A HANDY LEAD.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 18, 21 July 1909, Page 7

A HANDY LEAD.

(By "Half- Volley.") The "Tykes" have established a very handy leiid, and should rain eventuate, the colonials will be haid pushed to escape with a, diaw. Bardsley and Armstrong saved iheir sido" fvom absolute humiliation. The New South Wales left-hander has resumed his offensive tactics, and, in consequence, the bowlers ar« suffering. Armstrong is proving the giant of the tour as an all-round man, ( and one would like to see him get that double — 100 wickets and 1000 runs. With this innings he has achieved the second leg of the double, with eight ' runs to the good — 1008, and now heads the averages. Newstead, though beaten by Rhodas j for the bowling average, bears the honours of the first innings. His career and .performances have been noted before in The Post, but a few words here may not be out of pluce. First looked upon an a batsman, J. T. Newstead showed conclusively that bowling was his forte, after an engagement in Ireland in 1907. He was taken back into the Yorkshire eleven, and in one match against Worcestershire, took seven wickets for 10 runs, ffc has, says Wisden, a beautifully easy action, and bowls above medium pace. He bowls a very accurate length, is fast off the pitch, and possesses a good off-break. Sometimes, it is said, he swerves, but a good number of bowlers do that, especially with a new ball. Newstead is a hard -tutting bat, with plenty of nerve, and is a fine slip. Cotter and Macartney accounted for the majority of the Yorkuhiremen, the kittle man coming out with the best average. The fast bowler has hardly justified x his seloction yet, and, may be, is only now well and lit. Hopkins received quite an unusual favour 111 being asked to open the innings, though he has done *>o for his State. The wicket would hardly suit his bowling, as he is innocuous except on a really rotten wicket. Fine weather cvonl Mating, the match should