CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 9 August 1926, Page 5

CRICKET

AUSTRALIA v. GLOUCESTER. HOME TEAM MAKES 144. VISITORS 234 FOR SIX. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COB YBIGHT. LONDON, Aug 7. Gloucester in their first innings made 144. GLOUCESTER. First Innings. Dipper, b Grimmett 22 Sea brook, c Grimmett, b Gregory 11 Smith, 1,1).iv., b Mailey 15 Hedges, o Ellis, b Gidmmett 4 Sinfield, not out 28 Lyon, 1.b.w., b Grimmett .'— 95 Robinson, b Griniiinett <J Melsome, st. Ellis, 1) Griniiinett ... 15 Parker, e Gregory, b Richardson 5 Wedel, 1.b.w.. ib Grimmett 4 Goddard, c Andrews, b Grimmett 0 Extras 5 Total 144 Bowling (analysis.—Gregory took one wicket for 17 runs, Hendry none for four, Grimmett seven for 67, Mailey one for 40, Rioliardison one for 11. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Ryder, 1.b.w., b Wedel 36 Taylor, 1.b.w., b Goddard 1 95 Macartney, c Melsome, b Wedel ... 15 Collins, b Wedel ' 2 Andrews, e Smith, 1> Goddard 62 Hendry, b Melsome 9 Richardson, not out 5 Total for six wickets 234 The weather was bright and eodl. There was an attendance of 10,000,’ a.nd the wicket was good. Robinson won the toss and decided Woodfull. Bardsley, Ponsford, Oldfield and Everett were omitted from the Australian team. Bardsley Was to have played, hut just before tlie start he strained a leg and was replaced hv Ryder. Gloucester started slowly, and four wickets were down for 54. Then_ Lyon became aggressive, and with Sinfield carried the total to 108 in 25 minutes. At this point Lyon was declared out to ai belated appeal for leg before. Sinfield was cautious throughout his innings. Australia opened brightly. When the total was 59 Ryder was given out leg before. Wedel was bowling excellently, keeping the batsmen oniet, and forcing them to use care. The score was 93 for three wickets when Andrews joined Taylor. The. pair .played forcefully, their off drives and leg play being brilliant. Their running between the wickets wals good, and they did' not lose; a single run. They became well set and hit freely, many changes of bowling having no effect- Eventually, when the partnership had added 121 in an hour, Goddard 'appeared with a new hall, and with his second ball Andrews was taken at the wicket. He had' hit seven fours. Three balls later, for ail additional rim, Taylor was out -after a magnified] I and forceful display. He hit eight fours. Gloucester’s fielding was verv keen.

TAKINGS AT LEEDS Received 10.30 a..m. to-dav. LONDON. Aug. Si. Of the 'total receipts at the Leeds test match. £8834, the Australians' received £2637. The Board of Control’s profit is £3904. which is £I2OO more than, in the 1921 tour.—Atis.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PLAYERS’ AVERAGES. HOBBS HEADS THE, BATTING. RHODES FIRST IN BOWLING. LONDON, Aug. 6. The fallowing are the leading averages of English and. Australian cricketers for the season to date: —

RATTING. Ins. N.O. If nns. Av". Hobbs 29 1 2002 71.50 Tvldesloy 37 3 2350 69.11 Woodfnll 26 4' 1419 64.50 Macartney ... 22 1218 60.90 Mead .... 33 5 1G30 58.21 Chapman ... 23 3 1143 57.3 5 Sutcliffe .... 30 5 1425 57.00 Hondven .... 38 9 1015 55.68 Hawli nge .... 38 3 1882 53.77 Saviidhani .... 32 3 1600 53.33 Hear lie 31 4 1384 51.25 Bai'clslov .... 27 2 1200 48.00 Pons ford .... 19 3 761 47.56

BOWLING. Huns. Wkts. Avg. ’Rhoden ,. 1413 95 14.87 Macartney . 759 47 16.14 Parkin . 630 39 16.15 R. Tvldesley .. . 1561 96 16.26 Grimmett . 1021 61 16.73 Mercer . 1716 102 16.82 Larwood . 1747 100 17.47 Macaulay . 1806 103 17.53 Gcarv . 1902 ■ 108 17.61 Tate . 2048 115 17.80 Ji:t>i> . 1353 76 17.80 Mailcv . 1603 90 17.81 Everett (28th) . 368 11 33.45 Gregory (30tli) .. .. 797 22 36.22