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Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1921, Page 3

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CABLE NEWS.

AGAINST ESSEX

UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS,

(Received This Day at 9.40' d.xrt.'f LONDON, July 27

The Essex team to play the Australians consists of Douglas, Perrin, H. Ashton, C. Ashton, Louden, Dixon, Franklin, Morris, Oilligan, Russell and Freeman.

The weather was bright and hot, attendance large and wicket fast. Armstrong, McDonald, Carter and Taylor stood out.

The match is being played in ti e public park. The outfield is rottgliisli, but good in the circumstances, Earlier in tiic tour Essex lost, by an innings. Oil this occasion the side is strengthened by the inclusion of Russell find Ashton brothers, Inti Douglas and Freeman are not playing. 11 ii be it Ashton, the Cambridge player. was Eir-l to regLser a century ♦igainst the visitors.

Perrin won th • toss and sent in Russell and Dixon, facing Gregory and Hendry. The last named accepted a return from Rtlsscdl with three on the hoard. The wicket was inclined to be tierv and wickets fell fast, the score at lunch being 5 for 19: Claud Ashton was cailght i» the slips off the first hall after the resumption. Oilligan and Perrin added 36 in 20 minutes in enterprising fashion, though the former escaped an easy chance ol stumping eafly in the innings. Roth batsmen were hit by Gregory,• Perrin receiving a blow below the heart necessitating his retirement. He displayed maikeil Ability to handle Gregory’s howling, hut Gilligan was uncertain. The latter hit four boundaries before Gregory ultimately found his stumps. Perrin was able to rosumf* his innings and remained not out. The Essex innings lasted 21 hours. Hardsley and t oliiiis opened for Australia, both scoring freely off Louden and Dixon. Collins lifted Smith for six, reachiitg his 50 in an hour. The century was posted immediately afterwards, and Bardsley then succumbed in Franklin's first over. He hit eight fours'in his total. Macartney had only just, reached dbuhlfl figures when lie was sent hack by Dixon. Collins and Andrews were missed during their partneisliip, t!:c latter particularly hv Hubert Ashton at. second slip.

At the drawing of stumps Australia hail lost two wickets for 192. ESSEX—Ist Innings. Ilu-scll, e and b Hendry - Dixon, <■ Macartney, l> Gregory ... IS Munis, e Mailey, b Gregory FI 11. Ashton, st, Oldfield, b Mailey ... Perrin (not out) Fane e and b Mailey 9 (/. Ashton, c Gregory, b Hendry ... ■> Gilligan. b Gregory Franklin, 1) Gregory Fd H. Smith, 1) Mailey London, c Ryder, b Mailey 4 Extras '* Total Howling analysis—Gregory •') fur 41, Mailey 4 for -18, Hendry 1 for 10, Ryder I) for 22. I AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings. I Collins ( not out) FOl j Bardsley, h Franklin ' ,9 .Macartney, b Dixon 11 ' Andrews mot out) F 0 ; Extras Total for - wickets 19 -