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Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1921, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ] AGAINST HAMPSHIRE. } LONDON, June 16. j There were 5000 present when the Hants innings began. McDonald and Armstrong opened the (bowling. Scori ing was slower than the ’ Australians, ■ j but there was much chasing of the ball 'by the fieldsmen from hard played j strokes by both batsmen who displayed i 1 facility in placing the ball between the [ fieldsmen. Brown was dismissed in j the 13th over at which point Fry had his finger bandaged, necessitating a ' short stoppage. Fifty were scored in j 37 minutes. Mailey replaced Armstrong and Fry with classical drives played well to the leg and off all the bowlers, but once Mailey tucked him up. The j old Oxonian made 50 in 62 minutes out of 93. Bowell was dismissed at 105 after 75 minutes. Mead lost Fry at 122. Fry batted 95 minutes, giving a j glimpse, but only a glimpse of former j greatness. He bit seven fours. At the close of the day’s play Hants had lost six wickets for 280.- Mead bad made 113 in 115 miilutes. LONDON; June 1.6 Tn tlie afternoon the attendance bad increased to seven thousand. Mailey and McDonald were put on after Mead had reached 50 in 45 minutes. He was then successively caught off a no-ball and missedi by Bardsley. It was a very hot chance, high up. Bardsley was being given a rest from the outfield in this match, owing to a slight injury to his thigh. Forty runs were added in 20 minutes, and 200 were hoisted in 110 minutes, Mead then being 95. llousie was dismissed by Ryder, after having played a plucky and confident innings of 41. Four for 251. Tl)e partnership had lasted 65 minutes. TennySoil was caught in the same over when lie had only made a single, from a very tame return. Mead showed anxiety when approaching tlie hundred, but lie got an overpitclied ball, and completed his eetnufv after 80 minutes’ batting. AUSTRALIANS—Ist. Innings. Bardsley c. Fry b. Mead 209 Andrews c. Remnant b; Newman ... ’ll Macartney c; Remnant b. Tennyson iOS Peliew l.b.w. b. Remnant 18 Armstrong p Newman b Remnant 47 Taylor c and b. Tennyson 145 Ryder (not out) 76 Hendry c. Bowell b. Hosie 513 Oldfield (not out) 5 Extras 39 Total for 7 wickets 708 i Rowiing analysis—Brown 0 for 82. Kennedy 0 for 158, Newman 1 for 131, j Remnant 2 for 90, Mead 1 for 51, Tennyson 2 for 83, Hosie 1 for 69, Bowell 0 for 11. Eleven wides are included j in the oxtras, also several noballs which j wdre scored frorii, 'Received This Day at 9.15 am.’ LONDON, Juno 16. HAMPSHIRE—First Innings. Fry, c. Ryder, b. Mailey 59 Brown, c. Oldfield, b. McDonald ... 22 . Bowell, 1.b.w., b. Mailey 21 Mead c Oldfield b Hendry 129 Islieiwood c Mailey b Hendry 5 Housie l) Ryder 41 Tenynson c and b Ryder 1 Kennedy e Peliew h Mailey 28 Newman o Hendry b Armstrong ... 42 Livesey o Hendry b Ryder 1 Remnant (not out) 4 Extras 27 Total 370 LONDON, June 17. Hants were disposed of for 370. They then lost five for 135. The fnatcli - was drawn. <

(Received this day at 8 n.m.) LONDON, June 17. Cricket starts to-day at 11.39 and stumps nre to be drawn at 3.15.