SOUTH ENGLAND'S DEFEAT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17881, 8 September 1921, Page 5

SOUTH ENGLAND'S DEFEAT.

TOJINGS AND 46 ETJNS. LEE MAKES BEST STAND. ARMSTRONG POUR FOR 51. Br Telegraph—Press Association—CopyrightUnited Service. LONDON, Sept. 6The weath«r was glorious, but the wicket -was a trifle damp when the match between Australia and the South of England was resumed to-day. The attendance was small. The Englishmen, in their second innings, made exactly the same score as in the first, namely, 199. Armstrong and Mailey divided the bowling honours.

The overnight scores were :—Australia, first innings, 444; England, first innings. 199; second innings, 15 for two wickets, Strudwick and Lee resumed to the bowling of Mailey and McDonald. The batting was lively, and the partnership added 60 in 43 minutes. Strudwick was then taken at the wicket, the, score being 69.

Ashton helped to keep the field busy until just after the century was reached, when he got his leg in front of Armstrong. Lee, when 64, was finely caught in front of the screen : 5—113—64.

Meanwhile Armstrong made several changes in the bowling. After lunch Gregory was not available owing to a hurt knee. With Wilson and Tate dismissed, the score stood at seven wickets for 136. The Gilligan-Relf partnership was sparkling, and put on 37 runs, but the last wicket fell at 199, Australia thus winning by an innings and 46 runs. Gilligan knocked Mailey for a sixer and a couple of fours in one over. He was caught on the boundary. Following are the scores :—■ AUSTRALIA. First Innings 444 SOUTH OF ENGLAND. First Innings 199 Second Innings. Hardinge, b McDonald 0 Bowley, b Gregory 0 Lea, c Bardsley, b Armstrong 64 Strudwick, c Oldfield, b Mailey ... 21 "Hubert Ashtonj lbw, b Armstrong ... 13 Wilson, b Maley „ 7 Tate, c Bardsley, b Mailey 11 Relf, c Ryder, b Armstrong 28 Gil'igan, c Co'lins, b Armstrong 34 Parker, c Oldfield, b Mailey ... .„ 7 Louden, not out ... .„ ... 2 Extras ... ~ 12

Total lgg Bowling Analysis.—Gregory took one wicket for 4 runs, McDonald one for 35, Mailey four for 97, Armstrong four for 51.

The Australians begin the last match of their tour to-morrow, when they play a team chosen by Mr. C. I. Thornton at Scarborough. The side will be selected from the following players :—J. W. H. T. Douglas, captain (p:ssex), P. G. H. Fender (Surrey), V. W. C. Jupp (Sussex), G. E. C. Wood (Cambridge and Kent), A. P. F. Chapman (Cambridge), D. J. Knight (Surrey), W. IRhodes (Yorkshire), F. E. Woolley (Kent), C. P. Mead (Hampshire), J. W. Hearne (Middlesex), E. Hendren (Middlesex), J. W. Hitch (Surrey), A. Sandham (Surrev). Of these 13 players, all but Chapman and Wood have played in one or more test matches this season.

Mayne has asked to be left ont of the Australian team in the remaining match, having bad too little opportunity to practise.

G. HIRST'S RETIREMENT.

FINAL FIRST-CLASS MATCH. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Eflcd. 8.30 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 6. George Hirst, the famous Yorkshire cricketer, will make his last appearance in first-class cricket to-morrow, which is his fiftieth birthday.