not takinp tliinps seriously, as a draw was inevitable. ACS I'll A 1.1 A -Second Inninps. Hendry. I.b.w. b. Tyldesley -*j O'Connor, b. Howell llieliardson. st. Strudwick. b. Clmpniau ,l> '* Thompson, c. llryan. I>. Chapman Id’ Oxenhain st. Freeman. It. Strudwick <> Timid*, (not out) 111 Kxtras ' Total for b wickets -■>■ Ibiwliil" • I loiiplas 0 for t!!'. Kilner U for 17. How* II I for -Jl. Tyldesley 1 for •_>!). Sandham U for *JI. Freeman II for -JO. llryan 0 for *_*b. Stilciilfe <' for Id. Hciidren 0 fur 111. Chapman - lor dd. Strudwick 1 for !).