FIGHT FOR “THE ASHES."

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 14 June 1926, Page 9

FIGHT FOR “THE ASHES."

England v. Australia. ' FIRST TEST MATCH OPENS. j By Cnblo —Press Association —Copyright " Reuter’s Telegrams. * i (Received Juno R 3, 5-5 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 12. i There was licav)- ruin overnight, and ! the morning dawned fine, but later , ! there was a light drizzle. Tho wicket ; was covered overnight, but tbo out- ! field was soft. ! The crowd began to a.sscmblo a ] couple of hours before tho advertised ; time to start-. Tho ground filled • ’ rapidly, as trains and charabancs ; arrived from all parts ol tbe country, j ; .The attendance was 20,000. • The Teams. i i Following arc the teams : -i 1 England. j A. AV. Carr (Notts), captain. 1 A. P. F. Chapman (Kent), f J. B.* Hobbs (Surrey). [ H. Sutcliffe (Yorkshire). ; E. Mendrcn (Middlesex). T J. AV. Hearne (Middlesex), j Roy Kilner (Yorkshire). . | F. E. Woolley- (Kent). ■j M. AV. Tate (Sussex). i C. F. Root (AVorccstcr.sliirc). : H. Strudwick (Surrey). A. Sandbam (Surrey), 12th man. Australia. H. L. Collins (New South AVales), )( captain). AV. Bardsley (New South AVales), . ! (vice-captain). i -T. J. E. Andrews (New South | AVales). .j J. M. Gregory (New South AVales). j C. G. Macartney (New South ! AVales). ! , A. A. Mailey (New South AVales). ■j ,AV. A. Oldfield (New South AVales). i A. J. Richardson (South Australia) | J. S. Ryder (ATctoria). j J. M. Taylor (New South AVales). j A\ T . M. AVoodfull (A’ictoria). j C. G. Grimmett (S. Australia), j 12th man. S Messrs .R. D. Burrows and F. ! Chester, both of AVorcestershire, are j acting as umpires. j England Wins Toss, ! England won the toss and Carr 1 decided to bat. } A .At 11.20 a heavy shower delayed the j , Start, which was eventually made at j 12.12, on an easy wicket, and a 1 copious use of sawdust was immedi- : I ately necessary. ! Hobbs . took the first over from 1 i ’ Gregory, and opened the score with a : j to log, Suteli/Fe following with j ii single ‘through the slips off the same .! bowler. Gregory was kicking badly, I but developed better pace than he had >{ yet shown. Macartney had .a perfect j| - length, and had Sutcliffe- guessing. In the second over, the first -boundary 1 came from Hobbs, off a no-ball from ’ Macartney. AVlien the score was )j seventeen a risky single off Gregory saw Hobbs nearly run out by a smart i| return from Richardson, the batsmen jj dodging each other on the run. Hobbs jl ;jras careful and characteristically ; ’attractive, and placed the bowling superbly. Ho cut well and made some 0 powerful leg . strokes. Sutcliffe was | : more sedate ,and more orthodox in his 1; strokes. The fielding was clean and j- the picking up smart, Taylor, r, Andrews, and Bardsley being prot ininent. I After forty-seven minutes’ play) a | heavy, almost tropical, shower com- % pelled an adjournment , Rain continued till 2.30. Frequent inspections of the wicket were made during the afternoon by Carr and f Collins, hut at 5.30 it was decided that play must be abandoned for tho day. . v Following are the scores: fa ENGLAND First Innings. Hobbs, not out 10 Sutcliffe, not out 13 ' Total for no wickets 32 FEATURED IN THE PRESS. i ENGLAND’S CHANCES DIS--1 CUSSED. I By Cable- -I*r«ss Association—Copyright. | Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. j (Received June 13, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 11. i- •;: Every London newspaper makes tire Test match a feature story of tlxe day. Every available aspect is being discussed ait length. The consensus of opinion is that England will win if the players go after the bowling, while several say all eyes will be on Root, England’s dark horse. Mr Sydney Smith (manager of the Australian team), in an interview, said: “You can take it from the horse’s moutli, there is no coughing in the ’ Australian stable tonight.” He added “that no rigid discipline was imposed as a preparation for the game. The men could retire -when they liked, and rise when they liked, provided they were on .parade in good time.” The English team is arriving by one’s and two’s from all over the country. Hundreds of people are parading outside the Australians’ hotel, in Ihe hope of catching sight of the heroes •within. ../The pitch will he covered over- - .night, while a police patrol will be on duty all night long, to guard against accidents. Collins, speaking at a luncheon at York, said: "England’s Test side does England credit, in fact the Australians do like (he look of it, liecause it practically eliminates the tail which England has possessed fo’’ years.”

UMPIRES DECIDE FOR POSTPONEMENT.

ENGLAND’S FINE OPENING. Reuter’s Telegrams, p.r Cable—Press Association —Copyright (Received June 13, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 12. The crowd waited ’patiently .while the inspection of the wicket was made. Twenty thousand were prosent when Carr and Collins made the final visit. They appeared unable to agree, and decided to call out the umpires, whose decision was that no further play was possible. The position had resolved itself into a contest between the two captains, in which Collins won the day. Half an hour’s play on a soft wicket- would have been invaluable to England. Oil the contrary, Collins, with a depleted team, could not afford the risks likely to accrue from the slippery ground. During the closing consultation of the captains, the spectators vociferously demanded a continuation of play. One voice shouted: “Send for Armstrong,” but they accepted the final decision with the utmost good humour. Viewpoint of the Critics. T. IT. Bosanquet, writing in the “Despatch,” says: “Everything was going our way, when down conies a thunderstorm. It was. fine .to see Hobbs and Sutcliffe opening with all their old confidence and mastery. They played the bowling with ease and confidence. A difficult wicket is now our only available chance of victory, with, the limited timo for the matches.”

ENGLISH CRICKET SEASON. THE LEADING -AVERAGES. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Reuter’s Telegrams. (Received Juno 13, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 31. The follovjfiig are the leading hatting and howling averages of playeiK engaged in first-class cricket ill England: BATTING.

Gnmmctt is placed twenty-fourtli with an average of 19.95. Everett is at the bottom of the list with an average of 3-1.66 -.or ids his six wickets.

LONDON COUNTY CRICKET. By Cable—Press .Associ.itipn—Copyright Reuter's Telegrams. (Received June 13, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 11. Rain generally interfered with Play. Lancashire in the first innings against Middlesex made 222 for G wickets (Makepeace So, E. Tyldcsley 00). The match was abandoned. Cambridge, first innings 10G. Larwood took 4 wickets for 2 runs, including the hat trick. Notts, first inning's 2G5 (Payton 80, Turner 81). Irvine took- 6 for 90. The match was abandoned. Somerset, first innings 234' (Young G2). Kennedy took G for 87. Hampshire, first innings 347 (Mead 1G1). White took G for 100. The match was abandoned. Playing for Yorkshire, against Glamorgan, Macaulay took, in first innings, G for 29, and in the second, innings G for 42. Yorkshire won. Playing for Sussex against Gloucester, Cox took G for 45. The match was drawn. IRELAND v. OXFORD. Ireland playing Oxford scored 221 in the first innings. Serrurier took 4 wickets for 59. Oxford in the first innings made 285 for 5 wickets. <The match was drawn.

Gregory . » • • 12 l i S -m Average. g Hendry . V, — 139 69.50 ttendren . l(i 5 761 09.18 J-Jardingc . J l 1 60S 60.80 Woodfull . 12 1 058 59.36 Sandham . Jo 1 785 50.07 Brown . . IS 1 784 56.00 Stevens . . 11 1 527 52.70 Shenhord . 15 1 090 49.71 Richardson f) 5 197 49.25 iVjcaci . . 14 1 029 48.38 Andrews . 13 2 530 48.13 Macartney (23rd) ROAVLLN'G. 42.11 Rhodes . . ‘1 44 I K 42,8 9.72 Cox . . . 25 287 11.48 Bjchardijon 28 .'’■28 11.71 Richmond . 57 081 11.94 Tyldesley . 40 4.81 • 12.05 Larwood . 43 544 12.05 Maoaulev . 53 094 13.09 Macartney 290 13.20 Tate . . 59 783 13.27 Parker G8 1004 14.70 Parker . . 08 10004 14.76