AUSTRALIA WINS THE RUBBER

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 242, 7 July 1921, Page 5

AUSTRALIA WINS THE RUBBER

MARGIN OF 219 RUNS IN THIRD TEST ENGLAND FAILS TO MAKE A DRAW e By Telegraph—Preus Association—Copyright London, July 5. The third Test match was concluded at Leeds to-day, and resulted in a win for the Australians by 219 runs. Andrews and Carter, Monday's not out men, piled up tho runs rapidly until Jupp beat the former with a ball that broke back very fast. Andrews, whose score was 92, showed his disappointment. Fellow came in, and Carter sent Woolley, via fine leg, to tho ropes, and drove the next, a no-ball, to tho on, sending up 290 for 165 minutes' play—Carter 38. Parkin had four men in the slips when he took the new ball from Woolley. He bowled on the off-theory. After giving Jupp a hot return, which hurt his hand, Pellew pulled him to the boundary. Both batsmen were forcing the pace and driving hard. Generally the three fieldsmen on the edge of the boundary were getting plenty to do. White, who displaced Jupp at 223, got Pellew with his first ball, which Pellew drove into Duoat’s hands at mid-on. Still, quick scoring was the only game possible, even at the cost of quick wickets. The play had been proceeding for an hour, and 80 runs had been scored, when Taylor appeared. He had a short life, Tennyson at mid-off taking a high onehanded catch. Fieldsmen Spread Out. Australia was then 375 ahead, and in the expectation of hard hitting the field deepened when Armstrong left the pavilion. Carter, however, immediately left him, getting his leg in front of a ball by Parkin. He received one of the finest ovations in the match. With Gregory’s departure, caused by a mishit, which sent the ball high in tho slips, four wickets had fallen in forty minutes for the addition of 37 runs. Then Hendry, before lie had scored, edged one from Parkin to first slip, but Woolley failed to retain his hold. Every over had its incident. The next was White’s attempt at n right-hand catch from a hot return from Armstrong. It was a most difficult chance. Tennyson’s fielding with his one good hand was frequently applauded. The ground fielding generally was clean. Australia’s Innings Declared Closed. Armstrong opened his shoulders, driving Parkin with terrific power, but he was not so successful against White, whose deceptive slows merited respect. However, Armstrong square-cut him beautifully to the ropes. Woolley wont on in place of Parkin at 256, and Jupp completed a double change. Play thereafter was practically without incident, until Armstrong declared at 12.59, leaving England the formidable task of getting 4-22 in 279 minutes. England’s Second Effort. Hardinge and Brown opened England’s second effort. Brown was limping, and had Hallows to run for him. England had a quarter of an hour’s batting before lunch. Brown placed Gregory twice through tho slips to the boundary, but within ten minutes Hardinge lost his wicket, Gregory taking a magnificent catch at the second attempt. At first ho got his right hand to the ball high overhead, arresting its flight, then he got both hands to it. It was the most wonderful catch of the match. Hearne eoon got into his stride, and was responsible for some delightful cutting off M'Donald, to whom Armstrong fielded back of point. M'Donald was making the ball jump, Hearne frequently getting deliveries on the leg side, shoulder high, to the ropes. Brown, who has made the most astonishing improvement during the last few weeks, drove the fast bowling hard' and confidently, and fifty went up in thirty-five minutes. At this stage Mailey went on in place of Gregory. Hearne’s attractive display closed * shortly afterwards, Taylor at short mid-on taking a single-handed catch off M'Donald. Australia’s prospects of forcing a conclusion became rosier with Hearne’s dismissal. The two tall left-handers, Brown and Woolley, then became associated. Mailey had both guessing, but Woolley was getting perfect square cuts off M'Donald. English Cracks Batting Well. The wonderful fielding of Andrews, Taylor, and Pellew was frequently applauded. Brown had a lucky escape off a rising ball from M'Donald. Ho got it on the edge of his bat, and it went high into the air, just out of danger. He straight drove the next to the boundary. On the wholo, England’s cracks were making it a good match. Brown, like Tennyson in the first innings, was giving a lot of trouble, but Gregory, who relieved M'Donald at 96, soon had him leg-before, with a ball that was almost a yorkcr. England now wanted 324, with 175 minutes to play, and six wickets in hand. The century appeared shortly afterwards. Armstrong persevered with Mailey, whom Woolley often pulled to the ropes and cut superbly. This perseverance was rewarded when a ball from Mailey fell off Woolley’s body and trickled on to the wicket, and thus broke what threatened to develop into another Douglas-W oolley stand. / Chance of a Draw Vanishing. Ducat remained for one over, and was easily stumped in stepping out to hit Mailey. England’s chance of making a draw was vanishing with dramatic suddenness, as 150 nrjnutes remained foi play with four wickets in hand. The scoring had been under a run a minute. Tn the next over Gregory sent back Douglas’s off-stump, Douglas playing forward to tho ball. The position when Tennvson joined Jupp was that ’nroe wickers had fallen for four runs. After placing Gregory through the slips three times Tennvson was struck above the knee bv Gregory. Jupp drove Gregory past cover to the ropes, and pulled Mailey for 4. The score was 159 for 1-5 minutes’ play when M'Donald relieved Gres'orv The cricket was anything but invigorating. Mailey was continually puzzling Tennvson. When the tea interval arrived Mailey bad been bowling unchanged for a Arm ‘ strong replaced M Donald at 1.3. With his first -ball after tea Armstrong dismissed Tennyson. The ball broke across and touched the off hail. Tn Armstrong’s next over Jupp was taken at the wicket. He, like Tennyson, had given a somewhat patchy disnlnv. with more than a fair share of luck. Thus (ten minutes’ play had removed England s Inst shadow of hope. Mailey s next over was the last, as ho bowled Parkin. Following are the detail scores: AUSTRALIA. First innings 4/17 Second Innings. Andrews, b. Jupp Bardsley, b. Jupp |5 Macartney, c. and b. Woolley 30 Carter, 1.b.w.. b. Parkin 47 Pellew. c. Ducat, b. White 16 Taylor, c. Tennyson, b. White 4 Armstrong, not out ..... 28 Gregory, c. Jupp, b. White,. ... 3 Hendry, not out 11 Extras Total for seven wickets 273 Grand total 689, Innings declared closed.

The wickets fell os follow:—One for 71, two for 139, three for 193, four for 223, five for 227, six for 227, seven for 230. Bowling Analysis.—Douglas took no wickets for 38 runs, Whito three for 37, Jupp two for 45, Parkin one for 91, Woolley one for 45. There were ten byes. ENGLAND. First innings — 259 Second Innings. Hardinge, c. Gregory, b. M'Donald ... 5 Brown, 1.b.w., b. Gregory 46 Hearne, c, Taylor, b. M'Donald 27 Woolley, played on, b. Mailey 37 Douglas, b. Gregory 8 Ducat, st. Carter, b. Mailey 2 Jupp, c. Carter, b. Armstrong 28 Tennyson, b. Armstrong 86 White, not out 6 Parkin, b. Mailey 4 Hobbs, absent, ill 0 Extras, byes 3 Total 292 Grand total •••• 461 The wickets fell as follow:—One for 15, two for 57, three for 98, four for 124, five for 126, six for 126, seven for 199, eight lor 197, nine for 292. Bowling Analysis—Gregory took two wickets for 55 runs, M'Donald two for 67, Mailey three for 71, and Armstrong two for 6. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.