LOWEST OF THE TOUR

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 205, 29 August 1921, Page 5

LOWEST OF THE TOUR

; INNINGS OF THE AMATEURS. 3 . AU OUT FOR FORTY-THREE. > LONDON, August 27. The Australians began a match agains an English amateur eleven at Easi bourne to-day. The weather was dv at the opening, but improved later. Th wicket was hard and fast. The atter dance numbered 6000. The Englishme batted first, and their innings prove sensational, all being dismissed for 4; the lowest innings total of the toui Armstrong and McDonald ran throug them in 73 minutes. The fielding wa very keen. The peores. were as follows:— J ENGLAND.—First Innings. ( M. K. Foster, b McDonald G. A. Faulkner, b Armstrong ; [ G. Ash ton, Ibw, b Armstrong i H. Ashton, b McDonald i C. Ashton, c Rvder, b Armstrong .. A. P. F. Chapman, b McDonald ... l< M. Falcon, b McDonald ! G. E. C. Wood, Ibw, b Armstrong .. ', A. C. MacLaren, b McDonald ( C. H. Gibson, not out '. W. Brearley, b Armstrong Extra i Total 4: ( Bowling: Gregory took no wickets fo 6 runs, McDonald five for 21, Armstronj _. five for 15. Second Innings. 1 Wood, b McDonald l 1 MacLaren, not out < • Foster, not out 1 Extras , ! Total for one wicket ( 1 AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Collins, b Falcon 1' Bardsley, Ibw, b Faulkner 7 1 Macartney, b Faulkner 2 Andrews, b Faulkner i Pellew, c H. Ashton, b Falcon Ryder, b Falcon t I 1 Armstrong, b Falcon I li J Carter, cH. Ashton, b Faulkner ... li Gregory, not out I 1 ' McDonald, b Falcon Mailey, b Falcon \ Extras . '■ 2 Total 17 Bowling: Falcon took six wickets fo 67, Gibson none for 04, Faulkner four fo 50. Features of the Australian inning were Bardsley's fine batting and Falcon' success with the ball. Falcon is a mem ber of Parliament, and bowled splendid!; 'throughout.—(United Sen-ice.) Over 20,000 witnessed the first day o ! the Middlesex-Surrey match at Lord"? which decides the championship. Surre; [ scored 200, Shepherd making 128 not out Middlesex has lost one wicket for 21.- ---' (A. and X-Z. CiiUe.)