GLORIOUS CRICKET

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 172, 22 June 1926, Page 8

GLORIOUS CRICKET

SECOND EDITION

MACARTNEY IN FINE FORM. RICHARDSON ALSO GOOD. BEST BATTING. OF THE TOUR. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received June 22, noon. LONDON, Juno 21. There was an attendance of 16,000 when the cricket match between Australia and Lancashire was resumed. MacDonald presented no difficulties to the Australian batsmen. He had the entire field on tho offside except mid-on. Nevertheless, tho batsmen several times found the boundary through them. Macartney and Richardson’s display of batting has so far been unsurpassed. Iddon and Tyldesley w'ere played confidently. Macartney, who was at the top of his form, reached the century with a short single in 165 minutes. Richardson maintained the offensive and sent Iddon to the boundary three times in one over. MacDonald, whoso length at the start was very faulty, continued to be variable, but it was off one of his short balls that Richardson was taken at third inan, R. Tvldesley, who dived and brought off a brilliant catch low down. The South Australian had batted for 100 minutes. He hit eight fours and was very safe and vigorous all through. The total then was 234 for six wickets, tho partnership having added 115 runs. Ryder was badly missed at first slip by Watson off his first ball from MacDonald.

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Macartney continued supcroiy. nu drove and cut all tho bowling alike. When he was 13 Ryder leg glnnced a ball to Duckworth, who mulled it badly. A couple of overs after the third centurv was passed Macartney, in essaying a risky cut from Parkin, a strike from which ho had scored many runs, misjudged it and was well taken by Duckwoi'ih at the wicket. He had played glorious cricket all round and was magnificent on the offside. Ho received an ovation on returning to the pavilion. His innings lasted 225 minutes and his score, included 15 fours. The board at this stage read 309 for seven wickets. Rvder, in attempting a big hit, lifted the ball to Shortley. His innings was always bright and ho drove powerfully. Tho closing stages of the innings wore brightened by Oldfield’s attractive display, his cutting being crisp and clean. Everest showed unexpected form. He brought off many good shots off MacDonald and Watson. Tho last wicket added 32 runs.

Lancashire’s second innings opened disastrously, two wickets falling for 11 runs. Everett and Macartney commenced tho attack. To the former’s first ball, a full toss, Makepeace weakly held out his bat and was well held by Oldfield. Tho batsmen avoided risks and the scoring was slow. Hallows batted soundly without being spectacular. Apart from a couple of boundaries early off Everett, his score mounted by singles and twos until be had tho bad luck to be given out by leg before when lie seemed well sot. Lack of enterprise was manifested by the remaining batsmen, many loose halls being allowed to pass unpunished, notably from Everett, who was unable to find the length. Such runs as accrued came from Alailey. Tho game became a dogged fight to keep up the wickets, i Barnes, with a couple of nice drives to the boundary off Mailey in one over, only once relieved the tedium.—Reuter.