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Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1921, Page 1

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ABBOOIATION. THIRD TEST MATCH. LONDON, July 6 Practically the whole Press, while churning that the misfortunes at Leeds, and the absence of Hobbs made the difference between a draw and defeat, whole-heartedly pays a tribute to the Australians’ immeasurable superiority in all departments of the, game. The papers also comment on the individual efforts of Tennyson, Douglas, and B rowm. AGAINST WEST SCOTLAND. LONDON, July 8. The West Scotland team is as follows:—Colonel Hoare, Barbour, Kerguson. Thain, Stevenson, Mannos, George Gunn, John Gunn, Carr, Speed and Day. .McDonald, Macartney, Carter, and Pellew are standing out of the Australian team. Play started at 1.30 and there was no break except for tea.! Anu,strong won the toss and sent Bards!ey and Collins in to hat. The weather wiis fine, hut sultry. There were 5000 .-.peetators present. The wicket was good and fast. Ferguson, a slow lefthanded bowler and Thain. a righthanded medium pace man, opened the howling. There were 23 runs scored in the first four overs. Collins was caught high at mid-on by Barbour who is not, related to the Australian Barbour. One for 54.

Bardsley at 23 sent a hard return to Thain, which he missed. Speed, a right-handed medium to fast howler, came on vice Thain. Andrew’s was run out. He ran down the pitch after making a stroke, but Bardsley did not move. Two for 69. Bardsley hit 50 in •TO minutes, and the century was reached in 54 minutes. After tea Bardsley was caught, by Day off Thain, when be had compiled a useful 74. The score i lien was 3 for 131. Mavne joined Tay],ll*, but seven runs later lost him, he «hen 23 putting one from Thain into tne hands of George Gunn who aceeptFour for 138. May no continued to bat. confidently making strokes nil nuind the wicket, and with Die assistance of Armstrong raised the total from US to 251. when be was bowled by Speed. Ryder joined his captain and both batsmen proceeded to compile runs rapidly. <Received This Day at 8 a.ni.l LONDON, July 9.

Two Gunns arid Carr, playing for Scotland, are Notts County cricketers. The attendance alter the tea adjournment was ten thousand!* Bardsley was caught, at the wickets and if the field had been properly sot. Alayne should have been caught from a mishit when twenty-four. Hoone. underhand fobs, was the howler who suffered. Tho fielding, however, was better than in some, of tho counties. Afayne drove and hooked well. Armstrong with Ryder took- the total to .‘133 nod was then caught at short slip. Ho was only in an hour and a half and made several powerful drives, and got eloyon fours, but. looked very tired half way through. Ryder could not he dislodged, and went on to play his best innings of the tour. Ho was never in doubt and exhibited splendid off driving. AVitli Hendry as a companion he reached bis century in |OS minutes, and with Oldfield who came in at 451. Oldfield scored rapidand hit the lob bowler clean out of the ground over the fence, into the gardens. Stumps were drawn when the score was 483. ABSTRACT A -Ist Tunings. Bardsley, c Hay, h Thain 74 Collins, c Barbour. 1> Ferguson 27 Andrews, run out 8 Tavlor. c George Gunn, h Thain ... 23 Afayne, b Speed N’ hff Armstrong e. 0. Gunn, b. Speed ... 87 Ryder (not. out A 121 Hendry, b. Stevenson 87 Oldfield (not. outA Extras H Total for 7 wickets 483 Bowling analysis:-Ferguson 1 for DO. Thain 2 for lift, Speed 2 for 104, John Gunn 0 for 08, Hoaro 0 for 31, Stevenson 1 lor 20, George Gunn 0 for 5.

BATTING AVERAGES LONDON, July 0 The batting averages are:— -Mead, 71.51: Mneartney, 00.52: Russell (Essex), 01.85; Bardsley. 59.85; Ducat, 50.00; llardinge, 55.52 ; Bryan, 55.(1; Douglas, 53.01 ; Chapman, 40.93: AVoolley, 40.53 ; TTomlren, 40.55; Dipper. 40.09; Rhodes, 45.55 ; Gregory, 37.10; Armstrong, 30.08; Fellow, 34.15; Taylor, 33.20; Andrews, 31.00. BOWLTNG AVERAGES. The howling averages are:—Armstrong, 50 wickets, 12.40 average; Rhodes, 74, 13.14; J. AVhite, 00, 13.85: Gregory, 70. 1 1.27 ; McDonald. 79, 15.85 ; Douglas. 89, 10.80; Woolley, 00. 1,3.57 ; Afailov, 78, 19.93. OFFER TO CRICKETER. LONDON, July 8 It is reported that McDonald has been offered £SOO for tho season. This is the highest money yet paid by the Lancashire League to a professional.