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Hokitika Guardian, 11 May 1926, Page 3

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AUSTRALIA v. tecRREV. (Australia & N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, May 10. A shower shortly before noon delayed the resumption ol play in the Suiiej match. AUSTRALIA, First Innings. Collins, c. and b. Lockton 1 Bardsley, run out -V Macartney, c-. Shepherd, b. Peacb o 3 Taylor, Ik Peacb Ryder, r. Lockton, b. Fender ... 2 Richardson, o. Hobbs, b. bender . 5 Woodful. e Shepherd, b Lockton ... 118 Hendry, e R. J- Gregory, b _ Lockton (>S M. Gregory (not out) 11 Oldfield, v R. J- Gregory, b Lockton Extras 16 Total for 9 wickets (innings declared closed) 395 Bowling.—Peach 2 for 83, Lockton 4 for 105, Shepherd 0 for 30. Fender 2 for 91, Fenley 0 for 04. SURREY. First Innings. Hobbs, 1.b.w.. b Macartney 22 Sandlinm (not out) 31 Baldwin (not out) ’ Extras 4

Total for 1 wicket LONDON, May 10.

The drizzle lifted at three o’clock and Woodful and-Hendry resumed the innings half an hour later on a good wicket and an attendance of ten thousand. Peach and Fenley were the bowlers. After a succession of singles, mostly carpet drives off Fenley, Moodful obtained the century, which ban taken 195 minutes. When 114 be found the pavilion rails, , the first boundary hit of bis innings. lrcc balls later, in trying to turn one front Lockton, Woodful was taken easily at short leg. He bad batted 220 minutes. Gregory brought some life into toe game cutting Lockton and sending Fender to leg for boundaries off successive balls, notwithstanding the slo« outfield. Hendry all through was graceful but uncertain and after Jminutes occupancy of the crease was caught at short leg. Collins then de-

~ Gregory and Macartney took up the attack against Hobbs and Sandhain. The former opened with a single of: Gregory, Sandham following with, a couple to leg. Uergory was humping dangerously, frequently over the batsmen's heads. ■'Sandham survived two appeals for leg before. Macartney’s first four overs were maidens. Then Hobbs drove him on to the boundary. A quiet period followed Hobbs’s departure tile placing of the field keeping runs down. Macartney was especially difficult to play. The only score off him by Sandham was a four off n long hop. Most of tbe runs came from Richardson and Orininiett.