CRICKETING GIANTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1923, Page 4

CRICKETING GIANTS.

THE HOMING NEW SOi'iil WALES SIDE. New Zealand would bo well ad\ised t.o put her cricketing house in order, and that right speedily (says the *'Dominion"). Before many months have passed there will descend upon these devoted island- one ol tile strongest cricketing hands tliai has ever visited the Dominion, and 11, **t • * is lei exaggeration whatever in saying this. The New Smith Wabs team which ito visit New Zealand about March next will he a team of < riekel ing giants compared with tin* English side, which were with its hi-i seasoli. They will be iminea'Ui'ii! ly stronger tliaii the last Australian I’m-o d r *.,( ml l* am. headed by Hairdoi'd, v. liieli toured the Dominion in I'T”. I in' side will include five mcltlhei'.s oi tie' la-t Australian cu wTii.ii v.n-,1 eight tea; mat oho.'

in sun ossi",; against England. and w, io i!.rough, the Em !: h tour with "UIv cue sgjiiarv dcl'ciil against them. The live na'ii iv|’err--d P> are: Warren Banish .'. (’. (•'. Macartney. 11. 1.. I lins. .1. T. E. Andrews, and ( Hdliehl. II does mil matter a rap v. ho the iv-t of iln* side may lie. Any one ol the,-" phuvers is class enough to smack ilj) e century in a test match against AH England. *-’ > New Zealand bowlers would he well advised to put a . halfcrown down tinmi tin* pit'h and aim at landing the ball up mi " " i'h each delivery. (tile has onl\ to gbmee O', or the record- of test matches bvtwc-m AtrIralia and England to recognise that) Bardsley and ?dae:;rtnov are two of the greatest balsinen Australia lias ever produced. Bardsley him played .TS innings in tost, limli. lies against England, being' three times not out. Ii is highest score inn Bit!, aggregate 1 ILL ami hi- average fin.".;. Mararl n*v lias played against England .‘ST innings m tost mn’.elie-'. being three times not out. His highest •■■■iv was IN', aggregate I Ho. and a, crop • Ep to the end of l!.<* RAM Ellg'Ji-h season. Bnrdslcv luid compiled IT oiit anes ami Macartney W. Both li' -e great batsmen have scored over 111. Id runs each ill t' -t Ilia idles again*u England, and both have scored a century in each innings of a niatcn.

Warren Barddcv. probably the greatest left-handed batsman the world has > over seen, performed this great I eat in I tiie lest maich again-! Kngbim! al the Oval in 1 DOT), when he scored 1.56 in the first- innings and 139 m the second. Macartney has accomplished the feat (.wire, scoring IJD and 126 for New South Wales agaiii'l South Africa at Sydney in ih" seasmi of 10i( i-! 1. and 142 and 121 for Am-lralm again--! Bursex -d Lrighfon in 1012. Macartney is a midget of a man. and bat . right-hand.-d, but bo is one of the fa»lest evolves the game Ii:!-; •-veil, and is an idol with Kiiglcdi i rowds. In 1921 he hit iii)3-l5 for Australia, against Noli:; at Xoiiingliam. Here are (lie records of the pair for tlicir !nsl Iwo I'nLilish lours:ttMVOS L7\V.

Bardsley, in 1912. scored two ten- j furies against the Smith Africans in j the triangular test matches, making j 121 at .Manchester and 104 at Lord's. Macartney hit up 1 70 at Sydney against j Kngluiul in 1923. and made 115 in the j Leeds test match in 1921. ' But this pair are not the only great ; batsmen whom the Xew Zealand boul-j ers will have to toss them up to. IL L. j Collins made his llrsi appearance in a i lest match lor Australia, against I'.ng- 1 land at Sydney in the season oi 1929-21. and notched 111 I on his first appearance. Me also got 1(32 in the test maich at Adelaide the same season. .Macartney and Collins pul on 211 while together for N.S.W. against Kngland at Sydney in 1920-21. for Australia. W. Bardsley and IL j in Collins have scored partner-hips | against Kngli-h bowling of 723. ID. am! j 116. Bardsley, with S. K. (Ire gory. , put oil .18-9 for the first- wicket against Kngland at- the Oval in 1909.

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