CRICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 14 February 1921, Page 8

CRICKET.

ARMSTRONG'S GREAT PLAY

THE IDOL OF THE GROUND

(Received Febi 14, 10.25 a.m.). . vy.yy:y. SYDNEY/Feb. JL4. The Herald says that, the "feature of Saturday's,play was a demonstration in favour of Armstrong, which was as spontaneous as it was remarkable, and left ho doubt regarding the sympathy of the public. The Telegraph says that at oie*>'"fre four wickets were lost for an addition of sixteen runs, but Armstrong and Gregory were the saviours, the former playing such another game as at Adelaide.; It would have been a tragedy if Armstrong had not, so greatly is he idolised*by the crowd. When going out to bat he was hailed as nevar a cricketer "was before, and was compelled to tose no time in reaching the pavillion at the drawing of the stumps in order to escape the demonstrative enthusiast's.