CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1922, Page 4

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIAN ANL N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ENGLISH COUNTY MATCHES. LONDON, May 13. The first week of English,. County cricket has been marked, by -fine weaker, and liy many remarkable' bowling and batting performances. It should be a season"of" stirring contests, especially those between the 1921 leading counties. Surrey is immeasurably strengthened by the fact that Hobbs is batting with his old-time brilliancy. Fender, in addition to excellent bowling, has brought off a number of amazing sjip catches. Hitch is giving evidence of developing into a fine batsman ,in contrast to his past hit-or-miss methods. Yorkshire had a crushing victory over Glamorgan, which revealed Holmes and Ohlroyd in the best form. Roth made fine centuries. MacAulay’s bowling was very deadly. Parkin was another |)ovyler who early made his mark. Dunstan, who is very keen to accompany the next team to Australia, sc-cip-cd the first bat trick. THE “ AUSSIES.” Mcl>onuld, the Australian, who came like a lion into the League cricket, has thus far performed only like a lamj). There are no indications yet of the intention of the several incoming Australians to remain in England. Oldfield, when questioned by the Ausj Indian Press Association, said he con- ( sidorod that O’Keefe, the Victorian, is the only likely Australian recruit for ! English cricket. I An astonishing piece of luck for Hu- | bert Ashton, the Cambridge triple blue. . is recorded. The hall struck his wic-

ket. and the bail leapt into the air. whereupon Ashton turned towards the pavilion. Then ( hapma.il, the other batsman, shouted to Ashton, on seeing the hail actually resettled ru the stunms Ashton at once dashed hack to the oppose, before Roddiugton. tho wicket-keeper had recovered irnili his surprise.