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Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1921, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. | AGAINST HAMPSHIRE. | (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) I LONDON, June 16. j When the match was resumed,* Fry was absent hurt, but was able to bat later on. The weather was summery 1 and there was a large attendance. The I wicket was still fast and perfect for 1 batting. After four overs, Tennyson ! relieved Remnant and witl V liis first I ball was successful in getting Taylor, I after two and a. half hours innings, in I which *he displayed excellent driving. ' He hit twenty-two fours and was misI sed when three. ! After lunch rfendry was missed at the wicket. Brown replaced Tennyson at 610, but except for Newman the 1 attack was indifferent and tired. The I highest total of the season was passed, also the previous Australian highest i of 620, against the same County made : i n 1905. With Ryder and Hendry toj gether the hatting was slower, twenty 1 overs only producing fifty-eight. The I fielding was quite as good as yester- ! day, but some of the batting was fluky in this partnership. The highest total I of ally Australian side against any ' County was passed, the previous best 1 being 643, in 1882 when Murdoch made three hundred. Hendry was caught off { a no hall, but reached fifty in sixty four I minutes. At 708 for seven wicket

innings was declared. It had lasted 4/5 minutes and 131 overs were bowled, j AUSTRALIANS—Ist. Innings. j Bardsley c. Fry' b. Mead 209 Andrews c. Remnant b. Newman ... 31 Macartney c. Remnant b. Tennyson 105 Pellew l.b.w. b. Remnant 18 Taylor c and b. Tennyson 145 Ryder (not out) “6 Hendry c. Rowell b. Hosie 53 Oldfield (not out) o (Armstrong’s score is missing.) Extras 50 Total for 7 wickets “08 Bowling analysis—Brown 0 for 82, Kennedy 0 for 158, Newman 1 for 134, Remnant 2 for 90, Mead 1 for 51, Tennyson 2 for 83, Hosie 1 for 69, Bowell 0 for 11. Eleven widen are included in the extras, also several noballs which were scored from. LONDON, Juno 16. HAMPSHIRE—First innings. Fry, c. Ryder, b. Mniley 59 Brown, c. Oldfield, b. McDonald ... 22 Bowell, 1.b.w., h. Mniley 21 Mend (not out) 21 Hosie (not out) 13 fcxtriih (>•<>li Total for threo wickets ......... 163 CRICKET SCORES. It'voiced This Day at 10.35 a.m.) LONDON. June 15 Douglas made 123 (not out) ; Russell made 120 against Middlesex; Woolley made 111 against Worcester. This Day at 8.30 a.tn.) LONDON, June id. Surrey lias insisted that Crawford play against the Australians on Saturday.

Smith wired Yorkshire agreeing to play on the first two days Mini twelve to six and on the third day from twelve till four, to enable the Australians to reach Manchester by dinner time.

HOBBS PRACTISING. 'Received This Day at 9.45 a.in.) LONDON, June 16 Hohhs is practising at the nets. He expects to play in the next test match. CRICKETER s PDF.ASAN TRIES. I,OTS T T>ON\ June 10 Australians and Hampshires visited a music hall on Wednesday evening. Cheers were given for Australians nnd Armstrong called on for a speech stated Australia would declare when they reached 870. Tennyson replied that in that case Hampshire would make 871.