CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

AGAINST WARWICKSHIRE

[Reuter Telegrams.]

(Received this da\' at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, August 5. AUSTRALIA.—First .1 linings. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Pons ford, b Hewetso.ii 14c Woodful, b Partridge 51 Macartney, <: and b Qunifo 3" Bardslcy, c Fiddinn Green, b Hewetson 7 Collins, 1.1i.w., b Hewetson 44 Taylor, e Hewetson, b Qunife 9 Ryder, c Partridge, li Qunife 18 Gregory, h Wyatt 26 Hendry (not out) 52 Ellis, c Hewitson, b Qunife 39 Mailey. hit wicket, b Wyatt 9 Extras 29 Total 464 Bowling.—Hewitson, 3 for 83; Partridge. I for 84; Qunife. 4 for 118; Wyatt, 2 for 72; Calthorp, 0 for 44; San tall. 0 for 31. WAIIWICK.—First Innings. Kilner, e Woodful. b Gregory 13 Wvatt, b Gregory 19 Bates, h Gregory 13 Quaife, b Mailey 21 Parsons, st. Ellis. 1> Mailey 80 Snntall, c Collins, b Mailey 38 Smith. 1> Ryder 39 Cnlthorpo. e Collins, b Gregory ... 18 Fideliau-Greeti (not out) 19 Partridge, e Bardsley, b Mailey ... 16 Hewitson (not out) 3 Extras 19

Total for 9 wickets 298 Stumps were then drawn. The attendance was eight thousand, the weather was perfect and the wicket good. Hendry and' Ellis carried ou brightly the partnership yielding 93 in seventy-five minutes. Hendry was sound and was never beaten. Warwick’s opening was inauspicious, three wickets being down for fiftveiglit. Then Qunifc and Snntall carried the score to 101 by means of careful play. Gregory was bowling faster than usual, turning from the off and very difficult to play. Parsons was quiet hut confident and strong on the offside. ITe and ' Santall hit freely mostly in front of the wickets. When the partnership had added eightyeight San tall was well held by Collins, low at mid off. Parsons followed in the next over through stepping out to drive Mai ley, when he easily stumped. He had hatted for RJO minutes and displayed line wrist 1 work, powerful drives and well timed leg hits.

Ca.lthorpe and Smith provided the 'best partnership of the clay. They put on forty-two in twenty-five minutes. Tho fielding generally was good, nevertheless the county scored an unusual number of boundaries.

TEST MATCHES. LONDON, Aug.

The Cricket Board of Control at a meeting at Lords decided for the final test the follow on declaration rules should apply, as for County matches. Tho wicket will ho mowed evenmorning, in the' presence of umpires and the outfield if possible, mowe' also, The hours of plav will be 11.3': a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on the first day, l 1 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on the second am' third days and 12 o’clock to 6.30 p.m. on the fourth and subsequent days.

Tho Board recommended that tlr Advisory Committee, be consulted regarding playing nut the tests. T' was suggested that future tests should be limited to six days nnd if no resuß was arrived at by that- time, the male, should not count in the series.