BIG CRICKET

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 15 September 1926, Page 9

BIG CRICKET

MATCH DRAWN.

WITH NORTH OF ENGLAND

HOME TEAM MAKES 191

•iY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received 11.40 a.m. to-day. LONDON, Sept. 14. North of England, in tlieir first innings against the Australians, made 191. Details are:— NORTH OF ENGLAND. First linnings. Gunn, c Oldfield, b Grimmett. .... 15 Whysall, b Richardson 24 Holmes, stp. Oldfield, b Mailey .. 48 Jupp, c Grimmett, b Mailey 32 Smith, Ibw, b Richardson 3

Foster, c Grimmett, 15 Mailey .... 1" Enthoven, b Mailey S Kilner, not out 12 Parker, e and b Mailey 9 Root, c Collins, b Everett 12 Parkin, b Everett 1 Extras 13 Total 191 Bowling analysis.—Richardson two for 59, Everett two for 32, Mailey five for 58, Grimmett one for 2G, Gregory none for 3, Macartneyjionc for 0. AUSTRALIA. First innings 281 Second Innings. Australia in their second innings made 201 for four wickets. Collins, -c Jupp, b Parkin (3 Woodfull, c Smith, b Parker 5

Macartney, not out 100 Gregory, c Root, b Parkin 0 Taylor, hit wicket, b Enthoven .. 45 Andrews, not out 33 Extras 12 Total (for four wickets) .... 201 Bowling analysis.—Root none for 2, Parker one for 55, Parkin tw T o for 30, Jupp none for 21, Kilner none for 29, Enthoven one for 52. The match was drawn.

LAST OFFICIAL AIATOH

ENDS IN RAINSTORM

MACARTNEY SCORES A CENTURY

Received 11.30 a.m. to-day

LONDON, Sept. 14. Holmes and Foster -did not lost long. Alai ley, mixing well, obtained much assistance from the wind. The remaining wickets fell quickly. Australia opened badly", Woodfull, Collins and Gregory succumbing for a. total of 18, but Macartney -and Taylor stopped the rot and carried the score to 137, when Taylor, in pulling Enthoven to the boundary, overbalanced and trod 1 on the' wicket. Taylor was fright, especially on the leg -side, but was not as enterprising as usual. He hit one six and six fours. Macartney djove powerfully on all sides. When he was’ 47 he gave Root an ea-sy catch, which was dropped. Parker and Jupp had. the batsmen in trouble several times. Parker was bowling an- excellent length with a spin. Jupp wa-s more variable. A drizzle commenced in thte afternoon, and just as Macartney completed his century" rain, fell hard 1 and stumps were drawn at 4.30, ending the last official match of the tour. Macartney's display was characterised hv magnificent driving. He hit one six and 10 fours.

REST OF ENGLAND v. LANCASHIRE. AN EASY WIN FOR THE REST. Received 11.55 a.m. to-day. LONDON. Sept. 14. The Rest of England in their second innings made 468 for two wickets and declared (Woolley not out 172. Hendren not out 77). The pair added. 177 in 70 minutes. In the morning Woollev was cyclonic, hitting two sixes and' 17 fours.

Lancashire in the 'second 1 _ innings made 134. Tate took three wickets for 49 runs, and Stevens six for 52. The Rest won by 374 runs. FINAL ENGLISH AVERAGES. HOBBS AND RHODES ON TOP. Received 1.25 p.m. to-day. LONDON, Sept, 14. The final first-class cricket averages reveal Hobbs and Sutcliffe -still together. Hobbs tops the list with 41 inpings, 2949 runs, a top .score of 316 Hot out, and an average of *77.60. Sutcliffe batted in 47 innings, made 2528 runs, with 200 his top score, and am average of 66.52. Rhodes heads the bonding with 892 overs, 115 wickets, and' an average of 14.86.

E. TyldesJley is third ini batting with 2826 runs and l an average of 64.22; then come Hendren, 2643 and 62.92; Mead, 2326 and 62.86; He-arne, 1384 and 51.25; and Chapman, 1381 and 51.14.

Woolley is eleventh with 2183 and 46.44, and Kilner figures are 11-87 and 37.09.

Rhodes knocks- the youngsters for all-roumlness. In addition to heading the howling, he scored 1132, with an average of 34.30. Of the batsmenboW'lers, Tate is a. good second with 1347 and 32.07.

Carr’s drop in form is reflected in a humble 1236 and 29.42. MacDonald made 605, an average of 14.40. The G 1 amorgan ite Mercer is second in the bowling with 136 wickets and an average cf 16.46; foil lowed 1 iby R. Tyldeslev, 128 and 16.86; Tate. 147 and 17.51: Macaulay, 134 and 17.78; Larwood. 137 and 18.31; and Parker, 213 and 18.40.