CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 January 1929, Page 6

CRICKET.

HOKITIKA v. KANIERI.

Tlie cricket match yesterday between Hokitika, and Kanieri, playeu at Kaniori resulted in a smashing win for Kanieri by an innings and 74 runs. Hokitika made 41 (iving 12, Piahlert If) and U 4 (Prahlort 10, Stapleton 10, Turner 11; and Kanieri 170 (Webster 10, It. Morris 57, Mooney 10, "Wells 10). jf or Kanieri Webster took 6 wickets for jl6, and Owens 4 for 5 in the lust innings and in the second Webster too* 7 lor 24, Owens 2 for 12, and nowat 1 for 6, and for Hokitika Ring took 4 lor US, Stapleton 1 tor 19, Turner! lor 21 ami Piahlert 2 for 31.

ENGLISHMEN WELL AHEAD

AGAINST SOUTH AUSTRALIA

(Australian Press Association) (Uniled Service.)

ADj-jjAIDil, Jan. 27

Main affected the wicktv in the ang- : land v. South Australia nnuc.l yesterday. England's remaining i.atsmen • aclued on /0 runs. Slio>. ers n...u talil en overnight and made u.e o..iiieiu ' heavy, and softened the iva.iet, i.eip--1 mg the bowlers. Liendren continued batting brightly reaching 90, when lie was brillianJy caught m the slips. He had been in for HO minutes. Hendren hit ten fourers. 'ihe other Knglish batsmen were not effective. Leyiand, for 17 was in 55 minutes. Carlton was the best South Australian bowler. He always commanded respect, and lie finished with the best average, that of live wickets for 64. The sun appeared when South Australia began their innings, and disaster was immediately encountered, Har- , ris and Hack retiring with only 18 ( runs scored. Pritchard was out soon after, the thud wicket falling for 23. Rioiiardson and Alexander improved the situ- , ation, scoring brightly off Freeman , and reaching 50. ' As the game progressed, the wicket . improved, favouring tlie batsmen. Ai- . though the sun shone after tea, and > ihe wicket appeared to be playing bet- • ter, tiie South Australians could not- • withstand -White’s deliveries. He was i Keeping a deadly length. White was ■ maintained at the one end all through. . Richardson was the only batsman to ; show any confidence against him. Tlie • South Australian skipper reached fifty ; in 117 minutes. Then he began to hit i White and Freeman freely. Whitfield, Grimmett and McKay fell victims to White in rapid succession. The bowler’s average was then five for 43. When Richardson was 82 he was run out, after a brilliant innings, lasting 1 144 minutes. He hit five fours. The last pair, Hone and Carlton, carried the score to 163, when White’s figures were six for 58. Scores:— EX GLAND- -First Innings. ' Hobbs, 0 McKay, b Carlton ... 75 Sutcliffe, c Whitfield, b Grimmett 122 Tyldesley. l.b.w. b Grimmett ... 22 Jardine, c Hack, b Scott 8 Chapman, c Hone, b Grimmett ... 23 Hendren, c Whitfield, li Carlton ... 90 Leyiand, c and b Carlton 17 Ames, c Pritchard, b Carlton ... 9 Geary, c Pritchard, b Grimmett 12 White, c Whitfield, b Carlton ... 3 Freeman, (not. out.) A Extras ... C Total 392 Bowling analysis: Scott 1 for 81, Whitfield 0 for 32. Carlton 5 for 64, Grimmett 4 for 174, McKay 0 for 35. SOUTH AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Harris, c Ames, b Geary 4 Richardson, run out 82 Hack, e and b White 1 Pritchard, run out; 5 Alexander, c Chapman, b White ... 11 Whitfield, c Leyiand, !> White ... 16 Grimmett, c Chapman, b White ... McKay, b White 2 Scott, c Chapman, b White 0 Hone, (not out) < 17 Carlton, (not out) 11 Extras 10 Total for nine wickets 163 THE NEED FOR BOWLERS. LONDON, Jan. 25. Sir Francis La very, at tlie annual meeting of the Hampshire Cricket Club, said that every county and even the selectors in Australia, were experiencing a need of howlers, and the batsmen were at present in the ascendant. lie suggested that the Committee should consider the matter, and give attention to the leg before law. The batsmen could at present defend with legs if a ball were not pitched between the wickets. Lord Tennyson was re-elected Hampshire captain. VICTORIA V. NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, Jan. 27. In tlie Sheffield Shield .cricket match, Victoria in the first innings made 260 for seven wickets. Onyons scored 61, Seaifq 42, and Darling 37. Hooker and Bettington liavo each taken three wickets. :