AUSTRALIA v. KENT

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 51, 28 August 1926, Page 9

AUSTRALIA v. KENT

BATSMEN MINUS ENTERPRISE

CHAPMAN GIVES A SPORTING

CHANCE,

(United Prow Association.—Copyright.) (Reuter'i Telearun.)

(Eecoived 28th August, 10.30 a.m.)

LONDON, 27th August.

Thrf weather was hot for. the third and.final day of the match between the Australians and a representative Kent team, at Canterbury. The wicket wore right through to the finish.. As a draw was inevitable, stumps were drawn at 5.10 p.m. to enable the Australians to entrain for Brighton, where they will open against Sussex on Saturday.

Kent, in the second innings, made a poor'start, five wickets falling quickly I for 32 rung; then Woqlloy and Knott stopped the procession. Gregory 'was i bumping hard, and bowled at a rare pace, especially downhill. Woolley had ! his finger injured from a rising ball from Gregory when he had' scored 40, but he and "Knott. proceeded to dig themselves in, Woolley contriving to get the lion's share of. the bowling. He gathered in all runs obtainable against bowling of excellent variety. Knott, straight-driving a ball from Griminett for. 4, saved an innings defeat, which had appeared likely. WooV ley was playing his. best; driving to the off and cutting excellently, and scoring mainly fours, as well as two . sixes, which he got off Mailey on successive balls.- He was dismissed by a superb catch by Macartney in the longfield, high overhead, the ball travelling very fast. He was at the crease for two hours and a half, a^nd his partnership with Knott lasted an hour and threequarters, and produced 127 runs. Ten minutes later, for the addition of 6 runs, Knott was clean bowled by Gregory, after, a sound display, during which he hit seven fourg. G. Bryan, who gave a couple of early chances, and then proceeded to gather in lucky fours off Gregory, with Freeman, put •on 36 runs in twenty-seven minutes, s most useful combination. INKINGB DECLABBD. Chapman sportingly declared the innings closed at 3.45, leaving Australia ninety-three minutes to get. 155 runs to win, but the tea adjournment was prolonged for thirteen minutes, leaving Australia' eighty minutes only.

,'. Hendry and Ellis Btarted brightly, and had 25 runs up in; ten , minutes, when the former was beaten by Treeman's break-back. Ellis, with .welltimed shots to the-leg boundary, added 22, while Richardson only scored a single. Ellis was- beaten by a ball which completely mystified him, the total then reading 58 runs for'two wickets. The remaining batsmen'scored so slowly that a draw was inevitable. ' • ■ ' The following are the detailed 3cores: — KENT.. - . First innings' 321 ..Second Innings. . Hardinge, b Hendry ..:,.; 1 Ashdown, by Gregory ......;... 6 WooJJey, c Macartney; b Grimmett 88 Seymour, b Gregory .'. 1 J. Bryan, "b Gregory ............ 7 Chapman, b Mailey 5 Knott, b Gregory ....,....'..;... 50 Bryan, not out 36 I Hubble, st Ellis, b Grimmett 1 Freeman, c Gregory, b Grimmett 19 Beslee, not out ..... ....... 0 Extras ■. • 5 Total for nine wickets (dee.) 219 Bowling Analysis.—Gregory took" four wickets for 53 runs, Hendry one for 8, Mailey one for 63, Ryder none,for 12, Grinrmett three for 56, and Richardson none for 22. . ... AUSTRALIA. . * ', First Innings, ........... \ ...... ;SB6 Second Innings. Hendry, b Freeman .... 13 Ellis, b Freeman 38 Richardson, c Wpolley, bG. Bryan 5 Taylor, c and b Knott 4 Andrews, not out .............. 10 Extras 2

Total for four,wickets .....!■:. 72 Bowling Analysis.—Beslee took no wickets for 17, runs, Freeman two for 32, Bryan one for 12, Knott one for 8,-and Seymour none for 1.