CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1921, Page 1

CRICKET

THE SECOND TEST

WIN FOR AUSTRALIA

BY EIGHT WICKETS.

4UBTIIALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. LONDON, June 14 The cricket match was resumed this morning. The sky was overcast, but the wicket was unchanged. The attendance was small. McDonald and Gregory bowled against the not out men, Tennyson and Strudwick. The score at 11.20 had amounted to 2(53 for nine wickets. Tennyson had made 58, while Strudwick was bowled bv Gregory for 12. The finish of the English second innings was interesting. Armstrong entrusted the winding-up of England’s innings to the two fast bowlers, Gregory and McDonald.

At the pavilion end McDonald breezed Strudwick’s bails with his third ball. Tennyson, though frequently mis-tim-ing McDonald, executed some useful strokes, bringing up bis 50 with a sparkling leg boundary at the Victorian’s expense, and making the total 250, which had taken 245 minutes to compile. Fortunately for England, Tennyson got most of the bowling, and on passing Lis 50, be treated McDonald lightly, driving him to the off and pulling him to the boundaries.

Gregory broke the partnership with a fast ball, sending tlie wicket-keeper’s off stump yards behind Strudwick. The latter bad pulled him to the ropes with the previous ball. Tennyson was unhappy when facing Gregory, but he cut a riser past deep third man, and also Lit Gregory through the covers several times.

Tennyson managed to keep most of the bowling from Durston, whom MaiIcy dropped in an attempt at a backward catch at point when the score was 265. Tennyson showed admirable enterprise in ensuring bis getting the bowlling over after over. He would follow a boundary drive with a single off the last ball. Thus (lie score mounted rapidly, 48 appearing in 40 minutes’ play. But these tactics could not last. Durston eventually faced Gregory, who rooted out his leg stump with the second ball.

The English second innings closed for 283, Tennyson being unbeaten with 74 rus. He batted for 105 minutes. His score included ten Tourers.

Requiring 129 runs to win, Bardslev and Andrews opened Australia’s second innings, against the bowling of Durston and Douglas. At 12.30 the Australians had lost no wickets for 30 runs.

LONDON, Juno 14. At the end of an hours batting, Bardsley had made 37 and Andrews 43, and the total was eighty-five. A quarter of an hour later, Parkin got Andrews leg before. The retiring batsman had made 48 and Bapdsley 49, and the total was 103 for one wicket. . (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, June 14. England’s second innings occupied 275 minutes.

Dropped catches proved ’ expensive when the Australians went to the wickets again. Bardsley finely placed Durston who was howling from tho nursery end, behind backward point to the ropes. The left hander then faced Dougins and hit the first ball low down to Hendrcn’s hands at backward point. For once this great fielder was at fault and he missed his chance and thereafter Bardsley made some elegant shots, cutting and hooking with delightful freedom. Profiting by his experience on Saturday, Andrews opened cautiously to' Douglas, who was sending down good length balls, breaking across the wickets. Durston was frequently making the ball jump, but Bardsley cut him with characteristic ease. Deep leg and deep third man saved a lot of Bardsley’s boundaries, but he placed the hall nicely past point through covers. Andrews also got in some delightful hook shots at Douglas’ expense. After forty in forty minutes, Haig replaced Durston and had thirteen hit off his first over. Fifty appeared! fin forty five minutes. Parkin came on for Douglas. 'Andrews brilliant batting brought him quite as much into the picture as Bardsley. Ho cut and drove Haig for four and then proceeded to punish Parkin. ’Hie next over, from Haig, Andrews passed Bardsley’s score. He drove Haig so hard through the covers, that Douglas placed two men on the edge of the boundary, and it was not surprising to see Woolley relieve Haig at 81, of which Andrews share was forty-three, for an hour’s batting. Woolley placed eight men on the leg side for Andrews. Both batsmen made the bowling, which was by no means loose, appear ridiculously simple. Bardsley sent up one one hundred in 75 minutes, with a three through the slips, hut almost immediately Andrews bright display was closed by placing his leg in front of the wicket. Twenty-six were then required and Durston was tried again Bardsley reached fifty in 85 minutes. Macartney batted leisurely until bo pulled an off ball from Durston into his wicket. With Peflew in, Bardsley made the winning hit in a remarkable manner. The ball slipped from Dnrston’s hands and the batsman ran nearly half way down the pitch and swept the ball which was wide to leg; to the boundary, and Australia bad won the second test by eight wickets after ono hundred minutes batting.

ENGLAND—First Innings. Dipper, b. McDonald, 11 Knight, o. Gregory, b. Armstrong 7 Hendren, b. McDonald 0

Douglas, b. McDonald 34 Tennyson, st. Carter, b. Mailey ... 5 Evans, b. McDonald, 4 Haig, c. Carter, b. Gregory 3 Parkin, b. Mailey 0 Strudwick, c. McDonald, b. Mailey 8 AVoolley, st. Carter, b. Mailey ... 95 Durston (not out) • • 6 Sundries. 14

Total 1»7 Bowling analysis.—Gregory 1 Tor 51, ATcDonald 4 for 58, Armstrong 1 for 9, Afailey 4 for 55. Mailey took four wickets for 22 in 26 balls, and bowled one’wide. AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Bandsley, c. Woolley, b. Douglas .. 88 Andrews, c. Strudwick, b. Durston 9 Afacartney, e Strudwick, b Durston 31 Pellew, b. Haig 43 Armstrong, b. Durston 0 Taylor, 1.b.w., b. Douglas 36 Hendry, b. Haig 6 Gregory, c. and b. Parkin 52 ATailey, c. and b. Parkin 5 Carter b. Durston 46 ATcDonald (not out) 17 Extras 1® Total 342 Bowling analysis—Durston 4 for 102 Douglas 2 for 53, Parkin 2 for 72, Haig 2 for 61, Woolley 0 for 44. ENGLAND 2nd Innings. Knight, c. Carter, b. Gregory ...... 1 Dipper, b. ATcDonald 40 Woolley, c. Hendry, b. ATailey ... 93 Hendren, c. Gregory, b. ATailey .. 10 Douglas, b. Gregory 14 Haig, b. ATcDonald -... 0 Evans, l.b.w, b. ATcDonald 14 Parkin, c. Pellew, b. ATcDonald ... 11 Strudwick b Gregory 1^ Tennyson (not out) 74 Durston b Gregory 2 Extra s I 2 Total 2 83 Bowling analysis Gregory 4 for 76, ATcDonald 4 for 89, Armstrong 0 for 19, Hendry 0 for 15, ATailey 2 for 72. The wickets fell as follows: —1 for 3,2 -for 97, 3 for 124, 4 for 165, 5 for 165, 6 for 198, 7 for 202, 8 for 235, 9 for 263, 10 for 283. AUSTRALIA-2nd. Innings. Andrews l.b.w. Parkin 49 Bardsley (not out) 63 ATaeartney b. Durston 8 Pellew (not out) 5 Extras 8 Total for two wickets 131 Bowling analysis—Durston 1 for 34, Douglas 0 for 23, Haig 0 for 27, Parkin 1 for 31, Woolley 0 for 10.