CRICKET.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3641, 30 November 1920, Page 5

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. QUEENSLAND. BKISBANE, Nov. 28. The cricket match, England v. Queensland, began yesterday on the, Exhibition Ground: in glorious weather Seven thousand spectators were present. The wicket was good and hard. Queensland batted first. The bright feature of their innings was the stand of Moore and Oxenham. Moore hit six fours and one six in 104 minutes. Queensland's first innings closed for 186. Russell and MakepenrCe went in first j for England, and faced the bowling i attack of McAndrew and Ayres. O'Connor smartly snapped up Makepeace behind the wicket. When the stumps were drawn for the day the English score was 71 runs for one wicket.. Scores: QUEENSLAND.—First Innings. Hartigan, c Woolley, b Howell .. 0

Oxenharn, run out 29 Moore, c Hendren, b Rhodes 85 Thompson, c Wilson, b Rhodes ... 11 Fennelly, e Woolley, b Parkin ... 3 Rowe, not out 23 O 'Connor, lbw, b Hearne '. . 10 Ayres, lbw, b Wilson 7 McAndrew, played on, b Wilson ! 2 Marsden, b Parkin 0 Homibrook, b Parkin . ...' 5 Extras 11 Total 186 Bowling: Howell took one wicket for 34 runs, Douglas none for 10, Parkin three for 40, Wilson two for 28, Woolley none for 17, Hearne one for 26, Rhodes two for 30. ENGLAND.—First Innings. Russell, not out 35 Makepeace, c O 'Connor, b Marsden 22 Rhodes, not out 10 Total for one wicket 71 BRISBANE, Nov. 29. England made 419 in the first innings, the chief scorers being Rhodes 162, Douglas 84, and Russell 73.