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Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1926, Page 1

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[Reuter Telegrams.] MATCH ENDS IN DRAW. LONDON, June L The attendance was seven thousand. Root continued his destructive way, completely beating Andrews with a ball which (time back, in contrast to the four leg breaks which preceded it. Ryder was shaky, and several times sent the ball dangerously near tiie fieldsmen. Macartney, following ail excellent four off Gijjiry, through cover, snicked the same bowler into the hands of first slip. The total was then 73 for 3. Requiring tea to avert a follow on, Ponsford and Richardson took no chances, but played judiciously, scoring mostly in singles, till Root sent down a no ball, which Richardson lift to the boundary. Having obtained the required ton, both batsmen settled down to make runs. Ponsford was trapped by Root in the same manner that Uardsley and Woodful bad been, cocking the ball to the fieldsman, at short square leg. With Richardson lie had carried the score from eighty to JO4. Oldfield was magnificently taken at second slip by Out in tlio first over from Gearv. Root was the boro of the day, and was accorded a great ovation nt. the close of the innings. He relied largely on the leg turn, for which lie had four fielders close in, bowling 'an occasional off break, which came in sharply off the pitch, rod whose rarity constituted its deadliness. None of the batsmen were at home facing him.

Tlio North declared with ono wicket down and the Australians were left with 85 minutes in which to got 212. 'I lie quiet mianner in which Bardsley and Wood fill opened showed there was no desire to attain the impossible. AUSTRALIA, First Innings. Bardsley, c. Carr, b. Boot 11 Woodful, c. Larwood, b. Boot 8 Taylor, c. Whysall b. Root 22 Mailev, I.b.w. Larwood 3 Macartney, cv sub. b. Geary 15 Andrews, b. Boot 5 Ryder, b. Boot <1 Gregory, c. Smith b. Root C Ronslord, e. Carr, b. Roof 14 Richardson, (not out) 13 Oldfield, c. Carr b. Geiary 0 Extras 4 Total I Of) Bowling:—Larwood 1 for 29, Root 7 for 42, Geary 2 for 25, .Tupp 0 for 5. NORTH ENGLAND, Second Innings. Holmes c. and b. Richardson 15 Whysall (not out) 47 Hallows (not out) 7 Ex tras S Total for 1 wicket (declared) 77 Bowling:—-Gregory 0 for 10, .Macartney 0 for 8, Ryder 0 for 15, Richardson 1 for 7, Mailey 0 for 29. AUSTRALIA, Second Tunings. Bardsley, run out 10 Woodful, b. Larwood 7 Taylor, b. Larwood 0 Andrews, (mil out) bS .Macartney (not out) 20 Extras ,r> Total, 3 wickets for 110 Bowling:—llnwood 2 for 18, Geary 0 for 26, .Tupp 0 for 39, Watson 0 for 22. 'Tlio match was drawn. AGAINST YORKSHIRE. LONDON, Juno 5. A USTR Aid A—First I linings. Bardsley, c Turner, b Waddington 6 Woodful, run out ‘-4 Andrews, 1.b.w., b Robinson S Collins, c Dolphin, b Crawlord 20 Ronst'ord, b Douglas 7 Taylor, b Crawford ° Gregory, b Crawford 24 Richardson (not out) 07 } Ryder, b Crawford 7 Grimmolt, e Robinson, b Waddington TO Ellis. |) Waddington 20 Extras Total 7.77 Bowling analysis.—Robinson took 4 or 27. Waddington 3 for 45. Douglas for -17. Crawford 1 for 38, Rhodes 0 or 11. YORKSHIRE—First Tunings. .eyland, s Ellis, b Grimmett I s ditcliell (not out) 27 1 lldrovd (not out) 191

Total for one wicket (w Stumps were then drawn. The weather was dull and the wicket easy. The attendance was twelve thousand. Collins won the toss and the attack was commenced by Robinson and Wadding!on. the latter howling leg breaks, had four fielders close around the batsmen similar to Root al Birmingham ; hut Waddington had neither the guile nor pace of Root. Nevertheless, lie had Bardslcy cutting into the hands of the slips. Turner bringing off a tine catch at the second attempt. Andrews did not last long. He drove a no ball from Waddington to the boundary and then sent the same howler to the log boundary; hut in the next over ho mis-timed Robinson in seeking to turn him to leg. With Collins in, the game slowed down. Collins was playing with Ills accustomed solidity, hut the complete confidence of Woodful showed an unusual hesitation, and lie was several times beaten by Waddington. He was at the wickets for fifty-five minutes before he obtained a boundary. Collins had then been hatting for half an hour for one.

The score mounted slowly and singly. Collins sending the fifty up with a fine leg glance to the boundary. The next over, Collins played Robinson to short leg. and. abandoning caution, called lor an impossible run. Woodful was easily run out. Hie score was then 3 for .72.

Collins then luckily missed' being stumped by Dolphin off Robinson, goii'g out. to play a short hall and miss-

Crawford, with the reputation of a right hand fast howler, started with medium-paced. good-length halls. Douglas in the fourth over took Ponsford’s wicket with a hall which pitched wide and broke in between the hat and

The dew which had been hanging heavily on the pitch was drying, and Crawford in his second over tempted Taylor out for the same stroke as Collins had missed, the batsman attempting to edge to leg the ball which broke across and hit the off stump. Gregory immediately opened out, utilising his long reach to the fullest extent. He off drove Douglas for two. four, four and one. He and Richardson followed up. scoring from five halls in Crawford’s next over. Roth went to punch the bowling instead of playing hack, which had proved so fatal to their predecessors. Gregory scored three from a cover shot, and Richardson four from a leg stroke from no halls; Waddingfon’s firsthand brought up the hundred for two hours. After another over with singles from Craw-

ford, Gregory was clean, bowled in attempting a huge drive. As the wicket dried, Oawford increased his pace, which he varied admirably. He was fast with a slight turn, from leg, which uprooted Ryder’s middle stump.—Eight for 116.

Richardson continued to drive in front of the wicket. Grimmett, in seeking an overlate cut off AA 7addington, was caught at deep point. Richardson at seventeen gave a difficult chance to CVawford at leg from Waddingt«n, hut otherwise was safe, and timing well. Ellis at five gave an easy chance at the wicket off Crawford. In Rhodes’s first over, Richardson sent him to leg for, six. Ellis was again missed at the wicket. A succession of maidens followed, Ellis playing Rhodes with difficulty, while Richardson was on the defensive against Crawford. Douglas replaced Rhodes, and Ellis immediately became aggressive, cutting him through covers to the boundary. When the score was 163, Ellis made a curious stroke. He snicked Douglas off the . inside edge of the hat into AA’addington’s hands, and the umpire decided an appeal in favour of Ellis. AATiddington then clean howled Ellis, who, with Richardson, had made an in-

valuable, stand for an hour, and the innings concluded. Gregory and Ryder opened the Australian’s howling. Collins replaced Ryder at seven, to enable Gregory and Ryder to change ends. Lcyland and Mitchell started well, Lcyland scoring with fine shots on t-lie leg side. Mitchell was nneasy against Ryder. The batsmen were careful, getting occasional singles from Grimmett, who, with Ridhardson, took over the howling. Lcyland, going out to drive, was easily stumped, although lie had been warned of the risk. Oldroyd and Mitchell took time, playing themselves in and await-

ing loose balls. Oldroyd then roused the orowd with magnificent drives for two and four off Grimmet, then another off Richardson.

TEST TRIAL CAME. fste«wived this day at 8 a.m.l LONDON, June C. REST OF ENGLAND—Ist, Innings. Hallows, h. Kilner 17 Sandliam, e. Allen, I>. Tate 34 Hearne, c. Carr, b. Tate I] Tyldcsley, c. Smith, b. Tate 17 Dulepsinghji, o. and b. AVoolley ... 51 Shepherd, e. Smith, b. Kilner 8 •Tupp, b. Tate 23 Fender, b. Allen 4 Harwood, b. Tate 16 Durtson, b. AA r oollev 0 Strudwick (not out) p Extras 21 Total 211 Bowling: Tat-e -5 for 44, ICilner 2 for 50, AVoolley 2 for 15, Allen 1 for 51. ENGLAND--Ist, Tunings. Hobbs (not out) 13 Holmes, b. Harwood 3 Woolley e. Fender. 7>. Harwood ... 21 Can’, h. Harwood 0 Total for 3 wickets 38 Stumps were then drawn. Tn the test trial Durston replayed Root who was suffering from a cold. Smith and Strudwick changed sides. Fender won the toss. The weather was dull and cheerless, hut- the wicket good. The batsmen were cautious, due to superb length of Kilner and Tate. Hearne with classic strokes livened up the play but lie was unlucky to be caught from the shoulder of his hat. Sondha in was .sound hut. uninspiring. After lunch, however, he was freer and maintained a- uniform rate of scoring with Tyldcsley, hut they both were very slow. Kilner maintained accuracy, while the batsmen’s oppor-

I unities were further restricted when Tate and Macaulay were howling. A crowd of thirty thounsnd ironically cheered Sandliam who was missed when tliiriv. bv Allen. Then Allen retrieved

tlio mitsnke, holding a good catch. Runs continued to come slowTy until Duloepsinhji coninienced. He batted very confidently and gracefully cutting and hard-driving. He met frequent bowling changes with calm confidence. Ho gave a difficult- chance when 40 to so'oiul slip, hut it was dropped. Ilis was a finished exhibition. The other batsmen, were dismissed without any trouble. Holmes went out in the third over beaten nil the way, and wa.s joined by Woolley. Hobh.s turned Larwood to (he boundary and followed by a clover leg strokes and two hard drives. Three wickets fell in 35 minutes, and in addition Hobbs had two lives being in issed when nine and thirteen. LONDON, June o. Messrs Burrows and Chester have been elected to umpire the first test. LONDON. June 4. “T have never seen Root howl better, though, undoubtedly, the wicket helped him.” says Colonel Trevor, in the “Daily Telegraph." “Never have T seen any side, to say nothing o'f a great hatting .side, so powerless to deal with him. One after another they waggled the hat at the ball, unusually uncertain as to which way to waggle it. Gregory, alone tried to hit him, but that did not pay either.”

CRICKET COMMENT. 'Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, June 0. Coining so quickly after the Australians collapse against- North England. yesterday’s display at Bradford rather tends to destroy the belief that the. visitors are .i super side, says the “Observer.” Crawford’s bowling was medium pace and lie varied his deliveries in a clever fashion. Dealing especially with Root’s display, the “Observer” says the brilliance of his bowling was no more cutstanding than the feebleness of tlie Australian batting. Root bowled no better than lie lias done often. in County matches, when, he lias proved more expensive. There have been expressions of regret that Root- played before the tqst. His performance will no doubt promote ideas to circumvent a repetition. The “Sunday Express” says Crawford's age is thirty-five. He played twice for Yorkshire in 1914 and appeared in the second eleven last year. He disguised his pace cleverly and made the ball eoir.e quickly off the pitch