CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1932, Page 2

CRICKET

SOUTHERN SUB-ASSOCIATION

The draw committee of the Southern Cricket Suh-Association met on Saturday evening, , whein it w.as decided that tTie senior competition should commence on November 19th. Nominations were received from Kanieri, Hokitika, Ruatapu, Ross and ltimu, and the draw for the first day was arranged as follows:— Kanieri v. Ruatapu at Kanieri; Rimu v. Ross, at Rimu; Hokitika a bye. It was decided that the annual meeting of delegates be. held next Saturday evening in Hokitika, when the remainder of the senior draw will be completed, and the nominations for the junior competition received and draw arranged. It was decided, that players desiring to be reclassified must make their application in writing.

ENGLAND V. VICTORIA

HAMMOND SCORES 169 NOT OUT

(Australian Press i ssociation.)

MELBOURNE, November 13,

The weather was cool find cloudy, while the wicket was good for the resumption yesterday of the cricket match between England and Victoria. Resuming with 41 on for two wickets, Wyatt and Duckworth put up a stubborn defence, but Ironmonger, who was ia good form, troubled them both. Duckworth batted for fifty minutes for 15 runs.

Hammond opened his innings with two vigorous fours from the first over by Fleetwood-Smith. Wyatt occupied one hundred and eighteen minutes in scoring fifty. Ironmonger was very accurate. Only seven runs were scored off his seven overs.

Wyatt went out to a catch in the last over before lunch for 74. He batted 142 minutes, and hit nine boundaries, giving a sound display. He showed 'an excellent defence.

Jardine, the. captain, had a splendid reception, but commenced cautiously. Hammond was brisk against Fleet-wood-Smith, whose length, was inaccurate. Hammond, when 32, placed Fleetwood-ISmith just out of reach of Alexander at mid-off. The crowd heckled Jardine for his very slow batting. He took fifty mintftfes to reach ten. (Hammond also quietened down, he reached 50 in fifty-nine minutes. The chief cause of the slow batting was 'ironmonger’s great accuracy. Of twenty of his overs, fourteen were maidens. Jardine batted for 88 minutes, and made 19. He was always troubled by Ironmonger, who bowled at ..one stretch for ninety minutes, during which only five runs were scored 'off -himj" ’Which is a remarkable performance on a per* feet wicket, / Ames was caught at leg in the' last over before tea for 15. Ho batted 28 minutes.

Victoria’s soore was passed i*s the result of 242 minutes’ batting, as against Victoria’s 227 minutes. Paynter Was looking for runs from the'start, but Hammond monopolised the bowling. He was very severe on Fleetwood-Smith. He reached the century in 165 minutes, but he gave a difficult chance' off Ironmonger to Alexander at deep mid-off when 103. This batsman, hitting vigorously, offdrove Fleetwood-Smith beautifully over the fence, adding 36 runs in three overs. This partnership realised a. century' in 58 minutes. Paynter, when 26, received a nasty blow on the face from a ball sent down by Nagel, 'and retired.

After Verity was run out, Paynter resumed batting. Hammond batted for 224 minutes, scoring 169 not out, and hit twenty fours. He gave a fine dispiay. Ironmonger bowled 31 overs, 'and seventeen maidens, getting two wickets for 48 runs. It was a great bowling feat. Tne attendance Was thirty-three thousand, and the gate receipts were £1470. Scores:

VICTORIA.—First Innings.

Wcodfull, c Hammond, b Allen ... 5 O’Brien, c Verity, b Allen 45 Rigg, b Allen * Darling, 1.b.w., b Voce 45 Oakley, not lout 83 Thomas, c Duckworth, b Allen ... 1 Barnett, c Duckworth, b Voce ... 16 Nagel, b Voce , ••• ••• Fleetwood-Smith, b Verity ... ... 0 Alexander, b Voce Ironmonger, run out 1 Extras 27 Total 231 Bowling Analysis.—Allen 4 for ’45, Voce 4 for 55, Verity 1 for 52, Hammond 0 for 25, Mitchell 0 for 20, Wyatt 0 for 7.