ON SOFT WICKET

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 252, 8 July 1926, Page 7

ON SOFT WICKET

END OF NOTTS MATCH AUSTRALIANS EASY WIN INNINGS AND 136 RUNS TO SPARE By Telegraph.—Press association. COPYBIGHT. London, July 6. Rain early in the morning rendered the ground really unfit for the continuation of the match between Nottinghamshire and the Australians, but after the two captains had inspected the wicket they decided, notwithstanding a continuance of the drizzle, to attempt to finish the match. The attendance was under a hundred. The wicket was soft when the two not-out Notts batsmen, Payton and Staples, resumed their places at the wickets. Payton was taken at third man from the fifth ball of the first over without increasing his score Staples and Barratt made a short stand, the latter driving vigorously He hit Mailey for 6, but was then badly missed by Richardson dt mid-off. In the same over Staples should have been run out, but Oldfield failed to gather in the slippery ball. In Mailey’s next over, Staples skied a ball, and was easily held. Barratt after a couple more boundaries ofi Macartney, was taken by Richardson at mid-off. Forty minutes was sufficient to bring the game to an end, the Australians winning by an innings and 136 runs. The following are the detailed scores:—

AUSTRALIA. First innings 468 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. First innings 133 Second Innings. Whysall, c and b Mailey 12 Walker, b Mailey 13 Lilley, st Oldfield, b Mailey 8 Carr, c Woodfull, b Mailey 2 Payton, c Pousford, b Macartney ... 35 Turner, st Oldfield, b Grimmett ... 7 Flint, b Mailey 9 Staples, c and b Mailey 29 Larwood, c and b Mailey 10 Barratt, c Richardson, b Malley ... 20 Richmond, not out 1 Extras 2 Total 139 Grand total 332 Bowling Analysis.—Andrews took no wickets for 12 funs, Macartney one for 24, Mailey eight for 83, and Grimmett one for 18.—Reuter. WORCESTERSHIRE MATCH AUSTRALIANS’ BAD START (Rec. July 8, 1.35 a.m.l London. July 7. The Australians began the match against Worcestershire at Worcester today. Hendry, Collins, Rvder, Everett and Woodfull stood out of the Australian side. The Worcestershire team was:—M. F. S Jewell, M. K. Foster, G. Ashton, 11. O. Hopkins, F. Root, C. V. Tarbox, C. J. Wilson, H. O. Rogerte, Wright, Fox, Bowles. The weather was dull. Rain overnight had left the wicket soft. Bardslev won the toss. Root and Wilson opened the attack. The only score for the first three overs was _ boundary bves. Then Richardson straight drove Wilson for 3. In Wilson’s next over Richardson guided a rising ball straight into the hands of second slip Following are the scores: —

AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Bardsley, not out 2 Richardson, c Bowles, b Wilson ... 3 Macartney, c Wilson, b Root 0 Extras 4 Total for two wickets 9 —Reuter. COLLINS DISABLED London, July 6. Collins is suffering from arthritis, and is in great pain. He will not play in the third Test at Leeds, neither will he participate in the Scottish tour.— Reuter. COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES ABANDONED THROUGH RAIN v (Rec. July 7, 8.15 p.m.) London, July 6. Count}’ cricket matches have resulted as follow: — Yorkshire, first innings, 428 for nine wickets, declared (Rilner 59, Oldroyd 56, Macaulay 65, Waddington 65). Kent, first innings, 225 (Ashdown 72). Waddington took four wickets for 47 runs. Second innings, 42 for none. The match was abandoned. Hampshire, first innings, 328 (Bowell 6? Brutton 59, Kennedy, not out, 70). Surrey, first innings, 401 for two wickets (Hobbs 200, Gregory, not out, 134). Hobbs batted for 3 hours 20 minutes, and hit twenty-two 4’s. He gave two early chances, otherwise there was no blemish on his innings. The match abandoned. Lancashire, first innings, 475 for seven wickets, declared (Tyldesley 226). Suss< , first innings, 238 (Williams 71). .Macdonald took four wickets for 84 runs. Second innings, 160 for 5. The match was abandoned. Plaving for Worcester against Northants, M. Foster made 109. Worcester won. For Glamorgan against Derby, Riches made 136. For Derby, Storer took five wickets for 90. The macth was abandoned. . For Warwick against Somerset, Wyatt made 102. Meyer took five wickets for 35. For Somerset, White took seven wickets for 62. The watch was abandoned. For Leicester against Gloucester, Geary, in the first innings, took six wickets for 36, and in the second six for 74. For Gloucester, Parker took seven wickets for 50. The match was abandoned. Rain generally interfered with play.— Reuter. PARKIN*S~RESIGNATION. (Rec. Julv 7, 8.15 p-m.) London, July 6. C. Parkin (who har resigned from the Lancashire Club), in an interview stated that he had been treated well, but was fed up by a succession of unpleasant incidents. He felt that the step was the only one possible. It was a wrench to part from Lancashire cricket, but he had been let down time after time. He added that he had been offered £3O weekly by a Yorkshire club. —Aus -N.Z. Cable Assn.