AUSTRALIANS' BATTING DESCRIBED.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 5 July 1921, Page 8

AUSTRALIANS' BATTING DESCRIBED.

BY CABM-PBESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT

Received July 5, 10.30 a.m. LONDON. July .4. England batted for 290 minutes and thus far it was a remarkable day s cricket, opening with a long period of defensive "batting against great odds, and when the hour was blackest changing to a dashing, confident fight by England's two captains. When the Australians went to the wickets the second time the weather was dull and the attendance was 22,000 Bardsley and Andrews began battinjr. to the bowling of Douglas and White. Tennyson, with his hand heavily bandaged, fielded at mid-on. At eight Andrews drove White high and hard to long-off. Ducat ran up and got „ his hands on the ball and failed to hold it. A little later Bardsley, when thirteen, gave Hearne a chance in the slips off Douglas, who was bowling, excellently and had the left-hander tied up throughout the over. After these escapes both batsmen set themselves to knock the bowlers off their length and succeeded to the extent that at 50 in 35 minutes Jupp and Parkin replaced them. Both displayed bright cricket, Andrews batting in sparkling style. Parkin bowled fast without mixing them. Jupp, who is also above a medium pace, quickly found the snot and sent back Bardsley at 72 with a clinking wall. Macartney ioined Andrews, who, within an hour of the start, had reached 450, pulling Parkin to the ropes and cutting him to the boundary. Douglas relieved him next over. Macartney did not start as dashingly as usual,"but, his damaged finger, •which was obviously paining, him, he Jnade some characteristic shots, including a glorious off drive from Jupp. The century appeared in 80 minutes Andrews being 63. He continued confidently, though, like Macartney, he became more sedate as the afternoon was closing, but anything loose went to the boundary. Tennyson changed th« fowling frequently and ten minutes before" the close Macartney gave an easy return to Woalley with the total at 139. Carter, n-ho had a good reception, play«d out time with Andrews. Hobbs will be operated on immediately tor appendicitis.