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Taranaki Daily News, 17 June 1921, Page 3

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' HAMPSHIRE v. AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIA FIVE WICKETS FOR 569. BARDSLEY MAKES 209. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, Loudon, June 15. Tho Australians began at match against Hampshire at Portsmouth to-day. The weather was glorious, the attendance large, and the wicket perfect. Collins, Carter, Gregory and Mayne were omitted from the Australian team. The Hampshire team as: Tennyson, Fry, T. Jameson, Hose, A. Maclntyre, Mead, Brown, Kennedy, Newman, Livesy, Bowell and Remnant. Armstrong won the toss and sent in Bardsley and Andrews to the bowling of Brown and Kennefly. The scoring was brisk from the start, Andrews hitting two fours off the first two bails. Seven •overs, in twenty minutes, produced 50. When he had made 17 Andrews cocked up Brown out of everyone’s reach, but after Newman, right medium, had relieved Brown, he repeated the bad stroke and was caugtt.—l for 62. The attendance was now 5000, and the spectators cheered Macartney, who opened with three wristy boundaries. But for the consistently excellent fielding the scoring would have been alarmingly rapid. The batsmen brought up a forceful century in 52 minutes and 125 was hoisted in an hour. At that stage Bardsley, attempting a run, slipped and fall. Bowel threw down Macartney’s wicket, but the batsmen just regained the crease. The fielding was repeatedly applauded. Remnant was tried at 84, and later on Mead and Tennyson. Two hundred caune up in 101 minutes, and Macartney reached his third century of the tour in 80 minutes. Tennyson then went on with a new ball and Macartney was caught at square leg for 105, ’including 21 fours. His innings occupied 83 minutes, and was of a masterly and brllli&ntwKaracter, without a chance. Pellew followed and when five skied Tennyson, and four fieldsmen let it drop between them. Bardsley gave a hard chance in the slips Immediately before reaching tho century. After Pellew had been disposed bf, log before, Taylor was missed by Remnant for a hard return, and then made some beautiful off drives. All the time Bardsley scored rapidly, hitting 65 to Taylor’s 22, and reaching 200 In 389 minutes. Tte score was then 385. Bowling changes had made no difference to Bardsley’s almost hurricane hitting; eventually he was caught at short third man. Mis 209 included 31 fours, six threes, pine twos, and he gave only one doubtful chance. In the afternoon the attendance had increased to 10,000. Armstrong received a cordial reception, and, with Taylor, further flogged the tired bowling freely. Taylor reached 50 in 74 minutes with a streaky slip boundary. Armstrong was caught by Newman, who, almost touching the screen, took an excellent catch. The partnership had lasted 50 minutes. At tho close of the day’s play Australia had lost five wickets for 569. Details of the play are:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Bardsley, c Fry, b Mead 209 Andrews, c Remnant, b Newman 20 Macartney, c Remnant, b Tennyson .... 105 Pellew, lbw, b Remnant 18 Armstrong, c Newman, b Reninaut 47 Taylor, not out - 137 Ryder, not out 13 Extras -0 Total (for five wickets) 569 Bowling analysis—Brown took no wickets for G 8 runs, Kennedy none for 130, Newman one for 109, Remnant, two for 81, Mead one for 0", Tennyson one for 55, Hoste none for 52. Boswell none for 11. , .

THE THIRD TEST. ENGLAND’S PROSPECTS DISCUSSED. London, June 15. Warner, in the Morning Tost, says that with Hobbs and Hearne available Englund ought to have a capable batting side on July 2. Tennyson and D’Jper were successes, but Durston must remember that length is the first essential in bowling against first-class batsmen. Sewell, in the Dally Chronicle, says that England was not only beaten in the actual play, but outgeneralled. Andrews and Barasley toyed with the bowling, scoring with contemptuous ease. Douglas would do better under someone else’s captaincy.