CRICKET.
(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) SOUTH AUSTRALIA Y. VICTORIA. .MELBOURNE, Jan. 2. South Australia in the first innings made 31.9 (Harris (59, Ryan 34, Lee (56. Orimmett (51 not out). Bowling—-Mor-ton, -1 for 111; Ironmonger, 2 for 68; Blackic, 3 for 68. The weather was hue and cool and the wicket excellent. Leo played dashing cricket and Orimmett a sterling innings, otherwise the bowlers kept play quiet, particularly Blackio ana .Morton. At on© stage Blackie had 3 for 44. South Australia in their second innings had made 119 for no wickets (Schneider not out 53, Harris not out 68). when stumps were drawn. The visitors, following on, made a good start, the opening pair being still together with the century Well passed when time was called.
X.S. WALES V. QUEENSLAND. SYDNEY, Jan. 2. New South Wales in the first innings made 639 (Kippnx 315 not out, Morgan 121. Love 26). Bowling—Benstead three for 126, Gough three for 100, Nothling two for 109. Under ideal conditions the not out batsmen, Kippnx and Morgan, from the outset continued to hit freely, and scored rapidly, the spectators enjoying the splendid display. The partnership lasted 336 minutes and added 253 runs. Morgan’s score included sixteen tours. Love slowed things down.
Kippnx, who continued to treat everything with great freedom, reached 200 in 287 minutes, including twentysix fours, and 300 in 354 minutes. Alter Love’s departure Kippax- got little assistance from O’Brien and McNamee, who went for 6 and 1 respectively. Kippax was brilliant to the end. He hatted 3SB minutes out of the 475 during which the innings lasted. He hit forty-one fours and broke his own previous record of 271 against Victoria, in Sydney, two years ago.
Queensland in the first innings had lost five wicekts for 167 (Gill 29, Lister not out 51, O’Connor 37, Nothling not out 26) when stumps were drawn. The visitors adopted cautious tactics and play was solid bnt slow. The hundred took 110 minutes. Gregory reappeared at- the bowling crease and indulged in his old-time lightning deliveries.
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