CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1925, Page 2

CRICKET.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] EASY WIN FOB QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE. Dec. 7. Queensland won the match by over an innings. When the match was resumed, (•'Connor decided to close with seven wickets down for lour hundred and thirteen runs. His choice was wise. Queensland's total was big. but- the batting was only mediocre. Blunt bad been the most dangerous visiting bowler, though Alcßeath and Allcott kept a consistently good length. New Zealand opened their second innings disastrously Worker tried to glance a .straight one to leg. and was bowled. Dacro opened confidently, but played back to a fast one from Noyes, and figures at this stage were three wickets for seventeen. Lowry and Blunt stopped, the rot, till the former was trapped on the leg side by Noyes. Blunt returned to the pavilion shortly afterwards. Allcott and Patrick adopted unconvincing stonewalling tactics to stave ■ iff defeat. Noyes first beat Patrick with a fast one breaking from the off, and then Allcott with tlie same kind of ball. O’Connor .stumped Cunningham hri 1 - iantly. and then lie dismissed OIL" : ii the same way. The latter stopped nit foolishly. Alloo an d Afeßeath were the last men. and the innings ended when the former put his leg in front to one from Sim. Noyes bowled well throughout the innings, but the poor score was due mainly to mediocre hatting. The whole match was not up to intor-Stato standard. The New Zealanders were absolutely outclassed in the second innings. The -cores were: New Zealand Ist. Tunings ... 237 'Queensland Ist, innings, 7 for ... 413 X.Z. 2nd. Innings. Worker, li. Noyes ... I Gillespie, b Noyes ... 2 Da ere. b. Noyes ... 9 Lowry, r, Brew, b. Nop- ... Id Blunt, e. Still, b. Ilmvr ‘22 Patrick, In Noyes ... 5 Mlcott. b. Noyes In Cunningham. t;t. O’Connor, b. Sim I Olliver. st. O’Connor. !>. Siin 9 A|loo. l.h.w. b. Sim ... 0 McJloath (not nut) ... 0 Extras ... 5 Total 91 Bowling: Noyes (5 for 48. Oxenltam () for 17, Howe 1 for 8. Barstow I) for I, Sim 3 for 12. Queensland won by an innings and !)2. New Zealand bowling: Mcßeatli 1 for 71. Cunningham 2 for 119. Blunt 2 for 104. Allcott 1 for 12. Allot) ft for 19. Oliver ft for 8. Patrick 1 for 18. (II the Queensland store of 413. sunIries totalled 29. A ('STB ALI A v. THE BEST. SYDNEY. Dee. 7. The test cricket match was resumed in bright. warm weather. The Best batsmen failed badly before lunch. Ilardsl.oy, Afnonrtncy, both Br hr" stilts and Bymill lost their wickets early. without much addition to the score, live wickets falling for (i‘2. Kflleway and Love, however, came to the rescue with a partnership that added 71. before the former was caught. Hendry proved the most destructive Lnwlcr of the day. The scores were : Best of Australia. 2nd. innings. 298 for 9 (declared! - Bardsley 54, Alaearti:ey 28. A. Richardson 19. A'. Richardson 19. Bymill 5. Kclleway 31. Love 51. Grimmeti 39. Scott (not out) 8. extras 3. Bowling: Gregory 1 for (19, Hendry 3 for 5(1. Ilorttilirook 2 IVr 93, Ryder 1 for 17. Alailcy I for lift. Australia 2nd. innings. 25 for 0 (Pon.sford not out 8. AVnodful! no! out 1(5) S4KDHAAPS A’l FAY. LONDON. Dee. G. Sandlin m. referring to the test matches, says:—“lf we have a dry summer there will not be much in it, and England will have to go all out to win: but if il is wd. Australia -hould easily le beaten. When the A osi rnlians arrive we should round up all the pessimist* and croakers and send them away for a few months. AYo -hould also silence the novspn|'.or critic*, who have failed to recognise our own cricketers. The Australians are full of confidence. Why should ih«v lie given more ?”