THE FIFTH TEST

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 41, 17 August 1921, Page 5

THE FIFTH TEST

SPLENDID EXHIBITION OF

BATTING

ANDREWS JUST MISSES A " CENTURY.

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(Received August 17, 10.30 a.m.)

LONDON, 16th August.

■ When play was resumed to-day the weather was fine and the wicket excellent. The attendance was lirge. Taylor partnered Andrews, the rot-out roan. Douglas finished the over, and Fender and Hitch took>up the bowling.

Andrews and Taylor opened brightly.Andrews placed Douglas through the slips to the boundary so freely that three fieldsmen ,were placed' there. He then hooked and drove to both sides. The pair, against good bowling, added 40 runs in fifteen minutes, and 200 went up \ for one hundred and forty-five minutes' play. Taylor was getting the smaller share of the .bowling, but he smacked what he got. Tennyson tried rapid changes, but all the bowlers were piinished alike,' Andrews, when 92, gave a difficult chance in the slips, and was but the same over leg-before. The partnership was.a bright one, and added 81 in forty minutes. Four for 233. &

Pellew flicked an off-ball to the slips —a simple catch. Five for 239. t

THE DOUGLAS-ARMSTRONG DUEL.

Taylor kept sparkling, and gaive Armstrong plenty of sprinting. The board "showed 250 for one hundred and ninetyfive minutes'" play. Armstrong saved the follow-on' by slipping Parkin to the fence. Taylor reached his 50 for sixty minutes' batting. He made a rapid succession of artistic strokes to the boundaries. Armstrong was forceful in his

driving. Woolley was brought on, and the field closed in in an attempt to check Taylor, but the ruse failed. The scoring slowed down, and then Douglas and Armstrong commenced another of their duels. After several maidens, Armstrong hit a single off Douglas. The bowling was of a high standard.. Douglas's persistence was rewarded, 'for Armstrong touched a bally which was snapped behind the wickets. Six for 288. ... ■ . END OF TAYLOR'S GREAT INNINGS. Gregory .commenced by twice hitting Douglas' to the square-leg boundary, bringing up 300 for 230 minutes' play. Woolley had quietened Taylor, who remained in th£ sixties for over half an hour. Parkin relieved Woolley, and Taylor immediately resumed his hard hitting, slipping and driving the new .bowler and Douglas with refreshing vigour. He closed a gi-eat innings by lashing out, and Woolley, at slip, made an ea<sy catch. Seven for 311. A COMPLIMENT TO OLDFIELD. * Oldfield had an ovation, as a coxnpli- J ment to his wonderful wicket-keeping. He survived a . couple of shaky overs, and then drove Douglas. Gregory was more sedate than usual, but made occasional big drives. Hitch and Fender were tried for a few overs before lunch without effect. At lunoh-time the score was 338. ' ■ " . In the first', over .after- lunch 'Gregory was dismissed through trying to swipe a. leg-break from Parkin behind the wicket, 'Brown whipping off the bails. Eight for 338.

M'DONALD AND OLDFIELD ARE

LIVELY.

M'Donald, after a shaky start, indulged in some forceful driving and late cutting, and soon passed Oldfield's score. The total of 350 was reached after 295 minutes' play. Frequent bowling changes were tried, but M'Donald kept up a merry pace. Sandham took a magnificent one-handed catch iii front of the pavilion off a lusty drive, but it was a no-ball. Oldfield also was lively, and the field- was set deep, and- got plenty to do. The pair added 51 in 30 minutes—M'Donald, thirty. . Sandham had another chance which he dropped, but off Woolley's next over Brown ended M'Donald's career.' Mailey failed to stay, and the' innings, which had lasted 325 minutes, closed for 389.

PICNIC CRICKET.

M'Donald and Gregory led the attack in England's second innings against Russell and' Brown. The latter gave Gregory a hot return in the ' second over, and Oldfielcl allowed the first bye of the match. Madley relieved Gregory, and his mixtures Worried Brown) but the batsman was comfortable when playing M'Donald^ Pellew went on, vice M'Donald, at forty-six; then there was a spell of leisurely play, an hour producing sixty-three. Brown got his 50 in 75 minutes, and 100 went up for 70 minutes' play. The batsmen alone were taking the game gerbusly, improving their, test' averages at the expense of Andrews and Mailey. Russell got to 50 for 105 minutes' batting. Brown was caught at deeip-point 'after two hours' batting. One for 158. _ -. Fender was next, and Mailey had another turn with the score at 168. He tempted the newcomer to hit, and Armstrong brought off . a great running' catch. Two for 173.

Picnic cricket continued' to Ufe close. Two hundred went up for 145 minutes' play, and Russell reached his century after 160 minutes' batting. Hitch delighted the crowd with, frequent fours, and once he hit Collins over the fence. Stumps were drawn twenty minutes before time. AUSTRALIA First Innings. I Collins, b Hitch W Bardsley, b Hitch • 22 Macartney, b Douglas 61 Andrews, lbw, b Parker 94 Taylor, c Woolley, h Douglas 75 Pe'llew, c Woolley, b Parkin 1 Armstrong, c Brown, b Douglae 19 Gregory, st Brown, b Parkin '27 Oldfield, not out ;...". •— 28 Mailey, b Woolley • 0 M'Donald, st Brown, b Woolley 36 Extras •■ 4 - 12 Total , •.,-•■ 398 Bowling Analysis: Hitch took two wic-. kets for 65 runs, Douglas three for 117,' Fender none for 82, Parkin three for 82, Woolley two for 31. ENGLAND. First Innings. Eight wickets for ....•■> 403 (Innings declared closed.) ' Second Innings. Russell, not out 101 Bi-own, c Mailey, b Taylor 84 Fender,"c Armstrong, b Mailey 6 Hitch, not out ...: 51 Extras '' Total for two wickets 244 Bowling Analysis: Gregory none for 13 runs, M'DohaM none For 20, Mailey one for 77, Pellew nono for 25, Andrews none for- 44. Taylor one for 25, Collins none for 33.