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Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1921, Page 5

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AUSTRALIA V. SCOTLAND. A DRAWN GAME. By Tslsgraph.-—Press Asan —Copyright. London, July 15. The takings at the gate yesterday wer«i £BOO. All the most famous schools were represented, each wearing his colors. weather was sunny and warm to-day. Gregory and Armstrong opened the bowling to Batson and Kerr. The former was out in the second over and Campbell at 26. Bottv lost tnelr wickets through flicking at Gregory's rlsinig balls, which could have been left alone. Kerr and Stevenson advanced the total to 84. Both showed careful batting. Kerr, who is short of suture, was very watch-, ful and kept a scrupulously straight bat. Tiefielding was fautless. Mailey and Hendry came on and Kerr, when 17, got a yard oufij of his crease to the former, but- OhliUld fail-' ed to take the ball. Tte match was drawn. Stevenson eventually got out in playing, for* ward to Ryder. Four wickets were down tyc 88, but Kerr and Alexander defied the Ing for a long time. Kerr was two fcwn, reaching 60. At the tea adjournment, by which, tkne, attendance was 4000, the score had been taken to 192. Kerr passed the centuiy au4 was not got rid of till he bad xn ffde- MT- i Scores AUSTRALIA. First Innings «... SCOTLAND. First Innings. Batson, c Oldfield, b Gregory I Kerr, lbw, b Andrews Campbell, c Oldfield, b Gregory a. Stevenson, b Ryder . Mackay, b Ryder 4 Alexander, c Oldfield, b Gregory Hole, st. Oldfield, b.Andrews ‘XI Mitchell, c Mayne, b Taylor »-■. Watt, not out Sievwrighk not 4 Extras ■'Xt Total (for eight wickets) Bowling analysis—Gregory three for* 2t Armstrong none for 6, Mailey none toe 104; Hendry none for 36, Ryder two for 26. CfyUins none for 81, Pellew none for 23. two for 25, Taylor one for 1. AUSTRALIA V. DURHAM. .£ FTRST DAY'S PLAY. Received July 17, 5.5 p.m. Loudon, July 16. The Australians opened a duatch agaljaM| Durham to-day. The weather was flue uua dull when play commenced, but rain in early morning had affected the wicket. Armstrong won the toss and sent Durhuiug who are all amateurs, to the wickets Grud gory, Andrews, Carter and Pellew stood dowuij Common and Brooks opened to the bowlingj of McDonald and Armstrong. Common got oi single and then fell to • McDonald. Kinel* joined Brooks and hit forcibly, getting 1W while Brooks made 2. The latter was tbeid bowled. Wake caune in. but only made 3. AtJ 51, made in fifty-five minutes, Collins re-« placed McDonald. Kinch and Bcott-Paga took the score to 68, when the. former waff caught by Bardsley close in at mid-on. He bit six fours. Scott Page soon followed him, being caught at long-on. Doggart an<i: Squ&nce carried the score along merrily, and a hundred appeared in as many minutes, Boggart got 6 and 4 off successive balls from Collins, whom McDonald replaced at 184. One run later S qua nee was out, and shortly af-» terwurds Doggsrt went. He had hit a sixer, and five fours. Seven wickets were now down* for 142, and the rest were quickly disposed otj The weather was sunny and the sttendancs had reached 10,006 when the Australians went in. Goodricke. a left alow to u-'dlwini bowlerand Duggan, a fast medium right-hander. cned the attack. Collins got in front ufl Goodricke at 30. Goodrlcke’s bawling was| disconcerting, and Bardsley nearly played him on when 25 had appeared in 37 nrinutea. Th<k smnrt fielding and skilful bowling aronseffi enthusiasm, as did occasional crisp strokes by» Macartney. Bardsley was caught st thtrdf man. After tea Milan, a right medium and Spiller, a fast right-hander went Taylor and Armstrong were now and runs came quicker, especially through* Armstrong's great driving. He made 36 twenty minutes. Then Doggart displaced! Spiller.' Armstrong's total Included fours, and Taylor got six fours. Details of the play are; DURHAM. First Innings. Common, b McDonald £ Brooks, b McDonald 2. Kinch, c Bardsley, b CoUlns 38> Wake, st., b Armstrong Scott-Page, c Taylor, b Armstrong 24( Doggart, b McDonald 37? Spance, c Armstrong, b McDonald 32* Bell, c Oldfield, b Hendry Spiller, st., b Armstrong 3* Milam, c Macartney, b Armstrong O; Goodricke, not out D Extras * Total ICB Bowling analysis—McDonald took four wickets for 28, Armstrpng four for 82, Collins ond' for 49, Hendry o?e for 1. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Collins, lbw, b .Goodricke 12) Bardsley, c Milam, b Goodricke 27*, Macartney, run out Iff Taylor, c Doggart, b Goodricke 54 Armstrong, b Milauu 44*' Ryder not out 4 Mayne, not out 24 Extras 17 Total (for five wickets) 200. BATTING AND BOWLING. THE LATEST AVERAGES. Received July 17, 5.5 p.m. London, July 16. Batting averages to date are:—Mead 72.40,Macartney 69.52, Bardaley 63, Bryan 60.31/ Russell 80.04, Hallows 53.14, Oldroyd 50.10* Ducat 49.80, Douglas 49.52, Pearson 48.25 r Chapman 47.72, Jeacocke 46.11. Bowling averages are Armstrong 58 wick-4 eta at an average cost of 12.05 runs, Rhodes 77 for 13.94, Gregory 83 for 14.31, White one hundred for 14.49, McDonald 82 for 16.13 k Freeman 114 for 16,21, Howell 42 for 16.287 Parkin 90 for 16.44, Bowley 36 for 16.K>, Lee 54 for 16.77, Bestwick 100 for 17.31.. t PLAYERS DEFEAT GENTLEMEN. London, July 15. 4 The Players defeated the Gentlemen by ninft ; wickets. In the first Innings the Players made' 360, of which Mead scored 108, and the Gentlemen 129. Following on the Gentlemen'scored 273, Fender being the highest «corea> with 101. Requiring 42 to win the Playersaccompltsl ed this with the lons of one wide* et. Mead completed bls eighth century thfar season.