CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

[Reuter Telegrams.] PLAYERS’ CONDITfON. (Received this day' at 8 a.i11.) LONDON. June 23. Although Ponsford has rejoined the team lie requires recuperation for a few days and will not he available for the test.

5 Expert examination showed Gregory's slight fracture of a hone in the ' foot had completely recovered. With Mailev in form, it may he taken that the test game will lie the same as at Nottingham. AGAINST DERBYSHIRE. ."Received this nay at 8 n.rn.' LONDON, .Tune 23. Derbyshire team:—Guy Jackson, Anthony Jackson. CTommelin, Brown, Lee, Bowden, Townsend, Storer, Hutchison, Worthington, Cress well, Elliott. Gregory, Ponsford, Hendry, Macartney and Ellis arc omitted from the Australian team. The weather is fine and wicket good after a. dry spell. Collins won the toss. After a couple of maidens Bardslcy opened the score with a strong boundary cut from Worthington, who with A. Jackson combined in the attack. This i.s the first match against Derbyshire since 1919. when Derbyshire was the only county to defeat, the Australians. A USTRATJA—Ist. Innings. Collins, e. Worthington, b. Storer 93 Bards! yv (not out) 87 | Andrews, b. Worthington 31 Woodfull (not. out) 2 Extras 10 Total for 2 wickets 223 The attendance was five thousand. Worthington proved difficult to play, hut Jackson was easier. His pace was good, but his length was eccentric. Cress well gave the most trouble. Collins received the lion’s share of tho howling. Tie played stylishly and was more enterprising than Bardslcy. When the latter was eighteen he survived a confident- appeal for catch at the wicket. The score mounted rapidly mainly at the expense of Storer. The howling changed frequently hut now presented no difficulty to Collins and Bardslcy w ho gave a fine exhibition,, of correct cricket. Collins display was the brightest of the tour. He added just that sparkle which converts liis cricket from a dull ceremony to ail attractive performance. He was eventually well taken at short leg, Worthington falling forward to effect a, catch. The Australian skipper’s score included fourteen fours. The. first wicket had yielded 161. in two hours. Andrews began briskly and quickly rattled up the scone. He and Bardslcy were occasionally guilty of inis-liiniiig. Worthington was the only howler to create anxious moments and he secured Andrew's’ wicket after he had been in 2-1 minutes, during which lie hit five fours. T’he storm which had Keen tnreatening since lunch broke at -1.30 and the ground became Waterlogged. Play was abandoned for the day.