CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

FOURTH TEST. THE MATCH DRAWN. [Reuter Telegrams.] (Received this day at 8 a.ffi.) LONDON, July 27. Tlio weather was overcast and cold I and wicket wearing well. Carr is improving but is unable to play. A USTR.ALIA—First In rings. Hardsley c. Tyldcsley b. Stevens ... 15 Woodfull, e. Hendren b. Root 117 Macartney, b. Root ,109 Andrews, c. Chapman b. Stevens S Ponsford, e. and b. Kilner 23 Richardson, e. Woolley b. Stevens (I Ryder, c. Strjrdwick I>. Root 3 Gregory, c. Kilner b. Root 34 Oldfield, (not out) 12 Grimmett, e. Stevens b. Tate 0 Mailey, b. Tate 1 Extras 7 Total 33-5 Bowling.—Tate 2 for 88, Root -1 for 84, Kilner 1 for 51, Stevens 3 for 80, Wool ley 0 for 19. The fall of the wickets in the Australian innings was:—l for 29. 2 lor 221, 3 for 252, 4 for 256, 5 for 259, 0 for 266, 7 for 300, 8 for 317, 9 for- 329. ENGLAND—First Innings. Hobbs, c. Ryder, b. Grimmett 74 Sutcliffe, e. Oldfield, b. Mailey ... 20 Tyldcsley, c. Oldfield, I>. Macartney 81 Woolley, e. Ryder, I>. Mailey 58 Hendren (not out) 32 Stevens, e. Bardslev, b. Mailey .... 2-1 Kilner (not out) 9 Extras 7 Total for 5 wickets 305 Bowling: Gregory 0 for 17, Grinrniett 1 for 85, Mailey 3 for 87, Ryder 0 for 46, Richardson 0 for 43, Macartney 1 for 7, Andrews 0 for 13. Fall of wickets:—l for 58, 2 for 135 3 for 225. 4 for 243, 5 for 272. The match was drawn.

ENG LAND’S B ATT! NG. (Received this clay at 11.0 a.in.) LONDON, July 27. The attendance was seventeen thousand. Eighteen minutes play sufficed to finish the Australian irrtrirrgs, both Grimmett and Mailey succumbing to balls front Tate.

Hobbs received a great welcome on appearing to bat, accompanied by Sutcliffe. Gregory and Grimmett opened the bowling, aird in the former’s second over, Hobbs survived tv confident appeal for leg- before. It was apparent he had a narrow escape. The start was unusually quiet, Hobbs sent a hair thrice to the boundary then Gregory pegged lire batsmen down, five overs producing only a couple of singles. Mailey was tho only bowler to cause trouble. Ho caught Hobbs irt two minds, more than once. Ryder bowled with consistent length, but was not dangerous. Mailey drfow tiro first blood. He bad Sutcliffe as unhappy as Hobbs and eventually the Yorksliireman was snapped at tire wicket. Tho total was then 58.

Tyldcsley. tire hero of seven centuries in consecutive matches, was cheered by tho Lancashire crowd on going to the wicket. He was lucky not to fall to Andrews at sillv point off Mailey before scoring. lit the same over he knocked tire ball in front of Gregory at fine slip. Hobbs and Tyldcsley roused the enthusiasm of tho crowd with some fine boundary hits. Mailey was bowling with great discrimination, and was more on the wicket than usual. Tyldesley, with a-single to leg, off Gregory brought up the hundred in two hours. Rain which had threatened ail the morning began to fall, but the play was not interrupted. -Mailey, who had howled twenty overs without relief became expensive in the latter part, being unable to get tbo variety which was the feature of his work earlier in the innings.

Tyldesley at 38 gave a difficult chance at silly point, driving a ball from Grimmett,vigorously just over the head of Andrews. Tn the next over Hobbs in driving one from Grimmett failed to guage the break, and lifted tlio hall into Ryder’s hands at extra cover point. He had batted for 160 minutes and bit seven fours. He gave a good all-round, but lifeless display. The second wicket had put on 77 runs. The game inclined to dullness and the lnck-adnisical character of the running communicated itself to the fielding, which was not up to test standard. When lie was forty-five Tyldesley gave another chance to Andrews at silly point, driving a hall from Grimmett hard and low, straight at the fieldsman. Andrews thought he had the ball, and made to throw it in the air, but the ball curled tliroug.li bis hands. Bardslev, nevertheless, appealed to the umpire, without success.

A TAME ENDING. LONDON, July 27

Tho character of the game may be gathered from tlio fact that Woolley was batting twentyfive minutes for two singles and in forty-five minutes be bad scored nine. Then lie added six by straight driving Grimmett over tho screen. Tyldesley hit Richardson nnwerfully and after a couple of boundaries ofF him, followed by a similar stroke by Woolley, the follow on mark was passed. The name now brightened considerably, Tyldesley rejoicing tbe heart of the crowd by his aggressiveness. Richardson was bowling a good length but was not difficult to play. Grimmett, however, was treated with considerable respect and many balls, even poor ones, went unpunished. The total mounted rapidly mainly at the expense of Ryder, who in three overs yielded twenty-six. Macartney replaced him and when the total was 225 Tyldcsley was taken at the wicket, cutting a ball which came up. He had given a magnificent exhibition of cutting and driving. His score included seven fours, and the partnership with Woolley lasted seventy-five minutes yielding ninety.

Runs came freely elf Mailey, while Macartney sent, down a succession of maidens. Woolley lifted one from Mai,ley to the oil, out of the ground and then essayed a similar stroke to the off but the ball was well held at extra cover by Ryder. In the latter part of the innings he played his natural stylo and hit two sixes and five fours.

Stevens broke Macartney’s sequence of maidens driving him past cover to the boundary. Stevens bad a short. merry life till lie skied a full toss from Mailey to Bardslev at silly leg, the beku'd reading 272 for 5. Hendren in contrast to Stevens, played to maintain bis wicket and did not fight tor a run. He batted an hour for a dozen. Kilner likewise showed no enterprise and the end of the match was very tame.