CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

AGAINST NORTH A NTS. [Reuter Telegrams.] (Received this day at 8 a.in.) IjOXDO.Y, June 30. Tlie Heather is glorious and warm and wicket good. Bardsley won the toss. Northants team: Fitzroy, Borgnall, Hawkins, W. Trimms, .T. Timms. Woolley, Clark, Alurdin, Nicholson, Walden and Bellamy. From the Australian team. Collins, Hendry, Oldfield, Everett and Taylor were omitted. The Australians only arrived just Ijcfore noon. The start was sensational. Wnodfull only stayed for four halls. He turned the fast left-hander, Clark, to log for two, and then touched a rising hall into the hands of the first slip. A U ST.R A CIA —Ist. .1 n n i n gs. Wood fill I, c. Woolley, h. Clark ... 2 Bardsley, l.h.w. h. Walden 112 Macartney, c. Nieolson, b. Clark ... 'l2 Andrews, c. Bellamy, h. Clark .... 11 Richardson, b. Mardin 23 Ryder, run out 8-1 Ponsford, b. Walden 32 Gregory, c. Fitzroy, b. Murden ... 11 Ellis, (riot out) 9 Grimmett (not out) 3 Extras 39 Total for 8 wickets 348 Stumps were then drawn. (Received this day at 12.23 p.m.) CONDON, June 30.

The attendance was eight thousand. Bardsley and -Macartney started slowly, Bardsley obviously suffering as every stroke jarred his split lingers. The bat twice slipped from, his hands when attempting to drive. He again made use of his famous leg glance, hut most of the scoring was left to Macartney, who, however, was patchy. When the total was sixty-two lie was well held hy a running eateli by Nicholson. After getting his eye in, Richardson 1 played brightly and made some hefty strokes, till lie was clean howled hy Murdin. Bardsley also brought off many good, shots in front of the wicket. The howling was above the average, notwithstanding the. absence of Jupp and Thomas. The latter is regarded as one of the best length bowlers in England. I With the score p.t 116 for 4, Ryder joined Bardsley. The former should have been run out when two. J, Timms at midoff stopped a. hot drive, hut made a slow return, and allowed Ryder to regain his crease. Ryder gave a

splendid display of driving. He hit out at every ball. Both lie and Bardsley continued: freely with bright, clean driving and the score mounted rapidly. Bardsley when seventy-four gave an easy chance at midoff, off Nicholson and again when eighty-three off Clark. He’reached the century with a chop through the slips off Woolley in 23d minutes. After this tho partnership carried the score to 271, when Ryder played Murdin to midon. and called for a run. Bardsley declined to stir and a smart return by Nicholson completed Ryder’s downfall. Ho Kit eleven fours. Gregory in a liglit-hcarted knock was magnificently caught by Fitzroy on the boundary line jumping high. Bardsley received a. further knock oil the hand late in the afternoon but continued to score freely all round the wicket. When the total was 309 ho got his leg in front to a ball from Walden, after an innings lasting 280 minutes. ■ He hit eight „ fours. Ponsford played excellently and was strong on the offside. TAYLOR INJURED. LONDON, June 29.

Taylor’s injury occurred in gathering the ball. He scraped his hand on somo glass hidden in the turf. He has a nasty gash on the ball of tlie thumb. Ho will be unable to play against Northants, and probably against Notts. The Australians are confident that Hendren was out at DO. Both the umpire and Hendren say that tlie hall hit his shirt. Bardsley’s finger injury was responsible for the change in the order of batting. FUNERAL OF THE: ASHES. LONDON, June 29.

Tlio “Daily -Express” in an editorial says: “The disappointing inconclusiveness of the second test must have convinced everyone of the necessity of giving more time to the test games Something must realv be done'to meet the case. The likelihood seems to lie that the funeral obsequies of the pre sent test match system, ns well as the possession of the ashes, will he settled on the. present tour. COMING MATCHES. July 3—Nottingham, at Nottingham. July 7—Worcester, at Worcester. July 10—Third Test, at Leeds. July 14— Lancashire, at Liverpool. July 17—West of Scotland, at Glasgow. July 20—Scotland, at Edinburgh. July 24—Fourth Test, at Manchester July 28—Surrey, at Oval. July 31—Glamorgan, at Cardiff.