CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1925, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIAN AND N Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION A REM AKA RLE GAME. !Received this day at 9.25 a.in.) SYDNEY, January 0. 'I lie ‘‘Herald,” commenting on the cricket says the outstanding individual performance of the day was the wonderful anil elianceless innings of Sutclilfe. Il was an innings of the greatest merit, worthy of being ranked among the best, as il is among the highest played in test cricket. Sutcinie lias risen rapidly anvitig the test match heroes. Rigid from (lie start ol (lie hour al Adelaide In- lots shown nII mist a kea hie possibilities. In some ol bis earlier innings be was a I rilie* unlucky. All through bis displays his soundness of butting has been a characteristic feature. That does not mean that Ins methods are mainly defensive, but rather that in making his strokes (of which he has a great variety) he allows himself plenty of margin for errors. He makes an oil' drive that does not appear to carry much weight behind it, lint when it passes the inner row nl fieldsmen it makes great pace to the boundary. There is great strength and run glutting virtues in Ids on-side play, lie shows snappy pull shots, good leg glances and a special fondness lor the olil-lashioned hit to long leg. Though the English batting, on the whole, did not realise expectations, Die inning’s total was a magnificent reply to the Australian record score, which the early successes achieved by England s bowlers in Australia’s second innings have turned to sui'li practical account that tin* match interest of this remarkable contest has undergone another revival. CAPETOWN. Aan. 5. In the second innings of the .second 111 intTi(-i:il test South Africa scored 299. (Siisskiml 0. Catternll 4. Taylor 0, Dean 5 Noiirse 45. Nossor 52. Nupen 23. Francois 35. Ciinylmn 9. Dull' 9. Hall 2. extras !)). Kennedy look 5 for 01. Fnidand had a meritorious victory. The African batting was disappointing.