CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1921, Page 5

CRICKET

ENGLAND v. VICTORIA. VISITORS BAT WELL. HENDREN 262 NOT OUT. By Telegraph—Press Assn.— Copyright. Received Feb. 6, 5.5 p.m. Melbourne, Feb. 6 The second day—Saturday—of the cricket match between England and Victoria was commenced in fine weather on a good wicket, but in the presence of only a moderate attendance of the public. The overnight ecore was Victoria 268 in the first innings, while England had lost one wicket for 17. England resumed yesterday, when Makepeace joined Rhodes, the bowlers being Macdonald and Ryder. The latter was bowling exceedingly well, the batsmen finding it difficult to get him away, his first two overs being maidens. Makepeace, when three, was caught by Ryder. Batting had been slow, thirty minutes being occupied in producing eleven runs. Hendren followed, and immediately commenced to score freely. He hit Macdonald to leg for three, cut and drove Ryder to the fence for four each, getting thirteen off four balls. This brought up 52 on the board in fortytwo minutes. Grimmett then replaced Ryder, and Hendren scored five off his first over. Rhodes was then out leg before to Macdonald—3/15/69, Woolley followed, and batted freely. Keating replaced Grimmett, whose average was 0/28. Hendren was giving a brilliant exhibition of batting hitting all round the wicket, and brought the score to 100 Park replaced Macdonald, and at the luncheon adjournment the score stood: 3 wickets for 114.

After lunch Ryder took the ball, and opened by clean-bowling Woolley when he had reached 20. Fender followed, but when he hit up ten he lifted one high behind the wicket, which was caught by Ryder —5/132. Douglas came in next. By this time the fielding was becoming somewhat demoralised, and the score continued to mount up. Davies missed Hendren when 94, and shortly afterwards Hend.-en reached his’ century, amidst great cheering. Douglas got his first fifty in 85 minutes, and Hendren’s score was being freely punctuated with fours. Ryder replaced Grimmett, but Hendren went gaily on, hitting twelve off four balls The crowd became facetious when an appeal for leg before against Douglas was dismissed.

Hendren now delighted the spectators by hitting Ryder over the fence. At this stage the bowlers were completely baffled. Mayne then brought on Davies, who replaced Ryder, whose average was 2 for 7®. This made the seventh change of bowlers during the day, but with little apparent effect. Douglas, by a drive for four, reached 75, and his dashing partnership with Hendren had put up 200 in 119 minutes, the score now being 5 for 346. Mayne, evidently at his wits end, went on himself, and Hendren reached his second century amidst tumultuous applause. This he compiled in 214 minutes. He then started his third century by hitting Mayne out of the ground. * Sandford came on in place of Mayne, but shared a similar fate, Hendren also putting him over the fence, scoring eighteen off his over. Four hundred was reached in 227 minutes, Hendren hitting up 250 in 237 minutes, the last fifty of which was made in 23 minutes. Douglas got his century in 165 minutes, for which he was, lustily cheered. His masterful partnership with Hendren had yielded 313 runs. The attendance at the close of the day totalled 17,000, and the gate receipts amounted to £862. Following are the scores: VICTORIA. First Innings 268 ENGLAND. First Innings. (, Hobbs, c Ellis, b Ryder 12 Rhodes, lbw, b Macdonald 15 Makepeace, c Ryder, b Macdonald 3 Hendren, not out 2G2 Woolley, b Ryder 20 Douglas, not out 112 Extras 11 Total (for five wickets) 445 —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. ARMSTRONG’S CASE. PROTEST BY THE PUBLIC. Received Feb. 6, 5.5 p.nj. Melbourne, Feb. 6. A public meeting of protest against Armstrong’s omission from the Victorian team carried a resolution condemning the selectors’ action, and appealing to district clubs ,to insist on the resignation of the selectors.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. ETIQUETTE OF CRICKET. PLAYERS AS JOURNALISTS. THE HABIT CONDEMNED. Received Feb. 6, 11.5 p.m. London, Feb. 4. Lord Harris, presiding at the Kent Cricket Club’s annual meeting, expressed the opinion that it was always well to have an effective amateur backing in teams. It would have been better for England had more amateurs been selected to go to Australia. Mr. Jackson, speaking at the London and Southern Counties Cricket Conference, approved Lord Hawke’s remarks upon cricketers as journalists. He said it would be much better if that kind of thing was not done. “1 have, ’ he said, “seen it done by many eminent players, and I think they carried it out with great success; but I always felt that to do my job properly these very important matches took up all my attention. I do not know if it is possible or desirable to lay down a hard and fast rule that anyone writing for the papers should be excluded from a match. Personally 1 think it is enough that the authorities should express a strong wish that this kind of thing should not take place, and cricketers would quickly fall into line.”—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.