BRIGHT BATTING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10903, 18 May 1921, Page 3

BRIGHT BATTING

PLAY GF AUSTRALIANS VISITORS SCORE NEARLY 400 A 1 PORTSMOUTH. A GOOD WICKET. By Telegraph—Trees Assn.—Copy-rich? Australian and X.Z. Cable Association LONDON. May 16. Tho Australian cricketers continued -heir ma-tch against the Navy, Army and Air Force at Portsmouth. The weather wae sunny and the wicket good, not having been affcctco by Sunday’s rain. The Australian innings closed after thirty minutes’ play lor 395. Armstrong was caught off th-: last ball of Burroy. ’s first over, without an addition to bis score—six fo. 34-5. Gregory and Andrews carried th< total to 372, when the former was nicely taken by Fowler. Gregory previous ly had bdfen dropped by Wilkinson Mayne was clean bowled when his score was 10. Burrows quickly disposed o: the last two wickets. The United Services in the first innings lost nine wickets for 260, and declared, the innings closed. Australia in the second innings had lost ‘one wicket for five runs when stumps were drawn. The Home team batted freely, and •50 was hoisted in forty minutes. Williams was run out when his total was 21. The second wicket fell for 62, the fourth at 96, and the fifth a ruir later. The century appeared in ninety minutes. F. Brooke played fearless cricket, his drives being brilliant. Oldfield missed stumping him, the ball going for four byes, buti the wicketkeeper redeemed his mistake shortly after. Collins bowled eight overs for 5 runs, and then Dickenson drove him to the boundary twice. The eighth wicket was down for 178. The second century appeared after three hours. Fowler and Ardhdale gave an exhibition of sparkling batting. Fowler contributed 50 out of 86, made in seventvfive minutes, by splendid, crisp %offstroke6. The innings was declared closed at 5.40. Tho twenty minutes remaining till stumps sufficed to account for one Australian wicket, Brooke smartly stumping Oollins at I—l.1 —1. Armstrong hurt his leg hy a fall when batting on Saturday, and Ryder fielded in his place. The attendance was 6000. DETAILED SCORES AUSTRALIA. First Innings. j Colling, lbw, b Carbutt <0 Bardslev, b Jameson 132 Macartney, c Williams, b Burrows 51 Taylor, c and-b Dickenson 32 Armstrong, c Jameson, b Burrows 44 Pellew, lbw, b Fowler 2 Gregory, c Fowler b Carbutt ... 21 Andrews, not out 25 Mayne, b Carbutt 10 Oldfield, e Fowler, b Burrows ... 0 Mailey, e Wilkinson, b Burrows 4 Extras ............. , 4 Total 395 Bowling Analysis.—Burrowjr four wickets for 114 runs, Dickenson - one for 49, Carbutt three for 136, Archdale none for 52, Jameson one for 15, Fowler on© for 125. Eecond Innings. Colling, st Brooke, b Jameson ... 1 Mayne, not out 1 Macartney, not out 2 Total for one wicket 5 UNITED SERVICES. First Innings Wilkinson, c Armstrong, b Gregory *sl Williams, run out J 10 Blount, o Oldfield, b Mailey 22 Jameson, c Mailey, b Gregory ... 20 R. Brooke, st Oldfield, b Manley 32 F. Brooke, c Oldfield, b Gregory 1 Burrows, b Mailey Fowler, b Gregory . 65 Dickenson, c Barnsley, b Mailey ... 18 Archdale, not out 38 Carbutt, not out —:— 8 Extras ; 5 Total for nine wickets 260 Bowling Analysis.—Gregory four wickets for 94 runs, Mailey four for 129, Collins none for 32.