POOR BATTING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17132, 7 September 1926, Page 7

POOR BATTING

CIVIL SERVICE MAKE 59

AUSSIES DECLARE AT 451

ANOTHER DRAWN MATCJI

O{outer’s Telegram.) (Received September 7, noon.) LONDON, .September 6. The Civil .Service innings commenced at 2.80 the attendance being 1000, and a feature of the innings was the howling of Collins, who captured six wickets for seventeen. Bennett was the only batsmen to make anything of a stand. He brought (iff some nice drives. The batsmen generally were impotent, and did not attempt to hit, and their efforts to slop the hall were painful to watch.

Their second strike was a hit more lively, Cook and M lesson driving and cutting cleanly and powerfully. The second wicket yielded 50. Webb and Collins played out rime, the game ending in a draw.

AUSTRALIA.-—!’ irst Innings. Wood full, li Chapman 4.4 Ellis, e Sliarlaml, b Chapman ... 8 Taylor, e substitute, b Masson ... 201 Collins, Ibw., 1> Cook ... ... ... 27 Hendry, retired hint 5 Ryder, b Knight ... ... ... 26 Richardson, )> Knight ... ... 1 I’onsford, lbw., h Chapman 7 Everett, not out 100 Grinimett, not out 11 Extras 25 Total for eight, wickets ... ... 454 CIVIL SERVICE.-—First Innings. Cook, <• Everett, h Richardson ... 5 ltippon, I* Everett ... ... ... 7 Musson, lhw, b Richardson 0 Bennett, e I’onsford, b Collins ... 19 Webb, run out ... 6 Tasker, a Everett., b Collins ... 4 Collins, e Ponsford, h Collins ... 5 Sliarlaml, st. Ellis, b Collins ... 1 Knight, h Collins ... ... ... 0 Ross, e Ponsford b Collins ... 2 Extras 12

Rowling: Everett, one for 8; Richardson, two for 20; Collins, six for 17: Mailev, none for 2. SECOND INNINGS. Rippon, e Collins, h Richardson ... 2 Cook, c Ryder, b Collins 38 Musson, o Grimmett. b Collins ... 34 Webb, not out a Collins, not out 6 Extras li

Total for nine wickets

Bowling.—Ryder, none for 9; Richardson, one for 21: Everett, none for 16; Mailev, none for 17; Collins, two for 25.