CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 August 1921, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA V. WARWICKSHIRE. COUNTY MAKE 133. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, August 8. Warwickshire, in the first innings, made 133. The full score was:— WARWICKSHIRE. First Innings. Fiddian-Green, c. Oldfield, b. Macdonald 4 Bates, hit wicket, b. Armstrong .. 12 Scorer, c. Armstrong, b. Gregory 12 Charlesworth, c. Macartney, b. Armstrong 51 Quaife, b. Armstrong .... 2 Holdsworth, c. and b. Armstrong •••«•• 1 Smart, c. and b. Armstrong »«•« 23 Partridge, c. Oldfield, b. Gregory ••»••• 6 Rotheram, c. Andrews, b. Gregory 0 Cross, run out •«.»•• 12 Howell, not out 0 Extras ......... 10 Total 133 Bowling analysis: Macdonald, one wicket for 27 runs; Armstrong, five for 33; Gregory, three fox 63. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. CoJUns, b Howell ..J 15 Bardsley, c Rotherham, b Partridge .... 75 Macartney, c Holdsworth, b Partridge .. 72 Andrews, lbw, b, Quaife “0 Taylor, lbw, b Cartridge 3 Pellew, b Quaife ........... 37 Armstrong, not out ......... 50 Gregory, c Green, b Howell 16 Ryder, not out .... 3 Extras 41 Total (for seven wickets) 312 The weather was unsettled and the wicket soft owing to heavy rain on Sunday. The 1 start was delayed for half an hour. The attendance was 8000. Warwick’s remaining four wickets fell cheaply, the innings closing at 133. The not out men, Smart and Partridge, faced Gregory and Armstrong. Four runs were added when Oldfield snapped up Partridge at the wicket, off Gregory. The century took two hours. Rotherham was smartly caught by Andrews before he had scored.—Eight for 102. Cross joined Smart, who was batting cleverly, but at 128 Armstrong brilliantly dismissed hliin with a catch off his own bowling. His partnership with Cross added 26. Before Howell, the last man, had a chance to score Cross was run out. Armstrong finished with a fine average. The weather was still unsettled when Bardsley and Collins opened to Howell and Rotherham. Bardsley immediately got busy, cutting and hitting bofh Sowlers to leg, and long hops and full tosses assisted the scoring. Thirty appeared in fifteen minutes and the lalf-century in 25 minutes, Bardsley’s share being 32. At 56 Howell found Collins’ off stump. With Macartney as his partner Bardsley showed delightful cleanness, and hit 50 out of 78 In 42 minutes. At 89 Partridge relieved Rotherham, and Quaife came at 104, and Howell at 115. When 75, Bardsley, In trying to hit Partridge to leg, was caught by Rotherham., There were twelve fours in his total.—Two for 124. Andrews got bis leg in front of Quaife before scoring, and Taylor, at 3, made the same mistake to Partridge. Pellew joined Macartney, and both became aggressive. Macartney, at 50, was cnissed by Scorer at long-off. The fielding was uncertain, and byes accumulated fust. As the result of poor bowling the second century ap- ' peared in 12G minutes. Ten runs later Macart- 1 ney skied Partridge to Holdsworth at short leg.—Five for 225. Armstrong came next, i end Pellew became lively. He hit Quaife for! 1 six. but failed to negotiate the next ball 1 i Gregory partnered Armstrong, and Scorer re- ! Moved Partridge at 276. Armstrong's punish-I Jng driving brought Howell 'on vice Quaife Three hundred then appeared, but the new bowler’s first over was fatal to Gregory.— Seven for 303. Armstrong made things merry, getting 50 In 55 minutes. Extras contributed 41. At the drawing of stumps the Australians had lost seven wickets for 312 runs. BRILLIANT BATTING. Received August 9, 5.5 pin. London, August 8. Playing for Leicester against Derbyshire, Sidwell hit Morton for three sixes, five fours and two twos in two overs.