CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 December 1925, Page 2

CRICKET.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] NKW ZEALAND v. QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE. Dec. 1. The cricket match New Zealand v. Queensland, began to-day. Scores:—. XHAY ZEALAND—Ist. Innings. Worker, h. Moves o Blunt, l.b.tv., b. Oxenham 19 Allot), l.bw, b. Barston 11 Ollivcr, c. Higgins, b. Barston ... 2 l’africk. b. Oxenham 2U Dane, e. O’Connor, b. Rowe 80 Gillespie, b. Rowe 0 Lowry, e. Becston b. Neves -12 Meßeat.il. b. Oxenham Cunningham, l.b.tv., b. Oxenham . 10 Alcott (net out) 20 Extras 17 Total 23Bowling: Noyes 2 for (10, Oxenham 4 for 64, Sim 0 for 44. Rowe 2 for 19, lianstow 2 for 33. QU EE:XSI A NO —l st. Innings. D’Connor (not out) 21 !! Higgins (not out) 32 Extras 10 Total for no wickets 63 Stumps were then drawn. play described. The match began at noon on the Brisbane Cricket Ground. New Zealand won the toss and batted first on a perfect wicket. The heat was intense. Worker and Blunt opened for New Zealand. Blunt shaped well, until Oxenliani. who howled excellently, varying only slightly, got him leg before. Oliver played cautiously, but when he opened his shoulders to Barstow, lie was caught on the boundary. Patrick and Da ere stopped the procession to the pavilion. When tho score was 44, Patrick was content to hold his end up. After lunch, Dacre played sparking cricket, and he hit nine fours in his score of 48. The first hundred went up in a hundred and four minutes. Dacre. timing his shots well, ran into the fifties in fairly even time. Patrick was an admirable support to Dacre. and played solid defensive cricket. Dacre was dismissed with a catch behind the stumps he having scored his eighty. He played the most enterprising cricket seen in Brisbane for a long time, and his score included twelve fours. Lowry played correct eriehet. tint occasionally he went for the howling, and scored some fine shots behind the wicket. He was uncomfortable facing Noyes, and giving a chance, lie skied one. Alcott and Cunningham put up a wickot stand, adding nearly 30 runs to the score. The New Zealanders were at the wickets two hundred and nineteen minutes. Each batsman showed that his cricket was correct and sound, but only Dacre and Lowry were able to settle down, although the wicket was an easy one for the batsmen. O'Connor and Higgins opened confidently for Queensland to the howling •if .MeHeath and Cunningham. Mo Beatli was howling erraticallv on tho off. Higgins, a promising young batsman. scored the runs off i.iree .-mee; * ivc balls from Cunningham, but he ([iiiefened down facing Blunt, who was tossing iip tricky deliveries at this stage. The New Zealanders’ clean fielding was in marked contrast to that- of the Queenslanders. AYlien his score was nine, O'Connor should have I eon out, but a chance on (lie boundary was not accepted. Attliougli the batsmen were playing warily. tin' howling was not particularly good, Tlie weather was ideal. The crowd ilieered ironically when O’Connor glanced one for three. The batsmen. however, were hatting solidly at the drawing of stumps.

AUSTRALIA v. THE REST. SYDNEY. Do--. |. 'Hie big cricket trial match, Australia versus The Rest, comnuniced to-day in hot weather. The ground was ideal, fhe Rest went to the wickets, and opened badly, losing two for 36, but McCartney played a brilliant innings, batting witll rare dash. Kolloway proved the most useful batsman of tlie day. His freedom pleased the crowd. He made runs all round the wicket. The liowling generally was good, considering that it was a batsman's wicket. Gregory was especially satisfactory, hilt Hornibrook was not up to expectations. The fielding was fair. Several chances were missed. Scores:— The Rest, first innings, 380 runs: Bnrdsley 7. Rock 12. McCartney 84. A. Richardson 39, Y. Richardson 6(5. Kellowa.v (not out) 99, livmill 13, Love 3, Grimmott 44. Scott 4. Blackie 12; extras 7. Bowling analysis; Gregoi'v two for 86: Mailcy three for 127; Hendry one for 33 : Hyde:*' one for 42. Australia, I) lor 26:—Collins (not out) 17. Ponsford (not out) 7.