CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 August 1921, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v. ENGLISH XI. A REMARKABLE MATCH. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received August 2S> 5.5 p.m. London, August 27. The weather wan fine but dull at the opening of the Australians’ match against an English eleven at Eastbourne, but there Was an improved wicket, hard and fast. The attendance was six thousand. England batted fins't, their innings proving sensational, all the players, who were amateurs, being diemissed for 4S. the lowest innings total of the tour. Armstrong and Macdonald run through them in seventy-three minutes and the fielding was very keen. When etumpe were drawn the scores were: ENGLAND. First Innings. Foster, b Macdonald 5 Faulkner, b Armstrong 3 Gilbert Ash-ton lbw, b Armstrong 6 Hubert Ashton, b Macdonald ... 0 Claude Afihton, e Ryder, b Armstrong 1 Chapman, b Macdonald .... . 16 Falcon, b Macdonald 8 Wood, lbw, b Armstrong ........ 1 McLaren, b Macdonald 0 Gibeon, not out 1 Brearley, b Armstrong 1 Extras 1 Total 43 Bowling analysis: Gregory, 0 for 6; Macdonald, 5 for 21; Armstrong, 5 for 15. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Collins, b Falcon 19 Bardeley, lbw, b Faulkner 70 Macartney, b Faulkner 24 Andrews, b Faulkner 0 Pellew, c H. Ashton, b Falcon ... 1 Ryder, b Falcon .j m Armstrong, b Falcon 13 Carter, c H. Ashton, b Faulkner .. 10 Gregory, not out 16 Macdonald, b Falcon 4 Mailey, b Falcon 4 Extras 3 Total 174 Bowling analysis: JFalcon, 6 for 67; Gibson, 0 for 54; Faulkner, 4 for 50, ENGLAND. Second Innings. Hood, b Macdonald 0 MacLaren, not out 5 Foster, not out 1 Extras J... 2 Total (for one wicket) 8 Features of the Australians’ innings were Bardsley’s fine batting and Falcon's success with the ball. The latter, who is a member of Par 1 lament, bowled splendidly throughout.

ENGLAND COUNTY CONTEST.

BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES

Received August 28, 5.5 p.m. London, August id. lhe struggle for the county cricket championship continues to be most exciting. Surrey beat Leicester by 88 runs. Middlesex beat. Kent by 5 wickets, scoring 315 for 5 wickets in their fourth innings (Hendren 93 not out). Yorkshire beat Essex on the first innings.

The present position is: Middlesex <7 points, Surrey 73, Yorkshire 69, Lancashire 64, Kent 63.

Mead has completed three thousand runs, being the first to accomplish the feat in fifteen years. The latest averages are:— Batting. Mead 72; Macartney 67; Bardsiey 60; Hardinge 52; Rnssell and shepherd 50; Sandham 49; Ducat 48' Armstrong 43; Ryder 42; Collins and Grtg.,ry 37; Mayne 36. Bowling.—Rhodes took 123 wickets at a cost of 1&B2; Armstrong 90 for 14.22; A. Relf 38 for 14.81; Macdonald 126 for 15.56; Gregory 107 for 16.29; Bestwick 147 for 16.72; White 143 f or 17 07. Woolley 133 for 17.07; Douglas 123 for 19.04; Malley 125 for 19.55. Received August 28, 11.45 p.m. London, August 87. Gver twenty thousand witnessed the Middlesex—Surrey match at Lords, which decides the championship. Surrey made 269 (Shepherd 128 not out). Middlesex have lost on« wicket for tWWy-eaa