CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1925, Page 1

CRICKET.

iUSTEALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, FIFTH TEST MATCH. ENGLAND COLLAPSE. SYDNEY, March li. The weather was fine, hut cloudy, when Collins faced Tate on a good wicket this morning. The howling was very keen. Collins after 13 minutes of defensive, play, fell when 28, leg before to Tate. He had hatted for 94 minutes. Kelloway had it narrow escape before liis overnight score was altered. He tapped a hall to square leg, and commenced to run. hut a had return by Kilner, enabled him to get hack in time. Keile'vay's play to-day was bright, and in great contrast to yesterday’s exhibition. Oldlicld played excellent cricket, and he further enhanced his reputation as a batsman. This is the host halting display yet seen in the present test match. When the score was at 2Hi Oldfield gave a chance to Strudwiek off Tate. Both men hit out bravely, and Kelloway readied .50 in 111 minutes, Oldfield taking 81 minutes to do likewise. The picking up and returning of the Englishmen was not so accurate an on previous occasions. The third century was readied in 3.5!' minutes, and the partnership added 100 runs in 8G minutes. After being at the crease for 202 minutes. Ivellcway, when 78. was cleverly caught by Why sail at sccom slow. His association with Oldfield had lasted lor 108 minutes, and had added 110 runs, ivellcway hit five fours, and he was warmly applauded. The innings dosed shortly after, leaving Oldfield linconquered. He was heartily cheered. Ho liad hatted for 117 minutes and hit three fours. The howling honours were shared by Tale and Kilner. The latter, although he captured no wickets howled 31 over-, thirteen of which were maidens, for ."i I runs. Tate took his hast three wickets Id 110 runs. By to-day’s pel forillaiieo Tate passed AI a ilex’s previous record lor capturing the greatest number of wickets in one series of test matches, by two. 'fate's total is 38 wickets. Requiring To I to win, 'England's < ham os do not look particularly bright. The Home team’s siippurtous were raised to a pitch of wild excitement when Sutcliffe was dismissed without breaking his duck.

When Kandiiain was seven, lie was missed by Oldfield off it head high

chance. The attendance in the afternoon was 17,(100. The early departure of Ifobbs (for 13) and Sandhain raised the crowd's hopes Mill higher. Woolley and llendreii then stopped the procession temporal ily, hut when th.j,. i.'iiter had reached dnubcl figures fie was i aught behind the stumps. Grimmett again proved England's - i ambling block. Gregory at i'uc other end was sending (he hall down at a good pace, Inn rhe batsmen. especially Woolley, "ere able U> deal with him, mostly hv cutting.

Hcndrcn gained applause I nan 11 1 <• crowd itir the skilful limner in which 1..' I tilled a Ider-high I,all from CiTSirv to the Imnmln ry. (■limnielt 1 1 >< • i» ci .aside l aide Wal.elii MX. Cel lie ; made use of silly mid-oil' in he- o A n ' i >i\ I i ng in Heanie, uiilt the it ..alt ilnil i he bait ing was practically lied iiji. tall Wot. I Icy with his lone, rca; !i. played (Irimmolf more conliilen t ly. Iltearne gained t onliilenee alter a few overs and i 'ion (Iriiiimel I’s average, which had read I Jor i ; lor k’; lor d, begun lo Siill'er. Kfilev.a.v was how lino an ex.< client leiieih. and I pino the runs down. \Vi olley made L’S. lie hatted for do minute,, an'd hil two lours. I'oor lighi .oii>:>| ol lie' | lay at d. 10 I’-MI. l ie- scores are : AI'STUAUA hirst I linings... L’llo A I'STI! A. Id A Second Innings. Uydcr. h (lilligan > Oregery, lhw., h ilcaiaie -- Andrews, e Yieolley. h [learne ... Ml Taylor, si Striidwiek, li Tale ... do Pon-ford ran out <> K i | s; i ;• X , e Whvsall. b Woolley ... S Collins, l.b.w. h. Tale h'K Kclleway. e. Why.snll. !>. Tate ... 73 Oldlield (not out) 6.Mailcy. h. Tale d (1 1 iinan 11. In Tat e 0 Kslras Id Tola I ddd (I rand total 6-0 _ Bowling amdv-.-is Tate •' .lor llo; (lilligan | for Id; Kilmer 0 for ol; ! learne d for SI ; Woolley I for 11. Tile fall of the wickets was as I ellows': I. lor 7 ; d for Id; d for HO; I lor IT); d for 120: 7 for I dd; S for : f .) i’ur • ; 1*) l°” •*-*’* KNITI.ANiI -First Innings I'M KKCKAN'i) •Sceonti Innings. | lohhs. st. Oldlield. h. (.iriinincU .. Id Sideline, o. Gregory Samiham. 1.h.w.. h. Crimmelt ... Id Woolley, e. Andrew. 1,. Kclleway drt I leildrell. c. Oldlield. in GriinmcU 10 I learne (not out) lb Why -all mot on! > Extras ;i wifkets for ” GiMMMPTT'S CAMF.KIC WKI. I-1 NOT' >N. March d. Although v . V. Crimmelt. the Australian slow howh-r. hears the hdud of South Australia, he is claimed by New Zealand. If wan in New Zealand (says the “Evening I’est") that he leai tied his cricket, and before he left j,.,. Australia he represented Wellington makin t his last appearance against Cunterbsirv m lid !. After leaving the Dominion he settled in Melbourne, and l,e played for I'raharm. In 1023-24 season he took fifty-tour wickets at an average of 12.1 runs, his batting average then being 26.2. In that season he played for the State side, and m a match with South Australia, he took nine wickets for Pd. this including _ a performance of one wicket for Id tn the first innings, 110 also played for a Victorian team against a Lallaiat fifteen. his bag in the two innings being ten wickets for 77. Crimmett then removed to South Australia, and lie ha? |_|vr> inn in stay of 1 1 1 o to. Tin of that io Sheftiohl Shiokl matches tin*s season. He scored Uo-’.viiy as a bowler when the side met the Englishmen. His success against the English team was repeated when in Itrisbane. Ho played for an Australian eleven led by H. E. Hendry. VICTOR i A v. NORTH » )TA<'H 0AMAll)"- March o. The match Victoria v. North Otago was'commenced late in the afternoon ,m the W'aitaki High School Ground. The wielcet was good, but not n - las. If Australian wickets, although tnc

visitors said that the ball rose from the pitch higher than any they had yet met in New Zealand, and more like their own wickets. North Otago hatted and made 13b runs. Zimmerman was top score with 4(3, including eight fours, while Jacobs played patiently for 34. Wallace, rising high, was difhcult to score from. Willis bowled well, turning the hall both ways. Hnrtkopt, although he did not get a wicket, bowled well, coming quickly off the wicket, but turning too much. The scores are:— NORTH OTAGO—First Innings. ITttley, 1). Austin “

Jacobs, c., Millar, b. Austin 34 Hargreaves, l.b.w. b. Liddicut .... 20 Sumpter, e. Austin, id Liddicut 13 Zimmerman, b. Woodful 40 Searle, c. Liddicut, b. Willis 0 Kinder ,c. Eliding, b. AA illis 1 Jones, e. Mavne. b. Willis •> MacKenzic, b. Willis 0 Grainger, c. Ellis, b. Willis Atkinson (not out) ] Extras Total 430 Bowling: Wallace 0 for 10, Austin 2 for 30. Liddicut 2 for 20, Hartkopf 0 for 29, Willis ,5 for 1(5, Woodful 1 for 10,