CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1929, Page 3

CRICKET.

VICTORIA 269 AHEAD. (Australian Press Association) . .MELBOURNE, March <l. The cricket game between England and Victoria was resumed to-day in pleasant weather on a good wicket. A light shower overnight had not affected it. The English batsmen proceeded cautiously, and Hammond reached fifty in 96 minutes. Alexander, a young fast bowler, developed great pace, and proved that lie is faster than Larwood, hut he lacks direction. He was making the ball fly. Tyldesley moved along quietly, which was not surprising, after his long run of non-success. The century was brought up in 116 minutes. I lie partnership realised a century in 109 minutes, the batting being neat, if not vigorous. Tyldesley reached fifty after batting two hours. Shortly after lunch, Hammond reached a hundred. He had been at the wicket 173 minutes. It was his seventh three-figure score of the tour. Tyldesley was very subdued, but made many neat strokes. Two hundred was brought up after 201 minutes play. Then Alexander, with a new hall, got Hammond's wicket, the batsman playing the ball on. Hammond gave a chairccless display. Ho was at the wickets 192 minutes and hit five fours. The partnership added 151 in 145 minutes. Hendren came next. He hatted very freely, pulling and cutting well. Ho soon reached til© twenties. Tyldesley batted just over ,three hours for a chanceloss 81. and made three boundary hits. It was his highest score in first-class cricket this tour, his previous best lieing 69. Larwood received a. splendid reception, which was significant after Saturday’s occurrence. He scored at the rate of a run a minute, including tnree fours. Both Larwood and Hendren were dismissed at 295. Scores: VICTORIA—First Innings. Woodfull, (not out) ;. ... 275 Onyons, e Ames, b Larwood 1 Hendry, st Ames, b Freeman . . 19 Ryder, e Mead (sub), b Freeman 69 Darling, b Tate ... 87 A’Beckett, 1> Larwood 3' Scarfe, st. Hammond, b Freeman 18 Kill's, c Chapman, b Larwood 15' .Bakin, c Chapman, b Jardine ... 44 Alexander, e Levland, b Freeman 2 Ironmonger, (not out) 4 Extras 9 Total for 9 wickets (dec.) ... 572 Bowling analysis: Larwood 3 for 61, Tate 1 for 97, Freeman 4 for 215, Jardine 1 for 19. Geary none for 95, Leyland none- for 39, Hammond none for 7. EX GLAND —First Innings. Jardine, c Ryder, b Hendry ... 4 Leyland, 1.b.w., h Makin 16 Hammond, b. Alexander ... ' ... 114 Tyldesley,'l.b.w., b. Ironmonger ... 81 Hendren, b. Ironmonger 46 Larwood, b. Alexander 21 Geary, c. Darling, b. Alexander 5 Tate, c. Makin, l>. Alexander ... 0 Chapman, b. Ironmonger 2 Freeman (not put) iAmes, absent 0 Extras 13 total 303 Bowling: Alexander! for 98, Hendry l for 39, Makin 1 or 48, Ironmonger 3 for 84, Darling 0 for 21. ENGLAND FOLLOW ON. MELBOURNE, March 4. The Englishmen made a poor showing after tea. Alexander, who is a real find as an express bowler, got three wickets for five runs off 18 balks. Chapman had a fine reception, hut there was astonishment when lie remained at the wicket after being bowled. and there was much amusement when it was discovered that he was waiting to run for Freeman, who was 'imping badly. Ryder ordered the visitors to follow cn. This is the first time that the Englishmen have had that experience in this tour. Their second innings commenced at ]0 minutes to 5, England being 269 in arrears. Runs came at the rate of one a minute. Then Jardine should have been run out, but the ball was returned to the wrong end. At 5.30 an appeal was made against tne light, but it was not allowed. The half century was reached in 45 minutes. | Stumps were then drawn on account i of had light at twenty to six. Both batsmen batted neatly, the howling being of a good standard. The attend-

mice was six thousand three hundred and the gate' receipts £348. ENGLAND—Second Innings. Jardine (not out) ... 23 l j Leyland (not out) 28 Total for no wickets ~, ... ol SHEFFIELD SHIELD. SYDNEY, March 4. In the Sheffield Shield match, South Australia in the first innings made 280, Griminett scoring 43. In the howling. Hooker took 3 for 73, T. Andrews 4 for 34 iiml Morris 2 for 27. N.S.W. in the .second made 262 for 4. Bradman not out 125, Fairfax 41, Jackson 38. Andrews’s bowling to-day Is described as the feature of the match. He com. pletely tricked the batsmen. THE MELBOURNE. BARRACK. LONDON. March 4. “The Daily News” has a leading article entitled “Baby Cricket.” In this it says: The English won’t he disturbed by the illogical antics of a section of the Melbourne crowd. The reason for their barracking was so childish that it removes all the sting from its effects. A protest against a fast howler being put on for dismissing a “Rabbit” is scarcely credible even in a children’s cricket match on tne sands. Larwood would have clone well to toss Ironmonger a “lob” and thus have restored the crowd’s sense of humour, which was so unaccountably mislaid.