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Taranaki Daily News, 23 May 1921, Page 5

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AUSTRALIA v. MARYLEBONE.

FIRST DAY’S PLAY. MARYLEBONE MAKES 284. By Telegraph.—Press Assn—Copyright. Received May 22, 5.5 p.m. London, May 21. The weather was brilliant and the wicket fast for the first day’s play of the match between Australia and" Marylebone. The attendance was 20,000. Fry, who is suffering from an injured leg, and Gibson, were replaced by Lee and Brown, while Oldfield, Mayne and Hendry were omitted from the Australians, Ryder being twelfth man. It was arranged to take the luncheon adjournnwt at 1,30 and draw stumps at 6.30 p.m., and that play begin on Monday and Tuesday at 11.30 a.m. Johnson, who captained Marylebone, won the toss, and opened the innings with Lee, facing the bowling of Gregory and. McDonald. The batsmen soon settled down, and runs came steadily, Gregory bumping sometimes over the heads of the batsmen. The first half-hour produced thirty-four runs. Armstrong displaced Gregory, and a separation of the batsmen came at forty-four, when Johnson played Armstrong into Collins’ hands at mid-off. Knight followed. Armstrong tried a tempting one to Lee, who was wary, but when he had twentyone to his credit Lee was given out leg before to Gregory. Hendren joined Knight, and at 47 Gregory relieved McDonald. Fifty was hoisted for seventy minutes’ play. Gregory was now rising less, and sent down an occasional yorker. Hendry was lively and pasted Gregory to the boundary. Mailey went on in place of Armstrong at sixty-six, and at the luncheon adjournment the score was two wickets for 80 runs. ARMSTRONG’S ACCURACY. On resuming, Armstrong and McDonald had charge of the bowling, Hendren playing carefully. Knight went at 92, being snapped up by Carter. Foster succeeded him, and opened carefully. Then he twice cut Armstrong to the boundary, and had reached a dozen when McDonald removed his leg stump. —4 for 113. Hendren, who was exploiting forward play, meeting the ball in the centre of the bat, had 31 on when Brown joined him. Armstrong had only two men on the off and three in the deep field. Hendren, after adding nine, snicked one, which Carter held. Then Stevens got a leg in front of Armstrong without having scored. Evans became partnered with Brown, and the scoring was extremely slow, largely due to Armstrong’s accuracy, keeping the batsmen strictly on the defensive. Carter gave Brown a “life” off McDonald and a single made by Brown was the only one scored in half an hour’s play. Gregory took the ball from McDonald, who bowled for seventy minutes, and his first ball was fatal to Brown.—7 for 131. Hubble was next man, and play became more interesting. Evans made an occasional stroke, and Hubble was confident, showing some clean strokes. The fielding was very keen, especially that of Macartney and Pellew. Collins displaced Gregory at 159, and at the tea adjournment the score was 7 wickets for 163 runs (Evans 35 and Hubble 25). ‘ STEADY BATTING,

On resuming, Iho score proceeded at an even rate. Mailey relieved Armstrong. Evans, by effective forcing strokes to the on side, reached 51 in 50 minutes, and good ground fielding saved many hard off strokes. Andrews, for the first time during the tour, displaced Mailey at 188. McDonald and Armstrong were on again before the second Century appeared, and Hubble cleverly dispatched Armstrong to the boundary and passed Hendren’s score, then pasting McDonald who was using a new ball, for two fours to the off, and an aggressive partnership ended by Carter dismissing Hubble off Armstrong after he had batted eighty minutes. Kennedy succeeded Evans, who gave a chance to Carter when the total was 230, and his fifty came up for two hours’ play. Gregory went_ on in place of McDonald at 231, and the bowling slackened, and the fielding was also less'keen. Kennedy went at 262, being bowled by Mailey, who alsq cut short the career ofthe last man, Durston. Play then ended for the day, with Marylebone all out for 284.

Evans showed stylish driving, forcing and cuts, and made nine fours. Scores are:— MARYLEBONE. f First Innings. Johnson, c Collins, b Armstrong .. 27 Lee, 1.b.w., b Gregory 21 Knight, c Carter, b ‘Armstrong .... 20 Hendren, c Carter, b McDonald . 40 Foster, b McDonald 12 Brown, b Gregory 6 Stevens, 1.b.w., b Armstrong ... 0 Evans, not out 69 Hubble, c Carter, b Armstrong .. 42 Kennedy, b Mailey 23 Durston, b Mailey - • H Extras,, 13 Total 284 Bowling analysis.—Gregory took 2 wickets for 80 runs; McDonald, 2 for 65; Armstrong, 1 for 51; Mailey, 2 for 41; Collins, 0 for 29; Andrews, 0 for 5. United Service.

NOTES FROM ENGLAND. HOURS OF PLAY CONTROVERSY. Received May 22, 5.5 p.m. London, May 21. It is officially stated that the Marylebone Club, replying to the Australian manager regarding the hours of play, requested that their rules on the times of play be observed, but offering to draw stumps earlier on the third day. Owing to travelling difficulties the Australians declined to play beyond six o’clock, and Marylebone, desiring to avoid unpleasantness, decided to draw stumps at six o’clock, which was done under a protest declaring that Marylebone felt this curtailing of hours was not in the best interests of the game in England, and regretting that any disappointment should be caused to the public. Playing against Leicester, Jupp made 179. Bowley and Jupp scored over two hundred for the first wicket. Bowley made 127, following a score of 146 against Glamorgan.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable tfiSUr