FIRST TEST.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 May 1921, Page 5

FIRST TEST.

SECOND DAY’S PLAY. AUSTRALIA 8 FOR 202. THE WEATHER UNSETTLED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received May 31, 1.50 a.m. London, May 30. The test match between England and Australia was resumed to-day. The overnight position was that England, in their first innings, were all out for 112, while Australia had lost G wickets for 167. The weather was unsettled and there was rain during the night. Rain teemed for four or five hours early in the morning. Armstrong spent many minutes inspecting the wicket, which was slow but good.

The weather was unpromising when play started at eleven, Carter (3 not out) and Pellew (21 not out) resuming Australia’s -innings to the bowling of Woolley and Rhodes. It was a wicket suited to Woolley, who opened at the pavillion end. Douglas completed the famous gluepot combination by putting on Rhodes. Pellew’s opening shot in the first over was a square cut to the boundary. Carter shaped confidently facing Rhodes, lifting him high to the leg boundary and he treated, Woolley similarly in the next over. He then gave a graceful leg glance for two. The first ten minutes produced sixteen runs, before. Pellew gave an easy return to Rhodes. Details are:— ENGLAND. First Innings 112 AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Collins, lbw, b Richmond 17 Bardsley, lbw, b Woolley 66 Macartney, lbw, b Douglas 20 Taylor, c Jupp, b Douglas 4 Armstrong, b Jupp 11 Gregory, lbw, b Richmond 14 Pellew, c and b Rhodes 25 Carter, not out 26 Andrews, c and b Rhodes \ ......... 6 Hendry, not out 0 Total (for eight wickets) 202