CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

FIFTH TEST. [Reuter Telegrams.] (Received this day at 9.0 a.ni.‘. LONDON, Aug. 17. There was a heavy thunderstorm during the night, and the weather is dull and misty this morning. The wicket is surprisingly good , though soft. ENGLAND.—First Innings 280 AUSTRALIA—First Innings 302 ENGLAND—Second Innings. Hobbs, Ti. Gregory U>o Sutcliffe, b. Afa i ley Uil Woolley, l.b.w. Richardson 27 Ilendren, •>. Grimmett 15 Chapman, b. Richardson 19 Stevens, c. Alailey b. Grimmett ... 22 Rhodes, (not out) 0 Extras Total for 6 wickets 375 THE PLAY DESCRIBED.

(Received this day at 10.13 a.m.) LONDON, August 17. After a. heavy thunderstorm last night the weather this morning was dull and misty hut the wicket, though soft, is surprisingly good. The attendance was thirty thousand. Grimmett a.ud .Macartney took up the bowling and fifty was not reached till the third over, when Hobbs sent Grimmett to leg for a single. The wicket required attention after every hall in the caily stages. Runs were monopolised by Hobbs, Sutcliffe being less comfortable and occasionally beaten by breaks. After half an hour the. light, which had been poor, improved and the sun made ineffectual attempts to break through the clouds. The batsmen, however, continued to make Unaccustomed fair progress, and greatly flattering the bowling with the care they bestowed upon it. Sutcliffe was in forty minutes before lie added to his overnight score with a couple through cover off Grimmett.

Alacartney was mixing his deliveries well, nine overs yielding on y tuo runs. AVi.th a single to leg off Alailey Hobbs brought up the hundred for Ll 9 minutes play. For the seventh time, the TfobbsSutcHffe partnership had made one hundred for the first wicket in test matches. After this Hobbs became more assertive, mainly at the expense of Alailey and on the contrary Richardson pegged the Englishmen down after an expensive first over, varying his regular break with a ball which came up viciously. One of these, Sutcliffe when thirty-eight turned dangerously into Collins and Andiews, who were both at short leg. One hall from Richardson sharply hit Hobbs, first on tho finger, then on the shoulder and thirdlv on the chest. Another came up on the break and Hobbs was unable to get his hat out of the way, but Bardslcy .at short leg was slow and did not attempt the catch. Richardson sent down five successive maidens to Ilobhs, who broke the spell by going out and driving the ball to the boundary He then made a hit to leg lor a couple. This was only a flash in the pan. Richardson continued 10 look dangerous and was olten Lute. than usual', with more effective spin. Tho sun appeared an hour beiore lunch causing the wicket to play fiekilv Shortlv after lunch Hobbs with a sharp single off Gregory reached h.s century in 216 minutes. Live rm'H'tx's later Gregory just removed .Ijobb s oft hail, the leg bail remaining intact. Tho departing batsman hit ten f .° llls * and was eharactensticmly bullion-, safe and never in difficulties excepting during half a dozen overs 111 the moiu-

Richardson found n bad S l , _'‘ ,lß * ] exploited it with c°nm enc>. , The tothl then "'ns 1»-, ° bein „ fifty-eight. AVoollcy opened with ; a couple of nice drives off Gie S ol -', . Sutcliffe continued to hut dour .' au i Pnl, 1 1 ns fm' deliberation, surpassed even Colons Ho took 245 minutes to P»» Co,lms Richardson again took up the attack and quickly found his old spot H had the field well placed on side in an endeavour to get S ' bllt the latter declined to be trapped, S&W »!• ™,» tl.iouKl. Sutcliffe was comparatively bngh 1 l, vr up ten off Richardson hy brainy cuts Woolley after the first over against Richardson did not K et that bowler again until Aim ball to which he .siK'CunVbed on a a PP ‘ ’ hoard showing 2 for 220. The Sutcliffe and Hcmlren partnership was the brightest of the day. Sutcliffe lifted one from Gregory magm•ficentlv to the leg hfiundary bringing his score to Si). The Yorkshire,nan despite encouragement from the crowd refused a couple of risky singles, which might have given the century. Ho reached the coveted figure by again sending Gregory to the leg boumku>, after five hours’ hbtting. ' Hcmlren succumbed to a difficult ball from Grimmett and did not know be was out till his attention was drawn to his broken wicket. The total was. now 2*7 for 3. ... i Just before tea AYondfull was obliged to retire from the field owing to a strained muscle in the thigh, and Tu - tor replaced him. The throwing n was inclined to be erratic, and the fie I, K nowise the best on the tour athough Andrews, Collins and . Gum me tt were frequently applauded for ~Z HoUl'ly Andrews! rvl.n «« Sow etoe i" m* >”'" d ™"

"Chapman when eleven in attempt, in. to setul Richardson to lea shied iV hall.that Creamy attempted to <*tch. i + with the sun in his eyes he en tirely misjudged the flight of the ’,alL Richardson drew next blood. I , Jeon howling with, fine judgment throughout the innings turning the hall well and varying the pace in disconcerting manner. It was one o his, faster balls which heat Chapman, when the score was 316. Stevens at the outset went in for Stone-walling, for which lie has a considerable reputation, merely playing a straight hat to all the howling alike-. A rousing cheer went up when, with a straight drive he sent a short hall from Mailey to the rails. With, the reappearance of Gregory, however. Stevens departed from his former game and .bewail to play the fast bowling with power. After an hour at the wickets he tried to drive Grimmett hut tossed I the ball an easy catch to Mailey atdeep point. 373 for o. Ten minutes from time Rhodes joined his Yorkshire colleague. In the closing stages the fieldsmen were somewhat troubled by the oblique sun. Sutcliffe eventually fell a victim to Mailey in the last over of the day after aiming during the last half hour at keeping his wicket intact. His was a superb effort, safe and chanceless. Ho hatted 423 minutes anil hit sixteen ! fours.

A GOOD OFFER. CHRISTCHURCH. August ISA wireless report received here state.-, that the Australian Cricket Council lias cabled Collins an offer of a bonus ot one shilling for each single and one pound for each sis hit by an Australian in the test. _____