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Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1921, Page 1

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AUSTRALIA V. ENGLAND. THIRD TEST MATCH. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. LONDON, July 2. The weather was brilliant, with a hot but perfect summer day, and there was a tremendous attendance for the opening of the third Test match at Leeds to-day. Australia won the toss, and battedfirst. The teams were as follows: England—Tennyson (captain), Douglas, ‘White, Jupp, Hobbs, Hearne, Hardingc, Parkin, Ducat, Woolley and Brown. The Australians omitted Mayne, Collins and Oldiiold. Ryder was 12tb man for Australia. Tennyson bad a great reception on Iris leading England on to the field. Douglas bowled from the pavilion end, but proved expensive. In his fust over ten runs were scored. After getting a single. Andrews, with a powerful off drive, sent the ball to the boundary. Bardsley sent Douglas’s last delivery square to the ropes with a delightful shot. Andrews continued to lie aggressive against Douglas. One Leoiitilul rut oi" his to the slips boundary.eailsod tin* field to lie replaced. The batsmen were quieter when facing White, England “new hope,’’ who is a slow left-hander, with a puzzling spin off the pitch and a perfect length.

Twenty minutes after the start, Bardsley, in playing forward to drive Douglas, got out. The ball went to the edge of the lint, and then straight into first slip’s hands. Tennyson was fielding at silly point, for White, whom even .Macartney, the newcomer, was treating with respect. White was breaking in from the leg on to the wicket all the time. Andrews played sonic fine shots, but ho was more cautious than usual. He had been batting for 40 minutes, when he put a turning ball into Woolley’s bands. Andrew’s dismissal put the crowd into a good humour. Macartney was now hitting hard, but he found it difficult to penetrate the field. While sent down two successive maidens to him. However, ho then

chopped from Douglas through the slips backward of point, with a lightning shot, to the boundary. The English fielding was of the keenest. The bowling also was a. great improvement on that in the Nottingham and Lord’s Tost matches. Pcllew, who now joined Macartney, brought up .10 in a similar number of minutes, with vigorous drives past •over point. Thereafter Tennyson stopped a hard shot of Macartney’s. It hurt his hands and he left the field, liter having captained England for one lour. Macartney’s wonderful footwork itas now in evidence. He stepped hack tml hit White through the slips to the loundary twice in one over. The crowd iccamc enthusiastic at this.

The first howling change was made at 73, Parkin displacing Douglas. Even with great hitters like Bellow and Macartney associated, the scoring progressed little hotter than a run a minute. At 87 Hearne went on in place of White. Pcllew drove Hearne to the boundary. Then with a lucky Lit through the slips to the boundary for four, he sent up the 100, which had occupied 85 minutes. Pollew’s share was 30 and Macartney’s 43. Then with a dazzling square cut to the ropes and an off drive off Hearne, Macartney sent up his 50 for 65 minutes’ play. * 4 Jtipp relieved Parkin (whose mixtures had not troubled the batsmen) at IDS), and Pclletv got him over the heads of the slips for four. Immediately after Macartney, with a perfect drive off Hearne, got past mid-off to the ropes, and Bellow made a couple of slashing drives at Jttpp’s expense. The crowd then appealed for new howlers. Douglas was contemplative for three or four minutes. Then ho put on Woolley for Hearne, but Macartney, who was hatting brilliantly and confidently, drove Woolley through covers. When Macartney was 01, he played a ball off the pads to fine leg, The crowd, thinking lie was out for leg before, a]>pia tided. Pcllew then drove Jupp to the boundary, the ball first touching Parkin at long-off. This brought up Follow’s 50 in 65 minutes. Then lie pulled Woollev into ITeanip’s hands at short legit was a valuable partnership, being marked by hard hitting and was a confident exhibition. Taylor eamo in and played out the over before lunch, getting in two boundary strokes. As Tennyson bad to have three stitches put into the palm of bis loft band, it is unlikely Iha l be will play further. After lunch, a double bowling change was made, Douglas going on at the pavilion end, and White at the other end. The weather was so hot that the crowd were protecting their necks with handkerchiefs and newspapers. Both the batsmen made several superb late cuts, many of which Jupp, at third man, saved near the boundary. Taylor also made some delightful drives along the carpet.

Macartney was now square-cutting

White with characteristic brilliance, alternating the cuts with perfect hook shots which evoked “Ohs!” from tlm crowd. Taylor was stepping hack and driving Douglas, whom Jupp relieved at 183. White continued to be diffi-

cult to get away. The field were well placed, and the ground work was clean particularly that of Hobbs, at cover, who was stopping the slashing Macartney’s hits. Parkin displaced White at 198. Taylor got two off Ills first ball, thus sending no the second century for 165

minutes’ play. Dougins, pursuing a policy of rapid changes, tried himself again at 210. Taylor finely drove his first hall to the leg boundary. Thereupon the crowd criticised Douglas vociferously. Parkin, in the absence of a

fast howler, began pitching short and

making the nail jump, hut Macartney enjoyed the fun, late cutting and driving him to the boundary twice in one

over. Macartney then looked at the score hoard and saw himself to he 97. Ho then hnstilv glanced round the field,

and hit Douglas to unprotected square leg for three. He had been batting for 155 minutes, and he was accorded a magnificent ovation for his chanceless display. Ho continued to delight the crowd with sparkling cuts and drives. He and Taylor showed the most supreme confidence. The letter frequently was placing Douglas behind the wicket and turning rund driving Parkin with the greatest case. His 30 was made in 70 minutes.

Relieving Douglas at 255, .Tupp, got Taylor first hall, Douglas accepting an easy chance at short leg.

Gregory came in. TTo made a shaky opening. Jupps” first three halls completely heating him. Then Parkin sliift<*d his off stump with his second ball. Ajr matron g had a grenlt reception when he joined Macartney. The latter was still audacious, playing wonderful strokes, hut he finally got out leg before. He was accorded a great ovation.

Three wickets had now fallen within half an hour. Hendry only stayed for three deliveries. This sensational change delighted the crowd more than Macartney’s innings. Carter had a remarkable reception as lie is tlm only Yorkshireman in the match and he smilingly acknowledged the compliment. Then lie lifted Parkin to the ropes high behind the wicket and just out of the roach of Harding. He also delightfully late cut Jupp to the boundary.

Armstrong twice in one over squarelegged Parkin to the boundary. At 288 White replaced Jupp. Armstrong was now driving with his pre-war vigour. Carter’s strokes wore generally cheered, especially a square cut to the boundary that sent up 300 on the lyinrd, in 235 minutes. Parkin was now losing his length. Armstrong twice drove him to the boundary in one over. This brought ■Woolley on at 810, and Carter got two excellent boundaries off bis first over, both behind the wicket. This partnership put on 50 runs in half an hour. Carter caused a complete reshuffling of the field when he perfectly cut Woolley to the boundary, but he continued to place him between the offside men. batting like the opening batsmen. Jiinn captured bis wicket with a beautiful delivery just on the tea. adjournment Eight, were now mil for 332. Hobbs was utial'Je to field after the ten adjournment owing to stomach trouble. Armstrong continued bis terrific driving. When 46 he placed a ball on to the wicket without dislodging the bails. Tn the next over, however, lie drove Parkin to leg to the ropes, and brought up his 50 for 75 minutes’ batting. TTe was timing perfectly, and the power of bis drives amazed the crowd. TTe hit the first six over the heads of the crowd op the leg boundary, at Parkin’s expense. TTe immediately followed this with a four in the same direction. Four men were now stationed on the edge of the boundary. The field was constantly changing. Armstrong, keeping th® bowling to himself, scored 41 in half an hour, while McDonald was makiim five.

White took- Parkin’s place at 383. \ section of the crowd became annoved when Armstrong, tiring after running two. rested. Douglas went on of the pavilion end. Armstrong was cni'gb|. Itehind the wickets immediately after. TTo had a wonderful ovation; the crowd walking out on the fmld ( f) ~.c-i him. He had batted 90 minutes.

Mailey then joined McDonald and got in a couple oF good strokes. Then McDonald, with a bard, true hit, sent no the fourth century for 29(1 minutes’ play. Tn the next over McDonald made the biggest bit of the day over the bonds of the crowd on the leg side to the mound, at White's expense. He was hitting quite as hnrd as Armstrong. and was making no mistakes. Mailev, however, gave an easy return to Parkin and the innings closed for 407, after throe hundred minutes’ batting. Macartney hit thirteen fours.

When England went in, Gregory at the pavilion end, opened the attack against Woolley, whose off stump was unrooted with an unplayable ball with Gregory’s fifth delivery. The next ball Hardingo narrowly escaped being run out.

There was great excitement when Hearne pulled McDonald’s first ball to the ropes.

Both bowlers early then found their length, and were very fast. Hearne was playing a straight hat, but he knew nothing of a hall which sent his off stump somersaulting. After 20 minutes’ play, seven overs had produced IG runs. The fielding was almost perfect.

Hardinge, shaping well, aroused enthusiasm by cutting McDonald to the boundary. Ducat was content to ro turn Gregory’s balls along the pitch, batting without incident. Play ceased ton minutes early on account of the lighT. The English score then was 2 foe 22,

The following are the scores: AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Bardsley, c. AVoollcy, b. Douglas ... 6 Andrews, c. Woolley, b. Douglas 19 Macartney, l.b.w. b. Parkin 115 Pellcw, c. Hearne, I>. AVoolley ... 52 Taylor, c. Douglas, b. Jupp 50 Gregory, b. Parkin 1 Armstrong, c. Brown, b. Douglas .. 77 Hendry, b. Parkin <1 Carter, b. Jupp 34 McDonald (not out) 21 Mailev, c. and b. Parkin 6 Extras 26 i Total 407 Bowling analysis:—Douglas 3 for 80, White 0 for 70, Parkin 4 for 106. Hearne 0 for 21, Jupp 2 for 70, Woolley 1 for 34. The fall of wickets was as follows:- - T for 22, 2 for 45, 3 for 146, 4 fo r 255, 5 for 256, 6 for 271, 7 for 271, 8 for 333. 9 for 388. ENGLAND- -Ist. Tnnings. Woolley h. Gregory 0 Harding (not out) H Hearne b. McDonald 7 Ducat (not out) 3 Extras ■■ 1 Two i\ ickets for 22 Gregory took 1 for 3, McDonald I for 18. The fall of wickets was 1 f>r T 'i for 13.

PLAYERS V. GENTLEMEN. LONDON, July 2. Tn their match against the Gentlemen, the Players declared at 8 wickets for 608. Hardinge made 127. Tb Gentlemen in their second innings made 201. Durston took five wickets for 32 run's. TEST’ CRITICS. UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, July 2. Maclaren comments that England* captaincy for faulty howlers was not used advantageously. Macartney had to fight harder for his runs than in the previous tests, but the batsmen undoubtedly out-classed the bowlers, who lost a grip of the game. Critics speculate regarding the possibility of Armstrong permitting Hallows to bat, pointing; out that Tennyson was in tlm field only a short period.