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Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1921, Page 4

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. AUSTRALIA v. NOTTS. MACARTNEY’S RECORD SCORE. LONDON, Juno 25. The weather was very’ hot for th 0 match Australians versus Nottingham. The attendance was fourteen thousand. The wicket was perfect. Bardsley captained the Australians and won the toss. 5T

Armstrong, Collins) Carter and Mayne did not play. The Notts team is as follows:—Carr, George Gunn, John Gunn, Payton, Hardstaff, Lee, Richmond, Barratt, Gates, Staples and Whysall. Barratt and Richmond opened the bowling. In the second over Bardsley lost bis leg stump in trying to turn the ball to leg.

Macartney was next. He was missed badly by George Gunn "at first slip in Barratt’s second over, and was caught, but off a no-ball, at short square leg, when 24. Staples replaced Richmond after 38 minutes’ play. Macartney made 50 in 45 minutes. The bowling was very poor. Richmond at 85, replaced John Gunn. The century was reached an just over half an hour. Leo replaced Richmond at 129. Taylor was playing crisply all round -ue wicket, and found several mulls in the fielding. There was smart picking up. Five fours quickly assisted Macartney to make his fifth century of the tour in 95 minutes. Staples was brought on for Richmond at 190. Sev-enty-two runs were added in 25 minu tes. This was the quickest scoring in tip, tour.

Taylor was caught at very fine leg. which was short, like the first slip on the. other side of the wicket. He hit seven fours.

Macartney in an almost wiznrdly way lifted his left leg and placed the ball to the leg boundary, playing back.

Macartney’s strokes magnetised the spectators. There were frequent cries of “Oh.”

Carr then relieved Barratt at 248. Six fours were made off Carr’s first over, which included a no-ball. “We don’t want ’em !” shouted the crowd, when singles were not taken. Carr bowled but one over! John Gunn replaced him. Macartney made his last hundred in 50 minutes, out of a total of 140. He made 200 in 145 minutes. There were frequent changes in the bowling. Two hundred were added after lunch in 68 minutes. Macartney hit his third sixer

just after giving Barratt barely a possible chance with his left hand.

Staples missed Pellew when lie was 54. it being an easy catch at mid-off. Carr missed Macartney when he was 242.

Hardstaff was then put on. and. although he stopped runs at first, Macartney hit three fours and a sixer off him in one over.

Pellew, with a single, sent up 400 after 75 minutes. Th 0 fielders were tired. Often they were nimble to get down to tlie ball. A hundred minutes produced 290 runs. Since lunch Macartney made 300 out of 475, in 205 minutes.

Then Macartney established a new record for any Australian in England, heating Armstrong’s 303 against Surrey in 1905,

Five hundred runs appeared after 219 minutes. This was the fastest 500 scored in the tour. Barratt did not resume fielding, owing to a damaged finger occurring early in the game. Pellew just hit Staples close up. He hit fifteen fours.

Gregory got under a hall and was caught easily at mid-off. Macartney hatted for 235 minutes. Ho hit four sixers, 47 fours, three threes and 30 twos. He was turning Hardstaff to leg when he was dismissed. His only really easy chance was when nine. He was handicapped with a bad right thumb.

The Australians scores at the close of the day’s play were:— AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Bardsley, b. Richmond 0 Andrews, c. Gates, b. Barratt 29 Macartney, l.b.w, b. Ilardataff ... 845 Taylor, c. Whysall, b. Barratt 50 Pellew, e. Gates, T). Staples 100 Gregory, c. and b. HardstafF 19 Ryder, h. HardstafF 20 Hendry (not out) 20 Oldfield (not out) , 14 Extras 11 Total for 7 wickets 008 (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, June 25. The crowd stood lustily and cheered Macartney when returning to the pavillion. Seldom has such enthusiasm been shown. ENGLISH COUNTY GAMES LONDON, June 24. .1. O. White, playing against De bvshire, took 10 wickets for 17(5. Notts beat Hampshire by two wh Lots after very exciting cricket. Hampshire in the first : nnings made 190 and Notts made 41£. Ww'S'd] *•(■'. , Hampshire in their second innings made 507. Mead scored 280 not cut. Kennedy then took four of Notts’ wickets for 21. Why sail made 9(5 not out, Oakes 5(5, and Barratt 79. LONDON, Juno 25. Against Lancashire, Hearno made 14(5 not out. Against Northnnts, Russell made 273. Against Sussex, Meade made 113. Collins states his thumb was ex-ray-ed, not healing satisfactorily. Tt. is uncertain when he will play again.