The English Eleven

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 134, 28 November 1911, Page 5

The English Eleven

MATCH AGAINST NEW SOUTH WALES.

A REMARKABLE CATCH.

, T , „ Sydney, November 27. fh wca tlipr was fine and hot, and the attendance 18,(m The wicket rolled out hard and fast. J A 0 f S f ter r T me<l t0 Hordeni tottei. After a few singles, Foster magnificently drove Cotter for four, but next ball attempted to repeat the perbrnmwT' Gre S or y at cover-point Sit „ fit •°'" arkal),e cateh the ball like lightning sped a few inches off he ground. In Cotter's next over, Mead tipped a good length ball to Carter, and was caught. I-Ie batted 172 minutes for liaiit" 18 m a StylC m ° rC Safe t,lan

Douglas played twenty minutes without scoring, when Truinpcr dropped an easy catch oil' Hordeni. Next ball he went out legubefore. He did not play a single forcing stroke. With Woolley and Barnes together play brightened. The former used his feet, and hit with great freedom. He lifted Ilordern for six, and 200 appeared after 2GT minutes plav, •Barnes was the next"victim. Folkard bowled an off-break, which he did not attempt to play, and took his bails. Strudwick was bowled by a particularly fast delivery from Cotter, after scoring five. Hitch, who started by pasting Cotter twice for four, was bowled by Hordeni in the third over after lunch.

JVoolley was not out for 43. He batted for 48 mimjtes, and hit five fours and one six. On the play lie was the most attractive batsman of the team.

New South Wales started disastrously. Trumper was cleverly caught by Stru'dwick off Foster in the first over, and Macartney, who joined Bardsley, was out leg-before to Douglas, who was bowling the other end, also after scoring only one. Bardslev was not long in following. He scored 24 in vigorous style, then, in trying to cut a good length fast, ball from Foster, tipped it to Strudwiek, who held it.

Gregory and Barbour played very carefully, and scored almost as slowly as the Englishmen, 50 taking 50 minutes. .At 53 WooMey relieved Douglas, and his second ball Gregory tipped high in the slips, where Foster failed to reach it. Barbour was in 30 minutes before he scored his second run. He had been hitting hard, but the field was well placed. After tea. play sparkled, and WO appeared in 87 minuses. • Barnes and Hearne were both expensive. Douglas replaced Hearne, and from his second ball Foster brilliantly caught Gregory in the slips. He had scored GO in 82 minutes by pretty cricket. Three balls later McElhone was out l.b.w. to Douglas without scoring. Barbour played confidently, but when 37 Hitch bowled him with a perfect length, very fast kill. Hordern joined Minnett. The former, who was uncomfortable, was caught at three bv Gregory, substitute for Douglass, off Hitch. Folkard was bowled with a splendid ball by Foster at six. Minnett, playing an excellent innings, without taking any liberties, scored all round the wicket, and reached 50 in 75 minutes. The English fielding and returning was not equal to the standard of previous teams. ENGLAND,—First Innings. Hobbs, c Bardsley. b Folkard 15 Rhodes, c Cotter, b Hordern 15 Gunn, run out 50 Mead, c Carter, b Cotter 46 Hearne, c Carter, b Cotter 2 Foster, c Gregory, b Cotter 22 Douglas, Ibw, I) Hordern fl Woolley, not out 43 Barnes, b Folkard 12 Strudwick. b Cotter r, Hitch, b Hordern <T Sundries 1!)

Total 23S Fall of wickets: 25. 43, 110. 125, 1(H), U)(i. 108. 213. 221, -238.

Rowling iinlysis: Macartney, Xo wickets for 9; Folkard. two for 45; Hordern, three for 02; Cotter, four for 45; Minnett, none for 58. XEW SOUTH WALES.—First Innings. Trumper, c Strudwic.k, b Foster... 1 Bardsley, c Strndwick, b Foster 24 Macartney, lbw, b Douglas 1 Gregory, c Faster, b Douglas 06 Barbour, b Hitch 37 McElhone, lbw, b Douglas 0 Minnett, not out 5*2 Hordern, c substitute, b Hitch 3 Folkard, b Foster 0 Carter, not out 1 Extras 7 Eight wickets for 108 VICTORIA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Received ?7, 10.25 p.m. Melbourne, November 27. South Australia, in their first innings, made 232, Dolling (M, Rees not out 42, and Webster 2.1. Bowling analysis: Macßow, two wickets for 27 runs: Matthews, three for 6S; Kyle, three for 47; Ransford, two for 22. Having to follow-on in the second innings, they have lost eight wickets for 171, Mayne 22, Dolling 20, C. Hill 55 being the chief scorers. SCHOOL COMPETITION 1 . lIIGH SCHOOL A v. WEST END.

High School A defeated West End by 35 runs. For High School, Day 21, Ewing !l, were the highest scorers, and with W. Ewing's trundling, which captured seven wickets for four runs, were considerable factors in the result. Scores:—

West End.—D. Sykcs, run out, 1; C. Russell, c Leech, b Ewing, 4; W. Hughes, b Hooker, 1; K. Brokenshire, b Ewing, 1; G. Gilbert, b Hooker, 1; N. Sole, not out. 2; J. lied way, st, b Ewing, 0; .J. Staite, c an<l !> Ewing, 0; I. Rov. b Ewing, 1; W. Ward, b Ewing, 0; H. Gardner, c, and b Ewing, 0; total, 11. Bowling analysis: L. Hooker, two wickets for 2 runs; Day, none for 5; W. Ewing, seven for 4.

High School A.—Kir ton, b Sykes, 0; Day, c Hughes, b Sykes. 21; W. Ewing, e Gardner, b Brokenshire. f); Mander, b Sykes, 1; Fordycc, c and b Sykcs, 2; L. Hooker, b Brokenshire, 3; Ividd, b Sykes, O; Hempton, b Sykes, 1; Leech, e Gilbert, b Brokenshire, 1; Clemow, not out. 4; Evans, b Brokenshire, 2; extras, 2; total, 40. Bowling analysis: Sykes, six wickets for 19 Tuns; Brokenshire, four for 14; Hughes, none for 13.

TARAXAKT CRICKET ASSOCIATION. JUNIOR FIXTURES. Five teams have entered for the junior competition under the auspices of the North Tnrannki Association, viz., Inglewood, Fire Brigade, Carrington Road, High School A and High School B. Fixtures for the first round have been drawn up as follows: Nov. 30. Carrington Road v. High School A, High School; Fire Brigade v. Inglewood, at New Plymouth.

Dec. 7.--Carrington Road v, Inglewood, at Inglewood; High School B v. Fire Brigade, at High School; High School B, a bye. Dec. 14. High School Av. High School B; Fire Brigade v. Oarrington Road, at Now Plymouth; Inglewood, a bye. Dec. 21. High School Av. Inglewood, at High School; Carrington Road v. High School B, Carrington Road; 'Fire Brigade, a 'bye. Dec. 28. High School B v, loglewood, at Inglewood; High School A v. Fire Brigade, at New Plymouth; Carrington Road, a bye.