AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Evening Star, Issue 19263, 31 May 1926, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

MIDDLESEX MATCH VISITORS OPEN WELL 357 FOR FOUR WICKETS CENTURY TO ANDREWS; COLLINS 99. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 29.

The weather was fine for the Middlesex match at Lord’s, with a warm, cool breeze. The attendance was 30,000, and the wicket was hard. Collins won tho toss and elected to bat. Mailey, Richardson, Ponsford, Ellis and Hendry were omitted from the team. .Haig and Durstou were tho opening bowlers. The start was slow, which was duo, not only to natural care, but to Durstou bowling short balls, which were rising dangerously. Bardsley was safer than Woodfull, ami followed the ball more accurately. He hit three excellent 4’s during the first quarter of an hour. Durstou persisted in tempting him with long hops on the off-side, which were persistently declined. Runs came freely from Haig. Macartney opened brightly, and scored quickly off Haig and Tanner, whoso length was uncertain. Allen made an excellent start with the ball, and had Macartney guessing twice in the first over. Both batsmen obtained pretty boundaries past point. Macartney also scored from glances to leg. Stevens varied his attack, but the score mounted rapidly. The fielding was poor. Macartney was brilliantly held low at third slip by Tanner. He hit six 4’s. His innings was characterised by good scoring shots all,round the wicket.

With the association of captain and vice-captain the scoring slowed down considerably. When his score was 8, Collins gave a difficult chance to Tanner high from Haig. Collins obtained his runs more easily than usual. Bar,dsley continued to be attractive, and gained_ many runs from the front of the wicket, and excelled in finding open spots. He had a considerable slice of luck, and went out in trying to turn a ball from Hearn© to leg. His score included eight 4’s; the total was then three wickets for 151 runs. Andrews, before ho had opened his score, had a very lucky escape, as he cocked up a ball between the bowler and mid-on. Neither attempted to reach it. He then stepped out to the bowling, cut well, and hooked cleanly. Tanner presented no difficulties. The bowling was changed frequently. Hurston kept a good pace, but his length was short, and Collins declined ball after hall. Andrews, when 61, had an uncomfortable over from Haig, and survived appeals for leg before wicket and stumping. Collins, after twentyfive minutes without scoring, got Hurston away to the boundary with a leg glance, which was one of his few scoring strokes. Andrews opened his shoulders, driving Haig to the on, and cutting him nicely. He scored a 4, a 2, and a. 4 in one over. When 86 he was clean howled by a no-ball from Allen. Later lie stepped out to a no-ball from the same bowler, and was bowled. Both batsmen began to hit more freely, and •were pulling Tanner spectacularly to the boundary. Andrews reached his century in 125 minutes. Collins, when approaching his 100, was patient, and refused to take chances. Then an excellent cut from Haig was magnificently held by Tanner low down. He batted for 195 minutes, and hit seven 4’s. The board read 336 runs for four wickets. continued magnificently, and drove powerfully all round. He had scored sixteen 4’s. During the afternoon rain twice interrupted play. Scores;— AUSTRALIA. Bardsley b Hearne 70 Woodfull c Hcndren b Hurston ... 3 Macartney c Tanner b Haig ... 44 Collins c Tanner b Haig 99 Andrews not out 120 Taylor not out 20 Extras ... 20 Total for four wickets 357 [The scores as cabled total 376.]

REVEALED AT LAST VISITORS' RUN-MAKING MACHINE LONDON, May 30, (Received May 31, at 2 p.m.) All the Sunday papers and week-day cricket writers are emphasising that the Australians’ run-making machine lias at last reevaled itself. They admit that the Middlesex bowling was by no means mediocre, but the Australians wore it down solidly and effectually. They should, however, hayo flogged it more towards the close of tho clay.

Colonel Philip Trevor, writing in the ‘Daily Telegraph,’ heaps praise upon Andrews, who made tho best display of tho tour, with the exception of Macartney against the Marylebone Club. Andrews is stylish, if that consists of what he sets out to do without ajparent effort. Collins worked for his runs hard and successfullylikewise Bardslcy broke his spell of ill-success, but be is still not at his best.—A. and N.Z. Cable. NORTH OF ENGLAND TEAM LONDON, May 30. (Received May 31, at 11 a.m.) The North of England team against the Australians on Juno 2 will be:— Carr (Notts captain), Jupp (Northants), Holmes and Sutcliffe (Yorkshire), Hallows and Watson (Lancashire), Smith (Warwickshire), Whyaall and_ Larwood (Notts), Geary (Leicestershire), Root (Worcestershire); twelfth man, Parsons (Warwickshire). —Reuter. ENGLAND V THE REST LONDON, May 30. (Received May 31, at II a.m.) England: Carr (captain), Chapman, Allen, Hobbs, Woolley, Hcndren, Strudwick, Tate, Sutcliffe, Kilner, Macaulay. The Rest: Fender (captain), Jupp, Stevens, Gibson, Holmes, Hallows, Sandham, Hearne, Larwood, Shepherd, and another.—Reuter.