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Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1921, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

AUSTRALIANS V. GLOUCESTER

(Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, June 10. AUSTRALIAN—First Innings. Mayne b. Dennett *9 Bardsley. b. Dennett 132 Macartney, b. Dennet 149 Andrews b. Parker 34 Pellew c. Dennett, b. Alills 14 Gregory c. D. Robinson I>. Dennett 78 Ryder c. Barnett b. Alills 12 Hendry c. D. Robinson, b. Dennett lo Oldfield (not out) 3 Sundries 1° Total 8 wickets (innings declared closed) 533 Bowling analysis—Parker for 1 for 109. Dipper 0 for 17, Alills 2 for 195, Dennett 5 for 144, Hammond 0 for 53. GLOUCESTER Ist Innings continued. Rowlands b. Gregory 23 F. Robinson (not out) 19 Alills b. Armstrong 1 Parker b. Gregory 1 Dennet b Gregory 1 Extra 1 Total ; 179 Bowling analysis—Gregory 4 for 33, Hendry 1 for 15, Armstrong 0 for 32; AI alley 4 for 75, Ryder 0 for 18. GLOUCESTER—2nd. INNINGS. F. Robinson c. Ryder b. Gregory .. Jl Dipper (not out) ‘9 Barnett (not out) 38 Extra 1 1 wicket for I^® Bowling analysis—Gregory 1 for 14 Hendry 0 for 20, Alailey 0 for 30, Ryder 0 for 15, Alacartney O' for 30, Andrews 0 for 29, Pellew 0 for 7, ATaync 0 fo* 8, Bardsley 0 for 13. The match was drawn. Notwithstanding the' intention not to play the day before tests, the Australians agreed to play from noon to four on Friday, on account of the Prince of AVales’ visit. The play was not taken seriously, Armstrong giving all the side with the exception of . the wicket-keepers a howl. Tl, o game was resumed in bright, hot weather and attendance seven thousand. The wicket was fast and plumb. Rowlands and Robinson were soon separated, Gregory’s fourth ball rattling the former’s middle peg, and Armstrong’s next over broke through Mills’ defence at the cost of a single. Gregory in the succeeding over clean bowled Parker, who also made a single. Dennet registered a single before he was bowled by Gregory, the innings terminating with Gloucester 354 in arrears.

PLAYER INJURED. LONDON, Jun e 9. The cricketer Mead got a severe blow on the right hand while playing against Lancashire, and there is some doubt whether he will play in Saturday’s match. THE HOURS QUESTION. LONDON, Juno 9. Tlie first definite move to secure an abandonment of play in the event of the Australians insisting on only two days’ play before a test match lias been taken at’Sheffield by the United Football and Cricket Club, on whose ground the match aginst Yorkshire was arranged. Their committee have decided to request the Yorkshire Country Club to declare the match off unless three days’ play are conceded. Otherwise, tlie Club says, they must make arrangements to play elsewhere.

TWO-DAY MATCHES

LONDON, June 9. In connection with the request to the Yorkshire Club to cancel the match with Australia if the later insists on a two days’ match prior to the test, the chairman of the Sheffield United Football and Cricket Club Committee states that a two days’ match is worthless and j is simply making the game a farce. COUNTRY MATCHES. LONDON, June 9. C B. Ery, in the second innings made r> and Hendren 105 against Yorkshire. Woolley made 103 against Leicester Nottingham made 423 for four wickets against Essex —Carr 193 unfinished. ENGLISH TEST TEAM. LONDON. June 9. “Sporting Life” says: “It is doubtful if Douglas will play in the second test, owing to his sister’s grave illness which kept him out of the Essex team recently. Ery or Tennyson will captain the team if Douglas is absent. COLLINS STANDS OIJT. UNITED SERVICE* TELEGRAMS. •'Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, June 9. Collins is not playing, as the result of l.he injury to his lingers at Nottingham.