SURREY FAILS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10897, 11 May 1921, Page 8

SURREY FAILS

REMARKABLE COLLAPSE BATSMEN UNABLE TO WITHSTAND AUSTRALIA'S ATTACK. ' ARMSTRONG’S DEMON BOWLING. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association LONDON, May 9. Owing to a downpour early in the morning the start with the AustralianSurrey match was delayed till after lunch. Inspections were "made at 1 and 2 o’clock. "Owing to the postponement the crowds gathered at the Oval became demonstrative at being kept out. They battered the gates, requesting admittance, eventually bringing down a notice-board od a constable’s head. This measure of satisfaction restored tile crowd’s good humour.

tVhen the public was admitted the sun was shining. The pitch was rolled and play commenced on a verv soft wicket Keay and Rushby resumed the attack, the ball cutting through the pitch. When Collins brought his overnight score to IGI he gave a chance off llushby. He added a single and then placed Rusiiby’s next delivery into Sandham’s hands. Collins had batted 279 minutes. He was quiet and stolid, with glimpses of brightness 7 for 339. Hendry, by good, free batting, and with Carter’s assistance, brought the total to 353. McDonald made a short stay, and the innings was declared closed at nipo for 357. Surrey then batted, and scored 79. Following on, they had scored 22 without the loss of a wicket, when stamps were drawn. WICKETS FALL RAPIDLY. A drying wicket under the influence of the sun added to the difficulties of tho home team's batting, and gave ArniI strong and AicDonald a great opportunI ity, of which they fullv availed themselves. Knight and Sandham opened carefully, but the wickets soon began to go. Armstrong, who got a turn on as woll as going straight through with his leg break, was proving deadly. A section of the crowd resented the tea adjournment, as alreadv there had been an interval between the innings since tho start at 2.30. With three wickets down for 17, Macartney displaced McDonald, but the latter was back again at 32. The halfcentury appeared in 65 minutes. The batsmen continued to follow each other in ouiek succession, Sandham, playing a stubborn, waiting game, and Fender, forcing the mice, alone showing any abilitv to negotiate the bowling. Andrews dismissed the former with a nice catch at silly-point, and Fender was taken at long-off. McDonald, helped by the damaged pitch, took a heavy toll of the tail, the innings closing for 79. Play starts at 11.30 to-morrow.

DETAILED SCORES The following are the scores : AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Bardsley, o Hitch, b Eeay 3 Collins, c Sand ham, b Eushby 162 Macartney, played on, b Hitch ...... 87 Taylor, b Hitch - 0 Armstrong, b Eeay 12 Gregory, c StrUdwick, b Fender 17 Andrews, c Strudwick, b Eeay 8 Hendry, not out 39 Carter, b Eushby 8 McDonald, b Eushby 3 Extras is Total for nine wickets 357 Bowling Analysis.—Eushby, 3 wickets for 66 runs: Eeay, 3 for 85; Fender 1 for 78; Hitch, 2 for 72; Naumann, 0 tor 26; Peach, 0 for 12. The fall of wickels was—l for 3,2 for

33, 3 for 139, 4 lor 167, 5 for 226, 6 for 261, 7 for 339, 8. for 353. SURREY. Knight, lbw, b Armstrong 3 ' Sandham. c Hendry, b Armstrong ... 20 "Ducat, lbw, b Armstrong ] j Kaumann, b Armstrong 0 ( Peach, ]> Armstrong 0 .Abel, b Armstrong 5 J Fender, c Andrews, b "McDonald 22 i Hitch, c Gregory, b McDonald 9 Rcav. b McDonald 5 Strndwielt, not out 9 Rushbj’, c Gregory, b McDonald 0 Extras 5 Total Bowling Analysis.—McDonald. 4 wickets for 29 runs; Armstrong, 6 for 38; Macartney, 0 for 7. The fall of wickets was —1 for 11, 2 for 15. 3 for 15, 4 for 19, 5 for 26, 6 foi 55, 7 for 64, 8 for 70. Second Innings. Knight - 13 Sandham 9 Total for no wickets 22

1 a HOURS OF PLAY T COMPLAINT AND REPLY. l (Received May 10, 7.5 p.m.) S _ ,_, . . . LONDON, May 9. Dortl Harris, interviewed regarding the , attempt by the Australians to i dictate hours of play, said he could not • why they should, bo treated any , differently from our own men. Cricket , hours could not be arranged to suit the Australian liouts. U'he Englishmen accepted their arrangements in Australia. .United Service Telejrra®. (Received May 10, 7.5 p.m.l

„ a . .. LONDON, May 9. Tho Australian manager (Mr S. Smith is adamant regarding the hours of play Implying to a suggestion that they wil probably make the tour unpopular, ht asked the public to renVember that* th* Australians are meeting first-class teaint every day of the season, and are alreadv finding the climate a severe trial. PRAISE FOR AUSTRALIANS LONDON, May 9 The “Daily Chronicle,” commenting on Surrey s oollapse, says that a brilliant batting side was pathetically helpless before Armstrong on a dozing wicket. Armstrong’s six for 38 eternally entombs the idea that the Australians cannot Ho their utmost on a sticky bit of turf Woolley could not do better. The fielding was of the airtight brand, superb, and alone worth th© admission money at enhanced rates. ENGLISH TEST TEAM LONDON, May 9. The English Test team to play at Nottingham will be selected on the 22nd. Probably the team will be consulted regarding the appointment of a captain. . MR WARNER’S VIEWS THE DUCK OF THE GAME. _ LONDON, May 9. Pelham Warner, m the "Morning Post, ’ says the Australians seized their chance, and it was a bad day for Surrey; but just such a chance as cricket in its inexhaustible variety mighfc serve up to any side. While the Australians were D&tting til© sun was shining powerfully, and the wicket was getting more difficult every moment. Sandham and Fender made a brave effort to pull the game round. Most of the Surrey batsmen made the mistake of playing back to Armstrong’s hall, which is well pitched and comes straight on. The best way to cope with such a delivery is to playforward or half-cock to it. as Sandliam showed. McDonald naturally prefers a hard wicket, but he showed 'he can bowl on a soft one. His success in England seems assured. One must orotest against the constant intervals. Surrey went ia

to bat at 3.29. yet the tea interval was taken at 4 o'clock, desnite the fact that stumps were to be drawn at 6 o’clock. Cricket is booming, but such procedure will kill stone dead the public enthusiasm for the came in one season.