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Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1926, Page 2

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SECOND TEST MATCH. [Router Telegrams.] BARDSLEY’S BAT. LONDON, June 28. The proudest boy ill England to-day is Cornelius King, a 15-year old page boy at the Hotel Cecil, who 'has teen given the bat with which Bardsley compiled his first- century on Saturday. Young King’s performance of small jobs so pleased Bardsley that he took the bat back to the hotel on Saturday. Cornelius is an orphan. Hi? lives with his sister in Stepney. He went back to his East End home saying that he felt “as if he was walking on air.” LONDON, June 28. There was a queue numbering one hundred people waiting at the gate of the Lords cricket ground last night at midnight. Two- of the first men were lying on the ground in an attempt to sleep. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) LONDON, June 28. AUSTRALIA.— First Innings. Collins, b Root 1 Bardsley (not out) 193 Macartney, c Sutcliffe, b Larwood 39 Wood fid, c Strudwielt, b Root 1 Andrews, c Kilner 10 Gregory, 1> Larwood 7 Taylor, e Carr, b Tate 9 Richardson, b Kilner 33 Ryder, c Strudwielt, !> Tate 28 Oldfield, c Sutcliffe, b Kilner 19 Mailev. 1.b.w., b Kilner 1 Extras 28

Total 383 Bowling.—Tate, 2 for 111; Root, 2 for 70; Kilner. 4 for 70; Larwood, 2 for 99; Woolley, 0 for 5. There were twelve byes and sixteen leg byes. The fall of the wickets was one for eleven, 2 for 84, 3 for 127, 4 for 15S, 5 for 187, G for 208, 7 for 282, 8 for 338, 9 for 379. The weather was fine and warm, the first spell of summerlike weather of the tour. The wicket was good. PITCH INTERFERED WITH. LONDON. June 28. An extraordinary occurrence was discovered by the groundsman arriving at Lords at four ill the morning. Ho found that a, hosepipe had been turned on a patch, fifteen yards in diameter about twenty yards from the pitch being saturated, 'requiring treatment with sawdust. It was further found that water had ran down over the wicket and left a soft spot in the middle of the pitch. A heavy roller was applied prior to the resumption ot play on what should have boon a plumb wicket. The bowling ends were not affected, but a strip two yards wide crossed the pitch right in the centre. -

Hobbs fielded at cover and Root at midoff on each side of the patch, as Oldfield received the first ball from Tate, who with Larwood opened • the bowling. Tate’s first went to the boundary for leg byes and tbe second was neatly turned to leg for a single. Attention to the pitch resulted in the start being ten minutes late. On the third over Carr appealed to the umpire oil the condition of tbe ball and the appeal was upheld. Another ball more or less equally worn was used. In tbe same over Bardsley received a nasty blow on the fingers from. Larwood, necessitating his retirement for a doctor’s attention causing the second interruption.

Kilner replaced Tate at 353 and Kilner with his second ball missed an easy return from Bardsley, who was 177, the ball going through his hands overhead. Next over Bardsley scored the first boundary of the day. Oldfield was quick on bis feet and gathered attractive leg singles before he opened out against Tate, square cutting Inin for three and then sending him to the leg boundary. Kilner’was not difficult. In one over he -was finely cut by Bardsley for three. Then Oldfield cut him to the boundary. The next ball slipped out of Kihier’s hand mid flew above Oldfield's bead, nevertheless Oldfield inexplicably bit the ball and gave Sutcliffe tbe easiest of catches at leg. 9 for 379. Next over Kilner gave Mailey a single and Bardsley a three, but the third ball had Mailey leg before. Tbe innings lasted 398 minutes. Kilnor’s average for the morning was 2 for 21.

Baidsley was given an ovation on coming out. He was somewhat shakyill the morning but his luck was in. He bad a number of lives but gave a superb exhibition, the bulk of bis scoring strokes being in the slips and to leg. lie bit thirteen fours, eight threes and twenty-three twos. ,

There have been only two previous tests where a’ batman lias carried on through an innings, namely- t ßarrett 67, at Lords, in 1890, and Abel 132, at Sydney, in IS9I. (Received this day- at 9.0 a.in A LONDON. June 28. ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs, e Richardson, b Macartney 119 Sutcliffe, b Richardson 82 Woolley (not out) 501 Heudren (not out) 42 Extras 4 Total for two wickets 297