CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

AGAINST LANCASHIRE. [Reuter Telegrams.] LONDON. July 16. The weather i.s overcast, ami.a heavy thunderstorm in the morning made the wicket soft. A U SIR ALT A N S—l st. Innings. Barclslev e. and b. Iddon 155 AVoodfull e. Tyldeslev b. McDonald 65 Andrews, c. Payton, b. MacDonald 93 Richardson, c AYatson b MacDonald 34 Ponsford, c. Duckworth, b. ATacDonald 50 Ryder (not out) 36 Gregory, o. - Duckworth, b. MacDonald _ 1 Ellis (not out) ®l3 Extras 19 Total for 6 wickets (declared) -168 Bowling: MacDonald 5 for 135, Tibbies 0 for 63, Tyldesley 0 for 102. Watson 0 for 108. Iddon 1 for 41. LANCASHIRE—Ist. Innings. Makepeace, e. Gregory, h. Mailey . 70 Hallowes c-. Everett, b. Afailev ... 59 AYatson.c . Ellis, b. Mailey 0 Iddon, b. Afailev 7 Eckerley, st. Ellis. I>. Afailev 10 Pavnter, c. Andrews, b. Richardson i Green, c. and b. Afailev 2 Tibbies (not out) H MacDonald, c. Ryder, b. Afailev ... 9 Duckworth c. Andrews, b. Afailev 20 Extras 2f

Total for 9 wickets 201 Stumps were then drawn. LONDON, July 15.

Ponsford took the bulk of the howling and quickly piled up a score with a series of on drives, including some well placed boundaries. Richardson was uneasy against MacDonald's fast deliveries. He mistimed repeatedly, and went out to a ridiculous stroke, putting his hat to a hall which was above his head, and deflecting it to the hands of AYatson al'seeond slip. 4 for 413.

In AlacDonald’s next, over Ponsford mistimed a good length hall and was well-taken at the wicket. Gregory fell similarly three balls after. Ryder immediately Hit out and lifted Tyldesley twice to the boundary on the on. side. Otherwise, the cricket was quiet.

During lunch Banlsley declared in the hope of finishing the match to enable the players to start for Scotland. The attendance was five thousand. -Make.piece and Hallows made a nervous start, and were unable to get tho measure of Gregory who had a fine pace, but was erratic. ' Everett made his first appearance with the hall, after a long rest, and was treated with great respect. He appeared to obtain greater pace than in previous games, and also was more consistently on the wicket. Alakcpieec when twenty-four was badly missed by Gregory at fine point off Mailey. Everett and Alailey kept the scoring down, and a long spell of featureless play was only broken by Hallows drinving Mailey for two, four and one off successive balls. After a couple of more fours Hallows hit out at ALn'ley, and was well held on the boundary by Everett at 114.

Alakcpieec then became aggressive. He played more freely and drove Grimmet excellently hut eventually Alailey found him in two minds. Gregory bringing off a smart catch at fine slip low down. He batted for 160 minutes, and hit five fours. The total was then 148 for 3, hut the remainder completely collapsed Leforo Alailey’s howling. Eckerslev was tlio only enterprising batsman till Sibbles and Duckworth made something of a stand, the latter playing the hall well through a close set field, mainly at the expense of Richardson, till Duckworth gave an easy catch to Andrews. Afailev sent down a magnificent variety —no two balls alike—and kept the batsmen constantly guessing.

LONDON. July 15. The Players first innings closed for 579. (E. Tyldesley 131, Kilner 12, Holmes 42). Enthoven took 3 for 75 including the hit trick and AVliite 3 for 94. The Gentlemen scored 254 fo-r 4 wickets (AVhyntt 75, Chapman, (not out) 53, Carr 45). CRTC KET D rSSENSION. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m A SYDNEY, July 16 The Gordon Club’s vote against AH Sydney Smith, is regarded as the culmination of dissatisfaction which has been in existence for a long time against the alledgl.v aristocratic element in cricket, in favor of a new and more progressive element.

COMING AIATCTTES. July 17— AVest 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.