AUSTRALIANS v. KENT

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 12 August 1921, Page 7

AUSTRALIANS v. KENT

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Received Aug. 12, 11.10 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 11. The weather was fine and the wicket unaffected by £he overnight rain. The i attendance was 12,000. The favourable ! conditions, combined with weak bowl--1 ing and poor^-fielding. enabled the Aus- ■ tralians to pile up a big total; Mayne, as well as Macartney and Armstrong, topping the century. ' Macartney and Gregory resumed their unfinished inniings to. the bowling of Cornwallis and Woolley. The batsmen immediately became aggressive. Macar.tne-y once had a narrow escape by mis-hitting Woolley. Thirty-three runs had been added when Freeman and Bryan took over the attack. Macartney mis-hit the latter, and Hedges at deep cover took a good catch. The batsman had played a patient and occasionally :brilliant innings, which included twenty fours. 5 —347. Mayne began quietly, "but Gregory continued his lively career and hit up 50. in 60.minutes.' At 379 Hardinge re- | lieved Freeman. The fielding was in- I ferior to the first day. but occasional smart work saved some boundaries. The fourth century came up in 284 minutes. Then' Gregory skied Cornwallis, who had relieved Bryan, and the wicketkeeper accepted the chance. At lun- j pheon the score was 425, but contrary t I expectations the Australians failed to declare. After luncheon the fielding ' became poorer still, almost casual, and runs mounted in spite of bowling changes till, at 495 Ryder was caught. Carter partnered Mayne and the pair kept the? fieldsmen y busy. The regular bowlers were tired out, so Seymour and : Bickmore were fried, the former bowline lobs. Freeman reappeared at 549 and J. Bryan a little later., The latter found Carter's stumps with a good ball at 596., He. had batted for fifty-five ' minutes and hit one sixer and" four fours. Mayne, who was then KK^ had just previously been missed by Seymour off Hedges. At the tea adjournment the total was 613. On resuming 17----runs were added and Woolley dismissed McDonald with a nice catch. This was not the end of Kent's troubles, for with Mailey, the last man in. both batsmen continued to put on the wood against ' the tired bowlers and fieldsmen/until Bryan beat Mailey's defence. Mayne exhibited fine punishing play for over three hours "and carried his" bat. He. had twenty fours in his 156. The inning lasted seven and a half hours. ; At the drawing of stumps Kent had lost two wickets for forty. s J. Bryan, c Armstrong, h McDonald 5 i Bickmore., not out 12 ' Seymour, b Gregory 1 j Hardinge not out is! Extra* * 7 With 45 minutes to go Bickmore and Bryan opened for the county. Gregory J and McDonald were the bowlers. The scaring was slow. Bryan was caugKt in the slips and Gregory removed Seymour leg s ,tump. Mailey relieved Gregory at 37. Mayne dropped Hardinge Off McDonald when 10, an easy catch. Play ceased at 5.30. " '•