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Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1921, Page 3

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AGAINST GLOUCESTER

UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS

(Received This Day at 10.TIU a.m.) LONDON, June 9. Australia in the first innings against Gloucester bad eight wickets down for five .hundred, and thirty-three when they declared the innings c h>sed: I play was resumed in bright warm weather. The attendance was seven thousand. The wicket was perfect. The last ball of first over, Pellew deflected Mills to Dennett at second slip, who accepted. Gregory joined Andrews ! whose stumps were spread-eagled next ball by Parker. Ryder partnered Greg. ' orv, who went at the howling in vigor- | ous fashion. Some excellent strokes j were unproductive, ns a result of splendid fielding. '[Tie effort was not immune from a proportion of uppish 1 strokes which however fell within a safety zone. Ryder endeavouring to emulate his colleague, drove Mills hotly to mid-on, Barnett taking a fine catch, eliciting warm applause. 6-12-462. When Hendry had notched five he was clean bowled by no-ball from Parker. Gregory continued bitting hoping for the best and disregarding the worst He registered half a century in forty two minutes, meanwhile advancing to seventy four. When fifteen, Hendry touched one from Dennett and was quickly snapped up at the wickets by Robinson Oldfield was caught almost immediately off another no-hall from Parker. Gregory signallised his escape hv hitting Dennett for two sixes in succession, but in attempting a third got under the ball and skied it over the wicket, Robinson taking fbe catch. He batted fifty minutes and delighted the spectators with bis enterprising methods. His total included three sixes, one five and seven fours. The innings was then declared closed. AUSTRALIAN—-First Innings. May no b. Dennett 79 Bardsley, b. Dennett 432 Macartney, b. Dennet 149 Andrews b. Parker 34 Pellew e. Dennett, b. Mills 14 Gregory e. D. Robinson I>. Dennett 1 8 Ryder c. Barnett b. Mills 12 Hendry e. D. Robinson, b. Dennett/15 Oldfield (not out) 3 Sundries 15

Total 8 wickets (innings declar-

ed closed)

Bowling analysis—Parker for 1 for 109, Dipper 0 for 17, Mills 2 for 195, Dennett 5 for 114, Hammond 0 for 53. (Received this dav at 1.30 p.m.Y LONDON, June 9. GLOUCESTER -First Innings. Hammond, b. Hendry 1 Dipper, l.b.w. h. Armstrong 24 Barnett, b. Mailey 33 Robinson, stp. Oldfield, b. Mailey 61 Smith b. Mailey 4 Rowlands, (not out) 23 Williams, b. Gregory 10 F. Robinson (not out) 9 Total for 6 wickets 161 Presumably stumps were drawn, but it is not stated. Dipper and Hammond opened to Gregory and Hendry. The latter got Ham mond’s wicket when he had scored a single. Dipper ami Barnett settled down to steady batting. Armstrong dis placed Gregory. Barnett scored freely but lost Dipper at twenty-four. With P. Robinson in, play became defensive. Mailey liowled vice Tlondrv at forty-sev-en. Robinson punished Mailey and Ryder displaced Armstrong at sixtysix. The batting now became lively, the partnership adding fifty in fifty minutes. Robinson reached half a century in sixty minutes, and then Mailey shattered Barnett’s bails. 2 for 112. Smith got a short shrift from the googlio who next, with the aid of Oldfield added Robinson to bis list. 5 for 125. Gregory replaced Armstrong at 141 and the change brought down tho fall of Williams, who played on. Rowlands played a good unfinished innings.