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Hokitika Guardian, 16 June 1921, Page 3

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i AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. I AUSTRALIANS WELCOME. I LONDON, June 4. In deference to Lancashire wishes, the Australians will play on the second day till 6.30 p.m., in view of the Prince of Wales’ visit. The Australians were delighted with their reception by an audience of 3500 at the Colliseum. When the fact that the team were present was screened, the audience rose and sang “They are Jolly Good Fellows.” They would not allow the performance to proceed until Mr Smith (manager) addressed them from his box. AGAINST HAMPSHIRE. ■ Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, June 15. Australians began a match against Hampshire at Portsmouth to-day. Tho weather was glorious, attendance large and wicket perfect. Collins, Carter, Gregory, and Mayne were omitted from the Australian team. The Hampshire team is, Tennyson, Fry, T. Jamieson, Hose, A. MaeTntyre, Mead, Brown, Kennedy, Newman, Levaey, Bgwell and Remnant.

Armstrong won the toss and sent in Bardsley and Andrews to the bowling of Kennedy. Scoring was brisk from the start Andrews hitting two fours off the first two balls. Seven overs in twenty minutes produced fifty. Wien seventeen Andrews knocked up Brown out of everyone’s reach but after Newman,. a right medium relieved Brown be repeated the bad stroke and "as caught. 62 for 1 wicket. The attendance was' now five thousand, and cheered Macartney who opened with three wristy boundaries. But for consistently excellent fielding, tho scoring would have been alarmingly rapid. The batsmen brought up a forceful century in fifty two minutes, and 125 was hoisted in ’an hour. At that stage Bardsley attempting to run, slipped and fell and Bowel threw down Macartney’s wicket, but the batsmen had just regained the crease. The fielding was repeatedly applauded. Remnant was tried at 84 and later on Mead and Tennyson. - (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 15. Two hundred came up in one hundred and one minutes. Macartney reached his third century of the tour in 80 minutes. Tennyson then went on with a now ball and Macartney was caught at square leg for 105, including twenty-one fours. His innings occupied 83 minutes, and was of a masterly and brilliant character, without a chance. Pcllew followed and when five skied Tennyson and four fieldsmen let it drop between them. Bardsley gave a hard chance in slips immediately before reaching his century. After Pellew was disposed of leg before, Taylor was missed by Remnant from a h*ud return and then made some beautiful odd rives. AH the time Bardsley scored rapidlv, hitting (55 to Taylor’s 22, and reaching 200 in 189 minutes, the score then being 385. The howling changes had made no difference to his almost hurricane hitting. He was eventually caught at -short third man. His 205 included 31 fours, six threes, nine twos, and lie gave only one doubtful chance. hi the afternoon the attendance had increased to 10,000. Armstrong received a cordial reception and with Taylor further flogged the tired howling freely; Taylor reaching 50 in 74 minutes, with a streaky slip boundary.

AUSTRALIANS— 1 st. Innings. Bardsley c. Fry b. Mead 209 Andrews c. Remnant b. Newman ... 31 Macartney e. Remnant b. Tennyson 105 Pellew l.b.w. b. Remnant 18 Taylor (not out) 82 Armstrong (not out) Extras 1U Total for four wickets 501 TEST CRITICISM. .'Received This Day at 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 14. Warner in the “Morning Post” says with Hobbs and Henme available, England ought to have a capable hatting side on 2nd. July. Tennyson and Dipper were successes hut Durston must remember that length is the first essential" in howling against first class batsmen. Sewell, in the “Daily Chronicle” says England was not only beaten in actual play, but was out-gencrnlled .Andrews and Bardsley toyed with the bowling scoring with contemptuous ease. Douglas should do better under someone else’s captaincy.