CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

AUSTRALIA v. MINOR COUNTIES

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, April 29. Australia bus lost two wickets for 01. Collins won the toss and decided to bat. The play started at 11.25 a.m. on a heavy wicket. The howlers requisitioned sawdust from the jump. Falcon opened with .a maiden to Collins, both batsmen showing careful play. Barilsley scored first run of the totii' otf -Meyer. With the score at 28, Collins misjudged a leg drive and was caught at mid-off. The cricket match was drawn, play being stopped at 0.15 p.m. owing to rain. A USTR A LIA—Fi rs t 1 inii ilgs. Collins c. Edwards b. Hetherton ... 13 Biirdsley c. Franklin, h. Falcon ... -12 Macartney, l.b.w. b. Hazelton 18 Taylor c. Falcon b. Hazelton -I AVoodful c. Coleman, I>. Falcon ... 19 Ponsford I>. Falcon 12 Richardson, l.b.w. b. Falcon 0 Gregory, e. Mover, b. Falcon 5 Ryder (not out) *l3 Oldfield, c. Meyer, b. Falcon 0 Grimmett e. Edwards, b. Falcon ... 15 Extras 8 Total 179 Bowling:—Falcon 7 for 42, Meyer 0 for 54, Hazelton 2 for 33. Hetherton 1 for 12, Edwards 0 for 30. MINOR COUNTIES—Ist. Innings. Kerens, e Bardslcy, b. Gregory ... 0 Buchanan, c. Oldfield, b. Gregory . 13 C'oleman. l.b.w. It. Richardson 44 Ling. c. Ryder, It. Richardson .‘SO Falcon, (not out) 17 Crawley, (not out) 0 Extras 5 Totail for -I wickets 115 Bowling: Gregory 2 for 24. Macartney 0 for 7. Grimmett 0 for 33, Richardson 2 for 26, Collins 0 for 11, Ryder 0 for (5. LONDON. April 29. The attendance was six thousand. Collins hatted for an hour. He was distinctly snappy and apparently out of practice. Bardslcy, when partnered liv AVoodful. scored rapidly, the wicket was drying ami the bowlers were getfink a kick out of the ball. The batsmen were most respectful. Bardslcy scored frequently past point, but in the .second over after tea lie stepped out to drive but missed the hall which rebounded from his pads to the wicket keeper. Tic had played a sound two hours’ ehaneeless innings. AYoodlul tamely hit the ball to silly leg and Colman running in splendidly hold it. Ryder had one narrow escape. Col man took the ball low down and Ryder started to walk off, but Col man signed to him to return, intimating the ball had touched the ground first. Ryder then indulged in stnaight driving. He also cut excellently, and indiscriminately sent Meyer and Falcon to the boundary. the latter twice in succession. Grimmett opened with a couple ol leg drives, followed by a very poor daisy cutter from which he gained five. He was trapped by a slower ball which lie sent into mid-off's hands. Ryder largely monopolised the play, giving an excellent all round exhibition.

The bowling throughout was good and well mixed and the fielding sound. The innings lasted two hundred minutes. !• ••cling free! exprcsse'l t.uii it is earlv la torn, an opinion ol the Australian-. mistiming ami tuixiudgineul Well- too /Ycqiient I'll. I online- opened we ( ll. UllciMlintl pinvc-1 Gregors calmly rml twice nit nm to the boumiarv. He wind out to a verv unlucky snick, bn,-aping the ball. Ling and Column wcr.T confident and gained tlicir runs mostly of! Gregory who was erratic. Ling ti roused enthusiasm by driving Grimmett out- ol the ground. IV -"He' witli a ieg *«>'■<mlsyr oil’ .Macartney. i lie im t joiicti "'em content to ’*••* .• then wicket inia t. Both played a sound, all rouini cmw.i c- ■ less innings. Rain commenced at- C.lO and pinv was abandoned live minute-' later.