BALL BEATS BAT

Evening Star, Issue 17720, 22 July 1921, Page 6

BALL BEATS BAT

AUSTRALIANS V. YORKSHIRE.

Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, July 21.

(Received July 22, at 9.25 a.m.)

The match was resumed in sunny, breezy weather. The attendance in the afternoon numbered 12,000. Official correction in yesterday’s score : Gregory st Allen b Waddingtou. The ball rebounded off the wicketkeeper’s pads. Accurate bowling, perfect fielding, and defensive hatting gave a test match air to to-day’s struggle. The first, third, fourth, and fifth overs were maidens. Seven overs, produced only eleven runs, Armstrong displaced M'Donald at AO. Oldroyd sent his first ball to leg. and hit the second with terrific force into Mailey’s hands at mid-on. Two for 44. The same over Robinson pot his leg in front to Armstrong. After this the howlers maintained the upper hand, and the wickets fell rapxliy. Holmes was in nearly two hours for his 26. but apart from him Burton was the only one who could stand up to the bowling with much success. Tbs featujo of the game was that each bowling change immediately came off’. The returns from the long field were also remarkable. Taylor and Macartney both hitting the stumps with full tosses. Nine wickets fell for PO. but Wa (Win id on. tiro last man, showed determination, and with his captain saved a follow on. amid cheers. Burton played a sound. 1 attractive game, and was last out. The innings lasted 2hr 50m in. (Received July 23. at 11.40 a.m.) Robinson and Waddingtou were first howlers when Australia went in the second time. Bardsley was caught close up at 12. Collins and Macartney scored with some freedom. The former was caught off a no-ball, and next delivery was taken : at short-leg, with the total 43. Macartney at first took lime to tune up, and then | made some delightful strokes, both offdrives and cuts, but after forty minutes was Caught at the wickets. The total was then 80 for three wickets, and this was the limit of the Australians’ success, 1 ' Wilson and Rhodes came on, and the latter rattled out three men in quick succession, Taylor alone being able to keep his wicket up. Following are the scores: Yorkshuif..—First Innings. Sutcliffe b Gregory 15 Holmes c Andrews b .Malley 26 Oldroyd c Mailey b Armstrong 10 Robinson Ibw b Armstrong 0 R. Ivilner b Gregory 6 Rhodes Ibw b Gregory 3 Allen b MDonald 5 Burton Ibw b Mailey 31 Macaulay b 3 [‘Donald 5 Wilson c Mailey b M‘Donald 0 Waddingtou not out 18 Extras 7 Total 126 Bowling Analysis.—Gregory, three wickets for 42 runs; MTlouald, three for 31; Armstrong, two for 22; Mailey, two for 24. Australia. First innings 251 , Second Innings. Bardsley c Allen b Robinson 7 Collins c Rhodes b Waddingtou 25 Macartney c Allen b Macaulay ... 33 Andrews b Rhodes 15 Taylor net cut 25 Peflcw c Wilson b Rhodes ... 7 Gregory c and b Rhodes 7 Armstrong Ibw b Wilson A 7 Extras 10 Seven wickets for 136