CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1921, Page 3

CRICKET.

' UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. (Received This Day. at 8 a.m.) LONDON, July 26. Thu weather was cloudy, with intermittent sunshine. Rain fell overnight and the wicket wa s soft, the ball cutting through. England declared the innings closed with 4 wickets for 362.

Bardslev and Collins opened the Australian innings to the bowling of Parkin and Woolley. When Bardhley bad made three. Parkin got his wicket. Collins not out six. for nine.

Tin- wicket showed the effects of the heavy overnight rain. Nevertheless Parkin got a spin on the ball, there being at least three inches of break from the Itg on ball which dismissed Bnrdslev.

LONDON, July 20 AUSTRALIA -Ist Innings. Bardsk-y, l> Parkin 3 Collins, l.h.w. Parkin 40 Macartney, h Parker 13 Andrews, r Teiinvson, b Fender ... 6 Taylor, h Fender -1 Armstrong, b Douglas 17 Pellev, c Tylclcsley, I; Parker 17 Gregory, b Parkin 29 Carter, b Parkin 6 Hendry, c Russell, l> Parkin I McDonald (not out) 8 Extras 34 Total 175 Analysis—Parkin 5 for 38, Woolley 0 for 38. Parker 2 for 32, Fender 2 Tor 3.1, Douglas 1. for 3.

AN INCIDENT

LONDON, July 25

IVlien I'eniiysOti declared the innings dosed Armstrong motioned the fieldsmen to keep their places. He then accompanied the batsmen to the pavilion. Meanwhile furious arguments were ■vaged among the spectators regarding the declaration rule. Alter a brief delay Armstrong called in the fieldsmen. Meanwhile the groundsmen began to sweep the wicket, Init they were t-hen ordered to desi* and did not attempt to roll it. Then the Australians returned to the field. Armstrong was continuously jeered at by the crowd, when, alter running to howl, lie declined to delivef the ball. After this had happened several times, Armstrong sat down on the grass, while the umpires vainly appealed to tin- demonstrators. Tennyson then went across and quieted them. He then took Armstrong by the arm, apparently expressing his regret. A big section of th-.- ero.ul applauded this incident. One regrettable feature of the demonstration was the Inc! that many of tin- members in t-lie pavilion participated in the jeering when the Australians returned to the field, though they did not. share in the subsequent barrack-

ing. Laic oil the crowd recovered good humour and showed enjoyment of the game at times. LONDON. July 26 Macartney opened in a characteristic audacious fashion, driving atid cutting Woolley in the first over, hut was mor.> circumspect when opposed to Parkin. Neither batsman was comfortable and the scoring slackened, only singles resulting, due partly to well-placed fields. When tin- score was 31, Parker relieved Parkin, bringing the two left-handers on together. This spelt Macartney’s downfall, for the new howler struck a puzzling length and found Macartney’s wicket in the second over with u good length hall. Defensive play followed, hut good fielding kept down the runs. Collins had made sixteen out of fortythroe in 75 minutes, when Fender relieved Woolley, jiikl Andrews hit it full toss straight to Tennyson at midoff. Taylor was completely beaten by Fender with a leg break. The rapid fall of the wickets put the crowd in high spirits, though it was not for long as Bellow and Collins settled down to cautious play. The first 50 took 100 minutes. Pellew once skied Woolley to cover when seven, hut Parkin failed to hold it. Twelve overs yielded 12 runs, and the crowd then got weary of the monotonous play and ironically cheered Pellew for playing Parkin to leg for a couple, the only scoring strike in a quarter of an hour. The field closed round the wicket and the crowd commenced cheering every hit, hut the batsmen unperturbed, played with their hacks to the wall, on a shocking wicket

LONDON, July 26. 'l'li* match was drawn. England one for ‘II. Parkin, e Collins, b Andrews ... 23 Hallows (not out) Hi Parker (not out) 3 Extras

Bowling.-- Hendry 0 tor 12, Andrews 1 for 23; Pel lew 0 for 16; Taylor 0 for 1

SOME PARTICULARS. IMlcw finished by dcflectiug Ranker into Tyldesley’s hands at third man. The partnership added 30 in 80 minUtM. ‘

Collins was in his element stonewalling, and utilised his pads freely and only scored 9 in 90 minutes.

Armstrong commenced brightly glane- ( ing Barker to leg boundary twice, being . the quickest boundaries! ol the day.’ 100 was posted in 190 minutes. j Collins was 27 only. A noteworthy shot in the following half hour was a square cut to tlx* hound- . arv by Collins oil Fender. Douglas and Parker assumed control of the attack at 120. Notwithstanding Collins was simply stonewalling, Die partnership added “ -15 in 50 min-, utes, the fastest scoring of the match. J but many sundries were included in this score. Armstrong played too hue and Douglas hit his off stump. j At 4 p.m. the Australains still had four wickets in hand with the wicket, improving under the influence of the wind. The crowd began to realise there was no hope of dismissing them twice. \ Gregory joined Collins and got in sev-j oral bright strokes behind the wicket j oil'- Parkin and also drove Woolley hard, j Several howling changes were ntaile, hut | neither batsmen could he tempted tej abandon their cautious method. Prior! to the tea adjournment, Collins scored a single after half an hum’s unproductive hatting. This -brought prolonged applause. j Ten minutes after the adjournment, Collins fine stand was terminated by I putting his leg in front of Parkin, He

had hatted 5 minutes under 5 hours for bis 10, and received a fine ovation. 7 for 161. Carter was howled first ball. Gregory and Hendry exercised restraint, adding only 5 in 20 minutes. The former had been in 90 minutes before succumbing to Parkin. McDonald, all hut lifted Woolley over the ropes with a straight hit. llcndry in endeavouring to turn Parkin to square leg placed him into Russell’s liands, the innings terminating lor 175, the result of 325 minutes’ play. Alter tea Parkin secured 4 wickets for „nl\ 10 runs, with 10 minutes to

Tennyson sent Parkin and Hollov. s to the wickets. The game took an amusing turn, Parkin as usual providing tlie comedy, both crowd and fieldsmen enjoying the sport. The fall of the Australian wickets was as follows: 1 for 9,2 for 33, 3 for 44, 4 for 48, 5 for 58, 6 for 125, 7 for 161, 8 for 161, 9 for 166. Bowling analysis—The English innings—Gregory 1 for 79 McDonald 0 for 112, Macartney 0 for 20, Hendry 1 for 74, Armstrong 2 for 57.