CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1924, Page 3

CRICKET.

[I? KUTUIIS Tki.KURAMH.] I lIN DON. July I. For Oxford against Gloucester Blackie made ]U2. For Gloucester Bennett took .» for -IS and Dengy •’> for 83. For Derby against Leicester Hutchison m-do 1-13. For Warwick against Kent. Howell took .1 for -ll! and Partrjdge I for I*7. 1-d I- Somerset- against Worcester White took .7 for 27, Bridges I for 34. Foster for Worcester made 125. A l-'ItK'ANS' DKFKAT. LONDON. July I. There were periods during the South Africans' innings when there were prospects of their saving the game by doggedness The earlier batsmen sustained this hope till just before tea. when I'ntternll. who had, been playing with sound restraint for nearly two hours attempted to drive Tyldesley. but skied the ball, and was caught. A defeat was assured soon after the resumption, as l-'anlkiner was run out.

Tlie innings lasted 327 minutes. I'be South Afrit-tiiis took longer to make “IK) tluiii 11 ol) lis took for 211 "It bis own lint.

T.vldesley’s bowling wa- the visitors' bugbear It looked simple, but it was hard to get away, lie howled 18 maidens in 3(1 livers. tyldesley and llenruc bowled eonlinuously. 18 and |;7 overs t, sort-lively. N even belies 2-7 howling changes were made in all. At no stage did the bowling Imve any sting. There was no excuse for tlio balling failure. Tiler** were mi Icwcr t lion 1.7 appeals for leg-before. Tyldesley was resixinidlilt' for nine of them. I'lsiuekcnbttrg virtually sacrificed bis wicket by playing at a wide hingliop. Hi* had previously escaped witli a catch. Woolley missing" a skier off Ids own bowling. The lesson of the tour to date is that the Africans’ batting lias been weakened by matting bowling. 'l'be country must have mil wickets if it desires to rival England and Australia. By, a roiiicidi'Uvi'. the Alrienns were beaten by exactly the same margin n* in the Birmingham test match.

ENGLISH CRICKETERS TOUli

AUK HA 1.1 >K. -Inly 3. The English cricket team is scheduled to arrive at Fremantle on I Ith. October and starts a match on ith. Xoveinber. Tin* dates of tests are: Sydney llltli. December: .Melbourne Ist January; Adelaide lfith. January; Melbourne 13th. February: Sydney, Ist. March. AFRICA AND YORKSHIRE. I.OXDDX. July 2. Yorkshire in the lirst. innings against Africa made 255 (Rhodes 54. Robinson not out !>.'»>. Rowling-Xiipnn took 3 for 53. Africans in the first innings made 22 for 1 wicket when stumps were drawn. Robinson gave an excellent all-rouiu. display -1111(1 batted for 181 minutes. The* iimm«£s la bit'll* !2(W» iniiuiU*>. The wicket was easy. LONDON, July 2. Yorkshire's strongest side laced the •South Africans who were without Faulkiner. Yorkshire lost five for seventy and then Robinson and Rhodes added ninety three in seven, minutes. Rhodes batted for ninety minutes and bit seven fours. Dolphin was run out through Deanes magnificent fielding on the boundary. Bissett took 2 for 28. Dixon 2 for (57. Blanrkonl.org 2 lor 71. Nupen 3 for 53. COUNTY CRICKET. (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) LONDON. -Inly 2. Essex 248 and (58 for 0 wickets. MnCaulcv took 5 for 03. Yorkshire made 111. Douglas took 5 for -(!» and llipkin I for 53. Suri-rv made 310 (Jnriline 5(1. I each 51). Brown look 5 for 02 against Haunsshire 235 for 0 tTennyson (>4. Rowell 531. Lancashire made 28.8 (Makepeace 110) v. Notts 221 for 3 declared (Mbisidl 0(5. I’avtoil not out 78). Lancashire in the second innings made 80 lor - - (Green not out 51).