THE FIFTH TEST MATCH

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 40, 16 August 1921, Page 7

THE FIFTH TEST MATCH

MEAD'S BRILLIANT DISPLAY EN&LAND DECLARES IN FIRST INNINGS. !

AUSTRALIA THREE FOR 162. (tfMTID MUSS ASSOCIATION.—COFIIUSBT.) <A«BT!IAUAIi - NBW ZBAUJSD CAILS AS3OCUTIOH.) (Received August 16, 11 a.m.) LONDON, 15th August. ■■■■ When the fifth Test match was continued to-day, the weather was dull and unsettled. The attendance reached 20,000. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of York were present. The wicket was excellent. Mead and Sa.ndham, the not-out men oi Saturday, resumed to the bowling of Mailey and Gregory. Mailey 'immediately had Mead in difficulties, but a lucky shot behind the wicket realised 4. The batemen began by ,forciag the gam©, stealing many clever .singles. The well-set field made scoring slots difficult. Thirty went up for thirty minutes' play, .the total of 150 taking 180 minutes. To tease Mailey, Me^d tried turning him to the leg-sicie for singles. Sandham played him in front of the wicket, but both were more at ease facing Gregory. A double change took place at 173, M'Donald and Armstrong going on. Runs came more freely off the new bowlers, and Mead reached 50 for a 115 minutes' batting. Shortly after M'Donald broke the partnership, had put. on 62 in sixty minutes, by removing Sandham's off-stump. Five for 191. TENNYSON GOES FOR THE BOWLING. Tennyson began by lashing out wildly, and 200 appeared for 225 minutes' play. Mead was afraid of falling into Armstrong's leg-side trap, arid stepped out and drove him. Runs came steadily, but the fielding never slackened. Tennyson was .bent .on rapid scoring, punching his strokes, but the ball was not allowed to reach the boundary. Mailey, at second slip, dropped Mead at 75, off M'Donald. Although _ there' were many risky shots overhead in the. slips, both managed to score freely off M'Donald behind point. Mailey relieved Armstrong at 236. Tennyson, in attempting to hook M'Donald, was kruck in the chest, and 1 play was stopped for a time. The batting continued to be of the brightest, both going for the bowling freely. The total of 250 appeared for 280 minutes, and Mead, got his century in 199 minutes. MEAD'S SECOND LIFE. Gregory relieved M'Donald, and Mead

cave. Mailey the hottest ot returns wnen he was 104, but it -was dropped. Frequently Mead's lusty drives delighted the crowd, who had not seen the Australian bowling so daringly attacked before. Armstrong went on for Mailey at 281. The partnership had realised 100 in 80 minutes. At luncheon the scoro was 300 for 400 minutes' play. END OF A RECORD PARTNERSHIP. Mailey had a finger of the right hand split when he dropped the catch from Mead.' ' ■ . M'Donald" and- Gregory bowled after lunch, but the rapid rate of scoring continued. Tennyson reached his 50 for ninety minutes' batting. Immediately after he hit out blindly and his stumps wore scattered., This ended the record partnership for an English inning's this season. Six for 312—Mead 130. / Fender was caught in the same over after shakily surviving three balls. Hitch was next, but was unhappy against, the fast bowlers and mainly lashed out aimlessly. Since the' adjournment the batting, lmd been distinctly slower. Hitch, after twenty minutes, played on M'Donald, who had taken three wickets within the half-hour. Eight for 339. ' » • DOUGLAS'S GO-SLOW METHODS. , Douglas justified his late arrival by proving that he could not play a forcing game, leaving Mead, to improve the rat* with crisp cuts and hooks. Pellew was specially brilliant in the field, stopping many hard shots. Mead reached his 150 for 265 minutes' batting. A great cheer .went up when Douglas, after twenty minutes, got his first single. He took forty minutes in making 4 runs, and both boilers constantly beat him. Mead became affected by the go-slow germ and play became a reptition of Saturday's batting. The fourth century went up for 410 minutes' play. Three runs later Tennyson declared. Armstrong went up to Mead and shook hands. AUSTRALIA AT THE WICKETS. Collins and Bardsley opened for Australia, Hitch 1 and Douglas leading the attack. Collins began brightly, hooking Douglas to the ropes. In Hitch's second over he was struck on the knee, and rolled over in pain. He survived the appeal for leg-before. Baidsley was slow in starting, and then gave a delightful display of cutting and driving. Collins was hooking beautifully. The latter, when 11, snicked one from Hitch into Brown's hands, but it was not accepted. Bardsley was the first to go. Playing forward to Hitch he was badly beaten, and his off-stump was. removed. One for 33. MACARTNEY'S FLUKY OPENING. Macartney followed, and had a lucky escape when lie had scored two, Woolley, at first slip, dropping him off Hitch. He continued to shape llukily, and runs were slow in coming. Collins, in twen-ty-five minutes did not add to the score. The spell was broken by a single, while Macartney was a quarter of an hour making three. Then Macartney got going against Douglas, making several fine drives.- Fifty appeared for fifty-five minutes' play, and then Collins, in attempting to get Hitch '"behind tl* wicket, flicked off bis bail. Two for 54. SOME BRIGHT BATING. Andrews was next, and opened with rare dash. A double change in the bowling was made. at 60, Fender and Parkin going on. The latter was fast and bumping heavily. Both batsmen were lively, though the bad light was worrying them, and they frequently mistimed shots. The fielding, generally, was fairly clean, Hitcli at short-leg saving a lot of runs. The pair added 30 in twenty minutes. Both showed scant respect, {or Fender, and the century went up for "^ eighty-five minutes' play, of which Macartney's share was 34. THE CRoVd ENTERTAINED. Hitch relieved Parkin, and, with an improved light, the runs came fast, including numerous boundaries. The crowd was especially appreciative of Andrews's hits to square-leg off Parkin, the ball finding the i ropes time and again. The partnership put on 80 in forty-five minutes by masterly cricket. Various bowling changes did not' affect the scoring, and Andews reached 50 for fifty minutes' batting. Macartney got his 50 in seventy minutes, mid tho total of 160 took * hundred and twenty minutes'

play. The separation came two minutes before time, Douglas beating Macartney's defence. ' « The following axe ihe score^ :— ENGLAND. First Inings. Russell, c Oldfiel.d, b M'Donald 13 Brown, b Mailey 32 Tyldesley, c Macartney, b Gregory 39 Woolley, run out 23 Mead, not out „,... 182 Sandham. b M'Donald 21 > Tennyson, b M'Donald 51

Fender, c Arnistong, b M'Donald 0 Hitch, b M'Donala 18 Douglas, not out 21 Extras j 3 • Total for eight wickets 403 Bowling Analysis.—Gregory took one wicket for 128 runs; M'Donald five for 143; Mailoy, one for? 85; Armstrong none for 44. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Collins, b Hitch 14 Bardsley, b Hitch 22 Macartney, b Douglas 61 Andrews, not out 59 Extras 6 Total for three wickets 162