DRAWN GAME AT PERTH

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 621, 25 March 1929, Page 6

DRAWN GAME AT PERTH

ENGLISHMEN’S LAST MATCH RYDER CARRIES H!S BAT (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) PERTH, Sunday. The cricket match, England v. Western Australians and others, was concluded at Perth to-day. A drawn game resulted. Fifteen thousand spectators attended in sultry, threatening weather to witness the Englishmen’s last appearance in Australia. When stumps were drawn on Friday the local side made 310 in its first innings, and England had scored 158 for three wickets. Mead (33) and Hendren (9) were the not-out men. On the resumption of play, the visitors’ batting was . painfully slow until the barracking crowd provoked Hendren to hit out. He was wildly cheered on making 14 in one over. Mead, who had taken minutes to make 41, attempted to emulate Hendren, but failed and retired, to the delight of the spectat or s. Hendren’s 33 included two sixes and one four. Larwood was dismissed by a clever two-handed catch by Ryder off Evans, who had then taken three wickets for 28. Tate, who had retired hurt on Friday, was cheered as he limped to the wicket to resume his innings. But the tail quickly fell. The innings lasted 307 minutes. The local side opened badly, but Horrocks and Ryder provided the brightest feature of the match. Quickly they secured more than a century. Ryder carried his bat for 83, which included three sixes. The onlookers regarded the placing of Duckworth, the English wicketkeeper, who declared he was ill with influenza, on to bowl as an insult, and they counted White out. These jeers the Englishmen received in silence, but on taking the field again after tea they were cheered when White was seen to be replacing Duckworth. Details of the scores are: ENGLAND First Innings TATE, c Darling, b Haleombe 4 LEYLAND, c Ellis, b Haleombe . . 27 TYLDESLEY, c Horrocks. b Evans 1 HAMMOND, lbw, b Evans SO MEAD, b Grimmett 41 HENDREN, st Ellis, b Richardson . . 33 LARWOOD, c Ryder, b Evans .. .. 15 GEARY, c Ryder, b Grimmett .... 22 DUCKWORTH, c Ryder, b Grimmett 0 FREEMAN, b Grimmett 6 WHITE, not out 4 Extras 8 Total 241 Bowling: Haleombe, 2-30; Evans, 3-38; Richardson, 1-39; Grimmett, 4-94; Ryder, 0-8; Darling, 0-4. COMBINED AUSTRALIANS First Innings 310 Second Innings DREW, b Ley land 0 RYDER, not out 83 HORROCKS, st Duckworth, b Tate 76 DARLING, c Leyland, b Freeman .. 9 McCRAE, not out 13 Extras 5 Three wickets for 186 Bowling: Hendren, 0-36; Leyland, 1-50; Freeman, 1-62; Duckworth, 0-7: Tate, 1-11;- Larwood, 0-8; White, 0-7. “IN HAPPY COUNTRY” ENGLISHMEN’S COMPLIMENT PERTH, Sunday. At the close of their final match in Australia the English cricketers were the recipients of presentations on the ground. White, who acted as captain in the match, and F. C. Toone, manager, said they had spent five strenuous months in a happy country, where the sunshine was onl>\ equalled by the smiles of the people. The Englishmen will play a game of Association football on Monday. On Tuesday they will probably be playing deck billiards on the voyage home. POPULAR OUTING SEA SCOUTS’ REGATTA Success attended the first annual regatta of the Vindictive Sea Scouts held at Bayswater on Saturday afternoon. The pavilion of the Takapuna Boating Club was the base of operations, and an interesting programme was carried out. Five Seat Scout troops were represented in the regatta, namely, Calliope, Fame, Hawk, Victory and Vindictive. Following are the results:— Whalers’ Rowing Race. —Victory, 1; Fame, 2. Whalers’ Sailing Race.—Calliope, 1; Hawk, 2; Vindictive, 3. Whalers’ Obstacle Race.—Hawk, 1: Calliope, 2; Vindictive, 3. Whalers’ Race, Rowing Backward.— Vindictive, 1. The other troops were disqualified for fouling. Whalers’ Race for Officers. —Non-com-missioned Ca.lilope Officers, 1; Calliope Officers, 2. Greasy Boom.—Holland, 1; Hill, 2. 25Yds. Swimming Race.—Holland, 1; Worth, 2. 50Yds. Swimming Race.—Ahfield. 1; Paterson, 2. A race for Z class yachts was held during the afternoon. Seven boats were sent away to a good start, and on the completion of the first round Kitty was leading Ace, with Tio-, Delphine, Ripple, Trevic and Lai Lai following in that order. In the second round Delphine ran into second place, and the finish was timed: Kitty, 5.11.22; Delphine, 5.12.51; Tio. 5.13,15; Ripple, 5.16.32; Trevic, 5.17.45; Lai Lai, 5.29.39. Ace gave up. Result: Tio. 1: Trevic, 2; Kitty, 3.