ENGLAND V. VICTORIA.

Shannon News, 13 March 1923, Page 4

ENGLAND V. VICTORIA.

BRITISHERS’ REMARKABLE STONEWALLING. MELBOURNE, March *l2. Victoria closed with Saturday's total. The bowling- analysis .was:-Gib-son one for, 151/ Calthorpe one for 90, Freeman none for 120, Brand one for 108, Chapman one for 36, Wilson one for 44. Hill-Wood none for 53. )England, in their second innings, have lost no wickets for 150 runs. Hill. Wood, nqt out, 57, "Wilson 91. The Aveather was fine and the Aviclcet good. The Englishmen settled doAvn to make a draw, and the first ten runs took half an hour. Hill-Wood at one stage was half-hour without scoring and Avas 100 minutes reaching double figures. Wilson, Avho made 50 in tAvo hours, gave a neat display. , There were frequent boAVling changes. Captain Ryder being at his Avits end. Hill. Wood put up fifty in three hours. Neither batsmen gaA’c/ a chance in a remarkable exhibition of stonewalling. MATCH ENDS IN A DRAW. (Received Monday, 9.20 p.m.) > MELBOURNE, Last Night. England had lost no wickets for 282 Avhen stumps Avere drawn. Hill-Wood not out 122, Wilson not out 142, sundries IS. •BoAVling analysis.—Wallace 54, Liddicut 44. Ryder 36, Car-Ton 51, Bailey 25, Ransford 34, Love ID, Park 1. StoneAvalilng- continued after tea. Liddicut, exasperated, boAVled underarm grubbers. Wilson reached his century in ninety-seven minutes. HillWood gave a chance wiien 94 to Ry_ „der at first slip off Carlton “and reach- ! ed his century,in four hours fiA r e minutes. Although stone-walling, both ! pien made some crisp square cuts and cover drives. Wilson, gave no chance, and made fourteen, fours, HillWood made sixteen fours. The innings lasted 280 minutes* and ended in a drawn game.