AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

Northern Advocate, 27 May 1921, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

i T.HE OXFORD MATCH. I VISITORS WELL AHEAD. (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, May 2G. In response to the Oxford Univer--1 .ity score of 180 in the first innings the Australians compiled 291, adding i 77 for the last two wickets, Hendry was still unbeaten with 42 to his erej (lit. _ Mailey was bowled by Robert-son-Glasgow for 29 and Oldfield went out leg before (also bowled RobertsonGl'asgow) for 4. The extras were 13. Si evens took 3 wickets for 49; Robertson-Glasgow, 4 for 74; Blaikie, 1 for 40; Price, 1 for 70; Franklin, 0 for 19; Bettington, 0 for 29. ! Oxford, in the second innings, had : scored 23 (Bickmore 17) without the loss of a wicket when rain intervened and stopped <ihe game. —A. and N.Z. ! __^____ MATCH DRAWN. j (FINE FIRST-WICKET PEAT. i (Received 2.20 p.m.) LONDON, May 26. (Oxford only lost one wicket for 174 in the second innings and ' the match was drawn. Bickmore was out for 19, Jardine not out 96 and Holdsworth not out 57; extras 2. Armstrong was the only bowler who got a wicket. The batsmen were on the defensive for some time and Armstrong resorted to quick changes without avail. Jardine and Holdsworth. both became aggressive, walked out fearlessly and hit the to the boundary. The second fifty only took &5 minutes. Jardine'e is the highest score so far against the Australians on this tour and was made without a chance. —A. and N.Z.