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Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1926, Page 3

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j [Reuter Telegrams,] AGAINST SOUTH OF ENGLAND. {Received this day at. 8 a.in.) LONDON. May 26. ’ Great interest is being taken in the match which, is in the form of a test trial. Bardsley, Ellis, Grimmctt, Everett mid Hendry are omitted from the Aus tralian team. The weather was overcast and sultry and wicket good. Fender won the toss and sent his team in to hat. Gregory and Macartney opened the howling. Sandluim and Stevens made a steady start, scoring a number of easy singles, the field being placed deeply. Sandlinm played Gregory on to his | wicket. SOUTH ENGLAND-Ist. Innings. Sandham. b. Gregory ” q Stevens, e. Oldfield 1,. M, mammy ’ 5 Dulleepsihji, e. Gregory b, .Mailcv 28 Horn!ren, l>. Gregory Jardinc, st. Oldfield b, Mailey f Chapman, <-. Gregory b. Richard•soil ~ pq Fender, l.h.w. Macartney ' p> Meyer, c. Collins b. Gregory o Gibson, b. Macartney * q Parker, (not out) j Strudwick, l.b.w. Macartney ] Extras ; ,j To in I o] ] Bowling.—Gregory 3 for qo, Macartney 4 for 41, Richardson l for 33, Mailey 2 for Cl. Ryder 0 for 24. Collins 0 for 8. AUSTRALIA, First Innings. Collins, b. Fender p Woodful, (not out) 22 Extras .1

Total for one wicket Stumps were then drawn. LONDON. .May 27

The attendance was ten thousand. Gregory put more pace into his howling than hitherto. Stevens was uneasy but Duleepsinbji got quickly off the mark and played confidently. He scored freely off Gregory and Macartney. lie followed tho hall closely and every stroke was true, flendren was slow to start, but then he drove a couple of boundaries. The batsmen were comfortable facing Mailey. Duleep playing back, obtained powerful straight drives and displayed excellent wrist work. In endeavouring to tap a big leg break past slip, he was splendidly caught by Gregory at the second attempt. Gregory maintained his pace bumping dangerously and Jnrdine was always unhappy at the crease. ITendren by stepping out to Mailey obtained a numbo of singles. With the appearance of Chapman, the hatting hecac slow. For a time neither he. nor Houdreii were timing well. Chapman was the more vigorous bringing off a number of wristy cuts. Richardson

gave many runs away, being slow on tho pick up, and the fielding generally was unusually slack, Collins being tho outstanding exception.

Ponsford and Taylor on the boundary were good and were frequently applauded for accurate throwing in. Richardson bowled a good length and forced Hendrcu to play well back. Chapman continued crisply and the first hundred appeared for 110 minutes’ play. Chapman roused the crowd by driving Richardson to the boundary following up with a hit to leg off the same howler in the next over. A four and a six were scored off Ryder and Mailey took over the bowling. Hendreu facing Collins and -Mailey. Chapman hit as he liked and sent Mailey for a I’oui-. one. six and four in one over. His driving was characterised by great power, hut in attempting to reach the century he became reckless and twice bit out at Richardson. He missed the first and Gregory took the second splendidly at fine slip. He occupied the crease for 105 minutes and hit two sixes and eleven fours. The partnership with Tlcndren yielded 127. Gregory was keeping a consistent length and soon had Fender in difficulties. In his second over alter tea he beat Hendren who had batted 105 minutes soundly. His score included four fours. In the next over Fender fell a leg-before victim to Macartney, who also secured Gibson’s wicket in tbo next over. Mover was taken by Collins at short leg low down off Gregory. A couple of singles and a leg bve ended the innings, which had lasted 345 minutes. The last five wickets fell in twenty-five minutes. Gregory after tea took two wickets for four runs. The bowling required constant

watching. Collins and Wood full opened Australia's innings, the latter making a four and three through the slips off Meyer. Collins hit a boundary from •i long hop from Gibson. In the closing stages the sky was overcast and Collins apparently lost sight of the ball wherewith he was howled, and nil appeal against the light followed immediately and was upheld. Rain commenced as stumps were drawn.