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Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1921, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA V. WARWICKSHIRE | , TOTAL OF 506 FOR AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph.-—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, June 30. v The match between Australia and Warwickshire was continued to-day in cool and over-* cast weather. Warwickshire made '262 in thein first innings, and when stumps were drawn' the previous day, Australia tad lost foufl wickets for 148. For the continuation of Australia’s innings Calthorpe and Rotherham were the bowlers at the start. Ryder was dismissed by Roth* erham’s fifth ball, and Taylor caught at mid* off off Calthorpe’s ninth delivery. Six wlck-t ets wore thus down for 156, and so far ths county had done uncommonly well. At this stage Armstrong, whose batting has been un< der a shadow this trip, arrived and set Liat* self to retrieve the position. With Hendry> he carried the total to 203, but he have caught at the wicket off the ver* first ball In Smith’s palmy days. The keeper’s form has deteriorated since he wait in Australia, instead of losing his wicket tte ball went to the fine-leg boundary. Head* ry felt his way while Armstrong scored in. front of the wicket. Little Quaife replaced! Calthorpe at 177. He Is a slow rlght-bandeti bowler round the wicket, and his deliveries approach donkey drops. His bowling had tha( merit of providing the variety which warn generally lacking in the attack. He bowled, outside the leg stump.

After Hendry left through returning the to the bowler. Carter helped Armstrong ry the bowlers. The fieldsmen gave awayf many runs, and the returns were often badljf directed and chances of running the men out? missed. The Warwickshire score was passed in three hours, and, at 266, Carter waS; eaught. The other wicket-keeper, then joined his captain, whose batting most cautious. He reached his 100 out of 203|i in J 29 minutes, but It was not till the total had advanced to 382 that he vu got rid <x6 in playing back to Rotherham. His 117 in-t, eluded 14 fours, four threes and eijfit twoa> Driving was the chief feature of his iiM nings, leavened with leg glances. His

nership with Oldfield bad lasted an hour. fielding then went from bad to worse, an 4

the bowling became completely Oldfield, who at first was uncomfortable toj Quaife's slows, reached his 100 in eighty* four minutes, this being the nineteenth ceu* tury by eight batsmen.

The hour after lunch realised 165, indicate, Ing the weakness of the attack. Malley maflfta huge straight hit off Charlesworth right oa. top of the pavilion. Quaife resumed, and got' Oldfield caught first ball. Malley was In 45tJ minutes, and Oldfield 105 minutes, and thejf put on 124 for the last wicket. Oldfield's 123 1 . Included one five, from an overthrow, IT* fours, four threes and five twos. The wbolfih innings lasted 305 minutes. Details of the play are:— WARWICKSHIRE. First Innings AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Bardsley, lbw, b Rotherham 6W i Andrews, played on, b Partridge 11 Pellew, b Nelson 30* Taylor, c Bates, b Calthorpe 2U' : Mayne, c Partridge, b Calthorpe ......... 5 Ryder, b>Rotherham ........... Armstrong, b Rotherham ........ 117 Hendry, c and b Partridge ........ 21. Carter, c Bates, b Partridge ........... 30> Oldfield, c and b Quaife ......... 12$ Malley, not out 46 Extras ........ 28 Total 50® Bowling analysis—Calthorpe two wickets fojj 70, Rotherham three for 11, Partridge three, for 103, Scorer none for 22, Nelson one tort 84, Quaife one for 31, Santali none for Charlesworth none for 29. THE MATCH DRAWN. WARWICKSHIRE BATS AGAIN. WICKETS FALL RAPIDLY Received July 2, 12.30 a.in. Loudon, June 30. The match between Australia ’and shire was drawn. With two hours remaining for play Bates and Calthorpe went in for the county, facing Hendry and Ryder. With a dozen on the board Bates fell to Hendry. Gregory replaced Malley in the field, the latter resting. At twenty-six Calthorpe went and one run later Charlesworth followed him out. Waddy joined Quaife, made three, and was then out. He did not play the bal, but put a foot across with an upraised bat, and the ball whipped

back, taking off a stump. Sin'.th came in and fifty appeared just under an hour. Armstrong went on in place of Ryder nt fifty-’ one, and with his third ball got Smith—s tor 51.

Santali got one and then Hendry got him. Partridge joined Quaife. The latter got sev-. eral by leg glides off Hendry, and batted with; confidence which comes of long experience. Andrews replaced Hendry at 86 and Ryder went on in place of Armstrong. Ten runs later the century appeared in 105 minutes* When stumps were drawn Quaife had been? in 90 minutes. He gave an excellent display*! Ten thousand were present. Scores; WARWICKSHIRE. Second Innings. Bates, b Hendry tt' Calthorpe, c and b Ryder IP' Charleawortt, c. Carter, b Ryder 1. Quaife, not. out 39( Waddy, b Hendry :3. Smith, c Hendry, b Armstrong •’»> Santali, Hendry 1 : Partridge, not out 37, Extras 11* Total (for six wickets) 118* Bowling analysis.—Hendry, 3 for 43; Ryder. 2 for 20; Armstrong, 1 for 20; Andrews, 0 for 23. HOME COUNTY MATCHES. ROCHDALE SUSPENDS PARKIN. London, .Tune 311. Essex disposed of Hampshire at Bournemouth for 71 (Mead 46). Douglas took* seven wickets for 17 runs. Crawford gave a dashing display at thei Oval in Gentlemen v. Players. He made 42’ in 20 minutes, mainly by driver to tha boundary. The crowd gave him an ovation. His exhibition will probably go far toward# Crawford’s selection for the test at Leeds. The Gentlemen made 404 (Bruce 127). The Rochdale Cricket Club las suspended Parkin because ho is playing with the Play* era against the Gentlemen. Received July 1, 10.15 p.m. London, June 30. The Players made 427 for four wickets (Ducat 80, Rardinge 116 not out)Aus • X.Z. Cable Assn.