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Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1926, Page 3

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At Bradford the weather was overeast but warm and the wicket good. Grimmett and Gregory opened the bowling. Yorkshire made an uninspiring start. .Mitchell scored a couple of good cuts from Gregory hut otherwise was obliged to play cautiously. Gregory was kicking badly. Oldroyd was satisfied to play Grimmitt behind the wicket. .Mitchell did more forcing. A USX It A LI A—First I linings. Bardsley, e Turner, b M’addington (> Woodful, run out 24 Andrews, 1.b.w., b Robinson" 8 Collins, c Dolpliin, b Crawford 20 Ponsford, b Douglas 7 Taylor, b Crawford o Gregory, b Crawford 24 Bicbardson (not out) 07 Ryder, b Crawford 7 Grimmett, c Robinson, b Waddington 10 Ellis, b AVaddington 20 Extras 9 Total 177 Bowling analysis.—Robinson took 1 for 27, Waddiriigtou 3 for 45, Douglas 1 for 47, Crawford 4 for 38, Rhodes for 11, YOU KSTI IRE—First Innings. T.evlaml, st. Ellis, b. Grimmett ... IS Mitchell, b. Richardson 46 Oldroyd, c. and b. Grimmett 39 Robinson, h. Richardson 0 Rhodes, st. Ellis, D. Grimmett ... C Turner, c. Ellis, b. Richardson ... 5 Waddiuton, c. Ellis, b. Grimmett 2 Lupton, b. Gregory RJ Dolphin, st. Ellis, b. Grimmett ... 0 Cranford, c. 'Woodful. b. Grimmett 21 Douglas (not out) o 'Extras n

Total ;i Bowl ino: Gregory 1 for '2:l, Ryder 0 for 6, Collins 0 for 3, Grinimett G for 87, Richardson 3 for 31. AUSTRALIA —Second Innings. Woodful, e. Wnddington, h. Robinson 4 Bardsloy, run out SI Andrews, c, and h. Oldroyd 78 Collins (not out) .(8 Extras s

Total for 3 wickets 177 Stumps were then drawn. LONDON, June 7. The attendance was seventeen thousand. Oldroyd lost a number of runs bv his slowness at the start, but later he got Grinimett away repeatedly and only good fielding prevented the runs from mounting. Richardson and Grim-

mett were difficult to play, and the

score increased at an average rate of 1 single run per hour. When forty .Mitchbd gave easy chances both to Ellis it the wicket and Gregory at fine slip iff Grinimett. Eventually Oldroyd after

a lifeless couple of hours, relieved bv

rare flashes of brilliance, made a tame return to Grimmett’s hands. The board then read 100 for 2. The next over was without alteration in the total. Mitchell was beaten by Richardson, facing lie was never easy. Rhodes and Turner were content to keep the wickets up and took no risks. Rhodes was missed twice in one over off Grinimett by Collins at silly point, and Gregory in the slips. Tie was then easily stumped by Ellis with the score at 120 lor 8. Crawford joined Lupton. Vfter a lucky first ball he settled down I and drove the second out of the ground, lie gave a hard chance to Collins and hot return to Grinimett, neither being incepted. The batsmen roused ontlius■asni in the manner wherein they drove Grinimett. When the total was 153 Gregory scattered Lupton’s wickets. Crawford continued forcing tactics, but failing to get under Grimmett. was taken at third man low down, after a spirited effort.

Robinson and Waddington were entrlisted with the ball in the Austra'ian’- second attempt. Woodful. play'ng hack to a well-pitched delivery, was easily taken at second slip. Andrews 'nst no time in getting off the mark. Ie played Robinson freely. Bnrdsle.v was sound, and ho drove and glanced Waddington in a characteristic fashion. The appearance of Douglas and Craw‘°rd with the ball induced caution oil 'he part of the batsmen. Roth kept an unplayable length. Andrews when 23 u attempting to turn Crawford cocked 'he ball up dangerously near mid-on. ’’aiaisle.when 27. gave a chance at the wickets off Crawford, whose bowling lid not reach the standard of the first innings, but was treated with respect by ’be batsmen, who were looking for the mil so destructive on ■ the first day. 'racing Rhodes, Bnrdsley was careful and got an occasional stolen single. \ndrews. however, went out and ■ranched him hard. Tie scored many singles till gaps in the field closed up. Bnrdsley was run out in attempting :i dock single. Robinson returning; quickly. Collins opened very quietly. He '°°k no sort of risk, but Andrews continued to off-drive Rhodes with ease, and pulled Crawford attractively. Crawford had lost his sting and was nconsistent. When eighteen Collins «'as badly missed stumping off Douglas. Dolphin fielded Hie ball but inexplicably '•ef rained from breaking the wicket until Collins was well out. Andrews ')1 aved confidently and sent all the bowlers to the boundary. Collins brought off a number of crisp strokes round cover and also timed well. Anlrews was caught by Oldroyd in the last over before stumps. He batted 165 minutes and hit eight fours.

TEST TRIAL GAME. LONDON, June 6. REST OF ENGLAND—Ist. Innings. Hallows, b. Kilner 27 Sandham, c. Allen, b. Tate 34 Hoarne, e. Carr. b. Tate 11 Tyldesley, c. Smith, b. Tate ....... 17 Dulepsinghji, c. and b. Woolley 51 Shepherd, c. Smith, b. Kilner 8 Tupp. b. Tate 23 Fender, b. Allen 4 Harwood, b. Tate 16 Durtson, b. Woolley 0 Striuhvick (not out) <) Extras 21 Total on Bowling: Tate 5 for 44, Kilner 2 for 50, Woolley 2 for 15, Allen 1 for 51. ENGLAND—Ist. Innings. Hobbs (not out) 13 Holmes, b. Harwood 3 Woolley c. Fender, b. Harwood ... 21 Carr, b. Harwood 0 Total for 3 wickets 38 LONDON, June S. At Lords four for eighty-one. LONDON, June 7. ENGLAND, First Innings. Hondren, run out 20 Hobbs, c. Ilearne !>. Fender 85 Chapman, c. Striuhvick b. Fender 11 ■Vilen, e. Strudwick b. Durston ... 44 Kilner, c. Duleepsinghji b. Jupp 37 Smith, b. Jupp 1 Tate, c. Strudwick b. Durston ... 10 Macaulev, (not out) 5 Extras 13 Total 250 Bowling analysis.—Larwood 3 for 57 Durston 2 for 73, Jupp 2 for 40, Henrne 0 for 34. Fender 2 for 22, Shepherd 0 for 1. REST, Second Innings. Hallows, l.b.w. Kilner , 41 Sandham, (not out) 46 Hearne, (not- out) 6 Total fop I wicket 19?

A G A INST YOR KSH f RE. LONDON, June 8. The weather was fine and the wicket good.

The attendance was ten thousand Jupp and Larwood were bowling ver; accurately. Neither Hobbs nor Hen (Iron liad the slightest inclination tc hit. Hobbs attempted to play Jupi to log but found a ring, of in fielders there. Larwood’s clever work at mid- ' off ran out Heudren, whose partnership with Hobbs'yielded forty-four in forty-five minutes. Hobbs hit Hearne strongly, Chapman rceoprocated and made some nice cuts mid chops before dismissed. Hobbs continued well. Ho pulled Jupp to tills boundary. Allen also gob Jupp away hut the scoring was difficult against Larwood. Hobbs was cleverly caught by Hearne on the run, judged by his usual high standard. , Hobbs was stodgy and never really comfortable against the fast bowlers .particularly Larwood. He bit six fours. The board read 171 for 6 Allen and Kilner played brightly. Kit nor was brilliantly rtuight at point. The partnership added sixtv-four. Allen was always sound and gave no chances. Some big hitting marked the opening of the West’s second strike. A quarter of an hour produced twentyone runs. Sandlinm "as confident and oil drove Tate and turned Kil-

ner to the leg boundary. Hallows was straight driving, especially against Macaulay. The bowling was changed frequently, but the batsmen were not perturbed and continued to make

steady progress. When the total was eighty-six. Hallows was dismissed after eighty minutes solid play. Sandham and Hearne thereafter quietly played out time. COMMENT ON TI?Y OUT. (Received this day at 10.15 a.in.) LONDON, June 7. Alter two days of the Lords try-out X'sponsihle critics are unanimous in deploring the grotesque excess of the safety play among the potential test batsmen who are described as England's slow-motion players. Clem. Hill, in a striking newspaper article, asks: “What ails the English hatting?” and says the players are Hull and quite a foreign brawl, compared with what lie knew on precious visits. Others support Hill’s view that if the Lords’ display indicates the spirit

that is going to animate tests it wi take a week instead of three days to sc euro the result'. All are insisting upo the necessity of discovering and en couraging a forcing type like Chapman Keiider, Duleepsinjlii who are ahle'ti forget the averages. Even Hobbs wa over leisurely and took over Hire nor,is to score eighty-four. TK EXCHA XT OU ITICi SAIS. (Received this day at 12.0,5 p. 111.) LONDON, .lune 7. Sandham even refused to take risks, when Kilner tempted with full pitches to leg. He took two and a-half hours to score thirty-four. Tyldesley and Hallows were both more than an hour scoring .seventeen. .Jupp howled for long periods without a man in the long field, yet Hobbs and Hendreii did not attempted to exploit the opportunity, though Mendren at present heads the British averages. The form at Lords suggests they are not (it for anything higher than County cricket, owing to grotesque caution. Kilner alone displayed clean, confident hitting. The crowd generally were disappointed when Duleepsinghji’s brilliant catch sent him back. Clem Hill says for two days he has been watching the cream of England’s liatsnninship, hut with the exception of Dulcepsinghji, Hobbs and perhaps Kil-

nor, there was not a single innings that spark I eel. At no time had the batsmen taken command. Although the howling was accurate there was not so much devil in it. that the batsmen could not have taken the risk of jumping out and hitting it to the outfield. Perhaps the shadow of Trentbridge affected all. Hobbs is not the attacking player he was in Australia in 1912 hut he has a tremendous responsibility to carry. Chapman is not far from, being the best batsman in Kngland. Kelloway in the “ Daily Express,” adds a trenchant attack to the general chorus of disapproval. He points out' that as an Australian he wants Australia to win, lmt the interest of the game would be bettor served if England were successful. Ho describes Hobbs’ display as simply unworthy of England's greatest batsman.