SECOND DAY’S PLAY.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 July 1921, Page 5

SECOND DAY’S PLAY.

ENGLAND DECLARES. FOUR FOR 362. Received July 27, 1.15 a.m. London, July 26. The weather was cloudy with intermittent sunshine for the resumption of the test match. Rain overnight made the wicket soft, the ball cutting through it. England declared their first innings closed at four wickets for 362. Bardsley and Collins opened the Australian innings to the bowling of Parkin and Woolley. When BaMsley had made 3 Parkin got his wicke.. Collins is not out 6, making one wicket for 9 runs.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE DEMONSTRATION. A REGRETTABLE INCIDENT. Received July 26, 5.5 p.m. London, July 25. When Tennyson declared Armstrong motioned the fieldsmen to keep their places, i and he accompanied the batsmen to the ' pavilion, while furious arguments were waged among the spectators regarding the ; declaration rule. Alter a brief delay Arm strong called in the fieldsmen. Mean- ' while the groundsmen began to sweep the ( wicket, but were ordered to desist, and j they did not attempt to roll it when the , Australians returned to the field. Armj strong was continuously jeered at when, after running to bowl, he declined to de- , liver the ball, and after this happened ■ several times Armstrong sat on the grass I while the umpires vainly appealed to the I demonstrators Tennyson went across and (quieted them, and he then took Armstrong Iby the arm, apparently expressing regret. 1 A big section of the crowd applauded this ' incident. A regrettable feature of the de- ! monstration was the fact that many mein [hers in the pavilion participated in it, jeerjing when the Australians returned to the field, though they did not share in the subsequent, barracking. Later the crowd recovered its good humor and showed enjoyment of the game.—United Service.