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Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1926, Page 3

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[Reuter Telegrams.] AGAINST SCOTLAND. (Received this day at S a.m.) LONDON, July 21. The Austnrlia versus Scotland match opened at Edinburgh. Scotland lost 2 for IC. Weir replaced Gardiner. Australia omitted Collins, Hendry. Macartney. Richardson and Ellis. The weather is bright. There was blustery rain overnight. The attendance was small. Scotland won the

SCOT LA ND.—First Innings. Parker, b Grimmett 3 Groves, st. Oldfield, b Grimmett .. II Kerr, st. Oldfield b. Grimmett ... IS Weir. b. Ponsford 21 Collins, b. Grimmett 3 Tunes, cr. Oldfield b. Alailey 0 Hall, l>. Grimmett 13 Paterson, e. Oldfield h. Grimmett 7 Fleming, b. Grimmett 0 Anderson, st. Oldfield b. Mailey ... 5 Sievwriglit, (not out) 2 Extras 11 Total 94 Bowling:—Everett 0 for 12, Grimmett 7 for 42, Ponsford, 1 for 13, Mailey 2 for 16. AUSTRAT.I A—Fi Ist Inuirigs. Bardsley, b. Anderson 71 Wood full, (not out) 93 Gregory, (not, out) 3, Extras 7

Total one for 20S Stumps were then drawn. LONDON, July 21. At tlio Edinburgh match the attendance was five thousand. Grimmett in. excellent form took most of the wickets which were gained by trapping flic batsmen into jumping forward to drive .so that they were cither bowled or were stumped by Oldfield, who kept wickets magnificently and stumped three and caught two. He did most of the- fielding, tlio remainder of the team being little called on. Weir gave a bright exhibition of hitting Grimmett freely. He went out in attempting to pull a short hall, giving Ponsford his first wicket, the break beating tlio bat. Bardsley and Wood full after a slow opening did not hesitate to go lorward and scored freely, mostly singles. After tea practically every ball yielded a scare. Bardsley, when the fust wicket had put on 143, succumbed to a hall from Anderson which he attempted to glance to leg, but pulled 011 to his wicket. Gregory imparted liveliness to tlio game hitting out powerfully. Woodfull was safe and indulged in crisp drives.