CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

AGAINST CAAf BRIDGE. [Reuter Telegrams.] LONDON, Afav 20. The weather was fine arid cloudy, hut overnight 1-ain made the wicket soft. Macartney and Collins opened tho at- : tack. The batsmen found the field well placed and runs were difficult to get, only six being scored in the first ten overs. CA AIBRIDGE—First Innings. Dawson, o Collins, 1> Ryder 00 Lowe, e Ellis, b Ryder 0 Duleepsinhji, b Richardson H Ingle, c AVoodfull, b Afailev 3 Turnbull, c Ellis, b Ryder <> Euthoven 1.b.w.. Alacartncy 03 Robbins, <• Ellis, b Ryder 0 Meyer, e and b Richardson 4 MncHin. e AVoodfull, 1) Ryder •’ Jagger, b Ryder 2 j Irvine (not out) ° i Extras Total 212 , Bowling.—Ryder, 0 for 74; Macartney, 1 for 23; Afailev, 1 for 39; Richardson, 2 for 37 ; Grimmett. 0 for 25; Collins, 0 for 2. AUSTRALIA. —First Inniigs. Collins, b Meyer 8 j Bardsley, c Irvine, b Enthoven ... 14.! .Macartney, c Lowe, b Afeyei- 20 AVoodfull (not out) Ponsford. 1.b.w., b Afeyer M Amlrews (not out) Extras j Total for 4 wickets Stumps were then drawn. The atteiidnnde at the cricket was eight thousand. Ryder and Richardson kept the Cambridge batsmen on the defensive and runs came slowly, twenty-eight taking eighty-five minutes 1 to compile. Enthoven livened the game up. hitting out freely and sending both howlers to the boundary. He and Dawson were the mainstays of the local batting. They kept their wickets intact’ but scored few runs in the earlier play. In the afternoon Enthoven. by way of contrast, drove, pulled and cut with the utmost freedom, testing the fielding severely. At one stage he put on twenty-five in fifteen minutes and his score included eight fours. Australia opened poorly. Collins badly mistimed a ball from Afeyer and was out. Bardsley was never happy and twice cocked a ball from Enthoven up dangerously. Macartney imparted some life into the game, driving vigorously, but the fielding was very keen. Alaeartney and AVoodfull forced the game and attempted some sharp singles until brought up by excellent fielding, notably that of Robbins. AAoodfull had a narrow escape from being run out, while Alacartney survived two appeals. for leg before and a catch in the same] over. The howlers were greatly ilicljicd by the drying wicket and got excellent work oil the ball. A\ r oodful and Ponsford continued carefully, but were often in difficulties. Afeyer was getting a big turn on the ball both wavs. Andrews found Lowes medium-pneed balls to bis liking, and opened out. Jagger, after a few overs of slow to medium paced balls, altered to fast, and beat Andrews four times in one over. This i batsman was also uncomfortable when - facing Aleyer. Every one of Woodfujl’s runs was earned, ••