SENSATIONAL BOWLING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19859, 1 February 1928, Page 16

SENSATIONAL BOWLING.

MACARTNEY AND KELLEWAY. The most sensational performance for a long while was recorded by Charles Macartney, of Gordon, who completely routed Northern District at Chatswood cvnl, taking seven wickets for 11 runs, says a Sydney writer, commenting on a recent match in New South Wales. Not for years has a bowler in first grade accomplished such a phenomena! feat on a good wicket. Macartney was assisted by Charles Kelleway, who took two for 6, five oi' the runs against him being noballs ! None of the Northern District batsmen could do anything with the bowling of these two former internationals, whose services would be most acceptable to the State in the approaching match against the powerful Victorians, if only they had not retired from big cricket. There -is no doubt that they are two of the three greatest all-rounders in Australia, even at the piresent day, tho other being J. M. Gregory. Macartney and Kelleway kept a perfect length againnt Northern District, but it is difficult co understand why the batsmen did not show any enterprise. When bowlers are on top like that, enterprising, and even daring, methods invariably pay. The bowlersf should not have been allowed to dominate the position in that manner. In an hour the whol« side was out for 22 runs, Loder top-scoring with six! No fewer- than seven battnien failed to score; tho five sundries were no-balls B,nd the remaining 17 rur.s were divided between four batsmen.