CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1929, Page 5

CRICKET

M.C.C. TEAM

FIRST MATCH IN AUSTRALIA

(Australian Press Association)

PERTH, Nov. 1

In the cricket match at the tea adjournment, England had lost nine for 183 runs. Scores:

WESTRALIA. —First Innings. Richardson, c Cornford, b Allom ..." 3 Taft'e, b Nichols 3 F. Bryant, b Worthington ’ 29 Horrocks, c Allom, b Nichols ... 51 R. Bryant, c Cornford, b Nichols 34 Rowe, b Worthington 2 Inverarity, c Cornford. b Allom ... 24 Evans, c and b Woolley 24 Hewson, run out ... 1 Webster (not out) ... ... 4 Ha loom lie, b Nichols ( 4 Extras 45

Tota l . ... 185 ENGLAND—Ist. Innings. Dawson, c. Inveracity, b. Webster 7 Turnbull, c. Richardson b. Webster 20 lJuleepsinhji, b. Rihardson 1 Woolley, 1.b.w., b. Evans 13 Worthington , c. Horrocks, b. Ricmirdson g Gillignn, 1.b.w., b. Richardson ... 2 Nichols, c. Hewson, b. Hakombe 23 Jtlar.le, o. Taafe, b. Halcom-be ..... 14 Cornford; c. Hewson, b. Evans ... 0 Rowley (not out) 79 A Horn, b. Hal.ombe 7 Extras /■ 7

Total : 191 Bowling: Hnleombe.3 for 35, Evans Q for 46. Webster 2 for 36, Richardson 3 for 07; , - WESTR AL T A—2nd. Innings Taafe (not out) /.... 23 Bryant, c Cornford, b. Worthirigton 7 Horrocks (not out) 22 Total for 1 wicket 59 The weather was cloudy, with drizzling showers and fair attendance. It was a bowler’s wicket in the earlier portion of the play. Duleepsinhji’s appearance was cheered. There was a sensation when he was clean-bowled with a yorker for a single. The hero of the day was Bowley. Despite a painfully injured hand he doggedly saved his. side. The Englishmen,, had six down for 08 but the improving wicket aided the batting/

A CRICKET ANECDOTE. Clarence Moody, of Sydney, tells a little story. “When Clem Hill made 350 for Prince Alfred College against St. Peter’s, in 1893, L. Addison', off Prince Alfred, :sa : d to George. jGjfien, ‘ I wish you would conie down arid.mbye a look at one of our boys. He -is a wonderful batsman, but he overdoes' the pull, and ought to be got out of it.’ George went along; and .coiiiirienced to wheel them up: to the boy. He pitched one on the.,leg stump. ( Clem banged it round, George pitched one on the middle peg, and turned it; again, and Clem whipped it round. George, with Giffenian pertinacity, pitched one on the off stump, and Clem pulled, .it,, round. George. stroked his chin thoughtfully, and pitched one ori'tside ’ tke offside stump, going away, and Clem hooked it round. ‘That bov. ism great batsman.’ said George. ‘ I afn bowling pretty well. If he can do that to me, as I am bowling, he’ll do it to anyone. Don’t try to change him/ He’ll go far!” George was right. Better far not to tamper with the natural things in a genius.