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Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1926, Page 3

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[Reuter Telegrams.] 1 AVERAGES. LONDON. July 2. The following are the leading averages to date. BATTING. In. N.O. Runs. Av. Hendren 25 7 1370 76.01 Hendry 2 0 1.30 60.50 Hobbs 10 1 1188 60.00 Macartney .... 15 2 807 62.07 SatuThnm 21 1 1192 50.10 Gregory 15 6 512 56.88 Hardinge 21 2 1050 55.26 Chapman 15* 2 608 53.60 Hearne 20 2 956 53.11 Richardson ... 14 G 411 51.3" Tyldcsley 27 - 3 1230 51.24 Woodful! lues an average of 45.62. | Andrews .36.05 and Ponsford 33.88. BOWLING. Runs. AA'kts. Av. Cox 464 40 11.60 Rhodes 683 54 12.64 Afacaulav 963 60 13.95 Richardson 449 31 14.46 Macartney 542 37 14.6-1 Tyldcsley 868 58 14.06 Tate 1170 77 15. P Other averages are: Ryan 16, Parkin 16.15, Larwood 16.25, Geary 16.17. Wright 17.00, McDonald 17.12, Root 17.56, Parker 17.81. Other Australian averages are : Runs. AYkts. Av. Alailey 803 43 18.67 Collins has an average of 26.75, Everett 25.60, Ryder 31.38. and Gregory 35.82. MATCH AGAINST NOTTS. LONDON, July 5. Tho weather is cloudy and fitful, sun warm and wicket good. AUSTR AT-lA—First Innings. Richardson, b. Larwood 1 AfacartiKy. b. Richmond 81 Rardslcy, b. Larwood 87 Taylor, c. Staples b. Larwood 6 Ponsford, b. Barrati. 8 Andrews, c. Bnrratt b. Flint 01 AA’dodfull, (not out) 102 Oldfield, c- Larwood b. Flint 20 Grimmett, b. Richmond 16 Mnilev, c. AATiy:«ll !>. Staples ... 8 : Gregory, b. Richmond 21 Extras 27

Total 468 The howling analysis at present is unavailable. NOTTS—Second I linings. AVhysall, e. and b. Alailey 12| AValker, b. ALiilcv 13 Lilley, st. Oldfield b. Alailey 8 Carr, e. AA'oodfnll b. Alailey 2 Payton, (not out) 85 Turner, st. Oldfield b. Grimmett ... 7 Flint, b. Alailey 0 Staples, (not out) < Extras 1

Total, 6 wickets for 04 Stumps were then drawn. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, July 6. The attendance was sixteen thousand. I.arwnod and Bnrratt opened the howling and tho former, in the first over- uprooted Bardsley’s leg stump. Bardsley had hit nine tours. Larwood was howling excellently, the Imll mostly keeping very low but rising occasionally bail high. After several changes the hatting brightened up. Andrews secured many runs, guiding the ball skilfully through the slips at the expense of Bnrratt. Facing Richmond and Flint, Andrews increased his score rapidly, mainly by strong off drives, lioodlull was very slow in opening and was in forty minutes before be reached double figures. Andrews began to lash out at everything, and was easily taken at cover by Barrutt after' batting one hundred minutes. Ilis score included thirteen fours. The board read 302 lor (i on Andrew’s dismissal. Oldfield had a narrow escape, from being run out

hundred minutes. His score included thirteen fours. The hoard read 302 lor (i on Andrew’s dismissal. Oldfield had a narrow escape from being nit; out early in his innings owing to a misunderstanding with AA'oodfull. Barratt howled many aides. Lilley behind the- wickets was tile bright spot in the field. The first bye was recorded when the total was 631. Oldfield after an excellent display tamely cocked up a ball to Larwood at short leg. Grimmett nnd Alailey had short but merry lives, both hitting powerfully. AA'oodfull by this time had returned to form. He cut excellently and off drove vigorously and crisply, his placing being very accurate. The last wicket was a. quiet stand, neither AA'oodfull nor Gregory taking chances, but approaching the century AA’oodfull became more aggressive. Gregory oh tained a number of sharp singles in order to give AA’oodfull the batting. The latter reached the century in 160 minutes pulling a short ball from Richmond to the leg boundary. Next over Gregory was beaten in trying to pull Richmond.’ AA'oodfull hit eleven fours. Neither Whvsall nor AA’alker showed much initiative against the mediocre bowling of Andrews and Alacartney in opening Notts second strike. After half an hour AVhysall tamely returned a full toss to ATaile.v. Lilley played aggressively, but rarely passed tbr field. Alailey bowled an excellent variety. but the paucity of runs was due more to half-hearted batting, than to the quality of the bowling. Payton and Turner livened the game up till the latter was smartly stumped by Oldfield. Runs came slowly, chiefly at the expense of ATailey. Grimmett was played easily but always to a well s* 4 field. Payton and Staples wound up the day by driving Alailey five times to the boundary in two overs. GREGORY’S ARAL (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, July 5. Oregon- is unable to raise his bowj-

Oregorv is unable to raise his howling arm above the shcolder. He hopes he will have recovered for the third test, but wil 0)e uncertain of bis fitness till lie resumes bowling.