England on Top.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 200, 17 August 1921, Page 5

England on Top.

FIFTH AND FINAL TEST. AUSTRALIA OUT FOR 389. ENGLAND TWO FOR 214. SOME EASY-GOING PLAY. By Cable.—Pre«B Asßociatiou.—Copyright.! London, Aug. 16. For the third day ox uxe test the weather was hue and tne wicxet excellent. Ibero was a large attendance. Andrews and laylor opened orignny. ' The lormer placed Uougias tnrougn tne sups to the boundary so ireeij that three hc.dsmen were stationed there. He then hooked and drove him on born sides. The pair against good bowling, added forty in fifteen minutes, bringing 2UU up in 145 minutes- lay lor got a smaller share of the bowling, but smacked hard what he got. TAYLOR’S SPARKLING PLAY. Tennyson tried rapid changes, but all were punished alike. Andrews at 92 gave a dixficult chance in tne slips, and was out the same over .‘.eg beiore. An excellent •partnership added 81 in 4U minutes. 4—94—233. Pellew flicked the ball off the wicket into the slips—a simple catch. 5 for 239. Taylor kept up his sparkling play and gave Armstrong plenty of sprinting. The latter saved a follow on by slipping Parkin to the fence. Taylor reached 5u in an hour. DOUGLAS-ARMSTRONG DUELA rapid succession of artistic boundary strokes from Armstrong’s forceful driving brought Woolley in. The field closed up in an attempt to check Taylor. The ruse failed, but the scoring slowed. Then Dougla; a fid Armstrong commenced another of their duels. After several maidens Armstrong got a single off Douglas. The bowling was of high standard, and Douglas’ persistence was rewarded when Armstrong touched the ball and was snapped up behind the • wicket. 6 —l9—288. GREGORY MORE SEDATE THAN USUAL. Gregory began by twice hitting’ Douglas to square leg boundary, bringing up 300 in 230 minutes. Woolley had quietened Taylor, who remained in the sixties for over half an hour. Parkin relieved Woolley, and Taylor immediately resumed hard hitting, slipping and driving the lowlers with refreshing vigour, and closed a fine innings by slashing out and giving Woolley in tho slips an easy catch. 7—75—311. Oldfield received an ovation os a compliment to his wonderful-wicket-keeping. He survived a couple ol shaky overs, then drove Douglas. Gregory was more sedate than usual, but made occasional big drives. Hitch and Fender were tried for <• few overs before lunch without effect. The score was then 338. Gregory and Oldfield, were together at lunch, but the first over after resuming the former was stumped f from a leg break of Parkin’s. B—27— ‘ 338. McDonald makes the pace. | McDonald, after a shaky start, began some forceful driving and late, cutting, and soon, passed Oldfield’s score. Frequent bowling changes were tried, but McDonald kept up a merry pace. Sandham took a magnificent one-hand-ed catch in front of the pavilion irora one lusty drive, but it was “no-ba’led. The field, set deep, had plenty to do. The pair added 51 in 30 minutes. Mc-| Donald at 30 gave Samuiani another! chance, which was dropped, but | Woolley’s next over Brown ended bis careet. ENGLAND OPENS STEADILY. SOME LEISURELY PLAY. When England went in again, McDonald and Gregory led off the attack against Russell and Brown. The latter gave Gregory a hot return in the second over, which Gregory could not hold. Tho first bye in the match was then recorded. Mailey relieved Gregory, and his mix tures worried Brown, but the latter was comfortable playing McDonald. Pellew relieved the latter at- fortysix. Then a spell of leisurely play followed for an hour producing sixty-three. One hundred appeared in 70 minutes. The batsmen alone were taking the game seriously, and improving their test averages at the expense of Andrews and Mailey. Russell passed his 50 in 105. minutes. Brown was caught at deep point for two hours’ batting. 1—84—158. Fender was next, and Mailey had another turn at 168, and tempted the newcomer to hit him into Armstrong’s hands, a groat running catch. 2—6—173. PICNIC CRICKET CONTINUES. Picnic, cricket continued to tne close, 300 being raised in 145 minutes. Russell completed his 100 in 160 minutes. Hitch delighted tho crowd with frequent four’s. He hit Collins over tho fence. Stumps were drawn twenty minutes before time. The attendance was fourteen thousand. The innings occupied 325 minutes. Australia’s innings closed for 389. , Scores: — Collins, b Hitch 14 Bardsley, b Hitch 22 Macartney, b Douglas 61 I Andrews, lbw., b Parkin 91 ' Taylor, c Woolley, b Dougias .... 75 Pellew, c Woolley, b Parkin .... 1 Armstrong, c Brown, b Douglas .. 19 Gregory, st. Brown, b Parkin .... 27 Oldfield, not out 28 Mailey, b Woolley 0 I McDonald, st. Brown, b Woolley 36 Extras 12 Total 389 Bowling analysis: Hitch, 2 for 55; Douglas, 3 for 117; Fender, none for 82; Parkin, 3 for 82; Woolley, 2 for 3L England in their second innings have two wickets down for 244. Scores: —J Russell, not out 101 | Brown, c Mailey, b Taylor 84 Fender, c Armstrong, b Mailey Hitch, not out 51 Extras 2 Bowling analysis: Gregory, none for 13: McDonald, none for 20; Mailey, 1 for 77 ;Pellew, none for 25 ; Andrews, none for 44 ; Taylor, 1 for 25; Collins, none for 38. —(A. and N.Z.) A THREE DAYS’ MATCH. (Received 17, 1.40 p.m.) London, Aug. 16. Tt has been arranged that the Test' match which was originally intended to end on the nineteenth will be finished in three days.—(A. and N.Z.) DUCAT SCORING WELL. London, August L“ Playing for Surrey against, Northants, ’ Ducat made 204 unfinished. Yorkshire dismissed Essex for 66 Waddington took four wickets for and Wilson four for 4.—(A. and N.Z.) AMENDING RULES. London. August 15. The Imperial Cricket Council Jias re ferred the question of the revision o. law 9 relative to the protection ano

rolling of the wicket to a special general meeting of the M.C.C. The principle of the eight-ball oier for Australia was approved and will also come before the M.C.C. meeting. The Council agreed to send an English team to South Africa in the winter of 1922-23.—(A. and N.Z.) NEW ZEALAND TOUR ABANDONED. NEGOTIATIONS WITH M.C.C. FAIL. Christchurch, Vugust 16. The New Zealand Cri.ket Council announces that' negotiations with the M.C.C. to send an English team to the Dominion next season have not proved successful. When the names proposed for the English team were submitted the council was unanimously of the opinion that the combination was not sufficiently strong or attractive enough io ensure financial success, and would certainly be no match for the Australian States. A cablegram was sent embodying the council’s views and asking for the inclusion of Tennyson. Spooner, Gillingham. and Bettingham, nr some players who have represented England. The Marylebone Club replied that tho team was thoroughly representative, hut macle no reference tn the players whose inclusion was sought. The council, at a special meeting, decided to end the negotiations and withdrew the invitation for the coming > season.