CRICKET

Hokitika Guardian, 17 August 1921, Page 3

CRICKET

THE FIFTH TEST. UNITED SEHVICE TELEGRAMS. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Aug-. 16. The weather is fine, wicket excellent and attendance large. Douglas finished bis over, and Fender and flitch took up the bowling. Andrews and Taylor opened brightly. The former placed Douglas through the slips to the boundary -so freely, that three fieldsmen were stationed there. He then hooked and drove him on both sides. The pair, against good bowling, milled 40 in 15 minutes, bringing 200 up in 145 minutes. Taylor got a smaller share of the bowling, but smacked hard what lie got. Tonnyson tried rain’d changes, but all were punished alike. Andrews at 92 gave a difficult chance in lhe slips and was out the same over leg before. An excellent partnership mb led HI in 40 minutes. |—94—233 l’ellew flicked a ball oil tin* wiekei into the slips, a simple catch. 5 for 239. Taylor kept up his sparkling play and gave Armstrong plenty ot sprinting. The latter saved the follow on. by slipping Parkin to the tence. lajlot reached 50 in an hour. A rapid succession of artistic boundary strokes from Armstrong's lol'cetul driving brought Woolley mi and the field closed tip in an attempt to cheek Taylor. The ruse failed, hut the scoring slowed. ’I lien Douglas and Armstrong commenced another of tlieir duels. Alter several maidens. Armstrong got a single off Douglas. Tho howling was of a high standard and Douglas’ persistence was rewarded when Armstrong touched a hall, and was snapped up helqnd the wicket. —6--19—288." Gregory began by twice hilling Douglas to square leg to the boundary, bringing up 306 in 230 minutes. Woolley had quietened Taylor."who had remained if) rue 60’s for over half an houi. Parkin .Gloved Woolley and Tavior immediately resumed his hard hitting, slipping and driving botlt' bowlers with refreshing vigor. He closed a fine innings by lashing out. and giving Woolley in slips ail easy catch. 7—«■ * —3ll. Oldfield received an ovation as a compliment to his wonderful wicket keeping. He survived a couple of shaky overs and then drove Douglas. Gregory was more sedate than usual, hut made occasional big drives. Hitch and louder weie tried for a lew overs before lunch, without effect. The score aas then 338. Douglas also disposed ot la \ lot shortly after. Gregory aikl Oldfield were together at lunch, but in.the first over after resuming, the former was stumped Irom a leg break ot 1 uikius. 33h. McDonald after a shaky start began solne forceful driving and late cutting, and soon passed Oldfield's score. Frequent bowling changes "eio tried, but McDonald kept up a merry puce, till Sainjhnm took a magnificent one-banded catch in front of the pavilion from one lusty drive, but the bowler was . no balled. The field were set deep and had plenty to do. The pair added 51 in 30 minutes. McDonald at 30 gate Sandham another chance which he dropped, but in Woolley’s next over Brown ended Garter. The innings occupied 325 minutes, When England went in again. McDonald and Gregory led off the attack against Russell aifcl Brown. The latter gave Gregory a hot return in the second over which he crtulti not hold. The first bye in the match was then recorded. Mailey relieved Gregory and his mixtures worried Brown, but he was comfortable playing McDonald. Rellew relit red the latter at t'ortysix and then <■ spell of leisurely play followed for an hour producing -sixty three. 100 appeared in 50 minutes. The batsmen -alone were taking the garni’ seriously; and improving thentest averages at the expense of Andrews and Mailey. Russell passed his 50 m 105 minutes and Brown was caught at deep point for two hours batting 1-84-158. Fender was next and Mailey bad another turn at 168. and tempted the new comer who hit him into Armstrong’s hands, a great running ,ntcli 2-6-1 <3. j Picnic cricket was continued to the dose. 200 lieing raised in U 5 minutes. Russell completed his 100 in 160 minutes. Hitch delighted the crowd with frequent fours and hit Collins over the fence. Stumps were drawn twenty minutebefore time. Tlie attendance was fourteen thousand. The match was drawn. ENGLAND--First Innings. Russell, c Oldfield h McDonald 13 Brown, b Mailey Tyldesley, c Macartney, b Gregory 39 Woolley, run out Mead (not out) Sandham h. McDonald 121 Tennyson b. McDonald M Fender c. Armstrong b. McDonald 0 Hitch b. McDonald I s Douglas (not out) 21 Extras ' Eight wickets (innings declared closed) for Analysis—Gregory —l fotr 28, McDonald’ 5 for 14. T Mailey 1 for 85. Armstrong 1 for 44. AUSTRALIA—Ist Innings. Collins, b Hitch U Rnrdslev, h Hitch Macartney, b Dougins M Andrews (not out) W Extras Total 3 wickets for B’'’ (Balance of Australian scores missing). ENG LA ND—2nd Inn ings. Russell (not out) I,rt Brown, e Mailey, b Taylor 84 Fender, c Armstrong, b Mailey ... 6 Hitoli (not out) 31 Extras 2 Total two wickets for 244 Bowling analysis—Gregory 0 for 13. McDonald 0 for 20, Mailey 1 for 77. Follow 0 for 25, Andrews 0 for 44, Taylor 1 for 25, Collins 0 for 38. TEST MATCH. LONDON, August 16. . It has been arranged that the test \ match, whjoh was originally intended , to end on the 19th., should be finished } in (hree days,