CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1932, Page 3

CRICKET

COLLATE OF VrCTORIAN SIDE

HAMMOND’S DOUBLE CENTURY

(Australian Press C ssocioHon.)

MELBOURNE, November 14. The cr-cket match, "\irtoiia versus England,' was continued to-day. For resumption of play, thundery conditions prevailed, but the wicket was good, it having riot been affected by the week-end showers. 1 With 323 on for seven wickets, Hammond arid Paynter resumed England’s first innings.' Paynter was dismissed by a smart catch behind the wickets off Fleetwood-Smith’s fourth ball.

At 12.40 p.m. rain caused an adjournment for forty minutes. Soon after lunch Hammond was out in trying to sweep Ironmonger to leg, be being beaten by a big break. He made 203. He gave a superb display, lasting 279 minuts. He hit one six and twenty-four fours. The innings was declared closed by Jardine at 2,33 p.m., Jardine expecting the vvicl'.et to assist his bowlers.

ironmonger Was again in good form He'bowled 38 overs, and 19 "Oie maidens. Fleetwood-Smith was teller than on Saturday, but was still a little disappointing. The Victonan. second innings did not realise 100 runs. The wicltet was inclined to play tricks, but Woodful was batting / confidently, altfiougn scoring slowly. An occasional bdll kicked up from the outset of the Victorian innings, but it was 1 a specially good ball that beat O’Brien. ’ lligg was completely out of form, and was boivltd ty a full toss. Oakley, wlicj made 21, had some narrow escapes. Wdodfull was out foi 25 to a poor stroke, after he was batting for seventy-five minutesOakley made several excellent strokes. Darling, who suffered from a strain, ed thigh, had a substitute to run for lain. The wickets fell quickly towards the end, three going in one of Allen’s overs. There were two run-outs, due to excellent ' returns 'by " Paynter and Mitchell respectively, England’s ' fielding generally showing a great improvement Tne match was finished at five o’clock. The, attendance was ten thousand: The gate receipts were four nnudrea pounds. Scores : VICTORIA:—First/: Innings.' WcodfuLl, c Hammond, b Allen ... 5 O’Brien, c Verity, b Allen 45 Rfeg, b Allen 1 Darling, 1.b.w., b Voce 45 Oakley, riot out ... 83 Thomas, c Duckworth, b Allen ... i Barnett,': c. Hu.cliworth, ; b ..Voce Jfr Nagel, b Voce 4 Fleetwood-Smith,. b Verity 0 Alexander, b VoOe ... 3 Ironmonger,.. run <jiit ••• 4 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 1. VICTORIA—Second Innings. \Vojdiull, b. Verity ' 25 O’Brien, 1.b.w., ’ b Verity .:. ... 4. Rigg, b Mitchell 1 OaKley, b Hammond 21 Thomas, c Dvuk„ Orth, b Hammond 6 Darling, c Duckworth, b Allen ... G Barnett, b Allen 4 Nagel, run' out 2 Fleetwood-Smitli, run out , 1 Ironmonger, not out 1 Alexander,. Vb Allen 0 Extras 44

| Total .'••• •••■ Bowling analysisAlien-' 8 'for 21, I Voce 0; for 23, Verity 2 for 10, Mitchell 1 for 16 j Hammond 12 for 8. ENGLAND—First Innings. Wyatt, c Barnett, b Ironmonger 74 Alien, 1.b.w., b Najr;el ... ... 15 Piitaudi, 1.b.w., b Ironmonger ... 6 'Duckworth, l.b.w. b FleetwoodSmith Hammond, b Ironmonger ... 203 -Jardine, _ 1.b.w., > Darling 19 Ames, c Rigg, b Alexander 15 Verity.,, -ruin JouU 3 Paynter, C. Barnett, b FleetwoodiSmith ... 3/ o i r oce, not out ••• ' Extras ... ... ••• : Total for nine wickets (dec.) 408. Bowling analysis: Alexander 1 for 80, Nagel 1 for 86, Ironmonger 3 for 62, Fleetwood-Smith 2 for 124, Darling 1 for 38. N.S.W. BEAT QUEENSLAND. BY AN INNINGS AND 274. BRISBANE, November 14. In the Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales, Queensland, in the '--first innings scord 180. Gough made-i ■fift'y-two and Mossop thirty-two. lii the bowling McCabe took 4 for 22, and O’Reilly 3 for 30. Gueensland, in their second innings ' made 148. Andrews scored 51 and Relisted - 32. In the bowling, O’Reilly to' k 6 far 3')i and Hinl 3 fo 40. New South Wales won by an innings , and 274 rims.