FOURTH TEST

Gisborne Times, Volume LV, Issue 6142, 28 July 1921, Page 5

FOURTH TEST

MATCH RESULTS ,IN DRAW

COLONIALS MAKE ONLY 175

A SHOCKING WICKET

(United, Press Association—Copyright.) .LONDON, July 27.

The wicket showed the effect of the heavy overnight fain. Nevertheless Parkin got a spin on the ball, there being at least three inches of bi*eak from leg on the ball which dismissed Bardsley. Macartney opened in characteristic, audacious fashion, driving and cutting Woolley in the first over, but lie became more circumspect when opposed to Parkin. Neither batsmen was comfortable, and the scoring slackened, only, singles resulting, duo partly to the well-placed field. When the score was thirty-one Parker relieved Parkin, bringing two lefthanders on together. This spelt Macartney’s downfall, for the new bowler struck a xiuzzling length, and found Macartney’s wicket in the second over with a good length ball.

Defensive play followed, but good fielding kept down the runs. Collins had made sixteen out of forty-three in seventy-five minutes, when Fender relieved Woolley, and Andrews hit a full toss straight to Tennyson at midoff. Taylor was completely beaten by Fender with a legbreak. The rapid fall of the wickets put the crowd in high siurits, though' not for long, as Pellew and Collins settled down to cautious play. The first fifty took one hundred minutes to make. Pellew once skied Woolley to cover, when seven, but Parkin failed to bold it.

Twelve overs yielded twelve runs, and the crowd then got weary of the monotonous play, and ironically cheered Pellew for playing Parkin to leg for a couple, the only scoring stroke in a quarter of an hour.

The field closed round the wicket, and the crowd commenced cheering every hit, but the batsmen were unperturbed, and played with their backs to the wall on a shocking wicket. Pellew finished by deflecting Parker into Tyldesley’s hands at third man. The partnership had added HO in 80 minutes.

Collins was in his element stonewalling. He utilised his pads freely, and only scored nine in 90 minutes. Armstrong commenced brightly, glancing Parker to the leg boundary twice, these being the quickest boundaries of the day. One hundred was posted in 190 minutes, Collins being 27. The only noteworthy shot in the following half hour was a square cut to the boundary by Collins off Fender. Douglas and Parker assumed control of the attack at 120. Notwithstanding that Collins was simply stonewalling, .the partnership added 45 in 50 minutes, the fastest scoring... of the match, but many sundries were included, in this score. Armstrong played too late, and Douglas hit his oft' stump. At 4 p.m., the Australians still had four wickets in’hand, with the wicket improving under the influence of the wind.

The crowd began to realise that there was no hope of dismissing them twice. Gregory joined Collins, and got in several bright strokes behind the wicket off’ Parkin, and also drove Woolley hard. Several bowling changes were made, but neither batsman could be tempted to abandon catious methods.

Prior to the tea adournment, Collins scored a single after half an hour’s unproductive batting. This brought prolonged applause. Ten minutes after the adjournment Collins’ fine stand was terminated by his putting his leg in front of Parkin. He had batted five minutes under five hours for his 40. and be received a fine ovation. —7 for 161. Carter was bowled first ball. Gregory and Hendry exercised restraint, adding only five" in 20 minutes. The former had been in 90 minutes before succumbing to Parkin. McDonald all but lifted Woolley over the ropes with a straight hit. Hendry, endeavoring to .turn 0 Parkin to square leg. placed him into Russell’s hands, the innings terminating for 175, the result of 325 minutes’ play. After tea Parkin secured four wickets for only 10 runs.

AUSTRALIA.—First Inuiiigs. Barnsley, b Parkin 3 Collins, 1.b.w., b Parkin 40 Macartney, b Parkc-r 13 Andrews, c Tennyson, b Fender ... 6 Taylor. b Fender 4 Armstrong, b Doglas 17 Pellew, c Tyldesley, b Parker ... 17 Gregory, b Parkin -9 Carter, b Parkin 0 Hendry, c Russell, b Parkin ... 4 McDonald, not out Extras -Total l7b Bowling analvsis: Parkin 5 for 3S, Woolley 0 for 3S. Parker 2 for 32, Fender 2 for 30, Douglas 1 for 3. The fall of tile Australian wickets was as follows: 1 for 9,2- for 33, 3 for 44, 4 for 48, 5 for 78. 6 for 125, 7 for IGI, S for 161, 9 for IGG. Bowling analysis of English innings; Gre-mrv. 1 for 79; MacDonald. 0 for 112 f Macartney, 0 for 20; Hendry, 1 for 74; Armstrong. 2 for 57. With 40 minutes to go, Tennyson sent Parkin and Hallows to the wickets. The game took an amusing turn, Parkin, as usual, providing the comedy, and both the crowd and the fieldsmen enjoying the sport. The match was drawn. England lost one wicket for 44 runs. Parkin, c Collins, 1) Andrews ... 23 Hallows. not out 16 Parker, not out " Extras Bowling analvsis: Hendry, 0 for 12; Andrews, 1 for 23; Pellew, 0 for 6; Taylor, 0 for 1.