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Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1925, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SECOND TEST MATCH. AUSTRALIA MAKES 600. MELBOURNE, January 2. Tweny thousand spectators arrived before play ocninienced this morning. The weather was fine and bright with a cool breeze, and the wicket was even better than yesterday, while the outfield was fast.

Australia’s not out men. Ponsford (128) and A'. Richardson (39) faced Tate and Gillijgan. Richardson took strike from Tate, and cut- him. for n single, hut Ponsford pulled on to the wicket. Tate’s fourth hall having failed to increase his overnight score. He played an invaluable innings at a critical stage. He hatted 220 minutes, and hit six fours. 5/128/30. Kcllcway opened his account with a couple of singles off Gilligan and Tate who was howling without any fieldsmen to leg. Richardson pulled Tate and ran a good three. Tate was working the off theory with close slips hut Kelleway was not tempted to hit. Richardson was applauded for a straight drive off Gilligan to the fence and he reached fifty with another four off Gilligan. after 104 mins. play. Tate was howling exceptionally well, and

sent down a maiden to Kelleway. Tyldesley, who had taken 0 for 68, went on in place of Gilligan. Richardson played a difficult hall from Tate for

three. Then one swung off to the leg stump, hut ho survived. Tate’s host over was that to Kelleway, his leg stufl being effective. Richardson, however. was aggressive. He hit Tate for boundaries. Douglas nt mid-oil dropped an easy catch from Richardson

and Tyldesley. Richardson was then sixty-seven. At 310 Woolley replaced Tate, who had 2 for 81. Y. Richardson ran to seventy-eight by free hitting, which pleased the crowd, and the total reached 350. Woolley was howling without slips. Mendren’s outfielding was saving runs. Richardson, oil nearing the century was punishing Tyldesley. and Tate went on at 366, while Kelleway dodged Woolley at the other end. Richardson was 98 when the luncheon adjournment was taken. RICH Alt DSOX’S CENTURY. On resuming Richardson snicked Tate and Douglas for singles, and his century was hoisted for 1/8 minutes hatting. Then, opening out. Richardson hit twenty off Douglas’s fourth over, four boundaries, making him top scorer with 130. lie had scored ninety two while Kelleway was getting nineteen, and was severly punishing the howling, until he was sensationally run out while endeavouring to get lour off Tate. Richardson hit thirteen fours during his 178 minutes at the crease, and had a wonderful reception on returning to the pavilion. Richardson was the third man run out. Chapman being responsible. The attendance at this stage reached lortv thousand. STOXKWA LLKR GOES.

Kelleway hatted 128 minutes for 32, when Strndwick caught him. Ilartkolf filled Richardson’s place, and the scoring beeanie unusually slow. Gregory joined hint and hanged I yl(lesley to leg for lour. Gilligan howling with llrcv-e made pace oil the wicket. Gregory drove him for lour and reached the twenties. .At 174 llenrne replaced Tyldesley. whose average was tl for !()8. Gregory, by forceful hilling. got into the forties, scoring faster titan Ilartkolf. The latter gave a difficult ’chance at fifteen to Sutcliffe in the out field oil' Ilearne. Gregory went out to one from Tate, and Gilligan caught him. lie had been hatting It! minutes and hit six boundaries. Oldlitdd was next man in, and the score reached five hundred for 171 p'imitos batting. |!artktjlF was in the twenties. and hatliii'j; soundly at the lea adjourn--11»•«t* t Tin. wralhrr horaine dull and Ihrealniiiig late in the alternooii. Oldfield was v.nronifortable, and there was a lull in the souring. Jlartkofi played cautiously. Oldfield twice slipped in his crease faring Milligan and Tyldesley. !lartkofl‘ drove Tyldesley high to the* pickets, reaching forty-tour. Then he got two off Tate, but was •nearly run out. Mis fifty appeared lor lid minutes play, and the hoard showed a total of ;V,I) for minutes.

Oldfield became more confident and Gillignn was at a loss lor a howler. I fnrtkolf and Oldfield continued to gather runs, Oldfield playing late admirable. The howler tried a new ball at o7fi and llartkoli’ square cut him and entered the seventies. Oldfield having 30 to his credit. Gillignn tried Douglas only to see Oldfield _snick him for one, and then he cut Tate to the hoiinda ry. There was deafening applause when Hartknlf brought the total fo 7>>)o breaking the world’s reeord lor a test match score, of 539 established in 1913 at Melbourne bv England. Playing a brilliant innings for eighty 1 lartkoff was caught by Chapman, he having batted Ififi mins., bitting eight fours. .Mailey did not last long. He made one and the innings closed lor (ififi. Slumps were then drawn. Scores: —- A DSTR ALTA—First Innings. CdlliTis, c Strndwiek, b Tate... fi Bardsley, c Strndwiek. b Gillignn If) A. Richardson, run out II Ponsford, b Tate 1- s Taylor, run out 1 - \'. Richardson, run out LisKellewav. e Strndwiek. b Gillignn 4 .'id Hartknlf. e Chapman, b Gillignn Sfi Gregory, c Gillignn, b Tate Tl Oldfield, not out ;i!1 Mailoy, lbw, b Douglas 1 Extras Total 000 Bowling analysis— Tate 3 for 1-12. Gilligan 3 for ILL Douglas 1 for !)5. Tyldeslev 0 for L'l'k 1 learne 0 for til). Woolley 0 lor 3(1. INVITATION TO NEW ZEALAND TEAM. MELBOURNE. January 1. At a meeting of the Cricket Hoard of Control, it was decided that international matches should include matches against New Zealand. It was resolved to invite the New Zealand Ciicket Council to send a New Zealand team to , i U y Australia in 192.5-26,. the Council to 'lie offered 7-5 per rent, of the net takings for any matches arranged. It was resolved that it was not desirable that the Australian eleven should visit New Zealand on its voyage to England. It was decided that Australian test match players’ allowance of Cl pec day wlien absent from their own State, should be increased to 30s retrospective to the first test. (Received tHs day at 10.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, January 3. The “ Herald ” commenting on the cricket says that play was continued under perfect hatting conditions. Ponsford’s innings showed versatility of stroke and precision in placing. The miner, adds that V. Richardson was the hero of the day. When dismissed he was pounding the howling in a wav seldom, if ever, seen m test cricket. He was run out quite unnecessarily through a little display of faulty judgment. The paucity of the English howling was freely emphasised. Title was easily the outstanding

figure. The fielding was excellent, but was very much on the wane in the last half hour. It was a day of wonderful cheer for Australian cricket when a new record score for test cricket was established. PLUNK Elf SHIELD. CHRIST OH UR CH, Jan. 2. Tito Blanket .Shield match, Wellington v. Canterbury was continued to-day in delightful weather. Wellington in reply to Canterbury's 290, made 226. Anderson scored 17. Iliddlestone 56, Colins 51. and Dempster 52. Read took 3 wickets for 6ft, Cunningham 5 for 83. and Moßetli 2 for 59. Canterbury in the second innings have lust 5 for 132. Blunt made 39. Crawford 25, and Patrick 40 not out. DUNEDIN. Jan. 2. In the Otago v. Auckland match Otago made 256 and 125 for 6. Auckland made 169.

AFRICA v. ENGLAND. CAPETOWN, Jan. 2. England made 285. Parker did not bat owing to an injury to his foot. .South Africans have lost 2 for 06 (C’atternll 7. Susskind 19). At Ross on New Year’s Eve a fire broke out in the residence of Mr F. Jones, two of the rooms in the hack portion being gutted. Another fire, occurred on New Year’s night, a shed belonging to Air J. Minehan being burnt.