SURREY ON A WET WICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 10 May 1921, Page 7

SURREY ON A WET WICKET.

(United Service.) LONDON, May 9. The drying wicket under the influence of the sun added to the difficulties of the home team's batting, and ■gave Armstrong and McDonald a great opportunity, of which they fully availed themselves. Knight and Sandham opened carefully, but the Avickets soon began to go, Armstrong, who got a turn on as well as going straight through with his leg break, proving deadly. A section of the crowd resented the tea adjournment, as there had already been an interval between the innings since the start at 2.30. With three down for 17 Macartney displaced McDonald, but the latter came back again -at_ 32. The half century appeared in 6o minutes. The batsmen continued _to follow each other in quick succession. Sandham was playing a stubborn, waiting game, and Fender was forcing the pace, he alone showing ability to negotiate the bowling. Andrews dismissed the former by a nice catch, at silly point, and Fender was taken fit long-off. McDonald, helped by the damaged pitch, took heavy toll <3f the tail, the innings closing for 79. Surrey, following on, had wiped off 22 of the 278 deficit without the loss of a wicket when stumps were drawn. Play starts at 11.30 a.m. to-morrow.