CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 3 July 1924, Page 9

CRICKET.

SOUTH AFRICA v. YORKSHIRE. THE PLAY DESCRIBED. 2Y CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT LONDON, Julv 1. There were periods during the African innings when there were prospects of their saving the game by doggedness. The earlier batsmen sustained the hope till before tea, when Catteral, who had been playing with sound restraint for nearly two hours, attempted to drive Tyldesley, but “skied” the ball and was caught. Defeat was assured soon after the resumption, when Faulkner was run out. The innings had lasted 327 .minutes. The Africans took longer to make 200 than did Hobbs to make 211 off his own bat. Tyldesley’s bowling was the visitors’ bugbear. It loked simple, but it was hard to get'away. He bowled 18 maidens in 36 overs. Tyldesley and Heanie bowled continuously. At no stage did the bowling have any sting, and there was no excuse for the batting failure. There were no fewer than fifteen appeals for leg before, Tyldesley being responsible for nine. Blanchenberg virtually sacrificed his wicket. The lesson of the tour to date is that.'' the Africans’ batting has been ruined by matting bowling. The country must have turf wickets if it desires to rival England and Australia. By a coincidence the Africans were beaten bv exactly the same margin as in the Birmingham test. Received July 3, 12.25 p.m, LONDON, July 2. Yorkshire, in their first innings against South Africa, made 285 (Rhodes 54, Robinson not out 95). Bowling : Nnpen three for 53. The South Africans in their first innings made 22 for one. Stnps were drawn. The weather was dull, Robinson gave an excellent all-round display and batted 184 minutes. The innings lasted 265 minutes. The. wicket was easy.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received July 3, 1.5 p.m. LONDON, July 2. Yorkshire’s, strongest, side faced the South Africans, who were without Faulkner. Yorkshire lost five wickets for 70, and then. Robinson and Rhodes added 93 in 70 minutes Rhodes batted 90 minutes, hitting seven fours. . Dolphin was run out.through Deane’s magnificent fielding olk the boundary. Bissett took two wickets for 28, Dixon two for 167, Blackenberg two for 74, and Nupen three for 53.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ENGLISH TOUR OF AUSTRALIA. Received July 3. 12.40 p.m. ADELAIDE, July 3. The English'cricket team is scheduled to arrive at Fremantle on October 14, and starts with a match at Adelaide’ on November 7. The dates of the tests are: Sydney, December 19; Melbourne, January 1; Adelaide, January 16; Melbourne, February 13; Sydney, March 1. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.