CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 January 1929, Page 3

CRICKET.

ENGLAND BAT AGAIN

(Australian Press Association). ADELAIDE, January 28. In the cricket match, fifteen runs were added to the South Australian first innings total, when the innings against England closed for 178 today. White secured the remaining wicket, pushing up with the fine average of seven tor sixtv-six. Although two hundred and fourteen runs ahead, England did not force South Australia- to follow on, hut batted again for tlie wicket was now playing truly, the weather having; cleared and the sun shining. Sutcliffe hatted brightly, hitting a six off Scott. He gave a chance of stumping him off Grimmett, when 24. j Hobbs was slow and cautious, | The slow scoring caused some barracking amongst the crowd. Scott was bowling faster than during the first innings. Hobbs and Jardine were associated in a productive partnership, which brightened as the game progressed. They added one hundred to tbe total in seventy-one minutes. Hobbs reached his hundred aiftcr tea scoring his hundred and fifty-ninth century in first class cricket. He batted very well, taking a hundred and seventy-six minutes. He hit eight fours and with Jardine added a hundred and fifty-nine lor the third wicket. Jnrdine’s batting was more forceful later, with Ames, and bright cricket resulted. AVhcn the howlers’ averages were beginning to lengthen, Richardson utilised change bowlers, and leather hunting resulted. After a slinky start, Ames improved greatly, displaying attractive strokes and scoring ifaster than Jardine. The latter posted his century in one bun- | dved and seventy-six minutes. Ten ; bowlers were tried, being all except the j wicket-keeper. Harris, who rarely bowls in dub cricket secured two wickets. ENGLAND—First Innings. Hobbs, o McKay, b Carlton ... To Sutcliffe, c AVhitfield, b Grimmett 322 Tyldeslev, i.b.w. b Grimmett ... 22 Jardine.*'c Hack, b Scott 8 Chapman, c Hone, b Grimmett ... 23 Hendren, c AYhitiidd, b Carlton ... 90 Ley!and, o and b Carlton ..V ’... IT Allies, c Pritchard, b Carlton ... 9 Geary, c Pritchard, b Grimmett 12 White, c AVhitfield, 1) Carlton ... 8 Freeman, (not out) P Extras 0 Total 398 Bowling analysis: Scott 1 for 81, Whitfield 0.10r.32. Carßon 5 for 04, Grimmett 4 for 1/4, McKay 0 for 35. SO UTH AUSTRAL 1 A—First; winnings. Harris, c Amies; h Geary. 4 Richards-on;:.pin out 82 Hack, c au'd b At bite 1 Pritchard, ran out ... ° Alexander, c Chapman, b AVhite ... H AA'liitfidd, e Leyland, --White ... 36 Grimmett, c Chapman, b AA’-Jiite ... 4 McKay, h AVhite 2 Scott, c OJTapjnan, b White ... n Hone (not out) :••• , 27 Carlton, b AA’hite T 5 Extras ipj * 1 Total fit 1 for 26, \\ hito / for 06, Freeirjan 0 for 75. ENGLAND. —Second Innings. Hobbs, 1) McKay V ••• Sutf litfe, c Gilimniett, b Scott ' ... 2/ Tyldeslev, e’ ! \yJiitfied, b Scott . ... 4 -Jardine, c Hoiic, 1) Harris Ames (out oift) ••• l.evland, c McKay, b Harris ... 3 Extras Total for five wickets 307 ENGLISH TEAM N«'l COMING. AV ELDING IN )N, -mu. 29. Negotiations with England and Australia tor a visit to New Zealand of the English team now in Australia, were reported on by Mr A.. Bouncily to the Council of the Niw Zealand Cricket Association last night. It had been found impossible, he said, in arrange lor the tour as it would have meant the cam ellatjoii of the match at Perth to which Australia would not agree.

K.L\fU v. RUATAPU. On Sunday last the cricket match between Rimii and Ruatapu resulted in a win for Rimu by 57 runs on the first innings. Rimu in the first innings made S 4 (J. O’G'onnor 29, E. Boyd 18, AV .Knowles 15) and in the second, 100 (S. Ogilvic 25, R. Wells 10, J. Growrott 14, M. Stephens 15). In ihe first innings Dmidas 1 for 12, Murphy 1 for 16, Ferguson 3 lor 14, Whitehead 1 for 5, and Inglis 1 for. 3.9, and in the second inglis 1 for 21, Ferguson 2 for IS, Murphy 5 tor 21, Dmidas 1 for 16, Whitehead 1 for 15 secured wickets. Ruatapu in the first | innings made 27 (Whitehead 13) and in Llie second innings had lest 2 for 21 (Whitehead 10, not out) when time was called, in the first innings J. O’Connor took 7 lor 20, V. Knowles 2 for 5, Huston 1 for 2, and in the second Groweott 1 for 11 and Boyd 1 for 3 secured wickets.