AUSTRALIAN CRICKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 219, 5 December 1927, Page 14

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET

SYDNEY MATCHES SCORING NOT HIGH By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. SYDNEY, Saturday. Grade cricket matches were played to-day in fine weather,'but the wickets were somewhat dead as a result of the recent rain. Scoring generally was not high. Playing for Northern Districts against Randwiek, Loder scored 102 runs, not out. Batting for Randwiek McGrath made 89, not out. Batting for North Sydney against Western Suburbs Smith scored 88, not out. For Glebe, against Cumberland Ratcliffe made 68 runs, not out. Batting for Gordon against Balmain, Macartney made 56 and Sullivan 66, not out. Playing for Petersham against University, Langworth made 81 runs. Bowling: For Mosman against Manly Bassett, 6-103; for Glebe Mair, 5-32; for Petersham Andrews, 5-44; Lambert, 4-39; for North Sydney, Westwood, 4-28. —A. and N.Z. VICTORIA BATS WELL SHEFFIELD SHIELD GAME By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright ADELAIDE Saturday. In the second day’s play of the Sheffield Shield cricket match between Victoria and South Australia, Victoria had lost eight wickets for 646 runs when stumps were drawn (Ryder 70, Hendry 168, Scaife 28, Hartkopf, not out. 111, Blackie 55). The weather was fine and the wicket was good. The Victorian batsmen provided the South Australians with a day’s leather hunting. Ryder gave a brilliant display of batting, his partnership with Hendry adding 146 for the third wicket. Scaife, a young batsman, shaped well! Hartkopf pleased the spectators with his forceful hitting. In his association with Blackie 140 runs were added to the total. Excepting Grimmett who managed to keep the runs down, the visitors made all the bowling appear easy.—A. N.Z. .