SMALL SCORES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 243, 8 July 1921, Page 5

SMALL SCORES

BY LANCASTRIANS AND AUSTRALIANS HOME BATSMEN ALL CAUGHT By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, July 6. At Manchester to-day the Australian cricket team commenced their match against Lancashire. The weather wa« dull and breezy, but there was a larga attendance, over 12,000. • The wicket waa in perfect order. The following represented Lancashire; —M. N. Kenyon, J. Sharp, J. R. Barnes, J. Hallows, James Tyldesley, Richard Tyldesley, L. Cook, W. Ellis, F. Watson,. C. Parkin, and Whewell. Ernest Tyldesley and Makepeace were unable to play owing to injuries. Armstrong, Oldfield, Andrews, and Mayne were omitted from the Australian team. Kenyon won the toss, and sent in Hallows and Barnes to face M'Donald and Gregory. Both batsmen were steady, but when eleven runs had been scored Mailey, at second slip, held one from.' Barnes off Gregory. Ono for 11. The fielding was good, and Andrews was prominent at third man. Watson, who had joined Hallows, did not remain long, and after scoring four, Carter accepted one Ix-hind the wickets off Gregory. Two for 15. Sharp came in, and off the' eighth over he drove M’Donald straight to the boundary, and was applauded for the first four of the match. Both bowlers were causing the ball to rise from the pitch, those from Gregory being often seven feet high. Sharp just looked on, to the amusement of the crowd. Hendry replaced M'Donald at 23, which had taken 40 minutes to obtain. Sharpdrove the second ball from M'Donald, a long-hop, straight for four. When he reached double figures he was caught by Carter off Gregory. Three for 34. Ellis came in, only to see Hallows go without an alteration to the score, Carter accepting a catch off Hendry. Four for 34. Hallows had been at the wicketa for fifty minutes for his 14 runs. James Tyldesley joined Ellis, and when 15 rune had lieen added, Gregory bagged the latter off Hendry. Five for 49. Richard Tyldesley helped James to put six on to tlie tally, when Bardsley caught him at fourth slip off M'Donald. He had scored 14. Six for 55. Kenyon came in, only to seo Richard Tyldesley follow James to the pavilion—caught by Carter off Hendry. Seven for 55.

Cook was the next man, and there was intense enthusiasm when Kenyon hit nine off an over from Gregory, including a four, all run out, through Pellew thinking the ball would reach tho boundary. Cook had a life, Mailey missing him at second slip. Fours came frequently, and the pair took the score to 84 before Hendry at first slip caught Cook off Gregory. Cook had made 16. Eight for 84.

Parkin joined his captain, hut four runs later the latter was caught by Mailey in the slips. Nine for 88. 'Whewell was the last man, but four runs later Hendry caught Parkin off Gregory, and the innings closed after two hours’ play.-Thirty-three overs had been bowled. The feature of the game was that every batsman was caught out behind the wickets, either by the wicket-keepev or the men in the slips. The stumps were not touched during tlie innings. Collins and Bardsley opened Australia's innings to the bowling of James Tyldesley and Parkin. Early mistakes by the fieldsmen meant 4 to Bardsley instead of being caught by the wicketkeeper (Whewell) or caught in tho slips bv Cook. Bardsley apparently played on a ball, but it did not remove the bails. Collins had scored 10 when he was caught at the wickets by Whewell, off J. Tyldesley; One for 18. Macartney came in, and Ellis was applauded for fielding a gem of a leg-glance by Macartney. The batsman did not remain long. Parkin shifting his bails with a trimmer. Two for 21.

Pellew made only 4 -when he was caught at cover-point. off a. wretched, stroke. Three for 30. Taylor partnered: Bardsley. and the latter, when 18, was missed by the wicket-keeper. Whewell got the ball, but he failed to- hold it. Tiftv came up for 60 minutes’ play, and . Cook relieved Parkin. At 54 Taylor was missed by Barnes, at second slip, oft Tyldesley, when he hod scored 6, and was again dropped when ho had scored .13 this time by Richard Tyldesley, off: Cook. The ball went straight into tho fieldsman’s hands at backward point.. At the tea adjournment the total was--91. Bardsley being 49 and Taylor 22. After tea Bardsley took his score to 71, when he was caught by Richard Tyldesley. off James Tyldesley. Taylor reach--ed 30. when he fell to James Tyldesley, Ellis accepting a catch. i Gregory did not remain long, Ellis ' catching him oft James Tyldesley for 2. 1 James Tyldesley had taken a wicket inf each of threo consecutive overs. Ryder*] and Hendry started uncomfortably, but; warmed up with drives for singles. LaterHendry made a positively fluky shot . through £llO slips. Watson and Parkin; displaced Cook and James Tyldesley at 163. Hendry was badly missod by Hallows in the long field when 24. stumps were drawn the score was 194—' Ryder, 35; Hendry, 34. The following are the scores; LANCASHIRE. First Innings. Hallows, c. Carter, b. Hendry 1«‘ Barnes, c. Mailey, b. Gregory 4 Watson, c. Carter, b. Gregory 4 Sharp, c. Carter, b. Gregory 10 Ellis, c. Gregory, b. Hendry J . J. Tyldesley, c. Bardsley, b. M Donald. 1* , R. Tyldesley. c. Carter, b. Hendry -■ 2 Kenyon, c. Mailey, b. Hendry 1< ; Cook. c. Hendry, b. Gregory lb; Parkin, c. Hendry, b. Gregory 4 Whewell. not out A Extras “ Total Bowling Analysis.—Gregory took five wickets for 41 runs; APDonald, on© for 19; Hendry, four for 30. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Collins, c. Whewell. b. .1. Tyldesley ... 10 Bardsley, c. R. Tyldesley, b. J. Tyldesley ; '*■ Macartney, b. Parkin 3 Follow, c. Sharp, b. J. Tyldesley 4 Taylor, c. Ellis, b. J. Tyldesley 30 Gregory, c. Ellis, b. J. Tyldesley - Ryder, not out 85 Hendry, not out 84 Extras s Total for six wickets 134 Bowling Analysis.—James Tyldesley, five wickets for 69 runs; Parkin, one for 49; Cook, none for 46; Watson, none for 13; Richard Tyldesley, none for 1. press commeltTon test match AUSTRALIANS SUPERIOR TN ALL DEPARTMENTS. London, July 6Practically the whole of the Press, while claiming that the misfortune at Leeds and the absence of Hobbs made tho difference between a draw and defeat, whole-heartedly pny a tribute to the Australians’ immeasurable superiority in all departments of tho game. The papers also commend the individual efforts of Tennyson, Douglas, and Brown.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.