KENT PUNISHED

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 37, 12 August 1921, Page 7

KENT PUNISHED

WEAK BOWLING AND POOR FIELDING

AUSTRALIANS PILE ON THE RUNS

MAYNE GIVES A FINE DISPLAY.

<«2»t«B rBESJ ASSOCIATION.—eOMM«HT.) (AUSTRALIAN ■ NEW lEALANB CAM AlseclATlM.) (Received August 12, 11 a.m.) LONDON, 11th August. The weather was fin.r-and the wicket not affected by the overnight rain, for the resumption of the match Australia v. Kent. The attendance-~was twelve thousand. ' Favourable weather and wicket conditions combined with weak bowling and poor fielding enabled the Australians to pile up a big total, Macartney, Armstrong, and Mayne topping the centuries.

Macartney and Gregory resumed their unfinished innings to the bowling of Cornwallis and Woolley. The batsmen immediately were aggressive, and Macartney had a narrow escape through mishitting one from Wolley. ' Thirty-threo runs were added, and Freeman and G. Bryan took over the attack. When Macartney had added, twenty-two to his total he miss-hit one from Bryan, and Hedges, at deep cover, made', a good catch. iMacartney had been patient, and occasionally was brilliant. Ho hit twenty 4's. Five for 347. .

Mayne began quietly, but Gregory continued lively, and hit off 50 in sixty minutes. At 379 Hardinge . relieved Freeman! The fielding was inferior to that on, the first day, but there was occasional smart work in saving boundaries^ The fourth century came up for 284 minutes' play. Then Gregory skied a ball from Cornwallis, who had relieved Bryan, to Wood. Ryder followed, and at luhcheon tho score was 425. Contrary to expectations the Australians failed to declare after luncheon. The fielding was poor, almost casual, and runs mounted in spite of bowling changes. The board showed 495 when Ryder was caught by Troughton off J. Bryan. Carter partnered Mayne and pair kept the fieldsmen busy. The regular bowlers were tired, and Seymour and; Bickmore were tried, the former bowling lobs. ' Freeman reappeared at 549, and G. Bryan a little later. The latter found Carter's stumps with a good ball at 596. Carter had batted fifty-five minutes, and ho hit a sixer and four 4'g. Mayne then was 106, but just previously he was missed by Seymour off Hedges. M'Donald and Mayne were together at the , tea adjournment, and the total was 613. On resuming seventeen runs were addec., and then Woolley dismissed M'Donald by a nice catch. Mailey, the last man. came in and both batsmen continued to put on the wood against the tired bowlers and fieldsmen ' until Bryan beat Mailey's defence. Mayne gave a fine, punishing display. He batted for 193 minutes, and liit twenty 4's. The innings had lasted seven and a-half hours. ■ ,^

With forty-five minutes to go, Bickmore and J. Bryan opened for the county, Gregory and M'Donald being the bowlers. The scoring ivas slow. Bryan w«,g caughtXin the slips, and Gregory removed Seymour's leg^stump. Mailey relieved Gregory at 37, and Mayne dropped Hardinge when he was 10—an easy catch off M'Donald, Play ceased at 5.30. The following are the scores:—; AUSTRALIA.' . First Innings. Collins, c Seymour, b Cornwallis ... 0 Bavdsley, c Woolley, b G. Bryan .... 25 Macartney, o Hedges, b G. Bryan ... 155 Pellew, o Wood, b Cornwallis 12 Armstrong, runout 102 C4regory, c Wood, b Cornwallis 78 Mayne, not out ....'. ../. 157 Ryder, c Troughton, b J. Bryan ... 36 Carter, b G. Bryan 57 M'Donald, c Woolley, bG. Bryan ... 6 Mailey, b G. Bryan 22 Extras , 26 Total 676 I Bowling Analysis.—Cornwallis • took •three wickets for 138 runs, G. Bryan five for 148, J. Bryan one for 48, Woolley none for 44, Freeman none for 138, HarrKnge none for 67, Bickmore none for 36, Seymour none, for 15, Hedges none for 16. KENT. First Innings J. Bryan, c Armstrong, b M'Donald 5 Bickmore, not out 12 i Seymour, b Gregory 1 Hardinge, not' cut 15 Extras 1 7 Total for two wickets 40