ANOTHER FAILURE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 133, 7 June 1926, Page 8

ANOTHER FAILURE.

BY AUSTRALIAN BATSMEN. YORKHIRE'S GOOD CHANCE. INTERESTING FINISH AHEAD. (By Cable.—Press Association.— Copyright.LONDON, June 6. The Australian cricketers to-day commenced a match against Yorkshire at Bradford.

The weather was dull and the wicket was easy. The attendance numbered 12,000.

Collins won the toss and the Australians batted. The attack was commenced by Robinson and Waddington. The latter bowled leg breaks and had four fielders close around the batsmen, as Root had done at Birmingham, but Waddington had neither the guile nor the pace of Root. Nevertheless he had Bardsley cutting into the hands of slips and Turner brought off a fine catch at the second attempt.

Andrews did not last long. He drove a no-ball from Waddington to the boundary and then sent the same bowler to the leg boundary, but in the next over he mistimed Robinson in seeking to turn him to leg. With Collins in the game slowed down. The Australian captain was playing with his accustomed stolidity, but complete confidence. Woodfull showed unusual hesitation and was several times beaten by Waddington. He had been at the wickets 55 minutes before he obtained a boundary. Collins had then been batting half an hour for one. WOODFULL'S BAD LUCK. The score mounted slowly by singles. Collins sent the first 50 up after 70 minutes' play with a fine leg glance Co the boundary. In the next over Collins played *Robinson to short leg and abandoning caution called for an impossible run. Woodfull was easily run out. The score was then 52 for three wickets. Collins then luckily missed being stumped by Dolphin off Robinson. The batsman went out to play a short ball and missed. Crawford, who has a reputation as a right-hand fast bowler, started at a medium pace and kept a good length. Douglas in his fourth over took Pons* ford's wicket. The ball pitched wide and broke in between the bat and Ponsford's leg. Tbe dew which had been hanging heavily on the pitch was drying. Crawford in his second over tempted Taylor out for the same stroke as Collins had missed. The batsman attempted to edge to leg a ball which broke across and took his off stump. MORE ENTERPRISE. Gregory immediately opened out, utilising his long reach to the fullest extent. He off drove Douglas for a two, two fours and a single. He and Richardson followed this up by scoring from five balls in Crawford's next over. Both batsmen went out to punch the bowling, the playing back to which had proved so fatal to their predecessors. Gregory scored three from a cover shot and Richardson four from a leg stroke off no-balls from Waddington. They brought up the 100 after two hours' play with singles off Crawford. Gregory was clean bowled in attempting a huge drive. As the wicket dried Crawford increased his pace, which he varied admirably. He sent down a fast one with a slight turn from the leg which uprooted Ryder's middle stump. The total was then 116 for eight. GOOD LAST WICKET. Richardson continued to drive in front of the wicket. Grimmett in seeking to made a late cut off one from Waddington was caught at deep point. Richardson had made 17 when he gave a difficult chance to Crawford at leg off Waddington. Otherwise his batting was safe. He timed well. Ellis had made five when he gave an easychance at tbe wicket off Crawford. In Rhodes' first over Richardson sent him to leg for a six. Ellis was again missed at the wicket. A succession of maiden overs followed. Ellis was playing Rhodes with difficulty and Richardson was on tbe defensive against Crawford. Douglas replaced Rhodes and Ellis immediately became aggressive, cutting him through cover to the boundary. When the score was 163 Ellis made a curious stroke. He snicked one from Douglas off the inside of his bat into Wadilington's hands and the umpire decided the appeal in favour of Ellis.

Waddington then clean bowled Ellis, who with Richardson, had made an invaluable stand for an hour. The innings concluded for 177 at tea time.