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Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1921, Page 1

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AUSTRALIA v. M.C.C. UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION LONDON, May 21. Fry, who was suffering from an injured leg and Gibson, were replaced by Lee and Brown, while Oldfield, Mayne, and Hendry wer omitted from tho Australian team. Ryder was 12th man. It was arranged to take the luncheon adjournment at 1.30 and draw stumps at 6.0. and that play begin on Monday and-Tuesday at 11.30. The weather was brilliant and the wicket fast. Th'e attendance was 20,000. Johnson captained Marvlebone. He won the toss and opened the innings with Lee facing the howling of Gregory and MacDonald. The batsmen settled down and runs came steadily. Gregory was humping, sometimes over the heads of the batsmen. The first half hour produced 34 runs. Armstrong displaced Gregory and the separation of the batsmen came at 44, when Johnson played Armstrong into Collins’ hands at mid-off.

Knight followed and Armstrong tried a tempting one to Lee who was wary, hut when he had 21 to his credit) Lee was given out leg before to Gregory. Hendren joined Knight and at 47 Gregory relieved McDonald. Fifty was hoisted for 70 minutes play. Gregory was now rising less and sent down an occasional Yorker. Hendren was lively and pasted Gregory to the boundary. Mailey went on in the place of Armstrong at 06. At the luncheon adjournment the score was two for 80. On resuming Armstrong and MacDonald had charge of the bowling, Hendren playing carefully. Knight went at 92 being snapped up by Car-

ter. Foster succeeded him and opened care fully. Then he twico cut Armstrong • to the boundary and had reached 12 ■ when McDonald removed his leg stump. Four for 113. Hendren who was exploiting forward play, meeting the hall in tho centre of his hat had 31 when Brown joined him. Armstrong had onlv two men on the off and three in deep field. Hendren after adding nin o snicked one which Carter held. Stevens got his leg in front of Armstrong without having scored. Evans became partnered with Brown, and the scoring was extremely slow, largely duo to Armstrong’s accuracy and keeping the batsman seriously on the defensive. Carter gave Brown a life off McDonald, and a single made by Brown was the only one scored in half an liour’.s play. Gregory took the hall from McDonald, who howled 70 minutes and tho first ball was fatal to Brown. Seven for 131. Hubble was next man and play became more interesting. Evans made ini occasional stroke and TTubblo was confident showing some clean strokes. Tho fielding was of the keenest, espec- j ially that of Macartney and Pellew. Collins displaced Gregory at 159. At the tea adjournment the score was seven for 165. Evans 35, Hubble 25. On resuming the scoring proceeded at an oven rate. Good ground fielding saved many hard off strikes. Andrews, for tho first time during the tour displaced Mailey at 188. McDonald and Armstrong were on again before the second century appeared. Hubble cleverly dispatched Armstrong to boundary, and pasting McDonald who was using a new ball for two fours to the oft. An aggressive partnership ended by Carter dismissing Hubble off Armstrong after lie had hatted 80 minutes. Kennedy succeeded Evans and gave a chance to Carter when the total was 230 and his 50 came up for two hours’ piny. Gregory went on in plaro of McDonal at 231. The howling slackened and the fielding was also less keen. Kennedy went at 26)2 being howled by Mailey, who also cut short tho career of tho last man Duriston. Plnv then ended for the day. Evans showed stylish driving, forcing and cuts, and made nine fours. Tho scores were: M.C.C. FIRST INNTNGS Johnson, e .Collins, b. Armstrong 27 Lee, l.b.w. b. Gregory 21 Hendren, e. Carter, McDonald 40 Knight, c. Carter, b. Armstrong ... 20 Foster, b. McDonald 12 Brown, b. Gregory 6 Stevens, Lb.w b. Armstrong 0 Evans (not out) .69 Hubble, c. Carter, b. Armstrong 42 Kennedy, b. Mailey 23 Du niton, b. Mailey H 1 Extras 13 Total 284 Bowling analysis:—Gregory two for 80, McDonald two for 65, Armstrong four for 51, Mailey two for 41, Collins none for 29. Andrews none for 5. HOURS OF PLAY. LONDON, May ,21. Tt is officially stated that the Marylehone Club replying to the Australian manager regarding tho hours has requested that their rules on times of play be observed, but offers to draw stumps earlier on the third day. Owing to travelling difficulties the Australians declined to play beyond six o’clock and tho Marvlebone club, desiring to avoid unpleasantness decided to draw stumps at six, which was done under protest, declaring that the Marylebono Club felt this curtailing of hours was not in the host interests of the game in England, and regretting that any disappointment should be caused to the public.

A GOOD PARTNERSHIP

Playing against Leicester .Tnpp made 179, Bowley and Japp scored over 200 for the first wicket. Bowley made 127, following a score of 1-10 against Glainorgen.

AUSTRALIANS TO VISIT SOUTH AFRICA. LONDON, May 20. The Australian Cricket foam leave for Africa by the Balmoral Castle on September 30th. CAPETOWN, May 20. According to a provincial arrangement for the Australian cricket team's tour, the cricketers will arrive at Durban on Oct. 14th, and depart for Australia on December 2nd. Matches will he played against Transvaal, at Johannesburg, combined Free State and Griguland West, at Bloemfontein or Kimberley; West Province, at Capetown. Three test matches will bo played—one at Durham, from October 21st to October 25th, or alternatively between the 25th and 29th; the second at Johannesburg, between November 4th andl Bth or the sth and Bth, and the third at Captown, from November 25th to 29th. ENGLISH TEST TEAM. UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. i Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 22 The following are definitely selected for the English test team—Douglas (Captain), Rhodes, Woolley, Hendren, Holmes ,Howell, Richmond and Knight, while Jupp and E. Tyldeslev are instructed to he on the field at Nottingham. The wicket keeper will he selected on Tuesday. CRICKET HOURS. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 21. The crowd was deeply disappointed at the drawing of stumps in the Marylebone match at six, after it was previously announced that play would continue till 6.30. Negotiations over the hours were protracted till late in the afternoon. It is anticipated that the Counties will now follow the lead of the governing body, adopting Australian hours for the remainder of the tour.

MacLaren writes, that the Australians are playing the Counties with something up their sleeves, Armstrong not exposing his hand in these games and reserving an exhibition of their full strength for the tests. BIG CRICKET ARRANGEMENTS. LONDON, May 21. At the instance of Mr Smith, Australian manager, a meeting of the Imperial Conference will be held at Lords on Juno oth. .Mr Smith has compiled ii list of matters for discussion, including eight halls to the over, rolling the wicket ,an extra ten minutes in the event of rain, dates, fixtures,' visits to and from England, arrangements for programmes of future tours. Regarding the last named, Australia desires ail arrangement by a central body like the Cricket Board of Control in Australia. It will press that all country fixtures he subservinnt to international contests. It also will ask that the hours of play in all county games be from noon to six. Another question coming up is that of tost matches being played to a conclusion in England. Mailey will attend the conference with Mr Smith.