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Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1921, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. s- AUSTRALIANS V. KENT. *' it i- MACARTNEY ANI) ARMSTRONG •e GET CENTURIES. id t- (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) d LONDON, August 10. n The Australians began a match with Kent to-day at Canterbury. Oldfield Andrews, Hendry and Taylor stood out ). Armstrong won the toss and went in. ). Y\ hen rain stopped play the score was 295 for four wickets, s The weather was fine, wicket fast and attendance twelve thousand. Armstrong v won the toss and Bnrdslcy and Collins opened to Woolley and Cornwallis. Collins was easily caught in the slips. 1 for 2. Macartney followed. The field- . ing was of the keenest and the batsmen were kept strictly on the defensive. Runs came slowly, only sixteen as the result of twenty five minutes 3 play. Bardsley survived an appeal for t leg before by Oaftrili at 25. Freeman 1 the diminutive googlie.s howler replaced 1 Cornwallis, and Bryan relieved Woolley. Half a century occupied an hour and - immediately afte'r Bardsley chopped Reyna into Woollev’s hands at slip -2 for 52. At' the efi •i wing stumps Australia had' lost four wickets for 297 1 This Day at 11,30 a.m.) LONDON, August 11. J Macartney and I’ellew continued to j display cautious tactics. At seventy •seveii. Cornwallis relieved Freeman and Hardinge missed Pol lew from a hard chance. At eighty nine Pollew was ] caught at the wicket. Armstrong arrived and immediately got busy with four 'boundaries. His vigorous driving ; influenced the fielding which lost its snap. Bryan replaced Cornwallis a-t 130. Armstrong was only thirty one minutes making fifty out of sixty-nine scored in that time. Woolley ( ame on at 158 and Armstrong gave a hard return to Bryan, which was dropped and lie then passed Macartney at sixty two. The partnership put on one hun- ' dred runs in an hour. A double change of bowling failed to stop the rapid scoring, Macartney having livened m-. The second century was hoisted in 162 minutes. Macartney then forged ahead reaching his century in 171 minute--(his seventh of the tour.) After the tea adjournment, the weather turned out dull and drizzling. Cornwallis and Woolley wen- the howlers. Armstrong reached his thousand when seventy and his century in 105 minutes. Macartney at 126 completed his two thousand. Frequent changes of howling wore made before a separation came, through Armstrong trying a short run and Drougliloii throwing the wie)<et down. He made a sparkling start, but eased off later, ffe hit ' twelve fours and five tlirccs. ! for ' 283. Rain stopped plav for three- |iiartcr. of an hour. Gregory partnered Mmartiioy for a few minutes till rain finally stopped the game. Af'STR A LEAN—lst. Innings. I Collins c. Seymour b. Cornwallis ... I • Bardsley e. Woolley b. G. Bryan 25 i Macartney (not out) 133 I’ellew c. Wood b. Cornwallis 12 Armstrong run out 102 Gregory (not out) 10 Extras ... 15 i Four wickets for 297 1 In addition to the names mentioned ' above, the following make up the Kent, side Troughton. J Bryan, Harding | lledgis, Biekmore and ’freeman. f EXCITING MATCHES. LONDON. Aug. 10 After a most exciting match at the Oval, for Hitch’s benefit, Surrey snatched a 75 run victory over Kent. Sam 1 -; ham made 123 and 95. Ducal made 13 | and 97, while Howell made 00. Hitch ( scored 71, and Woolley 85 and 57, ~ while Seymour made 98. Surrey wero | left with live hours in which to dismiss | Kent, which they achieved in the la ' j h minute, owing to Loekton taking three | brilliant catches off his own howling. j \ Hirst reappearing for Yorkshire, nm- |, lerially assisted in securing a 113 runs | victory over Notts. He scored 60 in s 70 minutes by bright and faultless cricket. ( FOR THE FrFTII TEST. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) . h LONDON, Aug. 10. j " Hitch and Sandham have been in- 1 v viled to play at the Oval on Saturday, j 1 CRICKET MANAGER OPERATED ' ON. . v LONDON, Aug. It). | ! Mr Sydney Smith, manager of the 11 Ae- ah in team, has developed entrum l trouble. ‘ successful operation was 1 i Torimul and lie remains in the hos- *' ; ital for a week. ' GOOD SCORING. » LONDON, Aug. 10. Sandham’s scores in the last three \ matches are:—Against Somerset, 209, „ ■unfinished; Notts, 127 and 86 nnfinish- ( ed; Kent, 123, and 95.