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Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1921, Page 2

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AUSTRALIANS V. SOUTH WALES

A DRAWN GAME

BARDSLEY’S SEVENTH- CENTURY

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(Received This I)a.v at 11.30 a.m.J LONDON, Auk. 1

I'lie weather was dull, wicket soft and easy owing to rain overnight. The attendance was 10,000. Macartney opened dashingly, but was unable to despatch the ball far from the wiclcet. He was missed twice early in the innings, the fielding being alternatively clean and patchy. The century posted in eighty-five minutes. Bowling changes were frequent, but the batsmen fully utilised the bad length deliveries. Macartney hit seven fours and at luncheon the score was 3 for 108. Taylor played a vigorous innings and hit one sixer, and the crowd refused to part with the ball. Bardsley reached his seventh century, making the twentysixth of the tour, hut after the tea adjournment, failed to cut a straight ta from Pinch. He hit one sixer and 1.1 fours, and gave a chance when twelve. Taylor was caught at point. His tota included ten fours, as well as the sixer. Fellow gave a chance at mid-off, which was not accepted, but was soon dismissed by a fine running catch b.v-1 ait at long on. Armstrong and Maync went for some mighty drives, but both were lucky. The former hit one ball over the ropes. Seven were down for 307 and Ryder and Armstrong then added sixty-eight principally by drives. Rain stopped play, at close on six o’clock. SOUTH WALES—Ist Innings. Whittington, b Hendry }_ Riches, st. Carter, b Armstrong ... <° Bates,- c Collins, b Hendry Spiller, st. Carter, b Armstrong ... 0 Tnit, st. Carter, b Macartney 10 Cording, c Pel lew, b Armstrong ... H Pinch, a Andrews, b Armstrong ... 1 Symonds, l) Macartney 13 Crober. b Armstrong 0 Nash, c Collins, b Macartney 0 Hasker (not out) ; ■ Extras 1 Total 213 Bowling analysis: Hendry 2 for 44, Armstrong 5 for (51; Ryder 0 for 17; Macartney 3 for 64; Collins 0 for To. AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings. Collins, 0 Riches, b Hasker 22 Bardsley, b Pinch 122 Macartney, st. Riches, b Nash 63 ■Andrews, b Symonds Taylor, <; Pinch, 1> Creber ”3 Fo'llew, c Tait., I) Pinch _ 4 Armstrong '.not out) Mayne, st. Riches, b Creber Ryder, e Pinch, b Creber 2 " Hendry (not out) Sundries "

Total eight for , 431 * Bowling analysis—Hasker 1 for 40, Nash 1 for 129, Creber 3 for 130, Pinch > for 81. Bates 0 for 19, Symonds 1 for 33.

The match was drawn

A DENI A 1

UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS

(Received This Day at 8 a.m.) • IjONDON, duly 31

The “Daily News” states the Nelson Club’s reported engagement of McDonald is denied locally.