CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1925, Page 1

CRICKET.

‘tOUYTOOSST 3T11V3 'ZN dNV NVIIvaiSQT FXGLA.XI) WANT 112. FOUR AY ICK ETS TX HAND. AIFI.HOFRXF. Tan. 7. The weather was fine to-day. hut the wicket was showing signs of wear, when Sutcliffe (12) and Strudwiek (lo) resumed htiUing in the second innings lor England, who required 318 to win. Gregory sent down a maiden. A little later he missed Sutelilfe in the slips off Mailer. It was a difficult chance. Sutelilfe was playing defensively to Gregory, who al>o lmd Strudwiek full of discomfort, and presently lie got a lug before decision over the English keeper.—‘2-22-75. Hearne etmie in. hut he was slow to

-tait. When he did open his account, it was with a couple of singles. Then he late cut Alailey for four. Oldfield lifted Sutcliffe's bails, but the batsman was in. To celebrate his o <; pc, Sutelilfe glanced Gregory for a brace, and reached thirty. A. Richardson look the hall from Gregory at 21, and his first over was a maiden. Then, with Alailey bawling, Collins moved A. Richardson to mid-off, and Hnrtknpf to deep slip, ilarlkopf howled the next over, ulen the score reached 101. Three runs later Kelleway went on to howl, and the play became dead, till, at leiigdi. Suleliffc brightened up and drove him to the fence. At the lunch adjournment. the score was 2 for 121. On tin' rscumption. ilearno put bis Lg in front of Gregory. 3-23-121. Woolley .joined Sulclifl’e who noli bed fifty by snicking one from Kelleway lor a single. He had taken 10..> minutes to reach half a century. Kellcway’s howling was a feature of the

game up- to this time. Now Sutelilfe opened his shoulders and drove Gregory to the fence, and the play then became much brighter. Woolley cut Alailey to the fence. Then he skied one from Gregory high to leg. out ol Tavlnr’s reach. Alailey morally howled Sutcliffe when the hitter was 03, and |he batsman show ed his appreciation of the "life” h.v lifting Alailey io the fence, while Woolley drove Kelleway for four. Then he cut Gregory past Alailey in the slips lor two. At this time Gregory’s average was 2 for til), and il was lhe best. \ Richardson displaced Alailey at 18(1, anil he brought the off-fieldsman closer in. Sutelilfe and Woolley put on 70 in 77. minutes. When he was fill. Woolley changed his hat. I hen he ran a risky single. Had Taylor hit the wicket. the man from Kent would have been out. Collins went on to howl amidst (beers at 111.), and there was a lull in the score, the batsmen taking forty minutes to put ten together. Collins trundled three overs from which only three runs resulted, while A. Richardson sent down his last six overs lor seven, runs. At the tea adiournment the board showed (5 lot 200. After tea. Collins opened the howling with a maiden. I'll Ins next A notice. who was 10. drove him I aril - i might up the pitch, but Collins droppud tile l.nll. Wool I.‘V nla vod one from . M ielio r< Ison , -.uni Sou lilt” sl.irtcil to run. \ ielor Richardson threw the wicket down, hut Sufclille was given the benefit of i lie doubt. 1 1 was a (lose thhe'. however. Fiilelill'e inbed his tally to 85. ami Woolley had a life at Ilk an uppish stroke between silly point and mel-nfi. t'ollins and Richardson find now quiel cned the batstecii. Woolley lea' bed lii'l.v. Then he was out leg before to A. Richardson. -'-50211.

The partnership yielded ninety tuns, and Woolley was the fourth successive Vj, tj nt I o a leg dci i ;inu. ID had hatI -d for 17 minute.-. \Vl,,.qi ID "di m o. cut in. the atlemlr,i 1 1. 1 ■ I i Hem ind I " me. Dell. C, i-pni v w ent no at i. Su!rlilie was now 'J2. Kellruny ais-plm-i'd Collins, who bowled ten overs al small cost. Sul el i lie al 11- - . was missed I v Ki in the slips ..if CreporV amid-.t groans from the croud. I'D' Y or!; ■■ In rema ii made Ins ;-e- "mil ceiittitv in the game Dy driving <-ivgur.v to the li-in e. II" was warmly con gruttllnlcd by Collins, while the crowd a'pphtiided lone; and lustily. Km :in<' had now I,ceil al Ihe u ick-ls 7.1 hours, •i\ in"- a pat ieui. .sound ih- play. IDis an ideal opening haismcii. Maiicy v.cii! on at. *J-!*.’>. :m<l (i iv«(<<iy. in i !•••.* ~t• v{ over :.!:iit!-"l llon.ln-ii’s sltii;,];... T-, hh-slcv was i-aiiphf l.y l*on>f"rd before scoring. G-O-WH. Dom-.las joined Kui-lilfe. anil ill" • carried mi till play cca-.-d, with ill" liia id shoving (I for V,P. A keen finish is anticipaletl, v. i. h In,.loins ah.nit even. \ ii.-l'rali.i Ki . itiniic--. f'o : ’■ Km -lam! I -I. i n nine-. 1 - K.NCI AND Kecmid Innings. Hob!..-. I.h.w. Maiicy Kulclill'i- ( not null I DI Klradu irk. i.h.w. Cregory • ~ I li-arue, l.hw. Cregmy -J Woolley. I.h.w. A. I:.- hard-mi ... 7,1) I D ndrcii. h. Cregory •' T\ hlesh-y c. Don-,ford. h. .Maiicy C. | l .i.- las I not out l .. 0 Km, a. • 10 Tnial I'm ii umbels '-’-’‘d i \S< | NATD i.N i ii-' CD ICKKT. SYDNKY. Dec. :il. The r-xt iam d in.a ry hold whii-lt < rickel 1 1 :: upon ihe publm ha Im-i-ii IrikingIv illilsl rated bv I la- o«,t who gtlended the lira T-.-.t no. h. During the ' ottr.-e of lie- "Haggle. I'llsl 111 ss 111 l jie , Il I aiipoai- I l" ho "Illy a minor le'ratimi : oil m!.o i-.mld had Ihe |,,., 5 i i:ossi!,!e—i' Du*, getting "til to tin- match, and many who loiild find no CM-lise at all. were there, i i-1, and And among those v. ha could not Iqeak away the mm eternal question uas: "What's ihe fa-ore:'" At the Cricket Cnniml me met weihknown oilmens, ordinarily patron-; of the h.-st hotel.', eating their sandivi. Ill's like I rue plela iaiis. I-or four ilavs alone of the mat'll, the aggregate alien.lame was I -_“i.O 11. which was a record, apalt limn ii alte-.ulame on the following days, for any cricket mat'll, the previous best record Doing established during the Kec.-md Dwl mal'li between Knglaml vne, Australia in Melbourne, in the lfl-JO-l’l season. Ana n : ile spectators was an A ustralian by birth, who lmd travelled about liil O miles from A—am I India I to witness thi' and stlei ceding lest maielies. A tea planter. an exstudent of mm ol tne Sydney i’rainmat* Schools, is going to lullou l!M ' Knglisli cricketers through to t he- l itter end, and then get hack to his plantation. Such is the charm of cricket.