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Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1921, Page 1

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AUSTRALIA V. YORKSHIRE. 'POOR DAY’S PLAY. UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION 'Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, May 12.

Rain fell overnight and the ground was wet, and the start was delayed till 12.30., when the weather was cloudy and attendance fifteen thousand. The days play on the whole was tame and presented no outstanding features. son and Sutcliffe continued the innings, to the bowling of Armstrong and McDonald. The wicket was soft and slow, but drying. The outfield was heavy. The batsmen were careful at starting. Fifty appeared in seventyseven minutes, Sutcliffe playing with a perfectly straight bat and showing excellent footwork. Tyson had a narnow ecsape of being run out, Hendry not returning well. Macartney replaced McDonald at 57 and Collins, Armstrong at 61. The batsmen were warming to their work, and runs came more freely. At luncheon the score was 1 for 61.

Collins and Macartney howled after lunch. The second wicket fell at 08, Gregory snapping Tyson up at short slip. He had been nearly two hours at the wicket and displayed an upstanding straight defence. Rhodes joined Sutcliffe and the best stand of the. innings followed. Armstrong bowled in placo of Collins at eighty-eight. Rhodes hit a couple of twos and fours off his first three balls. McDonald displaced Macartney at 96, and the latter went on vice Armstrong at 100, which appeared in 161 minutes. With the total at 129 and his own score at 45, Sutcliffe was run out. His play was gracefid and attractive. Hendry and Armstrong led the attack after tea. R. Kilner assisted to bring the total • to 158 and then was nicely taken at covo r jMHiit hv Andrews off Hendry. Ten runs later, Collins at silly point dismissed Rhodes with a low catch. His innings lasted two hours and was marked by confidence. Collins similarly disposed of Burton and Carter smartly stumped X. Kilner. Eight were down for 191, hut Robinson and Waddington ployed out time. At the drawing of stumps, Yorkshire had lost eight wickets for 197. A CSTRALIA—-Ist. INNINGS. Bardsley 1.b.w., b. Waddington ... 1 Collins 1). Rhodes 27

Macartney c. R. Kilner, b. Rhodes 2 Taylor st. Dolphin b. Rhodes 11 Armstrong b. r. Kilner 10 Gregory (not out) 104 Andrews st. Dolphin, br. Kilner ... 33 Ryder run out H Hendry c Rhodes b. Robinson 1 Carter c. Sutcliffe b. Rhodes 12 McDonald e. Burton b. Rhodes 16 Extras 8 Total 263 Bowling analysis—'Robinson 1 for 62, Waddington 1 for 39, Kilner 2 for 50, Rhodes 5 for 87, Macartney 0 for 17. YORKSHIRE—Ist. INNINGS. Holmes c. Hendry b. McDonald ... S Tyson, c. Gregory, b. Collins 29 Sutcliffe, run out 45 Rhodes, e. Collins, b. Armstrong ... 63 R. Kilner ,c. Andrews, b. Hendry 14 Boston, c. Collins, b. Hendry 4 Robinson, (not out) 12 N. Kilner, st. Carter, b. Armstrong 1 Dolphin, e. McDonald, b. Armstrong 9 Waddington, (not out) 0 Extras H Total for 8 tickets 197 ENGLISH TEST CAPTAINCY. LONDON, May 11 Public interest in the choice of England’s Test captain is increasing. The names canvassed are Douglas, Spooner, MacLarcn, and Fry. Age is considered an obstacle to the choice of either of the two last named. Spooner is strongly favoured in some quarters.