CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

[Reuter Telegrams.] LONDON. June 21. There was threatening weather after an oppressive Sunday, and the wicket ivus good. .MacDonald and Parkin opened the howling to Macartney. Richardson was straight otf the mark as though there had been no interruption and settled down and averaged 5 runs an over. AUSTRALIA- —Ist. Innings. I Bardsley, e. Watson. I>. Parkin ... 11 Collins, l.b.wj, 1). MacDonald .3 Andrews, b. Watson 22 Woodfnll. run out 1 Taylor, c. Hallows, h. Parkin ... 1 1 Macartney c. Duckworth h. Parkin 100 Richardson o. 1!. Tyldcsley b. McDonald 03 Ryder c. Panics, b. MacDonald ... 39 Oldfield (not out) 20 Mailey, 1.1i.w. b. Watson 19 Kvcrett, b. Watson 19 Extras 12 Total 384 Rowling: MacDonald 3 for 150, Parkin 3 for 85. P. Tyldcsley 0 for 49, Watson 3 for GO, Iddon 0 for 47. LANCASHIRE—First Innings 149 DANCASHIP Fl—2nd. .1 linings. Makepeace, c. Oldfield b. Everett 0 Hallows l.b.w. b. Macartney -16 K. Tyldcsley, b. Macartney 5 Watson, l.b.w. Macartney 27 Barnes (not out) 45 Ttlfloti 1». !»ichardsoii 6 Green (not out) G Extras -2

Tot:i 1 for 5 wickets 11(1 Stumps "ere then drawn. (Received this clay at 12..R0 p.roA LONDON, June 21. The attendance was sixteen thousand. MacDonald presented no difii. cutties. He had the entire field on the offside except mid-on. Nevertheless lho batsmen several times found the boundary through them. .Macartney and Richardson gave a display of batting so far unsurpassed. Iddon and Tyldesley were played confidently. Macartney who was at the top of I is form reached the century with a short single in IGo minutes. Richardson maintained the offensive and sent Iddon to the boundary thrice in one over. MacDonald whose length at (be start was very faulty continued vmiable, but it. was oil' one of bis short balls that Richardson was taken at third man by R. Tyldesley who dived and brought off a brilliant, catch, low down. The South Australian had hatted ono hundred minutes and bit eight 1 fours. He was very safe and vigorous all through. The total was then 234 for (5, the partnership having added 115. Ryder was badly missed at first slip by Watson oil bis first bull from MacDonald. Macartney continued superbly, lie drove and cut all the l>owliiig alike. When thirteen. Ryder leg glanced a b ill to Duckworth who mulled it, badly. A couple of overs ' after the third century was passed, Marart ncy in essaying a risky <ut from Parkin, a stroke from which he had scored many runs, misjudged it and was well taken by Duckworth at the wicket, fie played glorious cricket, all round, and was magnificent c n the offside. He received an ovation on returning to the pavilion. IHs innings lasted 22”) minutes and the score included fifteen fours. The board at this stage read 300 for 7. Ryder in attempting a leg bit lilted the ball to short, leg. His innings was always bright and lie drove powerfully. The closing stages were brightened by ('idfield’s attractive display, cutting crisp and clean. Kverctt showed unexpected form aid brought off many good shots off MacDonald and Watson. The lasi wicket added thirty-two. Lancashire's second innings opened disastrously, two wickets falling for eleven. .Kverctt and Macartney commenced the attack. To the former’s first ball, a fid! toss. Makepeace weakly held out his bat and was well held by Oldfield. The batsmen avoided risks and the scoring was slow. ! fallows batted soundly, without being spectacular, apart from a couple of boundaries early off' '.Kverctt. His

score mounted by singles and twos until bo bad the bad luck to be given out leg before, when be seemed well set. Lack of enterprise was manifested by the remaining batsmen, many loose balls being allowed to pass unpunished, notably front Everett, who was unable to find bis length. Such tuns as accrued came from Mailey. 'I be game became a dogged tight- to keep up the wickets. Barnes with a couple of nice drives to the boundary <4i Mailev in one over, only once relieved the tedium.