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Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1921, Page 8

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. AUSTRALIA v. THORNTON’S XL DEFEAT OF AUSTRAMANS MARGIN OF 33 RUNS ■ By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Sept. 9. Australia, in the first innings, made 231. The scores were: THORNTON’S ELEVEN. First Innings 2SO AUSTRALIA— Innings, Collins, st. Wood, b Woolley ...... 12 Bardaley, 1.b.w., b Hitch 55 Macartney, b Jupp 0 Andrews, e Mead, b Woolley ....... 43 Ryder, e Hendron, b Woolley 22 Taylor, b Jupp 8 Armstrong, 1.b.w., b Jupp ...... 0 Hendry, c Wood, b Fender ...... 38 Oldfield, b Jupp 0 McDonald, b Jupp 11 Mailey, not out 13 Extras 29 Total ... .-.j 231 Bawling analysis. —Hitch I for 24, Fender 1 for 32, Jupp 5 for 55, Woolley 3 for 72, Rhodes 0 for 12, Hearne 0 for 0. Douglas 0 for 8. The weather was fine, the wicket unchanged, and the attendance large. The ■batting of the Auatralians was not convincing, and they finished the first innings 58 behind the Englishmen. Jupp was in great form, and took 5 wickets for 54. Collins, without adding to his overnight score, was stumped by Wood, and Jupp knocked out Macartney’s middle stump before he had broken the ice.— Two for 37. Wood missed a chance of stumping Andrews, off Woolley, before he got properly going. Runs then came steadily, and several bowling -ahanges were made. Andrews got in occasional good drives, and he and Bardsley carried the total to 116 before the latter got his leg in front of one of Hitch’s. Andrews was dismissed at 130 by a fine onehanded catch by Mead. Jupp disposed of Taylor and Armstrong in the same over. Six for 150. Eight runs later Ryder was caught at square-leg, three wickets falling in twelve minutes. Hendry, McDonald and Mailey provided some lively tail-end play, causing several quick bowling changes. The fielding was rather poor, aind the large number of extras depreciated the good bowling. Thornton’s Eleven, in the second innings, at the close of the day’s play, had lost 6 wickets for 119. he score was:—' THORNTON’S ELEVEN. Second Innings. Rhodes, c Mailey. b McDonald 12 Sandham, c and b Mailey 50 Hearne, c Hendry, b Mailey 22 Hendren, c Bardsley, b Mailey .... 1 Woolley, c Collins, b Mailey 3 Hitch, c and b Mailey 7 Total (for six wickets) 119 Mailey figured prominently in the Englishmen’s second knock, taking 5 wickets for 49. besides which lie made a catch off McDonald which accounted for the sixth wicket. McDonald and Hendry opened the bowling to Sandham and

Rhodes.. Both batsmen became busy, and had rattled up 39 when Rhodes wa« enapped up in the slips. ■ With Hearne in a merry pace was maintained. Sandham was particularly aggressive, and made some fine strokes. Armstrong tried several changes before Mailey appeared und ended Sandham’s career with a catch off his own bowling..—-Two for 87. Hearne, at 22, was taken in the slips.—Three for 92. Mailey bagged the next three wickets for an additional filteen, Hendren being caught in the loxig field, Woolley at the leg boundary, and Hitch from a skier, all of them trying to force the pace. Six wickets were down for 107. Mead and Douglas.. with their eyes on the clock, took no chances, and played out time.