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Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1926, Page 1

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[ltouter Telegrams.] | MATCH ABANDONED. • LONDON, June IS. The Yorkshire cricket match was abandoned. LONDON, -'title PL T :.e me: . h becv.vu the A cstra t ,I ~-i:ie.t: id. C V.;;-- < -tux-d in be.; .wcitth-M’. Eli!Fonsbml, Gregory. • iiemhy at.d Grin::.;« H • <‘iv left cut -.<i \ ustralia-it side, the Jast-nanu-d being 12th. uian. The attendant.; •J.l.tMO. Tlie weather was line. .Im. ty and warm, while tie. wicket was a ; A ami drying. i.ancaHiire, v.inwing '.he t'i“. | ed to bat. In the early stages of the i play. Grimmeit iicliY'd for Colin s, win jj c.bs'-n.. Il irddey lti'ving tossed foi I him. {. Everett and Macarcr:\v onimed to- I : ,...;!ing. Everett, in his first' over. ,;.,i very wide, his deli.cries !'il,:di:ig ; :i • nV • a'i. ( J. 1 i-;i td . ! a’ the end of half an l:on:\ w'. ; He. .-.core was only eight, till o. which wore made in the lirst three oreis. v. were siiceeciled by >etvn nr i h. us. Everett took some time to find his length. Inti it was a sufficiently uncertain length, keeping ike ha! -i: • n wondering. Evt .<t cully, i' :ll.v.vs Kverelt iiuelv la the ed 1 ■ alter that the last I -pro cd vspensive, both Makepeace ami : :.!!• v.> touching him and legging lum wii: .Mailey, morntime. gave Mahcpea an auii.ap;,.'. t late. The !•:! i<v ; • on repent.-dl.v, until !:e .. . l.adC i; Ihe third over. j Ma: art new l.ir.vied idir-- •.:. ;v n.aih j ovefs 1 clove he vas di* ; ■ .! ' • !U •' ardsou. The ba' .men were taking ilu utmost, cure, am! were sliowiug little initiative. Ernest Tyl'lcMey v.a- ,•■■,, tent to play Mai Ly. Nevenh'-lcss. im was I’re'iuer.tly l:eaten, Mailcy liud.inj his length from Lite start. Hallows was mere vn : erpiisin;. agninsl Diehard-'in. driving him to F:m on hottnditvv for the iiisl boundary hit of Ihe mat'll. Seventy-live niirmt s’ oley 1 rongln ‘lie Ittm !i hour with the ; v,' d ! for 1 wicket. F. Tyldcs! s out in the u::-r’ over .• Iter lunch. t'M!: h! him smartly as he dragged his foot a matter of inches. Hail:-.'-, who up to thi: time, had been a mode! ol patience, with a I c ried ical snorkle, no became more aggressive, driving Mailcy to the off boundary three time- in two overs. This caused the field to he re-arran.',cd to provide three men in the long field. Everest- then replaced Kiehardsni, and his lirst, over yielded nine runs. Watson, in attempting to legdrive Mailcy misjudged Ihe lnens. am: was well taken, low down, by Il.vder at mid-on. Hallows continued his iof 'el’.il hitting, fill he reached W iueluding u six off Mailcy. Then he had a lucky oc.sa.pe from being stumped when go- j ing out to one from Mailev, hut Old- ( field had not sighted it. In the next | over Iddon plunged for a six, missed. : and was easily stumped. 2 Hallows sent tlie hundred up oil the board with a superb drive to the on boundary off .Macartney, it being the first score olf that bowler for ten

overs. Green, through going out to Mailcy. foil the third victim to Oldfield’s adroitness. '.MacDonald, the ex-Australian, was greeted with cheers, but lie only stayed long enough to have a. couple of drives from Mailev. when he was easily caught in the long field. Hallows continued cautiously, though he gave a chance at seventy-two, Bardsley being impeded bv the crowd. At length, success came to Macartney. who heat Duckworth. In Macartney's next over. Hallows, who was then 8-1, was missed at mid-on by Ryder, but. TL Tvldesley, who ran bard was tumble to get back, and was easily run out.

In the next, over. Hallows, being eager to reach the century, threw caution to the winds, and lie was easily caught at mid-on. Tie was the only batsman playing tlie bowling with any degree of confidence. The whole Lancashire innings lasted 195 minutes.

Upon Australia going in. Collins went early. Tu .MacDonald’s second over, Collins swung to leg and missed the ball, which struck his foot, and hi? was given out as leg before.

Then, in MacDonald’s third over. Macartney cut one hard to E. Tyldeslev at third slip. but. lie failed to hold

Andrews survived a confident optical for leg before when he was only five. While Andrews had a somewhat chequered career. Macartney was at his best. Ho placed the bowling attractively to leg, finding gaps in the field. As Macartney and Andrews settled down, runs began to come freely, mainly on the leg side, until Andrews lost his wicket in playing right across to an inswinger.

Woodfull played a straight, drive from MacDonald,, called a run, and then started down the pitch. Macartney refused to run, even though the ball travelled almost to the screen. Woodfull • was then almost to Macartney’s end. He made a desperate ef fort to return, hut without success.

With Taylor in quick singles were the order of the day. A series of singles front Parkin’s bowling brought up one hundred in 95 minutes. Despite changes in the bowling, runs now came merrily in singles, until Taylor essayed a six. and was well held on the boundary. Richardson had only lime to obtain a good drive to the boundary heforo stumps were drawn. Following are the scores: LANCASHIRE—Ist. Tn nings. Makepeace. I>. Mailey S Hallows, c. Everett, 1 b. Mailey ... 85 Tyldcsley. st. Oldfield", b. Mailey 11 Watson, c. Ryder, b. Mailey 9 Barnes, l.b.w b. Everett -1 Iddon, st. Oldfield, b. Mailey ... 4 Green, st. Oldfield, b. Mailey 2 MacDonald, e. Bardsle.v. b. Mailey 6 Duckworth, b. Macartney 11 R. Tyldesley. run out 1 Parkin (not out) 0 Extras 8 Total 149 Bowling: Everett 1 for 32, Macartney 1 for 19. Mailey 7 for 74, Richardson 0 for 16. AUSTRALIA—Ist. Innings. Bnrdslev, c. Watson, b. Parkin ... 11 Collins. 1.b.w., b. MacDonald 3 Macartney (not out) 62 Andrews, b. Watson 22 Woodfull, run out 1 Taylor, c. Hallows, b. Parkin ... 14 Richardson (not out-) 5 Extras 6 Total for o wickets 124

A NEW PROPOSAL. LONDON. June 18. So long as Yorkshire holds undisputed sway in County cricket, the opinion is freely expressed that that County could undertake an Australian lour of its own. Lupton, the County captain, was enthusiastic over the idea, but said th? suggestion must naturally emanate from the Australian Board of Control, and he fully approved by the Marylebono Club. He added that as far as tlie County was concerned, finance would not he likely to prove an obstacle. It would he possible to give the Australian States good games. Certainly the team would enjoy the experience. It would be uecesary in try and bring the whole of the present team, together with several cults as reserves. •Collins said such u visit‘would bo excellent for Australian cricket. . Yorkshire were a line side, though lie doubted whether its bowling would be strong enough ho easily dismiss the State teams on a plumb wicket. LONDON. June 19. The project of Yorkshire's County cricketers tonring Australia next winter was mooted quite unofficially during the visit of the Australians to Sheffield, says the Daily Chronicle. The idea originated with the visitors, who expressed the belief that a visit of the team which has won the championship four years in succession, and which still heads the table, would be a big attraction. Tlie Dailv Chronicle adds: “Tt is certain that tlie Yorkshire team would be able to make a show against the strongest State sides. It is equally certain that the plaVers would jump at the chance of such a trip.’’

CRITICISMS AND COMMENT. f“ Sydney Sun ” Cables.] (Received this day at 9.0 a m.) LONDON. June 20. Tlie “Weekly Despatch” understands that the Marylehone Club is sending a team to South Africa in the autumn, with Gillignn as captain. Tate accepted the invitation. The “Observer” in recalling a paragraph in l.illywhite’s Annual of 1882. that unconsciously, and perhaps without suspicion, the Australians had seriously and perceptibly aggravated the symptoms of commercial spirit into cricket, declares the suggestion still holds. The visitors have never attempted to disguise their paramount interest in the gate returns. The increasing tendency of Ui» last twenty years is to only regard the tours in two aspects: ns a crusade for the defeat of England, and as a commercial proposition. They have never understood nor appreciated the importance . that England attaches to county championships. If international cricket ceased, we would be woefully poorer, but if the county cricket lost its grip cricket would quickly die. The lengthening of matches by a. single day is one thing, and unlimited extension is another. We suffered enough from the influence of the Australians' unlimited cricket upon our leading players. The time limit is indispensable to its true interests. The delights of cricket will be more and more obscured as long as England and Australia are more concerned in avoiding defeats than forcing a win. If the process advances far enough the day of reckoning will come when the public awakens to the fact that the game is really dead, and will seek recreation elsewhere. The whole tendency of modern sport has been to increase the pace. Is cricket alone to deliberately reverse .the process?