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Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1925, Page 4

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4UHTKALIAN ',ND N.Z. OiBIUS ABBOUIATION. ENGLAND V. NEW SOUTH WALES. ENGLAND MAKE 020. •SYDNEY. Fob. 23. The Englishmen’s first innings realised 626 runs. The weather was fine, but hot. when Hendren and Gilligan resumed England’s first innings against N.S.W. today. The wicket favoured the-batsmen and gave little assistance to the bowlers. The outfield was good. Hendren carried on attractively. He was placing his strokes with precision. He reached his 50 in 70 minutes’ play, by means of powerful drives and nicely executed cuts. Hendren took no risks, but be waited for the loose ones. Chapnlan succeeded Gilligan, and nlavcd aggressively all round the wicket. But for good outficlding, bis total would have been much greater. He hit five fours. . . Five hundred runs were lunstccf for 303 minutes play, then Hendren reached his ccnturv in 135 minutes. He and his partners did not hurry themselves between the wickets, and they allowed manv single runs to go altogether. Hendren went to the crease when the board showed 338 and ho played a sterling, chance-loss innings, lasting loi 192 minutes. His score totalled ICo. It included 1-1 fours, i England’s tail did little, the board ' showing 7 for 592, and then 9 for 099. The highest partnership was that of Sandman and Woolley—2o2. The Australian fielding was patchy, but Morgan distinguished himself in the outfield. . Collins made frequent changes in the bowling, but he was unable to prevent the,. Englishmen from reaching the lngli- . est total of the season. | ENGLAND—First Innings. . Brvan, b Kollo way 72 ' Sandhani, std liatcliffe. b Ma-iley Lb ] AVoolley, std Batcliffe, b Mnilcy... , Hendren, c. and b. Kippax 160 , Gilligan, b. Scott ‘ Chapman, b. Hooker Whvsall. e. and b. Kippax Kitner, c. Murgnn. b. Kippax •’ Freeman, c. Morgan, b. Kippax .. b Tyldesley. b. Morgan ’ Howell (not out) Extras Total 026 | Howling:—Scott I lor 120. Kcllcwav - ] for 80, Mailey 2 for 153, Hooker 1 for ■ 92. Punch 0 for 37, Andrews 0 for 19, . Collins 0 for 15, Morgan 1 for 17, kip- : pax -t for 66. COLLINS GETS CENTURY. SYDNEY. Feb. 23. New South Wales in their first innings scored 10-1 runs for the loss of : one wicket. There were 7000 present < in the afternoon.

With Collins and Morgan hitting out strongly, the score mounted rapidly, the first hour’s play yielded 81) runs. Collins was lucky, however, lie several times skying the hall just out of the fieldsmen’s reach. Freeman was not effective with the hall, hut Kilncr and Tyldesley kept the runs down. When the score was 121. Andrews was dropped bv Hendren in the- long field. Kilncr proved the most dangerous of the English howlers. Collins rein-lied the century in 122 minutes. He played with good judgment. The English field loft very liidc opening for extras, all the runs having to he earned. The scores arc:—

NEW SOUTH WAIVES—Ist. Tunings

.Collins (not out) 1 ()1 Morgan, c. 1- reem an .!>. Kilncr .... ~9 Andrews (not out) 29 Extras 0

Total for 1 wicket 161 FIFTH TEST UMPIRES. SYDNEY, Eoh. 23. Mr Crockett and Mr Elder (Melbourne) are the umpires appointed to officiate at the fifth test match. VICTORIA Y. OTAGO. A DRAWN GAME. DUNEDIN. Eeh. 23. Tin- match Otago v. Victoria ended in.a draw. In l lie rei-oud imiiny.s Otago made 272 for two nickels, and then declared. At the call of lime (-1.15 p.m.) Victoria had lost five wickets for 89 runs. OTAGO—Second Innings. Shepherd, <-. Moyne fi. Hartkupi ... 60 Worker (not out) 121 Blainires, e. Austin, b. Willis 2 Alloo (not out) < 1 Extras 18 Total for 2 wickets 2,2 Bowling:—Wallace 0 for 20, Liddicut 0 for 10. Austin 0 for -11. Hansford 0 for 28, AYillis 1 for 58, Miller 0 for 21, Hartkopf 1 for 50, Eliding 0 for 26. VICTORIA—Second I linings. Mn.vne, b. Dickinson 33 Austin, c. Worker, b. Torrance ... 17 Willis, fi. Dickinson 2 Millar (not out) 15 Wallace b. Dickinson 0 Eliding, b. Dickinson 2 Liddicutt (not out) -I 'Extras 11

. Total for 5 wickets 89 Bowling:—Dickinson -1 for 39, Torrance I for 30, Douglas 0 lor 3. CAPETOWN, February 21. In a rep. match South Africa made 183, Siedle 52, Catterall 39, Noser -M, Geary took 5 for 63; Kennedy 3 for 52 and Parker 2 for 5 England made 74 for 5 wickets.