CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1924, Page 1

CRICKET.

FIRST TEST MATCH. lUBTRALIAN AND N.Z. 0AI1L1! ASSOCIATION SYDNEY, Dee. 21. On Saturday the weaker was line, with passing clouds, when Australia, with an overnight score of J wickets for 252. resumed their first innings against England, with A. Richardson and Taylor at the crease. There was a stiff wind blowing down the pitch from the north-east end. This made the conditions a little unpleasant, but did not deter the large crowd (which numbered 23,000 when Gilligan led his men into the field, and which increased during the afternoon to ■lo.OOO) from witnessing an interesting game. Tate opened the bowling on a lull'd wicket, with the wind behind hint, and the ball came in (piickly. After 8 minutes’ play, Richardson, when 22. fell a victim to the last hall of llearne’s first over. Mis brother, V. Richardson succeeded him. and. with Taylor, carried the score along nicely. Three hundred hoisted for 317 minutes’ play. Both batsmen gave a fine display of cutting and glancing. The Englishmen’s fielding was quite up to the high standard of the previous day, so that, although both batsmen were bitting lull'd, the fieldsmen let little past them. After an hour’s play, the score had only increased hy 3!) runs. Richardson was stepping out to Ilearne and driving him. Ilearne, in stopping one of these, hurt his hand, and bo bad to retire. Kiluer taking the field in his place, ilea rite’s over was abandoned, lie had been dropping the hall jilst in front of the crease, and he had to be played carefully. Tate, who was bowling up to bis usual form, was smacked several times to the boundary. Both Taylor and Richardson were (.'tuitions in running between the wickets, and they might have obtained many more singles. Taylor had a narrow escape just before lunch. Me went to run oil a etil. by Richardson, but the latter sent him hack. Me was well out from (lie crease when the ball was sent in. but Freeman missed it. and one was gained by the overthrow. Taylor went out to bis fourth ball from Tate, after lunch. Me bad batted for !><i minutes, and lie helped In carry the score from 277, to 3(M. B. Richardson played a useful innings. and batted for f)3 minutes. II is partnership with Taylor yielded fifty eight runs. The loss of Richardson (whom Freeman howled) and Taylor changed the complexion of the Australian innings, till Mailey joined Oldfield with the board showing !> for 388. Si rudwiek missed stumping Kcllewa.v oil' a ball, which the latter stepped out to, but played over. The Alailey-Oldfield partnership proved most exciting, and aroused great enthusiasm. It yielded (12 runs. Their hatting was attractive, and neither man gave a chance. The field was placed close in. but the batsmen manage.l to find outlets. They remained associated for 87 minutes. The bruntof the howling fell on Tate and Freeman. The Englishmen proved themselves adepts at picking up the ball in their stride, and returning it lyThe innings lasted for 7,1 H minutes. The attendance at the tea adjournment reached -17.1 KID. ENGLISHMEN BAT WELL. England opened their first innings with a little over an hour to go, llohhs anil Siilelili'e taking strike to Gregory and Mailey. Gregory was the first howler, and he had the advantage ol the wind. but. lie bowled rallier erratically. Many of bis balls were off the wicket, and they had iusl to he touched to go to the boundary. The liatsliP'll played caul iotislv. The field was plait'd well out. an I a ounil"'r of short ill "lc. 11l i* ebtained. I Inch:, wa , ten pi'".' "in to Mailey. and lulling linn bard. I lie All-tlaliau fielding was capable of bright, attractive baiting, both men exhibit iug a ui; e style. A I ’STI! A 1.l A -1 sj. Tunings. Collins e. j li'iulfen. li. Tate ... II I Bard-ley e. Woolley h. Ere,-man ... 21 I’onslerd b. Cililgan 110 A. I!ieluirdson. b Ilearne 22 Taylor. I, Tate 13 V. Richardson, h Eieeman 12 Kellewav. c Woolley. I, Tale 17 Hendry, e Slrudwiik. h Tate ... 3 Gregory. <• Sinnlwiek, I, Tate ... (I Oldfield, not out 30 ...ailey, h Tate 21 Extras is Total 17,0 Bowling analysis Tale, six for 130, Gilligan one for 02. Freeman two for 121. Ilearne one lor 2S. Woolley II foi 37,, Hobbs It lor 13, Chapman 0 for 10The fall of the wickets was as follows:—One for -l(i, two for 231>. three for 277,. lour lor 2-0, five lor Jdl, six lor 371. seven for 5-7. eight lor 35,. nine for .'OS. ten for -17,0. England -First Innings. Hobbs, not out. 12 Sin* 1:11". not out 28 I'mlias Total for no wickets 72 GOOD ENGLISH BOWLING. SYDNEY, December 21. Tate was the hero ol the day ill the rout of the Australians after luneli. Me captured five wickets, four ol them lor nine runs, and lie showed splendid consistency throughout. Me bowled altogether in overs, five ol which were maidens. Considering the amount ol energy he puls into liis work, his task was a herculean one. Yet he stood the strain well. Freeman was called on almost as miiili as Tate, lie bowled 18 overs, but, as with all gmigly artists, he had mil to extend so much energy. Ol the 1.V2 overs of (lie innings. Tate and I'Tccmati bow led 103. I bey deserved great credit for the way they stuck to their job.

THREE NEW RECORDS’. SYDNEY, December 21. The test mail'll already lias been responsible for three records. Collins and Ponsford’s score of 100 for the second wicket, made on 1* riila.v, is a test match record for the second wicket. Yesterday’s attendance of 17.1-,2 and the gate money of C 1.800. are both claimed to lie world s records. TIEARXE INJURED. (Received this day at S n.m.) SYDNEY. December 21. The weather is (lull and threatening. \U day rain was hanging about. The joint of Ilearne’s right forefinger is badly bruised, bis arm injured and jarred" requiring medical attention.