CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1921, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA V. LANCASHIRE. DARY WIN FOR AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyrlfitz. Loudon, July 7. The weather was sunny, but cloudy, whet the Australians resumed batting and the wicket was not so jumpy as yesterday. T*o hundred appeared in 155 minutes. Hendry was R£aln dropped bedrind the wicket at 41 and made some bad strokes througa the a11p... Parkin was put- on and met with innaediu a success, bowling Hendry with a slow ball whith upset his ley stump, and lu his second over getting Ryder leg-before. This was a valuable partnership which put on exactly luO runs, but the batting could not be called • clover. Eight were down for 237, but Carter in his usua 1 unorthodox manner, scored rapidly until Parkin spread-eagled Tis wicket, and the total reached 284. Parkin to-day bowled with remarkable variety and in littlo over half-an-hour secured four wickets for 80. Be and J. Tyldesley both came out with good averages. Gregory and Macdonald were tna when the county went in again after lunch. The attendance was 12,000, and the weather became bright. The ground was gaily decorated, the Prince of Wales being expected in. tto afternoon. The band of tho Ciieateg Regiment played during luncheon. Macartney was not fielding, Mayne taking his place. At 16 Barnes skied Gregory, tnft> the hall fell safely at ehort-leg. Hallows drove Hendry, who relieved Gregory, twice to (hp. boundary in the same over. The wicket played easier than yesterday and L 0 appeared after 43 minutes’ play Collins, who was captain, then widened out the field and Motley camo on for Hendry at 61. He dismissed Hallows, who played forward to nn off-break —< 61 for 1. Watson was caught immedlurMyy but Barnes and Sharp made an excel lens, stand, taking the total from 62 to 145.

During the tea interval the two elevens end the officials of the county club were presents cd to the Prince of Wales on tho ..nroundJ Some 30 cinematographers recorded the mony. The Prince saw three-quarters of anj hour’s cricket. The nearest approach to hl» seeing a wicket fall was when Carter missed Sharp.

The Prince arrived at 3.30 p.m. and wa< received by Earl Darby, president of thtrf

County Club. Sharp, at 12. was badly miss-K ed by Carter, off McDonald. Several change* of bowling were made, but 100 came up in ninety minutes. Barnes, who was formerly captain of Marlborough, complet-xl his fifty In 102 minutes. After tea Gregory hit Barney hard on the head, but Barnes coutlnued. Col« Uns missed Sharp when 42, and also misaedt a chance of running either man out off th*, same stfoke.

Barnes played a sterling innings, his play being very crisp, and in 125 minutes he hie four fours. The Australians joined In tho applause. Gregory was severe on Ellis’s fingers, and tho batsman was three times atn tended for knqcks. Meantime, Sharp got 50 In eighty minutes, and then hit Mailey for three fours in on© over. Be was caught by the first slip. His score included ten fours. Richard Tyidesley Mt Malley for elx. waa caught next ball. Details of the play are:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Bardsley, c R. TyldesDy. b J. Tyldesley 711 Collins, c Whewell, b J. Tyldesiey 1$ Macartney, b Parkin 3 Pellew, c Sharp, b J. Tyidc.sley 4 Taylor, c Ellis, b J. Tyldesiey no Gregory, c Ellis, b J. Tyldesiey 2 Ryder, lbw, b Parkin 1»1 Carter, b Parkin Macdonald, b Parkin 12 Mailey, not out w Extras 14 Total 254 Bowling analysis: J. Tyldesiey 5 for S 7, Parkin 5 for 89, Cook 0 for SO, Watson 0 tor 18, R, Tyldesiey 0 for 1. LANCASHIRE First Innings Second Innings. Hallows, b Mailey 31 Barnes, c Malley, b Gregory S 3 Watson, c Mailey, b Macdonald 4 Starp, c Hendry, b Gregory 65 J. Tyldesiey, c Gregory, b Mailey 3 Kilis, b Gregory ft R. Tyldesiey, c Macdonald, b Malley .... 7 Kenyon, c Hendry, b Gregory 1 Cook, st Carter, b Malley O Parkin, not out o Whewell, b Gregory 0 Extras .4 Total 184 Bowling analysis—Gregory five for 59, Mw Donold one for 22, Henury none for 17, Maid’ ley four for 77, Ryder none for 0. OFFER TO MACDONALD. London, July 1. < Macdonald has received an offer from thdl Nelson Cricket Club, belonging to the Lan-, cashlre League, to play for that club professionally. He has not decided anything yet, but has cabled to his wife on the subject.