AUSTRALIANS’ TOUR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18322, 12 August 1921, Page 5

AUSTRALIANS’ TOUR

MATCH AGAINST KENT. VISITORS AT THE WICKETS. MACARTNEY’S FINE INNINGS. Pr«M Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 10. the Australians began a match with Kent at Canterbury. Oldfield, Hendry, Andrews, and Taylor are resting. The county team consists of Cornwallis, y- Bpan, Seymour, F. 15. Woolley, Wood, " H. VV. 'iroughton, J. Bryan, H. T. VV. Hardinga, Hedges, Bickmore, Freeman. * The weather was fine, the wicket fast, and the attendance 12,000. Armstrong won the ,foss, Bardsloy and Collins opened to Woolley and Cornwallis. Collins was easily caught iPii- 81 0 s ’ Macartney followed. Iho fielding was of the keenest, and the batsmen were kept strictly on the defensive. Runs came slowly, onlv 16 resulting for 25 minutes’ play. Bardsloy survived appeals for leg boforo_ and a catch. At 25 1 a diminutive googlie bowler, reolaoed Cornwallis and Bryan relieved VVoolley. The half-century occupied an hour, and immediately after Bardsley chopped Bryan into Woolley’s hands at slip. Two for 52.

Macartney, when partnered by Fellow, continued to displav cautious tactics. At 77 . Cornwallis relieved Freeman, and Hardings missed Pellew from a hard chance. At 89 Pellew was caught at the wicket. Armstrong arrived and immediately got busy with four boundaries. His vigorous driving influenced the fielding, which lost. snap. Bryan replaced Cornwallis at 130. Armstrong was only 31 minutes making 50 out cf 69 scored in that time. Woolley came on at 158. Armstrong gave a hard return to Bryan, which was dropped, and then passed Macartney at 62. The partnership put on 100 runs in an hour, and a double change of bowling failed to stop the rapid scoring. Macartney having livened up, tho second century was hoisted in 162 mimites, Macartney then forged ahead, reaching his century in 174 minutes, his seventh of the tour. After the tea adjournment the weather turned dull, and drizzling rain set in. Cornwallis and Woolley were the bowlers. Armstrong reached his 1000 when 70, and his century in 105 minutes. MacartnM' at 125 completed his 2000 runs for the toj® Frequent changes of bowling were before a separation came through Amistrong trying a short run and Iroughton throwing the wicket down. He made a sparkling start, but eased off later. Ho hit_ twelve 4’s and five 3’s. Four for 283. Rain stopped tho play for three-quarters of an hour. Gregorv partnered Macartney for a few minutes till rain finally stopped the game. Scores: — Australia.— First Innings. Collins, o Seymour, b Cornwallis ... 0 Bardsloy, c Woolley, b G. Bryan ... 25 Macartney, not out 133 Pellew-, o Wood, b Cornwallis 12 Armstrong, run out 102 Gregory, not out 10 Extras 15 Four wickets for 297 THE FINAL TEST. LONDON, August 10. Hitch (bowler) and Sandman (batsman), both of Surrey, have been invited to play at the Oval on Saturday. Sandman’s scores in the last thrqe matches axe: Against Somerset 209 not out. against Notts 127 and 86 not out, against Kent 123 and 95. The Australians have struck a patch of broken weather in England, and it seems fortunate for them that they had tho opportunitv of batting first in their /natch against Kent at Canterbury, for there are the possibilities of a bowler’s wicket on the second day of the match. Armstrong, who was not very successful with the bat in tho earlier days of the tour, has latterly been making amends for any deficiencies that might then have been alleged against him. His three last innings produced 76 (not out). 50 (not out), and 102, and by virtue of them he easily outdistanced Gregory and Collins in tho friendly competition for the completion of 1000 runs for the tour. Macartney is not usually a slow scorer —is, in fact, inclined to be over-eager to score —but got runs much more quickly than ho did on Wednesday. Macartnev must in this match have restrained his tendency to impetuosity, and he_ was _ rewarded for his patience by securing his seventh century of the tour and bv carrying his aggregate, with an unfinished innings, to 2007 runs.