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Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1928, Page 6

CRICKET

ENGLAND V. VICTORIA

ENGLAND -lib

VICTORIA’S FAIR START

(Australian Press Association.) (United Service.)

M KLMOURNE. November -I

The weather was muggy and threatening. lint the wicket was good, tor I lie resumpt ion of the Fngland versus Victoria cricket match yesterday. AYoodfull was unwell, and Ryder had charge of the Victorian team.

liendren and White resumed Fugland’s innings with 'MS on for three wickets liendren made free with the howling and he scored ltM runs. He hit twelve runs off one over by Kboling. Fifty runs were added in 3b minutes. White was . biiid. and lm lasted (IS minute- for an addition ol It; to his score, lie hit one lour.

Ironmonger secured two wickets, those of While and Lcylnnd, with successive balls.

Hondren made his hundredth century in first-class cricket. Then he was smartly thrown out from cover by Senile. Hcndren’s innings lasted for one hundred and thirty-lour minutes. He hit eleven fours.

Four wickets 101 l lor an addition ol o.b runs. Light rain fell during lunch, and the wicket was covered. Sawdust whs used un the resumption.

Chapman hit tilt* howling freely after lunch with Larwood, and titty runs were added in LS minutes. Ihe howlers were hampered by the greasy hall.

Four hundred runs came up in 3.f minutes. Chapman scored b() runs in ,b2 minutes. He gave a grand display, scoring 71. and his innings lasted IS minutes. lie hit one six. and six li'onrs. His pnrtership with Larwood added t)3 in b() minutes.

Larwood also gave a nice display, and scored b() runs in til! minutes, lie made a good leg hit lor six oti liaitludf. Larwood gave a hot chance at 72 to 1 iartkolf off his own howling. Larwood was at the wickei 93 minutes and hit six lours and one six.

'l’lie Victorians’ innings commenced at eight minutes past four. Moiidn was missed off the first ball ol the innings oti late by the wieket-keept i . the ball going off his glove to Aloud at first slip, who also dropped it. A ten minutes’ adjournment was necessitated hv rain.

'l'he light was had when the game was resumed. Play went on for some time in a light drizzle, the howlers being at a disadvantage with the greasy ball. The attendance was 22.9n9. and the receipts were 1d.3*9. while for the three days were C 3.023. Both of the Victorian batsmen were hatting nicely, and they scored iilC runs in 32 minutes. 'I he hundred came up for the par nership in d* minutes. Pons ford scored rin ' in *2 "dilutes. I Stumps were drawn on account oi the had light at b.bb. Following are the scores: VICTOR IA - -First timings. AA'oodfull. i not out) Pnnsford. h Larwood 14 Hendry, ii Larwood Ryder, ii Larwood Hartkoff. Ii f.arwood Scaife. c AVhite, !) Larwood Kills. e Chapman. 1) Larwood ... 0 Black io. c Chapman, h Larwood ... •" Kjheling. st Duckworth. Ii AVhite ,1 Morton, c Ducworth. 1) 'Pate ... 1-t Tronmonger, c Hondron. I) WTiite 13 Extras lfi

Total ... •_ 101 Bowling ' analysis:—Larwood i for y,i. Tate 1 for 45. Free!,mu 0 for 25. White 2 for 43. EXO LA XI >—'First Timings. Hobbs, st Ellis, h Hnrtkoff 51 Jardine. e and h Morton KU Mead. I.h.w. h Hartkoff 37 lleiulren. run out l ,)n White, h Ironmonger - 11 Deyland, li Ironmonger Chapman, c Lansdmvne (sub.), li F.hcling ' * Tjife. 1.b.w.. h Blaekie Larwood, run ouf Freeman, e Blaekie. h Eliding ... Duckworth, not out T Extras Total ••• ' sli Bowling analysis.—• Morton. 1 for 51 : Eliding. 2 for 8!); Ironmonger. 2 lor 11(5: Blaekie, 1 for 120; HartkofT, 2 Tor 7(>; Ryder, 0 for 21. VICTORIA.—Second Innings. Hendry (not out) Ponsford (not out) Extras Total for no wickets Li-)

CRICKET COACHES. SYDNEY. Nov. 3. Three Sussex cricket professionals arrived hy the Maloja, on route for New Zealand, where they will act .as coaches: Tinware: J. Langridge and 1C 11. Rowley for Auckland Cricket Association, and G. R. Cox for Auckland Suburban Association.

Commenting on the forthcoming tests they all expressed the opinion that English bowling would prove a revelation to the Australians.