CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1920, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE ENGLISH TEAM. CRITICISED BY CLEM HILL. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, Adelaide, Nov. 8. Mr. Clem Hill, criticising the Englishmen on their p'lay so far, says' that Parkin is a sort of Johnny All-sorts howler. He bowls an oft* and a leg break, a googly and a good fast one, but. Mr. Hill is dined to believe, he is not able to spin the ball enough on Australian wickets to . be dangerous. He compares Howell to Cotter, but not so fast. Wilson is the best slow bowler in the team, but Mr. Hill thinks Douglas will be England's stay in the bowling line. , On the whole he considers the visitors' bowling strength much inferior to that of the last E'nglish eleven which visited Australia. They have no such great bowlers as Barnes and Foster. In fielding the team is lacking In the activity which characterised previous English elevens. Ills opinion is that Austrajia has quite an even chance of winning the rubber. He i 3 much impressed with Hendren's batting and Russell's and Makepeace's solid defensive play. It looks as If Marylebone has chosen batsmen for aolidness rather than for brilliance.—Aus -N.Z. Cable Assn. BATTING NOT SPECTACULAR. LACK OF VARIETY IN PLAY. Received Noy. 8, 0.5 p.m. Sydney, Nov, 8. Cricket correspondents of the Sydney papers comment on the want of anything spectaular In the Englishmen's batting, the methodical perfeetness of which heroines somewhat wearisome to the spectators, who become impatient at the monotonous playing for keeps. The hope Is expressed that there will be more variety with some taking of chances when the visitors have found the measure of the Australian wickets.—- Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn: THE VICTORIAN TEAM. Melbourne, Nov. 8. The team chosen to represent Victoria against England on Friday is: Armstrong, Moyne, Ryder, Ellis, McDonald, Park, Liddlcutt, Lainpard, Willis, Hansford and Baring; emergency, Moyes.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

SOUTH TARANAICI COMPETITION. ELTHAM V. MANAIA. The Eltham cricket team met Manala on Saturday in the first game of the season in the South Taranaki competition, and secured victory by 37 runs. Batting first Eltham put up 113, lo which Little contributed 32, Colo ,23, and Stewart 17. For Manala, Mason made 33 in practically faultless style, Baker took four wickets for Ell ham, while Hughes and Bairstow shared the bowling honors for Manala. The scores were as follow : ELTHAM. Little, run out -,, 32 Cole, b. Hughes 2;) Fearon, c. Hughes, b. Alason 4 Stewart, b. Hughes 17 Baker, b. Hughes 9 Senior, b. Hughes :, Page, b. Bairstow j Hemingway, b. Bairstow 1 Ansford, b. Bairstow 4 Cruden, not out i; Donnelly, b. Hughes t :'. Extras 7 Total mi MANAIA, A. Hughes, 1.b.w., b. Cole 2 Friend, run out 0 Mason, h. Fearon 33 McKay, b. Little ■< H. Hughes, b. Little .. V 5 Miller, b. Colo 1 L. Hughes, b. Baker 11 Hobday, b. Baker 1 Albert Hughes, b. Baker 5 Bairstow, b. Baker 11 Badley, not out 0 Extras i;j Total 76 MIDLANDS v. EXCELSIOR. The season in Soute. Taranki was opened as far as competitions go on Saturday, when at Hawera, Midlands beat Excelsior by 15 runs on the first innings. Details : EXCELSIOR. Ncilsen. b. McLaren 2 Beeehcy, b. Maclilu 15 Atkin, b. Fogarty ,-. 6 McCarthy, r. Machin, b., McLaren .... 7

Bayley, run out 5 Elliott, c. Barker, b. Pratt .'.. <i Davies, b. Pratt 3 Weir, 1.b.w., b. McLaren • 0 Fainveather, b. Worrall 4 Taylor, not out 2 Jarvle, e. Nlcltol, b. Vlnnlcombe 1 Extras 7 Total n; Bowling analysis: McLaren, 3 wickets for 15 runs; p r att, 2 f«r 6; Fogarty, 1 lor 31 .Machin, 1 for 11; /Vorrall, 1 for 5; Vtouicombe, 1 for 4. / MIDLANDS. Barker, 1.b.w., b. Beechey 1 Mills, I). Beechey 0 McLaren, b. McCarthy , 0 .Machin, b. McCarthy 2 Pratt, b. Beechey 211 Nlchol, c. Taylor, b. McCarthy , 0 Fogarty, 1.b.w., b. McCarthy 0 Vowless, b. Beechey 4 Henderson, b. Atkin 15 Worrall. not out 20 Extras , 0 Total ~ 72