CRICKET SUPREMACY.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 August 1921, Page 5

CRICKET SUPREMACY.

END OF THE TESTS. FINAL MATCH DRAWN., AUSTRALIA AT THE WICKETS By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, August 16. The final test match between Australia and England ended in a draw. It was arranged that the match, which was originally intended to end on the 19th, should be finished in three days. When play was resumed to-day (the third day) the position was that England’s first innings score stood at 403, and Australia had lost three wickets for 162. Andrews (59 not out) and Taylor opened play with bright cricket. The former played Douglas through the slips to the boundary so freely that three fieldsmen were stationed there. He then hooked and drove him on both sides. The pair, against good bowling, added 40 in 15 minutes, bringing 200 up in 145 minutes. Taylor got the smaller share, of the bowling, but smacked hard what he got. Tennyson tried rapid changes, but all were punished alike. Andrews at 92 gave a difficult chance in the slips and was out the same over, leg before. This excellent partnership added 81 in 40 minutes. —4/94/233.

Pellew flicked a ball off the wicket into the slips, a simple catch.—s for 239. Taylor kept up his sparkling play and gave Armstrong plenty of sprinting. The latter saved the follow-on by slipping Parkin to the fence. Taylor reached 50 in an hour. A rapid succession of artistic boundary strokes from Armstrong and forceful driving brought Woolley on, and the field closed up in an attempt to check Taylor. The ruse failed, but the scoring slowed.

Then Douglas and Armstrong commenced another of their duels. After several maidens Armstrong got n single off Douglas. The bowling was of a high standard, and Douglas’ persistence was rewarded when Armstrong touched a ball and was snapped up behind the wicket.—G/19/288. Gregory began by twice hitting Douglas to the square leg boundary, bringing up 300 in 230 minutes. Woolley had quietened Taylor, who remained in the sixties for over half an hour. Parkin relieved Woolley and Taylor immediately resumed hard hitting, slipping and driving both bowlers with refreshing vigor. He closed a fine innings by lashing out and giving Woolley, in the slips, an easy catch.—7/75/311. Oldfield received an ovation as a compliment to his wonderful wicket-keeping. He survived a couple of shaky overs and then drove Douglas. Gregory was more sedate than usual, but made occasional big drives. Hitch and Fender were tried for a few overs before lunch without effect. The score was then 338. Douglas also disposed of Taylor shortly after. Gregory and Oldfield were together at luncheon, but the first over after resuming the former was .stumped from a leg break of Parkin’s.— 8/27/338.

Macdonald, after a shaky start, began some forceful driving and late-cutting, and soon passed Oldfield’s score. Frequent changes of bowling were tried, but Macdonald kept up a merry pace. Sandham. took a magnificent one-handed catch ir front of the pavilion from one lusty drive but the bowler was no-balled. The field, set deep, had plenty to do. The pair added 51 in 30 minutes. Macdonald, at 30, gave Sandham another chance, which he dropped, but in Woolley’s next over Brown ended his career. The innings occupied 325 minutes and produced 389. When England went in again Macdonald and Gregory led off the attack against Russell and Brown. The latter gave Gregory a hot return in the second over, which he could not hold. The first bye in the match was then recorded. Mailey relieved Gregory# and his mixtures worried Brown, but he was comfortable playing Macdonald. Pellew relieved the latter at 46; then, a spell of leisurely play followed for an hour and produced 63. The 100 appeared in 70 minutes. The batsmen alone were taking the game seriously and improving their test averages at the expense of Andrews and Mailey. Russell passed bis 50 in 105 minutes, and Brown was caught at deep point for two hours’ batting.—l/84/ 158. Fender came next, and Mailey had another turn at 168, and tempted the newcomer to hit him into Armstrong’s hands, a great running catch. —2/6/173. Picnic cricket continued to the close, 200 being raised in 145 minutes. Russell completed his 100 in 160 minutes. Hitch delighted the crowd with frequent fours. He hit Collins over the fence. Stumps were drawn 20 minutes before the time, when England had lost two wickets for 244. Details of the play are: AUSTRALIA. First Innings. CoDins, b Hitch 14 Bardsley, b Hitch 22 Macartney, b Douglas 61 Andrews, lbw, b Parkin 94 Taylor, c Woolley, b Douglas 75 Pellew, c Woolley, b Parkin 1 Armstrong, c Brown, b Douglas ,19 Gregory, st Brown, b Parkin 27 Oldfield, not out 28 Mailey, b Woolley (j Macdonald, st Brown, b Woolley ..., 36 Extras 12 Total . 389 Bowling analysis.—Hitch, two for 65; Douglas, three for 117; Fender, none for 82; Parkin, three for 82; Woolley, two for 31. ENGLAND. Fipst Innings (for 8 wickets) ....... 403 Second Innings. Russell, not out 101 Brown, c Mailey, b Taylor ....,84 Fender, c Armstrong, b Mailey .... . BJ 6 Hitch, not out 51 Extras v" •!•••'* •• 2 Total (for two wickets) 244 Bowling analysis.—Gregory, none for 13; Macdonald, none for 20; Mailey, one for 77; Pellew, none for 25; Andrews, none for 44; Taylor, one for 25; Collins, none for 38. This is the last of the five tests. Australia won the first three in a decisive manner, and the last two games have been drawn. TEST MATCH AVERAGES. BATTING AND BOWLING. Received August 17, 8.20 p.m. London, August 16. Test match averages are: Batting.—Tennyson 57.25, Brown 50, Woolley 42.87, Tyldesley 41.33, Bardsley 46.83, Macartney 42.85, Andrews 39,28, Carter 32, Armstrong 30.4. Bowling.—Parkin, 16 wickets at a cost

of 26.25 runs; Jupp, 5 for 28.4; Douglas, H for 31.63; Woolley, 7 for 35.42; Macdonald, 27 for 24.74; Gregory, 19 for 29.05; Armstrong, 8 for 26.5; Mailey, 12 for 33.16.