CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1926, Page 2

CRICKET.

[Reuter Telegrams.] (Received this dav at 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, July 19. The weather was close and threatening and the wicket was easy. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings.. Ponsford, st. Waterhouse, b Smith 109 Oldfield, 'l.b.iv., b Reid 35. Alacartney, c Parker, b Pell 106 Taylor, c. AlcGuire b. Smith 9 Andrews, b Smith 25 Ryder, 1.b.w.. I> Forrester 47 Richardson (not out) 28 Extras 1 Total for six wickets (declared) 368 Rowling.—Ackroyd, 0 for 69; Forrester. 1 for 65; Reid, 1 for 75; Pell, 1 for 46; Smith, 3 for 104. AYE ST SCOTLAND.—Sec. Innings. Kerr, e Ellis, b Everett 0 Parker, c Gregory, b Everett 6 Alaguirc, c Gregory, b Ryder 21 Ackroyd, b Everett 12 Collins, e Ellis, b Ryder 17 Reid, c Gregory, b Ryder 4 Times (not out) 43 Waterhouse, st. Willis, b Ponsford 13 Smith, c Richardson, b Everett ... 9,, Forrester, c Ellis, b Richardson ... 3 Pell, c Everett, b Richardson 0 Extras 18 Total IIG Rowling.—Everett, 4 for 54; Ryder, 3 for 27 ; Ponsford, 1 for 26; Richardson, 2 for 17; Andrews, 0 for -4. Australia won by an innings and fifty-nine runs. Ryder and Andrews drove vigorously and attractively till the latter badly mistimed a ball from Smith. Ryder and Richardson continued a bright display of driving and hitting anything loose but Ryder got out through over anxiety to reach fifty. /The innings were then declared.

Scotland opened slowly, Everett and ■Rvdcr doing most of the attacking. They maintained a good pace hut some were on the short side, tile ball often kicking badly. Collins showed great eunfideiice and effected several clever cuts. Maguire was a- mixture of confidence' and uncertainty, limes played attractively in both driving and hitting Richardson to leg powerfully; he had "“.•oven fours. The innings only closed with half an hour to spare, lain having interrupted the play during the afternoon.

CRICKET ASSOCIATION. 1 WELLINGTON, July 20. The local Cricket Association considered the proposal to send a team Home and decided to support it. It favoured an idea of forming a company to provide finance, and also decided to urge the council to appoint a. solo selector. COMING MATCHES. July 20—Scotland, at Edinburgh. July 21—Fourth Test, at Manchester July 28—Surrey, at Oval. July 31—Glamorgan, at Cardiff.