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Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1921, Page 3

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AGAINST ESSEX. UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 28. Tho weather was brilliant and breezy, wicket fast and good attendance. Collins and Andrews faced Louden and Dixon. Despite good ground fielding runs came rapidly till Collins played too late lit a long hop from Louden. He bad occupied the crease for 148 minutes and hit one six luid fifteen fours.

When 45, Andrews gave Gilligan :in opportunity of stumping that was not accepted. Almost immediately Mayne also escaped. He should have been caught from a skier. Franklin was the h a ler on each occasion. Both found Louden difficult, Andrews at- 59 playing him on to the wicket, lie hit g-ix lours. 4 for 278,

Alter Mayne and Ryder were disposed of Gregory .and Pellew commenced a bright partnership which added 90. After lunch the attendance increased to llnee thousand. The spectators were treated to a tint' hitting bv Gregory, who scored 15 oil Franklin s first over. One was a sixer, the ball being Inst, aiid subsequently fished from the lake, lit' bil two sixers and a four in Franklin’s next over, greatly delighting the spectators, and reached the halt century in f.’l minutes. He then returned one to Dixon.

Pellew who also scored treel.v was caught behind flu l wicket without addition to the score. S lor 3<o. Mailey held up the la’st wicket in line tashion till lie played Louden on and Hendry carried bis bat for 30. The innings lasted four and a half hours. Loitden’s seven wickets were due to the ball nipping quickly troiu the pitch and breaking from the ofl. Russell and Dixon opened Essex second innings, Gregory and Hendry bein,r the bowlers. Two wickets toll quickly. Rydei ami Mailey then went on, th<> latter immediately bowling Dixon. Alter tea. Gregory and Mailey were in charge. The lonner tripped with his first hall, a ltd twisted bis fool, but it i.- not serious. Ashton brothers scored freely,-adding 50 in »5 minutes, religiously showing a' straight bat.

. .amle’s runs came principally from (Gives, but •Hubert, was more versatile. ( laiule was caught, by Rardsley on l lie boundary. Hubert reached the hall coniine m 90 minutes and played out time with Fane. Perrin did not play. owing to the injury received from Gregory yesterday Tin* takings tor the two. days were Y.IOO.

ESSEX Ist Innings. Russell, c and b I lendry - Dixon, <• Macartney, h Gregory ... 18 Mon is, <• Mailey, b Gregory 11 H. Ashton, st. Oldfield, 1; Mailey ... *' P. ri in (not out) Fane (■ and b Mailey iJ O.’Ashton, c Gregory, b Hendry ... •> (iilligim, 1> Gregory > 41 Franklin, b Gregory E$ 11. Smith, b Mailey *1 Louden, c Ryder, I) Mniiey 4 Extras * Twtal ...128 Rowling analysis—Gregory 5 for 44, Mailev 1 for 48. I lendry 1 for 10, Ryder II f< r 22. AUSTRALIA —Ist innings. Collins 1).. Louden ...; = ' ) ' t Rardsley. b Franklin Macartney, b Dixon H Mayne b. Louden 40 Ryder b. Louden ' Gregory c. and h. Dixon i( l Pel lew e. Gilligan b. Linden • 34 Hendry (not out) 40 Oldfield b. Louden d Mailey b. Louden -4 Extras. U Total 435 Analysis Dixon 2 for ILL Louden < for 14i, Franklin 1 for (59. Smith 0 foi (U, Russell 0 for 13, Claude Ashton 0 for 13

ESSEX Second Innings. Russell c. Gregory h. Hendry 3 Dixon b. Mailey 18 Morris b. Gregory ■>

H. Ashton (nut out) h,) C. Ashton c. Bnrdsley b. Mailey 21 Fane (not out! 1“ Extras ■>

Four wickets for

CRICKET TOUR OF AFRICA. CAPETOWN, July 27

The Australian cricket team plays six matches ; jn South Africa, the first on 22nd. October including tlirrt? tests commencing on November 7th.. 12t.h., and 26th. respectively.

KENT V. SURREY. LONDON, July 26

There was remarkable scoring at Blaeklicatb. Kent made 464 for nine wickets and declared (Hardinge 207). Surrey compiled 448, of which Shepherd made 219 not out. This is his second successive double century. Hitch made 10(5. Kent, in their second innings, made 244 for three wickets. The match was drawn.