CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1925, Page 3

CRICKET.

HY TCLIXi HAP 11 C!:n IMIKSS ASSOCIATION'.] Cl VMM ENT ON THE PLAY. SYDNEY. January 19. The “Herald” i eminent ing on the cricket says at the outset the Eng-I lish attack met with unexpected sue-I cess, but just when a big triumph seemed in prospect, a complete change came over the fortunes of the game. This change, it is onlv just to state, synchronised with mishaps to England’s lwo leading howlers, and Gilligan who almost simultaneously on the first day became disabled. Though both subsequently. very pluekily, had a tiw at the boa ling crease, their gritty efforts only made their injuries worse and both had to leave the field. The duties ol field captaincy fell to Chapman, who showed hi 1 grit by com ing in to Fai at ten minutes to six, although he was licit a I all the type of batsman to play out Lime. When Freeman left t'->• field there was the extraordinary spectacle of three substitutes fielding lor the injured men. and these men, the three

leading howlers of the side. Tt was a cricket tragedv. The two slow left handers howled nearly all day oil a wicket that was not suited to them, ami they got through ninety-nine overs between them in the innings, of which Kiincr bowled fifty. Wool lev and Kilner are very much alike in pace, methods. variety and in use. Using different types of I owl in g. at opposite ends is said to be the essence of a bowling ttack. hut in this uc tlm onlv vnrirtv of that sort (onsiated in the fact that Woolley bowled round the wicket while Kilner bowled over the wicket. Kali kept a very sU-ndy length. It can be said of them to their infinite

credit that they did not lapse into defensive methods, hot k-m op an incessant attack, always trying to finesse the opposing hatsmen out. Far a man reoentlv recovered from a lee injury. Woolley's porseveroneo and studied endeavour was most admirable. The nrcuraey of his pitch over such a l--.g period was surprising. He kept pogeill} r away with little of the left handms'" bias from leg. and an occasional off linger to keep the hatsmen quiet, lie kept thorn playing all the time. Kilner introduced more tricks and variety into his deliveries than W eellev. He howls slow to medium pace, with ft quirk arm action, lie kept an excellent length during a very long spell at the crease and indulged m many changes of pace to entice t..c | batsmen into an indiscretion. Ins e - 1 forts were commendable, and an earnest of what might W expected from him on a rain spoilt: pitch. Tic was not rewarded on this occasion quite according to his deserts, for he should at least have miilied the rather rare distinction of capturing five if not six wickets in his first Anglo-Australian test- innings. The fielding of the Knglishnieii was roallv magnificent, and was one of the mast pleasing and attractive features of the day’s play.