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Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1925, Page 4

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tUBTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SECOND TEST MATCH. ENGLAND MAKES 170. A IbSTR.A LI A. STARTS BADLY, MKLBOI/HNE. January 5. The weather was fine a,nt] sunny ulien Hobbs (154) and Sutcliffe 023) resumed today on a batsman’s wicket, before a crowd of 15,000 spectators. Mailey and Gregory trails up the bowling. Hobbs failed to increase bis score, being howled by At:uley's second ball in a maiden first over. Hobbs bad batted for 294 minutes. 1-154-283.

Gregory then bowled a. sensational first over. Hr* skittled M oolley s wickets for a duck. 2-0-234.

Both these wickets fell within eight minutes. Hobbs and .Sutcliffe failed, by forty runs, to overtake Hobbs and ■Rhodes 1912 first wicket record of 323. Hcirne now joined Sutcliffe, but be was uncomfortable in lacing Mailey. The score reached three hundred in 32 7 minutes. Hen rue.' when lie bad nine on the board, played one lock to Mailey. a ‘‘wrong ’mi” that beat him. 3-9-305. , . , Mailey bad now bowled three maidens. taking two wickets for cight-

‘iJiree runs. jfendren was the next man. He patted Mailey for a single/ a.nd then created amusement by falling over i«( attempting to run two off for a. hit off Gregory. At 311 Kellewav relieved Gregorv. wbo.se one wicket had cost eiglity-tbroe runs. Sutcliffe lifted a full pitcher from Mainly to the fence. Kellewav sent down a madden to Sutcliffe. if end re n then become aggressive. He drove Mailey to the fence thereby reaching twelve. Taylor. in the outlield, was saving tourers.

At the lunch adjournment, the score was 336, of which Sutcliffe made 1 19. Gregory and Mailey opened the attackafter lunch. Sutcliffe reached .150 amidst applause. Ilemlren, who was out after runs, reached thirty by snicking Kellewav for one. Mailey tossed Sutcliffe a full pitcher, but Taylor in llio outfield misjudged the catch, owing to the sun. Off Kelloway’s next over ffendren was smartly caught by Oldfield, after knocking up thirty-two in an hour. 4-32-371. Hartkopf replaced Mailey. Oldfield missed Chapman off Hartkopl. before the batsman had opened bis account. Sutcliffe was now playing reservedly, picking on the right ball. Chapman hit the first sixer pulling one from Hartkopf. and four hundred came up for 330 minutes play. Gregory replaced Kellewav. and Chapman - soon got into the twenties, hitting freely. Kellewav relieved Hartkopf, and bis second ball clean bowled Sutcliffe, whose 176 bad taken 341 minutes to compile) and included eighteen boundaries. 5-176-401.

Kellewav now had the best average of 2 for 61.

Douglas joined Chapman and the latter snicked one from Gregory to Oldfield behind, giving the last bowler bis second wicket. Chapman bad lasted forty minutes, giving a bright display. He hit two fours and one six. Gregory had Tyldesley in trouble, and Collins, at silly point, caught him low after a poor display. <-o-HB.

Tate batted next. Oldfield's wicket keeping was a feature of the game. Ponsfoid, Collins, Taylor and Gregory were brilliant in fielding. Douglas was slow. Tate, alien at thirty, glanced Mailey for l:"‘o. A. Richardson replaced Gregory aL 453, and Collins caught Douglas <4l bis second ball. 8-8-153.

The tea. Adjournment was then taken, and on resumption. A. Richardson completed, his over, a maiden. Gilligan then joined Tate, but Kellewav dropped a catch from him before lie bail scored. In the next over Richardson bowled Tale making bis average f lew 3". Talc bad played a bright innings. 931 158. Gilligan drove Mailey twice to the fence, finally Hartkopf clean bowled Ktrudwiek and the innings closed for 479 runs.

Australia. First Innings. 660. ENGLAND- First Innings. Ilohhs, b Mailey 151 Sutcliffe, b Kellewav I<6 Woolley, b Gregory 6 I learne, li Mailey ' 9 Hendren, c Oldfield, b Kellewav 32 Chapman, c Oldfield, b Gregory... 28 Douglas, c Collins, h.a. Richardson 8 Tyldesley, c Collins, b Gregory 5 Tate, c Collins, h Richardson ... 31 Gilligan (not out) 17 Strudwick, b Hartkopf 4 Extras 12 Total -179 Bowling analysis:— Gregory 3 for 121 ; Kellewav 2 lor 62; .Mailey 2 for 111 ; Hartkopf 1 for 120; A. Richardson 2 for 30. AUSTRALIA’S SECOND STRIKE. .MELBOURNE, January 5. Lardsley and Collins opened Australia’s second innings at -1.55. Tate and Gilligan took up the howling. Bardsley pulled Tale for two. Then lie was out, leg before, second hall. 1/2/3. Arthur Richardson joined his skipper, and he had made nine lielore Collins scored. Then Tate heat him 2/9/ 21. Tale had now taken 2 lor 5. L’oiislord had a great ovation from the spectators, who now numbered 52,00(1. He appeared set. when a hall from Tate swerved his foot and rattled his stump. 3/4/27. _ This was a dangerous start for Australia. Collins faced a maiden from Gilligan. Then Tyldesley howled, and Taylor, who had joined his skipper, drove him to the fence. Taylor and •Collins were thirteen each when Tate replaced Gilligan. These batsmen carried the score to sixty-three, when stumps were drawn. AUSTRALfA— Second Innings. Bardsley, 1.b.w., b Tate k* Collins (.not out) A. Richardson, b late ® Ronsford, b Tate Lay lor (not out) ~' J Total for three wickets 63 ENGLISH JU BILL AT lON. LONDON, January I. The news of Hobbs and Sutcliffe it. their feat was received with the wildest enthusiasm here.