SUSSEX MATCH.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 205, 30 August 1926, Page 7

SUSSEX MATCH.

-•- » GILLIGAN GETS WICKETS. i AUSTRALIANS 291 FOR EIGHTH CENTURY BY BARDSIET. (By Cable.—.Press Association. -Copyright.) LONDON, August 20. The Australian cricketers yesterday commenced a match against Sussex at Brighton. There were 10,000 spectators. The weather was fine and the wicket ill good condition. Tlie county was represented by A. E. fiilligan. A. H. Gilligan, Holmes. Holdsworth, Williams. Duleep .Sinhji, Browne, Bowley, Tate, Look and Cox. Collins, Gregory. Ellis. Hendry and Richardson stood out of the visitors' team. Bardsley won the toss and the Australians batted. Gilligan and Tata opened the attack on a fast wicket. Ponsford had one life and then smacked a ball into the hands of Gilligan at first slip. Macartney was disappointing. He had played only five balls when he was dismissed. Woodfull batted solidly, and his partnership with Ryder took the score to (ill for three wickets. Then Ryder v.-aa dismissed. Bardsley filled the vacancy. He drovo lustily and batted freely, scoring in all directions. Woodfull continued to bar, solidly until he went leg-before to Tate. Andrews followed and caused an interruption for ten minutes through receiving a painful blow on one of Ilia legs from Gilligan. He then suddenly attacked the bowling and scored 13 runs oflf one over. At the tea adjournment the score was 202 for four wickets. When play was resumed Bardsley batted brilliantly, scoring frequently with his characteristic oil-drives. Many runs were notched from overthrows, the result of poor backing up. Bardsley was not up to his usual form. He frequently mistimed and was continually beaten by the pace of Tate. Andrews played solidly against the good bowling, which negatived tho slackness of the fielding. Details of the scores are: — AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Woodfull, Ibw, b Tate 52 Ponsford, c Gilligan, b Tate 11 Macartney, Ibw, b Gilligan 0 Ryder, b Cox 11 Bardsley, not out 10(5 Andrews, c Williams, b Gilligan.... 70 Oldfield, b Gilligan ' 4 Grimmett, b Cox G Taylor, c Williams, b Gilligan 8 Extras 23 Total for eight wickets 291 —(Reuter.)