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Hokitika Guardian, 18 July 1921, Page 4

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Stevenson eventually got out in playing forward to Ryder, and four wickets were down for 98, hut Kerr and Alexander defied tho howling for a long j time. Kerr was two hours reaching! 50. At the tea adjournment by which the attendance was 4000, the score had been taken to 192. Kerr, passed the ; century and was not got rid of till no had made 147. i AUSTRALIA—First Innings. 1 Collins b. Sievwright 118 Mayne c. Bisett b. Halo 80 Andrews b. Maekay Pellew e. Watt b. Sievwright • .... 40 Gregory c. Mitchell b- Sievwright 1 Taylor, e. Mitchell, b. Hole 6 Armstrong (run out) Ryder b. Kerr 4 JJ Hendry st. Bissctt b. Kerr Oldfield c. Batson b. Kerr H Mailey (not out) Extras Total ; 514 Bowling analysis:—Miehell, 0 for 51, Sievwright 3 for 116, Watt 0 for 94, Hole 2 for 96, Maekay 1 for 46, Batson q for 35, Kerr 3 for 37, Stevens 0 for 18. SCOTLAND —Ist Innings. Batson, e*oldfie!d, b Gregory 1 Kerr l.b.w. b Andrews 147 Campbell, e Oldfield, b Gregory ... 10 Stevenson, b Ryder H Maekay, b Ryder 4 Uexander. c Oldfield, 1> Gregory ... 60 Hole, st. Oldfield, b Andrews 11 Mitchell, c Mayne. b Taylor 3 Watt (not out) ' Sievwright (not out) •* Extras 18 Total eight wickets for 294 Bowling analysis—Gregory 3. for 27, \rmstrong 0 for 8, Mailey 0 for 104, Hendry 0 for 36, Ryder 2 for 26, Colitis 0 for 31, PellewO for 2-3, Andrews > for 25, Taylor 1 for 1. The match was drawn.

AUSTRALIA V. DURHAM

LONDON, July 16. The Australians opened a match against Durham to-day. 'The weather was line hut dull when play commenced. Bain in the early morning had affected the wicket.

Armstrong won the toss and sent Durham, who are all amateurs to the u.ickeits. Gregory, Andrews, Carter iii,| Pellew stood down. Common and Brooks opened to the bowling of .McDonald and Armstrong. Common got a, single and then fell to a ball from McDonald. Kindi joined Brooks, and hit forcibly, getting thirl en runs, vhile Brooks made two. The latter was ;hen howled. Wake, who came on, only made 3.

At 51. made in 52 minutes, Collins I'plared MuDonaJd and Kindi and >,-otl-Page took the score to 68. when ihe former was caught, by Bardsley • lose in at mid-on. He hit six fours 'seo 1 ! 1-Page soon follow him, being

• light, at long on. Boggart and s'quanre carried the score along merrily the hundred appearing in as many minutes. Doggart, who is a Cambridge nan got six lours, four of them ofi uccessive balls, from Collins, whom McDonald replaced at 131. One run later Squnnec was out. and -hortly afterwards Doggart went too. He bad hit one sixer and five tourers, i for 142. The rest were quickly dis osed of.

The weather was sunny mid the attendance reached ten thousand when the Australians went in to bat. Goodrich

a left-handed slow, medium bowler, and Doggart, a fast-medium right-hander, opened th<> attack. Collins got in front to Good rick at 30. Goodrich was bowling disconcertingly and Bardsley nearly played him on when 20. Fifty appear'd 37 minutes. The smart fielding •ml skilful howling aroused the enthu si asm of the spectators as did occasional i risp strokes hv Macartney. Bardsley was caught at third man. \fter tea, Milam, a right-handed medium pacer and Spiller a fast righthander, went on. Tavlor and Armstrong were now associated and runs ••nine 1 quickly especially through \rmtrong’s great driving He made 36 in 20 minutes. Then Doggart displaced Spiller. Armstrong's total included eight fours and Taylor’s six fours. DURHAM —First Inn i n gs. Common, b. McDonald 1 Brooks, b. McDonald 2 Kineb e. Bardsley b Collins 38 Wake st. and b. Armstrong 3 • Scott-Page, c. Taylor b. Ann strong 24 Doggart, b. McDonald 37 Sqnance c. Armstrong h. McDonald 32 Bell c. Oldfield, b. Hendry 19 Spillar st. and I>. Armstrong 3 Milam c. Macartney, b Armstrong 0 Good rick (not out) 1 Extras 8 Total 158 Bowling analysis- -McDonald, four for 28; Armstrong 4 for 82; Collins 1 for 19; Hendry 1 for 1. A USTR A TJA—First In n ings. Collins l.b.w b. Goodrich 12 Bardsley c. Milam, li. Goodrich ... 27 Macartney run out 18 Taylor, c. Doggart, b. Goodrich ... 51 Armstrong, b. Miln.m 44 Mayne (not out) 21 Ryder (not out) I Extras 17

Total for five wickets 200 LATEST AYKRAGES. Hatting averages to date: Mend. 72.10; Macartney 09.52; Bardslcv OH; Bryan 00.91; Bussell 00.4; Hallows 59 14; Oldroycl 50.10; T>ncnt 49.80; Douglas 49.52; Pearson 48.25; Chapman 47.72; .Teaeoeke 40.11.

Howling averages: Armstrong 58 wiclkots, average cost 12.05 runs; "Rhodes 77 for 19.94; Gregory 89 for 19.31 : White 100 for 14,49; McDonald 82 for 16.28; Parkin 92 for 10.41: ißowlety 10.10; Freeman 114. 10.21; Howell 36 for 10.55: Lee 54 for 10.77; Bestwick 100 for 17.31.