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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17220, 10 August 1921, Page 8

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THE WARWICKSHIRE MATCH! AUSTRALIA'S GOOD SCOBINO. (By Cable— Pw« Amociafcion-Copyri^tJ (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, August a. The weather waa unsettled, and the «it> ket soft owing to heavy rain on Sunday. The resumption of the match, Australia % Warwickshire was dolayed for hall n how. The attendance was 8000. Warwickshire's remaining four wickets fell cheaply, the iaainge dosing for 133. The not out men, Smart sad Partridge, faced Gregory and Armstrong. Four ran* had been added when.Oldneld mapped vp Partridge at' the wicket off Gregory. Tto century took two hours. . Botberham ws» smartly caught by Andrew! before he bid scored. 102—8—0. Cross joined Smart, who was battitjg cleverly, but at 128 Armstrong brilliantly dfcv missed him with.a catch oil his own bowling. Smart's partnership with Cross added m Before Howell, the last man, had a chaw to score. Cross was run out. Armstrong fs> iehod-with a fine average. The weather was still unsettled w&M Bardsley and Collins opened to Howell and Bofcherham. Bardsley immtdiatsfr got busy, cutting and Bitting Mt bowlers to leg, long hop* and jeS tosses assisting the scoring. Thirty «0» peared in 15 minutes, and the htlf-centory fc 25 minutce, Bardslers share being S3. . At 56 Howell found CoUine'e off stump. With Macartney as a partner Bsrdihi showed delightful cleanser*. He hit M ett of 78 in 42 minute*. At 80 Partrldfs » lieved Rothorham, and Qtisife came ob MV Howell at 115. When 75, Bardsley, in trying to hit ftsv tridge to leg, was caught by BothstiM There were 12 fours in his total. Ut-4~ 75. .

Andrew* got his leg in front of Ottttl before scoring', and Taylor, at 9, mad* (to Gome mistake to Partridge. Pellew joined Mhcartncy, and both W came aggressive. Macartney, at KL «*S missed by Scorer at long-off. The ieHfatf was uncertain, and the byes Meinmlati!. fast.

The second century appeared in JM mt» utes. Ten nine later/ Macartney sided Vm tridge to Holdsworth at short leg. &g I

72. Armstrong oame next. PcUmt b*ctfls> lively, and hit Quaife for sIl tat UM • to negotiate the next ball. Onffif Mlt> nered Armstrong. Scorer w!i**ed WOniifc At 276 Armstrong's punishing <,4rMaf ■ brought Howell on in place of Qotif*. ra» ;« hundred then appeared. The Mff'UtilA *> first over was fatal to Gregory. 8W f »Ml *_ Armstrong made things merry, fsttiaf 0 in 65 minutes. , Following are the score*:— WARWICKSHIRE. * First Inning*. . _ | Fiddean-Green, c Oldfield, b MoDonalt ..4 a Bates, hit-wicket, b Armstrong .. 11 | Scorer,, o Armstrong, t> Gregory .. If 9 Charlesworth, o, Macartney, b AimttMff tt j» Quaife, b Armstrong .. .. t fl Holdsworth. c and b Arraitßmg „ : t.Jj Smart, c and b Armstrong .. .. • Jfl Partridge, c Oldfield, b Gregory .. #J|| Botherham, o Andrews, b Gregory .. • J(| Cross, run out '\ .. .. •• *§||W Howell, not out .. .. .. *Jfj Extras .. .. .. .. »|I Total *tf Bowling—McDonald on* for 37, AißUtnigJ Ave fox 83, Gregory three for 68. ■$ ATJSTBALIA. && First Inning*. ■ Je|| Collins, b Howell Kg; Bardsley, o Hotherhara, .". vff Macartney, o Hotfwvorth, b Partridge ~ w| Andrews, lbw, b Quaife ;. .. ,9m Taylor, lbw, b Partridge .. .. mM Pellew, b Quaife .. .. .. hM Armstrong, not out .. ... »• IB® Gregory, o Green, b Howell .. . .. WM Byder, not out .. .. .« .. Sp _ Extras .. .. ... »« jM|f| Total for seven wicket* .. .. W|| GOOD HITTING. fM (Beceived Augnet 9th, 541 pJK.) j<f§ LONDON, Aii««*.Mf Playing for Leicester against - DwAyHWJf Sidwell hit Morton for throe sixes, fit* r***rl end two twos in.two overs. . ||