CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 18 June 1926, Page 9

CRICKET.

SLOW BATTING. AT .YORKSHIRE MATCH. MACARTNEY GIVES EXCELLENT DISPLAY. Li. CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPIfRiCHI Received 12.3(1 p.m. to-day. juON DU'iN, June A 7 . j The weather was line aim the w.cket easy lor the Yorkshire match. The attendance was 12,000. The start oi the innings was very quiet. A liberal amount of sawdust was used, and the batsmen gave constant attention to the pitch. The first four overs produced a single, and in' the fifth there was an exciting episode. Lollins playeci Robinson to Kilner at fine leg. The latter slipped, and Bardsley caked on Collins to run. The latter declined. Barnsley was half-way down the pitch. He supped and fell, but scrambled hack to the crease with a narrow margin to spare. Bardsley, when six, had a lucky escape, being unable to get out of the way ox a rising ball from Robinson, but Dolphin missed the catch. After about an hour’s play, in which 11 runs had been made and six successive maiden overs bowled, Macaulay' and Robinson still maintained an excellent length and kept the batsmen on the alert. Bardsley showed an inclination to make shots on the off-side, and Robinson played up to him, but Bardsley declined temptations. Collins was equally careful The first hour yielded 22.

Robinson, who was bowling consistently well, drew first blood, Collins diverting the ball from him into the hands of Macaulay at third slip, who held it well low down.

Macartney was shaky at opening, and was beaten by the first two balls from Robinson. Thereafter be impart, ed much-needed life to the game, straight drove Robinson and off 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 YVaddington with the ball demanded care, and the 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 opening. 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 with his fourth ball. The next ball Andrews drove to Lupton at deep mid-on and started to run, but fell full-length in the middle of the pitch and was unable to get home before Rhodes broke his wicket. Taylor then attempted a short run, but was run out by a brilliant return by Kilner, who threw down tlie wicket from mid-on. The total at this stage was 83 for five wickets.

Richardson, in his first over from Rhodes,. gave an easy catch to Waddington at first, slip, which lie failed to hold. .Macartney all the time was playing confidently, but was cautious to Richardson and played both Rhodes andlMacauley with superb indifference. 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, and gave an excellent all-round display. The sixth wicket had added 31. Richardson, when 18, was missed by Rhodes at cover off Kilner. Richardson carried on attractively till 5.30, when rain compelled an adjournment. The game was resumed at 6.10, but after four overs an appeal against the light was upheld. —Reuter.