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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 219, 10 June 1921, Page 5

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AUSTRALIANS SCORE RAPIDLY AGAINST GLOUCESTER BARDSLEY AND MACARTNEY GET CENTURIES By Telegraph—Pres* Anooiation—Copyright London, Juno 8. The Australian cricket team met Gloucester at Bristol to-day. Collins, Carter, and Taylor were omitted from the Australian team. The Gloucester players are:—F. G. Robinson, D. Robinson, W. H. Rowlands, P. F. C. Williams, G. Dennett, C. Parker, A. G. Dipi>er, H. Smith, P. Mills, W. R. Hammond, and Barnett. I’lay was interrupted by rain at 5 o’clock, when the Australians’ score stood at two wickets for'33o runs. When stumps were drawn for the day the score was 421 for three wickets. Armstrong won tho toss, and opened with Mayne and Bardsley. The attendance was 7000. The wicket . was fast, and the weather fine, but dull. Parker, a left-hand bowler, above the mediumpace, and Dipper, a right-handdr, niedi-ium-paco with a high delivery, started tho attack. The batsmen notched 25 runs in seventeen minutes, Mayne’s contribution being 18. Mills replaced Dipper at 35, Bardsley welcoming him by hitting 14 off one over. Mayne and Bardsley vied with each other in a neck-and-neck race, the former hooking 'balls off the middle peg round to leg in an audacious manner. He scored 50 in an hour, the century immediately following. Bardsley 'reached his 50 ten minutes later. * Dennett and Hammond took a turn with the attack, and' the former, in his second over, clean bowled Mayne. Mayne made 79, which included twelve fours. It was his only confident innings in the tour. The wicket suited the batsmen, and Bardsley and Macartney kept the pace a cracker, despite bowling changes and a new ball. Macartney scored 50 in fiftyfive minutes. When he has 56 he should have been stumped by Robinson off Mills. Bardsley, when 78, was missed by Dennett in the slips off Hammond. Two hundred was hoisted for 110 minutes' play, and Bardsley got his century under two hours. Bardsley at 132 played Dennett on. Two for 281. The partnership lasted an hour. It was brilliant, attractive lotting, particularly the leg work. Bardsley hit seventeen fours. Andrews came in, nnd the scoring continued free. Parker went on in place of Dennett at 314. At 5 o’clock rain caused an adjournment for a quarter of hour.

On resuming, Parker and Mills bowled. Macartney, after giving a chance of being run out, reached his century in 105 minutes. He was taking risks, and again was missed at 119 at cover-point. At this stage 50 runs were added in twenty minutes, Macartney’s share being 42, chiefly boundaries. With one short of 150 Macartney was clean bowled by Dennett. Andrews and Pellew were together when stumps were drawn. The following are the scores: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Mayne, b. Dennett 79 Bardsley, b. Dennett 132 Macartney, b. Dennett 149 Andrews, not out 35 Pellew, not out 13 Extras 13 Total for three wickets 421 COUNTY~MATCHES GREAT SCORE BY SURREY. London, June 8. riaving against Yorkshire, Haig took five wickets for 33, and Durston two for 87. Fry failed to score. Mead made 31 against Lancashire. Surrey scored. 616 for five wickets against Northampton. Jeacocke (138) put up a 'brilliant first-wicket partnership with Sandham, which realised'266. Sandham scored 292 not out. Ducat scored 134.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.