CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 September 1926, Page 3

CRICKET.

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NORTH OF ENGLAND MATCH

LONDON, September 14. The weather was bright and cool and the wicket good. NORTH OF ENGLAND First Innings. Gunn. c. Oldfield b. Grimmctt 15 Whysall. h. Richardson 24 Jupp. c. Grimmett b. Mailey 32 Smith. I.h.w. Richardson 3 Holmes, st. Oldfield, li Mailey 48 Foster, o Grimmett, b Mailey 17 Kntlioven, li Mailey 8 Kilner (not out) 12 Parker, c and h Mailey 0 Root, e Collins, b Everett 12 Parkin, b Everett 1 Extras U Total I' ll Rowling.—Richardson, two for -4): Everett. 2 for 32: Mailey. five for 5,8; Grimmett. one for 2(i: Gregory, nonfor 3; Macartney, none for 0. A USTII ALIA. —Second I linings. Collins, e Jupp. b Parkin U Woodful. c Smith, b Parker ■> Macartney (not out) 100 Gregory, c Root, b Parkin 0 Taylor, hit wicket, b Euthoven ... do Andrews (not out) Extras Total for 1 wickets 201 Rowling.—Root, none for 2 ; Parker, one for 55; Parkin, two for 30; Jupp, none for 31; Kilner. none for 30; Entlioven. one for 52.

The match was drawn. LONDON. September 14. Holmes and Foster did not last long. Mailey mixing well obtained much assistance from the wind. The remaining wickets fell quickly. Australia opened badly, Woodlul, Collins and Gregory succumbing for a total of eighteen hut Macartney and Taylor stopped the rot and carried the score to 137. when Taylor, in playing Euthoven to the boundary, over balanced and trod on the wicket. Taylor was bright, especially on the leg side, hut was not as enterprising as usual. Ha hit one six and six fours.

Macartney drove powerfully on all sides. When he was forty-seven he gave Root an easy catch which was dropped. Parker and Jupp had the batsmen in trouble several times. Parker was howling an excellent length with spin, hut .Jupp was more variable. A drizzle commenced in the afternoon just as Macartney completed his century. Rain fell hard and stumps were drawn at 4.30, ending the hist official match of the tour.- Macartney’s display was characterised by magnificent driving. He hit one six aiul ton fours.

LONDON. September 14

Rest of England in second innings 2 for -JOS declared (Woolley (not out) 112. Homlren 77). The pair made 177 in 70 minutes. In the morning Woolley was cyclonic, hitting 2 sixes and 19 fours. Lancashire second innings 134. Tate took 3 for 49 and Stevens G for 52. The Rest won by 374 runs. CRICKET AVERAGES. LONDON. September 14. The- final of the first class cricket averages reveal Hobbs and Sutcliffe still together. Hobbs tops the list with lorty-one innings. 2949 runs and top score of 316 unfinished, average 77.00.

Sutcliffe: Forty-seven innings. 2528 runs, top score 200, average: (ifi.s2. Rhodes heads the howling with 892 overs. 115 wickets, average 14.80. E. Tylde.sloy. third. 2.830 rims, average 64.22. Hondrcn. 2.643 runs, av. 02.92. Meade 2.33(5 runs, av. 02.86. Hearne 1,384 runs, av. 51.25. Chapman, 1381 runs, ay. 51.14. "Woolley, eleventh, 2.193 runs, av 48.44.

Kilner, 1,187 runs. av. 38.09. Rhodes knocks the youngsters for all-roundtiess. In addition to heading the howling he scored 1,132 mils, an average of 34.30. Tate is a good second, 1.347. 32.07. Carr’s drop in form is reflected in a humble 1.230. 29.42. MacDonald, (505 runs, av. 14.40. Mercer is second in howling with 130 wickets, average 10.40, and is followed hy R. Tyldsley, 128, 10.80 ; Tate. 147. 47.51; Macaulay,’l3-1. 17.18; Larwood. 137, 48.31; Parker, 213, 18.40.