CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1921, Page 3

CRICKET.

AGAINST WEST SCOTLAND. A DRAWN GAME. I UNITE!) SERVICE telegrams. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) 1 LONDON, July 11. ■ The weather to-day was dull but fine and the wicket still in good order. John Gunn and Speed took up the howling and got rid of Oldfield and Ryder at once. The former was caught in the first over and Ryder was howled in the next. He had been in 130 minutes, and hit fourteen fours. His innings was stylish and without chance. 492 for 9. Gregory played a lively innings, hitting two sixes atid three fours before he was stumped, and brought the innings to an end at 540. ! Some 5000 tvero present when the local team began their innings. Gre-* gory and Mailey were the bowlers, hut the former did not bowl at bis fastest pace. The first wicket fell at 11 aud the next lit 47, blit Carr hit freely and brought 100 up iii 85 minutes. Hendry and Collins came on aiid the former got Carr caught at extra cover. 116 f<»**

LONDON, July 11. Stevenson and J. Gunn, both left handers, also made a good stand mid carried the score to 188. Following Carr’s example they showed bright cricket, but after they were separated Armstrong and Ryder quickly finished the innings off, tlie total being 227 for three hours. On going in again, three wickets fell for 77 and as the game was limited to tw(i days it was drawn. Scores: — AUSTRALIA—Ist Tunings. Bardsley. c Day, h Thnin 74 Collins, e Barbour, h Ferguson 27 Andrews, run out “■ 8 Taylor, o George Gunn, b Thnin ... 23 j Mavne, b Speed K ®9 j Armstrong e. G. Gunn, b. Speed ... 87 ; Hendry, b. Steverisod 37 Ryder, b Speed 1-9 Oldfield, e and b J. Gunn 27 j Gregory, st. Day, b ,T. Gunn 35 j Mailey (not out) 8 ! Extras Total m Bowling analysis—Ferguson 1 for 96, Thnin 2 for 119, Speed 3 for 111, John Gunn 2 for 130, Home 0 for 31, Stevenson 1 for 32, George Gunn 0 for 5. WEST SCOTLAND—First fnnings. i Mamies, b. Gregory 1;> (!. Gunn, at. Oldfield, b. Mailey ... 26 ; Carr, c. Andrews, b. Hendry 49 : Stevenson, li. Mailey *>9 ; ,T. Gunn, b. Mailey 43 j Day. st. Oldfield, b. Mailey 0 , Home, e. Andrews, b. Ryder 7 i Barbour, c. Taylor, b. Armstrong .. 8 j Ferguson, c. Hendry, b. Ryder ... 4 : Thnin, (not out) j Total j (One score is missing) | Bowling analysis:—Gregory 1 for Mailey 4 for 1 108, Hendry 1 for 36, CoU ins 0 for 7. Ryder 2 for 10, Armstrong 2 for 21. Second Innings. Thnin. e. Gregory, I). Taylor 0 Home, c. Collins, It. Taylor ......... 32 | Day. c. Ryder, b. Andrews 24 : Barbour (not out) 19 j Speed (not out) 19 Extras 1 Total for three wickets 77 Bowling analysis:—Taylor 2 for 23, Andrews 1 for 37, May no 0 for 6.