CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 February 1925, Page 3

CRICKET.

3Y TELECIU' a PRESS ASSN., COCYKIOIIT -MATCH IN AFRICA. CAPETOWN, February 9. In the fourth imotlieial test England in the second innings, made one hundred and eighty-four, (Mcßryan 2, Tyldesley 12, Russell .'ls, Jameson I, Tennyson fi, Kennedy XI. Parker 0, Geary 0. Hartley (not out) 2. extras 15.) South Africa in their second innings Susskiml (not out) 4. Siedle (not out) 8. Rain interfered with the play, and stumps were drawn.

VICTORIA Y. M.C.C. MELBOURNE. Fob. 10. The weather was sultry for the continual ion of the cricket match. England v. Victoria. The nickel was sticky alter the heavy rain of Sunday. Douglas was not playing owing to the effects of the motor accident, liryan taking the duty of captain. Ryder, playing recklessly was caught elf a lofty leg hit and Hendry was taken in the slips first hall. Woodful played very caution-!v. IPmsford gave a neat display and rcuehd 29 in thirty minutes while V nodiul took ninety-seven ’ninute.s to notch a similar number. An adjournment of torty minutes was necessary oil account of rain. Before lunch both batsmen were resourceiul. After lunch Woodlul. being particularly good, reached 30 in 159 minutes. When 52 he gave an easy chance ol stumping off Kilner. lianslord got 50 in 101 minutes. The hull was playing tricks but the batsmen were watcnfnl, a resourceful partnership yielding a century in two hours. Woodlul drew the ball on to his wicket after hatting 159 minutes, lotting two boundaries, a line innings under the circumstances. Rnnsford was in 144 minutes and p's,\cd stylishly. He hit four boundaries. He was in great form in the last two big games. The wicket became very bad after tea, four wickets going for an addition of 9 runs, Ilea rue anil Kilner being the destructive agents. Atkinson was bright and the otheis stodgy. Kilner and Hoanie .were :d----moslT unplayable towards the end. The innings yielded 179 and \ ictorin billowed on at live o’clock, hut on a bad wicket. The batsmen appeared helpless before Kilner and Henrne. The following are the scores:— VICTOR f A—First Tunings. Maviio. e. ’I yldesley, b. Due ... •

Wood fill, h. 11 car lie Ryder, e. Sandman, b. Kilner ... ■•> Hendry, e. Hcarno, L. Tvldesley ... < Hansford, c. Freeman, h. Hcarnc (>- Willis, c. Bryan, b. Henrne ... ; Atkinson, c. Whysall. In Kilner ... L. Ellis, c. Tvldesley. h. Kilner ; Wallace, c. Sutcliffe, h. Kilner ... •> Ravson, h. Kilner Ironmonger (not out > ' Extras Total 17 i] Bowling: Kilner 5 for JR. Henn.e A (or 39. Talc 1 for 19, 'I yhleslev 1 Foi • Howell 0 for 1 < • VICTORIA- Second Innings. Wondfull. <•• Hcarnc, b. Kilner ... Ellis, c. Tvldesley, b. Kilner Ransford. c. Tate, h. Kilnei Wallace, h. Kilner ' R.-.VSOI) .c. Freeman, h. Kdiim Ironmonger. fit. Strudw.ek, "• Hear no ( . ITendrv (not out) Extras •" ' Total for 6 wickets 11 Kilner took A lor J and He.nut for 9.

dominion cricket record. AUCKLAND, Fen. 9A feature of the senior cricket championship matelies yeslei day w*.s la lirst wicket partnership ot -1-11 runs tor Rdeu by Gillespie and -Mills, both o> whom made over 2-M Indore the partnership was broken. Jack Mills, who is the son ot. the old Auckland representative player, and Eden Park groundsman, has been showing line form this season, while Gillespie has been among the mo.-t successful of the young Aucklanders in representative cricket tins year I hey •ire the opening batsmen lor Eden, anti ‘have made some very useful openings for this side, hut when Eden wanted runs to heat University’s first nuii,T.rS total of last week, this pair ». voung players created a sensattoi, i:y not only getting a century apiece, hi it carrying on until they had passe; l mversitv’s total, by which time tiillesp.v had reached the double century, and (I, Alills got his second hundred, and the total was 441 before (Ll espte wiis dismissed with his score at -31. All L carried his bat for the day foi -b. Eden’s total being 486 runs tor 4 wickets. ~ i This opening partnership is beliovoi to be a record for the Dominion.