CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1926, Page 1

CRICKET.

AGAINST GLOUCESTER. [Reuter Telegrams.] LONDON, August 7. The Australians to-day began a game with Gloucester. GLOUCESTER.—First Innings. Dipper, b Grimmett 22 Sea brook, c Grimmett, b Gregory . 11 Smith, 1.b.w., h Mailey 15 Hedges, e Ellis, b Grimmett 4 Sinfield (not out) 28 Lyon, 1.b.w., b Grimmett 35 Robinson, b Grimmett 0 Melsome, s Ellis, b Grimmett 15 Parker, e Gregory, b Richardson .. 5 Wedcl, 1.b.w., b Grimmett 4 Goddard, e Andrews, b Grimmett . 0 Extras 5 Total 144 Bowling analysis: Gregory 1 for 17, Hendry 0 for 4, Grimmett 7 for 67, Mailey 1 for 40, Richardson 1 for 11. AUSTRALJA. —First Innings. Ryder, 1.b.w., b Wcdel 36 Taylor, 1.b.w., b Goddard 95 Macartney, c Melsome, b Wedcl ... 15 Collins, b Wcdel - Andrews, c Smith, b Goddard ...... 62 Hendry, b Melsome 9 Richardson (not out) 5 Extras 4

Total for 6 wickets 228 Stumps were then drawn. The weather was bright and cool. Tho attendance was ten thousand. The wicket was good. Robinson won tho toss and decided to bat. From the Australian team were omitted Woodful, Bardsley, Ponsford, Oldfield and Everett. Bardsley was to have played, but just before the start, ho strained his leg, and was replaced by Ryder. Gloucester started slowly, and four wickets were down for 54. Then Lyon became aggressive and, with Sinfield, carried the total to IQS in twenty-five minutes. Then the former was out to a belated appeal for leg before. Sinfield was cautious throughout his innings. Australia, opened brightly. When the total was fifty-nine, Ryder was given. out leg before. Wcdel was howling excellently, keeping tho batsmen quiet, and he forced them to use care.

The score was 93 for 3 when Andrews joined Taylor, and the pair played forcefully, their ofldrives and leg play being brilliant. Their running between the wickets was good, and they did not loso a single run. They became well sot, and hit freely, many changes of howling having no effect. Eventually, when tho partnership had added 121 in an hour, Goddard appeared with a new ball, and with his second bowl, Andrews was taken at the wicket. He had hit seven fours. Three balls' Inter, for an additional one run. Tny lor was out filter «i mn,gnifieCnt, forceful display. He hit eight fours. The Gloucester fielding was keen.

COUNTY CRICKET. LONDON, August 6. Essex in the first innings made 267 (Cushion 53. Nieholls 57, F. Gilligan not out 63). Freeman took 6 for 92. In the second innings 123. Freeman took 6. for 89 and Wright 4 for 24). Against Kent, first innings 413 (Harding© 176. Cornwall not out 91, Collins not out 54). Kent won by an innings and 23 runs.

Notts in the first innings made 230 ('Payto 110), Tate taking 5 for 9-1. and in the second 280 (Flint 81, Talley 55), Tate taking I for 84; against Sussex’s first innings 200 (Rowley not out 9-1). Larwood taking f> for GO and second innings 227 (A. E. Gillignn 107), Larwood taking 0 lor 07.. Notts won bv 77 runs. Lancashire first innings made 434 for 8 declared (10. Tyldeslev 85, Watson 97. Tddnn OL MacDonald not out 100, Green not out 01), against Middlesex first innings 310 for 5 (ITearne 91, Enthoven not out 100). The match was drawn.

For Worcester against Derby Fox made 141 not out. Wilson in the first innings took 5 for 97 and in the second 5 for 74. For Derby Merton took 5 for 71. Derby won.

For Yorkshire against Leicester. Sutcliffe' made 200. Lcyland 116. The match was abandoned owing to rain.. For Northants against Gloucester Clark took 5 for 49 and Woolley 5 for 11 For Gloucester Dennett took o for 77 and Parker 5 for 43. Northants won. For Glamorgan against Somerset Bell made 101 and D. Davies not out 106. The match was abandoned owing to rain.