BIG CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 251, 18 July 1921, Page 5

BIG CRICKET

AUSTRALIA V. DURHAM DAY OF MODERATE SCORES GOOD FIELDING AND BOWLING BY HOME TEAM By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. July 17, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 16. The Australians opened a match against Durham to-day. The weather was fine but dull when play commenced. Rain in the early morning had affected ths wicket. Armstrong won the toss and sent Durham, who are all amateurs to the wickets. Gregory, Andrews, Carter, and Pellew stood out of the Australian team. Common and Brooks opened to the bowling of M'Donald and Armstrong. Common got a single and then fell to M'Donald. Kinch joined Brooks and hit forcibly, getting thirteen while Brooks made two. The latter was then bowled. Wake came in, but only made three. When the score was 51, made in fifty-five minutes, Collins replaced M'Donald. Kinch and Scott-Page took the ecore to 68, when the former was caught by Bardsley, close in at mid-on. Kinch had hit six fours. Scott-Page soon followed him, caught at long-on. Doggart and Squance carried the score along merrily, 100 appearing in as many minutes. Doggart, who is a Cambridge man, got six and two fours off successive balls, from Collins, whom M'Donald replaced at 134. Ono run later Squance was out, and shortly afterward Doggart went. Doggart had hit one sixer and five fours. Seven for 142. The rest of the team were quickly disposed of. The weather was sunny and the attendance had reached 10,000 when the Australians went in. Goodricke, a lefthand medium-slow bowler, and Doggart, a medium fast right-hander, oponsd the attack. Collins got in front of a ball from Goodricke when tho score was 30. Goodricke’s bowling was disconcerting to the batsmen. Bardsley nearly played him on when his score was 20. Fifty appeared in thirty-seven minutes. Smart fielding and skilful bowling aroused the enthusiasm of the spectators, as did occasional crisp strokes by Macartney. Bardsley was caught at third man. After tea Milam, a right-hand medium-pace bowler, and Spiller, a fast right-hander, went on. Taylor and Armstrong were now associated, and runs came quicker, especially through Armstrong’s great driving. The Litter made 36 in twenty minutes. Then Doggart displaced Spiller. Armstrong’s total included eight fours and Taylor’s six fours. The following are the ecores:— DURHAM. First Innings. Common, b. M'Donald 1 Brooks, b. M'Donald 2 Kinch, c. Bardsley, b. Oollins S 3 Wake, st., b. Armstrong 3 Scott-Page, c. Taylor, b. Armstrong 24 Doggart, b. M'Donald 8< Squance, o. Armstrong, b. M'Donald 82 Bell, c. Oldfield, b. Hendry 19 Spiller, st., b. Armstrong 3 Milam, o. Macartney, b. Armstrong 0 Goodricke, not out 1 Extras 8 Total 1(58 Bowling Analysis.—M'Donald took four wickets for 28 runs; Armstrong, four for 82; Collins, one for 49; Hendry, one for 1. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Collins, 1.b.w., b. Goodricke 12 Bardsley, c. Milam, b. Goodricke 27 Macartney, run out —■■■■ 18 Taylor, c. Doggart, b. Goodricke •>* Armstrong, b. Milam W Mayne, not out Ryder, not out ’ Extras 17 Total for five wickets 200 MATCH AGAINST SCOTLAND DRAWN GOOD DISPLAY OF BATTING BY KERR. London, July 15. When play recommenced this morning in the second match between Australia and Scotland, the weather was sunny and warm. Scotland’s first wicket fell at 8, Batson being caught by Oldfield off Gregory. Campbell joined Kerr, and, when he had scored 10, he was caught at the wickets off Gregory. Two for 26. Batson and Campbell were out through trying to flick rising balls from the fast bowler which they could have left alone. Kerr, who is of short stature, was very watchful. He is not stylish, hut plays a scrupulously straight bat. Tho Australian fielding was faultless. When Kerr was 17 he stepped out a yard to play one from Mailey, missed it but Oldfield also missed the ball. Stevenson helped Kerr to bring 50 up for sixtyeight minutes’ play. He remained with Kerr an hour, and scored 31, when Ryder bowled him. Three for 84. Ton runs later Mackay was bowled by Ryder. Four for 98. Ryder knocked the stump a distance of six yards. Alexander came in, and the century appeared for 112 minutes’ play. Kerr reached his 50 after 120 minutes’ play. At the tea adjournment the score was 192 —Kerr 89, Alexander 50.

Continuing after tea, Alexander put on 10 more runs before he was caught by Oldfield. There were frequent changes in bowling, in all nine of the Australians taking a turn with the ball. Kerr went on, and reached 147 before ho got his leg in front of one from Andrews. He was loudly applauded for his display. When time was up Scotland had lost eight wickets for 294, and the watch was drawn.

The following are the scores: — AU STR AU A. First innings 514 SCOTLAND. First Innings. Kerr, 1.b.w., b. Andrews 147 Batson, c. Oldfield, b. Gregory 1 Campbell, c. Oldfield, b. Gregory 10 Stevenson, b. Ryder 31 Mackay, b. Ryder 4 Alexander, c. Oldfield, b. Gregory ... 60 Hole, st. Oldfield, b. Andrews 11 Mitchel), c. Mayne, b. Taylor 8 Watt, not out fl Sievewright, not out 5 Extras 13 Total for eight wickets 294 Bowling Analysis.—-Gregory took three wickets for 27; Armstrong, none for 8; Mailey, none for 104; Hendry, none for 86; Ryder, two for 28; Collins, none for 31; I’ellew, none for 23; Andrews, two for 25; Taylor, one for 1. BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES (Rec. July 17, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 16. The following are the best averages to date:— Batting. Mead 72.40 Macartney 69.52 Bardsley G 3 Bryan 60.31 Russell 60.04 Hallows 38.14 Oldroyd 50.10 Duoat 49.80 Douglas 49.52 Pearson 48.25 Chapman .... 47.72 Jeacocke 46.11

Bowling. Rung per Wickets. wickets. Armstrong ..., 58 12.05 Rhodes i 77 13.94 Gregory 83 14.31 White 100 14.49 M'Donald 82 16.10 Freeman 114 16.21 Howell 42 16.28 Parkin 92 16.44 Bowle-y t 36 16.55 Lee 54 16.77 Bestwick 100 17.31 PLAYERS DEFEAT GENTLEMEN MEAD AND FENDER GET CENTURIES. London, July 15. The Players beat the Gentlemen, the former scoring 360 and 42 for one wicket, and the latter 129 for 272. For the Players Mead scored 108, his eighth century this season, and for the Gentlemen Fender made 101—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.