CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

AGAINST KENT. [Reuter Telegrams.] LONDON, August 26. The weather is warm and sunny after heavy rain overnight. The wicket is good. A USTRALIA—Ist. Innings. Taylor, e. Woolley, b. Ashdown ... 0 Collins, c Hubble, b Bryan 86 Macartney, c Knott, h Freeman ... 37 Gregory, c Ashdown, b Freeman ... 12 Andrews, b Beslee 71 Ryder, c Beslee b Woolley 100 Richardson, st Hubble, h Freeman 6 Hendry, e and b Freeman () Ellis, st Hubble, b Freeman 43 Grinunett. c Woolley, b Freeman 4 Mailey (not out) ;j Extras <) Total ;)8() Bowling.—Beslee, I for 16; Ashdown. 1 lor 50; Freeman. 6 for 133; Hardingo. 0 for 56; Woolley, 1 for 53; Bryan. 1 for 39. THE PLAY. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, August 26.

The attendance was fifteen thousand. Beslee and Ashdown opened the howling to Taylor and Collins. After a couple of overs Beslee found Lis length and had the batsmen in difficulties. When the total was fourteen Taylor was taken easily in the slips. Macartney at the outset was streaky hut this phase soon passed and lie opened out, pulling and driving Freeman superbly, but when the partnership had put on fifty ill forty minutes. Macartney mistimed a stroke and was well taken at dec]) point.

Collins meantime had scored twenty one in an hour. Gregory after givin; a ehance when six, was caught in tin longtield. the hoard reading 86 for 3

Collins was sound and unperturbed and hit Woolley to leg attractively, and drove Freeman vigorously. Freeman was spinning the ball effectively and kept the batsmen quiet. With the appearance of Andrews the score mounted rapidly ami frequent changes of howling had no effect in separating the batsmen till the total was 208, when Andrews let pass a hall from Beslee which broke in and took bis off stump. He 'oul hatted eighty-eight minutes and hit eight lours. He was strong on the off side, his driving being bright and stylish. Runs then came slowly. Ryder had a life when five. Hubble failing to gather a. hall in when Ryder was two yards out from the crease. Collinwas unlucky, going out to a hall from G. Bryan, which kicked sharply and the Australian skipper was unable to get his hat away, and skied the hail into the hands of Iluhble. Collins hatted for two hundred minutes, his score including nine fours. Tile total was now 224 for 5.

Richardson and Hendry fell cheaply fur the addition of seven runs. Ryder driving powerfully, scoring anything but fours. He hit thirty-five in three overs. The Kent total was passed as the result of a boundary over-throw. Ryder continued dashingly and sent Hnrdinge to the boundary thrice off successive halls and reached one hundred in ninety minutes. Eight minutes later he was well held at mid-on, after a free spectacular innings, during which he hit two sixes and seventeen fours. He gave three chances including two of stumping. The partnership with Ellis yielded 1-10 in sixty-three minutes and the hoard showed 371 for 8.

Ellis, who gave valuable assistance to Ryder had two lives when twentythree and thirty-five. He was easily stumped through going forward to a ball from Freeman. OFFER. TO RICHARDSON. HONDO N, Aug, 26. It is learned that a further tempting offer has been made to Richardson to return to England. .It is stated the Bacup Club offered slightly better terms than East Lancashire Club. Richardson says he has not yet made up his mind, though a decision is expected shortly.