ENGLAND v. N.S.W.

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 44, 21 February 1921, Page 4

ENGLAND v. N.S.W.

CENTURY FOR MACARTNEY.

(UNITES PBSSS ASSOCIATIOK.—eePtrjGBT.)

SYDNEY, 20th February.

Several showers and ominous-looking clouds during the forenoon suggested that there would be little, if any, play in the match England v. New South Wales on Saturday, but towards noon the rain ceased, enabling the game to bo resumed on a good wicket, slightly 4amp, but rapidly recovering under the: strong southerly breeze. The-attendance was 18,000. ' , •-.■ . ; The English ta.il tapered off consider-' ably, apparently afraid of the wicket. Collins relied on Mailey and Hendry, the former maintaining, an excellent length, judiciously mixing " wronc 'uns" with his deliveries, bagging three wickets for 16. . '

/ New South Wales opened disastrously, Bardsley. flicking a-fast one off Douglas to first slip, where .Woolley brilliantly snapped up a right-handed catch low down. A few overs later Douglas broke through Collins's defence, when the total was two wickets for. 11. After lunch Gregory and Macartney scored at the rate of two per minute off Douglas and Waddington. till Wilson and Parkin came on and steadied matters. Gregory reached 54, and then touched one from Wilson,' which Strudwick held. Macartney settled •down to a patient innings, contenting himself with hitting occasional loose ones. He reached 50 in 97 minutes.

After tea Macartney and Andrews, playing under restraint, set out for England's total. Douglas tried six bowlers, but all were treated with the utmost respect. Macartney was unusually quiet, but executed many brilliant ail-round-the-wicket strokes. At 97 he was dropped in the slips by Fender and "Waddington two balls in succession. He reached his century just under three hours. Andrews's 54 was a stylish contribution. With the last ball- of; the day Douglas knocked down Macartney's off peg. The following are the scores: — ENGLAND. First Innings. 1 Hobbs, c Collins, b Mailey' 41 Rhodes', c Oldfield, b Mailey 50 Hendren, b Mailey "••.- 102 Makepeace, c. Oldfield, b Mailey. 73 Woolley, c Gregory, b Punch ....'..... 20 Douglas, c Folkard, b Andrews 46 Fender, lbw, b Mailey •■ 60 Wilson, b Hendry '....i 9 Waddington, not out 12 Strudwick. c Gregory, b Mailey 4 Parkin, c Hendry, b Mailey '■ 1 Sundries ; 9 Total ;...-. 427 Bowling Averages.—Punch, one wicket for 28 runs; Collins, none fp» 9; Andrews, one for 50; Folkard, none for 53; Mailey, seven for 172; Macartney, none for 43 (one no ball); Hendry, one for 63. NEW SOUTH WALES. First Innings. Bardsley. c Woolley, b Douglas 4 Collins, b Douglas „' 2 Macartney, b Douglas 130 Gregory, c Strudwick, b Wilson ...... 52 Andrews, c Strudwick, b Douglas ... 54 TsJylor, notout : 10 Extras .' 16 Total for five wickets .......= 268