CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 January 1925, Page 1

CRICKET.

Hokitika team to play Riant at Ilium on timidity, goth.—Ramsay, Bannister (2). Thomas tg). Coulson, Caviev. Whitehead, Daly, Williams IT, Medhurst. Kmerg. King, King, Dale. A car leaves the clock tower at 1.30 p.m. sharp. Any player unable to travel jilea.se notify the Secretary early. Binm team will he selected front the following:—Hriflith, O'Connor, Inwood, Cooper (g), Boyd .1.. Knowles (g). Stoop J'b, Wells H., Craig. Starkey. Boyd.

THIRD TEST. ENGLAND'S HOPES. AUSTRALIAN AND I. CABLE ASSOCIATION ADELAIDE, Jan. gl. Tin's Inis been a day of .sensatioiml, calamitous, and inspiring play. It wasensational from the spectator’s standpoint of view, by reason of an unexpected change that came over the game; it Wits calamitous to Australia, when the side lost seven wickets for 3!) runs, and it was inspiring to the Englishmen, since each wicket falling gave them it better tha nee of winning, after the match had scorned hopelessly lost to them.

Yesterday's threat of rain was amply fulfilled overnight hv a heavy downpour and showers. The weather cleared during the morning, hut the pitch was soft and the outfield heavy. Alter tin inspection at noon, it was announced that play would commence at 12.-15. The curator, Alt' Wright, declared the wicket would tear Lite inside out oi me bull and so it proved, Australia being out in (17 minutes. The lelt arm men, K titter and Woolley, howled unchanged, swinging well and breaking right across. They had the Australians bamboozled all the time. The averages were: Kilner I and I! runs, G.j hails, four maidens. Woolley 3 for go runs, seventy halls.

This wonderful reversal ol Australian form showed fully the danger of covering wickets, which is last developing line weather batsmen, who are dismissed easily on a pitch damaged by rain. It was melancholy to watch great batsmen like Ponsford, Ryder. Vic. Richardson and Andrews tied in knots when facing slow left arm howling, hut they were "hopelessly at sett, never knowing anything about the howling. Ihe downfall commenced in the first, over front Kilner. Ponsford swinging his seventh hall to Hemlren with a deep drive. "Woolley at the south end. caught Ryder off his own first delivery. Tate caught Richardson at extra cover olf the same over, fn K liner's third over, Andrews snicked the hall to Whysall. as second slip. Gregory was the fifth victim in six overs when he pulled Woolley to Hendren at deep square leg. Five wickets had lallon in g.'l minutes for pine runs. Kelleway alone was the batsmen to play confidently. hut no one could stay with him. The innings lasted (b minutes. The pitch greatly improved alter tin: heavy roller was used, and it became an easy batsmen's wicket lor the Englishmen's second strike. Hobbs and Sutcliffe set out on the task of making 37.-, and they chased the runs, which came in even time. Collins sufleriug to the extent of three 4’s being hit off hint in two timers. The rain cleared and England's hopes soared as the partnership was carried on brilliantly. \ set hack came when Hobbs was dismissed shortly alter the rcMimnlion for 07.- The total we- then 111. Ihe hopes of victory sank lower when Wooli-\v. who was hatting brilliantly, was howled l,y Kel lew av. Then Hemlren got his leg in front to the same inmiller for four, and three wickets were down for 00. Sutclilfo stayed in. getting -I'd in -10 minutes, shifting on by means ol singles, lie then gave three chances, two ol being caught hv t oilin' c.t.d Rviler, while (fjdlield missed slumping him. Win-all joined S'l'elilfc and played "'ll time. England lias a possible cham-e id viclory. lull il depends mainly upon a big partnership by tin's pair. A (bSTR A LTA - First Tunings 'lB9 AUSTRALIA —2nd. Innings. Collins, h. Freeman _ -0 A. Rironrdsoil. e. Kilner, b. Woolley C Taylor, b. Freeman ... : ’J Ryder, e. and b. Woolley ... ? s Ponsford. e. Hemlren. h. Kilner .... 43 V. Richardson. r. Tate, !>. Woolley 0 Andrews, c. Whysall, b. Kilner ... 1 Cregorv. c. Hendren. I>. A\olie\ ... Oldfield, b. Kilner Kelleway (not out) -~ Afailev. c. SntiTilfe. h. Kilner ... ; > Extras 11 Total Bowling: Tate I) for 17. Kilner 4 lor .">l. Freeman 2 lor !M. Woolley I lm EXULAXD- Ist. Innings ENGLAND- 2nd. Timings. Hobbs, e. Collins, b. Richardson ... 27 Sutcliffe (not: nul) “ (> Woollev. h. Kelleway -] Hemlren, l.b.w. h. Kelleway ... Whysall (not out) -j Extras “ Total for :T wickets ... 1” :! England require 241 runs. LORD HAW KE’S COUNTY. LONDON. January 20. .Lord Hawke, speaking at the annual meeting of the Yorkshire Crieket Club, announced that the teams little difference with Middlesex bail been settled. Altogether apart from the Middlesex incident, he regrclletl that two or three persons in the past two years lead unwarrantably attacked Yorkshire team’s spotrsmanship. He thought that in some directions, cricket needed speeding up. The tea 'interval, which often proved a good change howler, ought never to exceed ten minutes.