CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

AGAINST SUSSEX. [Reuter Telegrams.] (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) LONDON, August 31. The weather was overcast. Rain fell early in the morning hut the wicket is wearing well. A FSTRALIA.—Second Innings. Woodful. c Bowlo.v. b Browne .... 12 Alaeartney, run out Go Bardsley, |>. Tate 13 Ryder, b. Cox 5 Ponsford, (not out) 20 Taylor, (not out) 13 Extras 1!) Total for -I wickets, declared 133 Bowling.—Tate 1 for 39, Browne, 1 for 31, Bowle.v 0 for 31, Cox 1 for 33. SESSEX—Second Innings. Bowlev, l.b.w. Grimmctt 39 Tate, c. Taylor b. Afniley r >~> Cook, c. Everett b. Grimmctt. 23 Holds worth, c. and b. Grimmctt ... 18 Williams, st. Oldfield b. Grimmctt 5 Holmes, (not out) 8 Dnleepsinhji, (not out) 12 Extras : ‘1 Total for 3 wickets 137 Bowling.—Everett 0 for 14. Grimmctt 4 for 42, Ryder 0 for 48, Mailev l! for 28, Alaeartney 0 for 21. The match was drawn. LONDON, Aug. 31. The attendance at the cricket was three thousand.

Macartney and Woodfull made a bright start, the former hitting Tate and Browne powerfully. Woodfull appeared comfortable hut when the total was forty-one he fell owing to liis fatal 1 habit of nibbling, being well taken by Bowley at first slip. Alaeartney cutting and pulling magnificently milled thirty-six while Bardsley made five, giving one difficult cltiuce at Holmes off Tate. When sixty-three lie was unlucky. In the next over Bardsley drove a hall straight back to Cox'who deflected it to the wicket .while Alaeartney was out of his crease. He had hit seven fours and played a brilliant ehaUneteristk: game. The board showed 90 for 2. Bardsley was very deliberate and hatted an hour for ten. Ho was then cleaned howled by Tate. The retiring batsman showed uncertainty and was frequently beaten, four wickets had now llilleu for 101.

Ponsford and Taylor took up the tale and hatted easily, and gracefully, and ca!rriud tho total to 133 for 4. when the. innings was declared closed.

Sussex had approximately 135 minutes left.

Bowley (and Talc opened the hatting forcefully, the latter placing tho bull cleverly and gave an attractive exhibition against all the howling, Evonutally he, was taken in the long field through driving one from Alailey. He hit one six and six fours and the total was 83 for I. Bowley succumbed in the next over to Grimmctt anil Ponsfonl missed an easy catch, when Cook snicked tho first ball he received. The batsman, profiling by the let off, played carefully. When he was seven lie passed his thousand runs for the season. Ho went out through a good catch in the long field. Holmes and Duleepsinliji played out time, the game ending in a draw. LONDON, Augi 31. England Eleven to meet Australia tomorrow at Folkstone. "ill he:—Tennyson. Calthorpe. Jardine, O. W. Stephens, Frank Woolley, Hendren, Larwood, E. J. Smith, A. Freeman, Astill, Rowley or lanothcr.