BETTER SECOND INNINGS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 503, 5 November 1928, Page 15

BETTER SECOND INNINGS

VICTORIA NONE FOR 135 HENDREN’S 100TH CENTURY | (United P.A.—Bp Telegraph — Copyright) I (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) MELBOURNE, To-day. When stumps were drawn in the Englishmen's match against Victoria on Saturday evening, Victoria had scored 135 for tne loss of no wickets. The weather was muggy and threatj ening, but the wicket was good. There I were about 23.U0U spectators. The receipts totalled £1,389, and for the | three days amount to £3,026. i Woodfull was indisposed, and Ryder acted as captain of the Victorians, Lansdown fielding as a substitute. When stumps were drawn on Friday Victoria had made 164 runs in their first innings. and England 24S for j three wickets. Uendren (50) and ] White (2), the not-out men, continued i the visitors’ innings. Hendren made tree with the bowling j and scored 12 off one over from *Ebe- • ling. Fifty runs were added in 35 minutes. White was stolid and lasted 68 minutes. He hit one four. Ironmonger secured two wickets with successive balls. Hendren made his lOOtli century in first-class cricket. He was then smartly thrown out from cover point by Scaife. His innings- had lasted 134 minutes and ho had hit 31 fours. FOUR WICKETS FOR 25 Four wickets fell for an addition of 25 runs. Light rain fell during luncheon and the wicket was covered. Sawdust was used on the resumption of play. Chapman hit the bowlifig freely after luncheon, and with Larwood added 50 runs in 18 minutes. The bowlers were hampered by the greasy ball. Four hundred went up on the boaj'd after, 379 minutes. Chapman scored 50 in 52 minutes. He gave a grand display and his innings lasted 68 minutes. He hit one six and six fours. His partnership with Larwood added 93 in 52 minutes,, including a good hit to leg for six off Hartkopf. Larwood gave a hot chance when he had made 72 to Hartkopf off the latter’s own bowling. Larwood was at the wickets 93 minutes and hit six fours and one six. HENDRY’S NARROW ESCAPE Victoria’s second innings was commenced at 4.8 p.m. Hendry was missed by the wicket-keeper off the first ball of the innings from Tate. The ball went off the -wicket-keeper's glove to Mead at first slip, who also dropped it. A 10 minutes’ adjournment was necessitated by rain. The light was bad when the game was resumed. Play went on for some time in a light drizzle, the bowlers being at a disadvantage with the greasy ball. Both batsmen batted nicely and scored 50 in 32 minutes. Hendry made his 50 in 57 minutes. The first 100 went on the board for the partnership in 70 minutes. Ponsford scored his 50 in 82 minutes. Stumps were drawn at 5.45 p.m. on account of the bad light. Details: ENGLAND First Innings HOBBS, st Ellis, b Hartkopf 51 JARDINE, c and b Morton’' 104 MEAD, lbw, b Hartkopf 37 HENDREN, run out 100 WHITE, b Ironmonger .. .. .. .. .. 20 LEYLAND, b Ironmonger 0 CHAPMAN, c substitute, b Ebeling . 71 TATE, lbw, b Blackie .. 1 LARWOOD, run out 79 FREEMAN, c Blaekie. b Ebeling . . 6 DUCKWORTH, not out 4 Extras .. .. 13 Total 486 Bowling analysis: Morton, 1-51; Ebeling, 2-S9; Ironmonger, 2-116; Blackie, 1-120; Hartkopf, 2-76; Ryder, 0-21. VICTORIA First Inning* 164 Second Innings HENDRY, not out 74 PONSFORD, not out 60 Extra 1 Total for no wickets 135