STICKY WICKET.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18722, 19 June 1926, Page 15

STICKY WICKET.

AUSTRALIAN GAME AT SHEFFIELD. POOR BATTING DISPLAY. (B* CABLK— PUBSS 4SSOCIAKOK—COrTEIGHT.) (rzutee's-telegskUS.y ■ ' j LONDON, June 17. • Playing- against Yorkshire the . Australians had lost. six wickets : for 148 vhen stumps were drawn. Tho weather was fine" and tho wicket easy when play began. - The attendance was 12,000. The start of the innings was vei-y ' 'quiet. A liberal amount of sawdust was ased, and the batsmen gave constant attention .to the.pitch.. The. first * four overs produced a single. There was an exciting episode when Collins played ' Robinson to. Kilner at fine-leg. The latter slipped. Bardsley called on Collins, to run, but ; the latter declined. Bardsley was then half-way. down the. pitch. ■ Ho., slipped and fell, but scrambled' back to the crease with a narrow margin to spare. ■Bardsley, when six, had'a' lucky escape. He was unable to get out of the way of a , rising ball from-Robin-son, • but • Dolphin:' missed the catch. After .half an hour's play,-, in which 11 runs : were made, sis '■[ successive, maidens were bowled. Macau lay and Robinson maintained excellent lengthy and'kept'the batsmen on. the alert. Bardsley showed; an inclination to make shots on the off:. side. Robinson played up-to him, but Bardsley declined temptations. ■; Collins was equally \ careful. ■ ' The • first hour vielded 22. ' - ••• ■'

First Blood. .v* llobinson, who was bowling consist-, ently well, drew., first blood. Collins diverted 'a ball from him into the hands of Macaulay at'third slip, .who held it well, low down. Macartney was shaky. at the opening, and was beaten by the : . first two . Iballs- from Robinson. Thereafter ' lie imparted much-needed life 'into the game. He straight-drovo Robinson and 02-drove Waddington. •> Macaulay's length at times, was uncertain; but the batsmen treated him respectfully. The brightness was only momentary. The appearance of Kilner and Waddington with the ball demanded care, and scoring relapsed into,an occasional single,/ which was all the. good fielding ■ permitted. Eventually Kilner got Bardsley with his leg in front ■ of'■■the wicket. The board was: then showing 59 for two wickets. Bardsley was a monument of patience.. ■ . . Woodfull . was in difficulties at tho opening, and' rain,-, which: had been threatening for an hour, commenced to fall, , but play , was continued. The light was poor. : At 83 Woodfull was beaten by .Rhodes' sfourth : ball.: The .nest' ball Andrews drove to. LuptOii ax 'deep mid-on. Ho started to' nin and full-length in the middle of the pitch. He wa? unable to get libmo - before Rhodes broke the, wicket. . Taylor then, attempted' a sh'/jA '• rue, • and .was runout by a brilliant retutu, by Kilner, . who .threw down "the. wicket from mid-on. Tho total at this stage; was 83 for fivo. E-icliardsoii over. from Rhodes gave an easy-chance t-oWad-dington at' first slip/ which he {failed to bold. 1 ■ '.. " Macartney all the. time waa playing confidently, but cautiously. Richard-son-played both Rliodes and Macaulay with Buperb. indiiforence.'

.Macartney; Goes, Out. •Shortly after tea, Macartney fell a victim to a ball which struck his leg, and. was slightly [faster than the preceding ones. He hit' one; six; and, five fours, aiid gave-an: excellent all-rotm display. ' The. sixth wicket had -added Richardson,. when 18, was;missed by Rhodes at' cover - off 'Kilner. -... " . : Richardson and Ryder carried on attractively till 6:30, When rain, compelled an adjournment. Play was resumed at: 6.10,' but, after four Lovers, jy!^appeal-.against.-the - light- was - upheld. : ■ ,; Sc ° rCS: ~AViWRAiI± . . First Innings. "• • / H. L. Collins, c "Macaulay, u.• AV' BtSrdsley) 1 bw,' b.Kiiner*. 2i , C.' G. ■ Mac^W' i - '"8 W , ,\l. .Wo6dfull, •b . Rhodes,- w • T : J" E. v Andrews,- run out -/ V J.' M. Taylor, run out ... A: J.-.Richardson, not out . , 7 j. - Ryder, not out;. 1 -. v V Total for six.wickets '• w.-148 MORE RAIN.,. MATCH MAY BE. ABANDONED. * . • (EXCTES'S (Received Jime- 19th, 1.5 a.m.) • ■ LONDON, June 13. Heavy xaiu-last night, and a renewed downpour, in the morning, along with the absence of any drying elements, U the ground in an. impossibleconwas noW before hmch><l tbo match will probably be unrivalled bowler. 0 ; iVD K.2. CABLI ASSOCIATION.) (iTTSTEAMAN A-NU -1 ■}■:■,* . (Received June 18th,' IY.S p.m.) LONI>ON, June 17. Pnlonel WiliP Trevor, in, the 'iMy « ,nh>" says ho is convinced -.that KX as a slow lefthander, .capable f lying the batsmen - getting "f is still without a .rival. He S o his^ e » t:^y^ba]l - i ■ . M&lhonrM desiring the atm ?£ Visitor# hotel o» w«° n ». b J® uoiufort of * CarlyoD'e unique, • - Situated :oat rill S ° d strm ataUoD (no tax, right opi>o* l « J? rU <,'- will ycarry ba - g ?° S [area, rail" 1 ?,m wharves #n<3 neaj . night, 'double f r °® Ssjd . mm or wnW [ °' A ddn?s.' Carlyon • Hote^,