CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

AGAINST WARWICKSHIRE.

[Reuter Telegrams.]

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 4

Tho 'Warwickshire team is: Calthorpe, Partridge, Riddan, H. Green, Ilcwtswn, Wyatt, Quaiffe, Parsons, Bates, Santa!!, Norman, Kilncr and Smith. From the Australian team Oldfield. Richardson, Grimmett. Everett and Andrews were omitted. The weather is fitio, and wicket good and hard. Collins won the toss. A USTRALIA.—First I linings. Pons ford, b Hewetson 145 Woodful, b Partridge o' Macartney, e arid b Quaife 35 Uardsley. c Fiddian Green, b Hewetson 1 Collins, 1.b.w., h Hewetson 41 Taylor, e Hewetson, b Quaife 0 Ryder, c Partridge, b Quaife 18 Gregory, b Wyatt 20 Hendry (not out) 31 Ellis (not out) 11Extras 25

Total for 8 wickets 417 The attendance reached fifteen thousand.

Ponsford and Woodful after a slow start, ooened out freely, every other hall producing runs. They put on 117 runs before Woodful was beaten. The howlers maintained a good length, hut caused little trouble, though Hewetson at times induced the batsmen to ho cautious. Frequent changes in the howling had little effect on the batsmen who were confident, hut not scintillating. Ponsford’s exhibition was delightful, and marked by powerful drives to the on, while cuts and pulls varied the play, with periodical leg glances. He hit fifteen fours. Collins showed the lack of practice. He also was hampered by' the injury to his wrist. Nevertheless lie gave a sound display with off drives and leg hits.