FOURTH TEST MATCH

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 14 February 1921, Page 5

FOURTH TEST MATCH

ENGLAND 284

AUSTRALIA. 267 FOR 5 WICKETS.

BY CABLE—PEESS ASSOCIisiOtt^ooPYEICHT MELBOURNE, Feb. 13. The weather was extremely hot for the second day of the fourth test match between England ana, Australia yesterday, and there was a great attendance, every seat being occupied before play began. Armstrong had a tremendous reception. , The overnight position was: Eng-' land 270 for six wickets, and Douglas was 50 not out. • Fender joined Doug- i las, and began by scoring a single off' the last ball of Mailey's unfinishedover Douglas played back to Mailey in the next over, and was cleverly -■^tfy the bowler. He had occupied ldß minute^ in compiling his 50 { A batsman's rout then followed, Dolphin and Fender falling victims in" rapid succession; and the taking of, three wickets only occupied thirteen' minutes. Parkin endeavoured to' score** tastj and took all sorts of risks, hisl hitting and running causing amusement amongst the spectators. At 10 Parkin was run dot in attempting an impossible run, the innings closing Tor 284, after 310 minutes', batting. Both Kelleway and Mafley bowled with deadly .accuracy, and there was great excitement at the rapid fall of wickets.

into the field, -Collins -and Bardsley I opening to the bowling of Howell audi Douglas Collins appeared uneasy for| the first few balls, and then he hit; Howe I through the slips for four Bardsley opened with a single to. leg' I?? ?<>Jgla?» and Cdlins, drivini g°weli for two, reached double figures ' -Both batsmen were now plavine with' great confidence Bardsley |lanoed Howell to leg, and Collins hit the next ball to the fence for four. V Parkin ! who was fielding well, saved many runs by smart stops near the fence. Wad-* dington replaced Howell when the score was 0 for 38. Bardsley brought 50 up by a leg stroke off Parkin, in 35 minutes. At the lunch adiourn-' ment the score was 0 for 59—Collins 26 and Bardslev 31. , Resuming kfter lunch, Parkin and Howell reopened the attack, jthe batsmen continuing to play freely. Collins drove.Howell to the fence, followed by a two, bringing up 100 on the board after 75 minutes' play. Collins and Bardsley, who were both 50, reached the half-century in about the same time. In Fender's next over Bardsley misjudged the ball,, and was clean bowled—l for 117. Shortly after Collins hit Woolley to leg, where Rhodes cleverly held the catch. Ryder, attempting to play a well-pitched ball

from Woolley, was out leg before wicket-^-3 for 12ft k

At this stage a cobl change in the weather set in. Taylor, who came next, had a lucky let-off by Howell, who missed a ball played*"into his hands. The next ball, was a hard one from Fender, and the batsman, play-! ing back, hit his wicket.. Pellew followed, but light rain stopped play at 3.50 p.m., when the score stood at four wickets for 141. i ; After tea Fender and Woolley con-' ducted the attack, Pellew lifting Fender high to the fence for four and the next ball for three. Woolley, who was bowling well,, sent down six maidens out of nine overs, his average being two wickets for nine runs. ' The sun again came out brightly, and the game went merrily on till Pellew, who was batting dashingly, was completely beaten by a ball from Fender —5 for ,153. -Fender's average at this stage was 3 for 36. * '• Armstrong had a magnificent reception, the crowd cheering him for several minutes. He started with a single to leg, and then drove Fender hard to the fence. Gregory lifted Fender high to the boundary, but Woolley, who was still bowling accurately, sent down ' three maiden overs. Parkin replaced. Fender, and Gregory drove him for four, bringing up 201 in 207 minutes. ' Gregory, who was hitting all round the wicket,, reached 60 in 112 minutes. Armstrong was playing cautious- ; Iy, but brightened his innings by occasional , well-placed strokes, his part-{ nership with Gregory adding a hun-T dred to the score. Gregory continued. to punish Fender, and reached 67 in I 83 minutes, and when play ceased-for the day Armstrong was 54, compiled in 86 minutes. Amidst great cheering the batsmen played out time. | The attendance was 35,291, of whom 23,291 paid at the gate, which realised £2650. -'•■■.■;.', Following are the scores: .. V I : ENGLAND. \". -| First Innings. Hobbs, c Carter, b Macdonald ... 27 Rhodes, c Carter, b Gregory ...... "il Makepeace, c Collins,, bvMailey ... 117 Hendren, ,c.Carter, b Mailey ...... 30 Woolley, l.b.w.y b Kelleway ...... 29 Waddington, b Mailey ............... 0 Douglas, c and b Mailey 50 Fender, c Gregory,b Kelleway ... 3 Dolphin, b Kelleway ;................. 1 Parkin, run out ........................ 10 Howell, not out ................: 0 Extras ....:.. ...'.............'..." 75 Total ..,....; .....:,............ 284 The wickets fell as follows: 1 for 18, 2 for 61, 3 for 104, 4 for 164, 5 for 270, 6 for 270, 7 for 273, 8 for 274, 9 for 275. IO for 284-

Bowling analysis: Macdonald, one for 46; Gregory, one for 61; Mailey. four for 115; Armstrong, hone for 9; Ryder, none for 10; Kelleway, three for 37. AUSTRALIA. / First Innings. Collins, c Rhodes, b Woolley ...... 59 Bardsley, b Fender 56 Ryder, lJb.w., b Woolley 7 Gregory, not out 67 Taylor, hit wicket, b Fender 2 Pellew; b Fender .;.... 12 Armstrong, not but' ......* 54 Extras 10 . Total for five-wickets ......... 267