Big Cricket

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 113, 30 April 1926, Page 4

Big Cricket

A DRAWN GAME. ADDITIONAL SCORES, /j': (Received 30, 11.10 a.m.) London, April 29. The cricket match was drawn. Stumps were drawn at 6.15 owing to rain. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Additional Mores:— Bardslcy, c Franklin, b Faison.* 43 Taylor, c Falcon, b Hazeton .... 4 Woodfull, c Colman, b Faison 19 Ponsford, b Falcon < 12 Richardson, 1.b.w., b Falcon 0 Gregory, c Meyer, b Falcon ...< 5 Ryder, not out * 43 Oldfield, c Meyer, b Falcon .... 0 Grimmett, c Edwards, b Falcon • » 15 Extras 8 Total 7. 179 Bowling anaysis: Falcon 7 for 42, Meyer none for 54, Hazelton 2 for 33, Hctherton 1 for 12, Edwards none fox 30. MINOR COUNTIES. Minor Counties in their first innings made 115 for four wickets. Ferens, c Bardslcy, b Gregor .• 0 Buchanan, c Oldfield, b Gregory 13 Colman, 1.b.w., b Richardson .* 44 Ling, c Ryder, b Richardson «« 36 Falcon, not out 17 Crawley, not out •«.•••••••••*< 0 .. Extras Total for 4 wickets .... 115 Bowling analysis: Gregory 2 for 24, Macartney none for 7, Grimmett none for 33. Richardson 2 for 26, Collins none for 14, Ryder none for 6.—(A. and N.Z.) DETAILS OF THE GAME. (Received 30, 12.55 p.m. London, April 29. There was an attendance of 6000. Collins batted for an hour. He was distinctly unhappy, and apparently out of practice. Bardslcy, when partnered Jjy Woodful scored rapidly. The wicket vas drying, and tile bowlers were getting a kick out of the ball, and tlfe batsmen were most respectful. Barrister scored frequently past point, but in the second over alter tea he stepped out to drive but missed the ball, which rebounded from his pads to the wicketkeeper. He had played soundly for a two hours’* ohaiiceless innings. Woodful tamely hit the ball to silly leg, and Colman, running in splendidly, held it. Ryder had one narrow escape. Colman took the ball low down and Ryder started to walk off, but Colman signed to him to return, intimating that the ball touched the ground first. Ryder then indulged in straight driving and also cut excellently and indiscriminately. He sent Mayer and Kakon to the boundary, the latter twice in succession. Grimmett opened with a couple of leg glides, followed by a very poor daisy cutter from whch he gained five. He was trapped by a slower ball which he sent into mid-off’s hands. Ryder largely monopolised play* giving an excellent all-round exhibition. Tho bowling throughout was good and well mixed, and the fielding was sound, The innings lasted 200 minutes. The . feeling is freely expressed that it’ is early to form an opinion of tho Australians. Mistiming and misjudgment were too frequent. 'The Counties opened well. Bucha* nan played Gregory calmly and twice nit him to the boundary. He went out to a very unlucky snick at a Dumping balll. • Ling and Colman were confident and gained their runs mostly off Gregory, who was erratic. Ling aroused enthusiasm by driving Grimmett out of the ground, following with a leg boundary. Facing Macartney the batsmen were content to keep their wickets intact. Loth played a sound all round and chanceless innings. Rain commenced at 6.10 and play was abandoned five minutes later.— and N.Z.)