AUSTRALIANS’ TOUR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18340, 2 September 1921, Page 5

AUSTRALIANS’ TOUR

MATCH AGALNST SUSSEX, i VISITORS SHAPE POORLY. SIGNS OF STALENESS. \, t Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 31.' The Australians began their last county ; match against Sussex at Brighton to-day. The county put a good team in the held, consisting of Wilson, Jupp, Young, Holloway, Vine, Bowley, 'Higgs, . Tate, A. E. Relf, and Cox, The. weather was glorious, and the wicket and fast. The attendance was 7000. With weather and wicket corKpuom in tneir favour the Australians’ first knock produced a comparatively small total. There an*-' indications that they are growing a bit stale. Gilligan and Jupp bowled extremely well. T Collins and Bardsley opened,- facing Holloway and Gilligan. Bardsley; missed at 1 off Gilligan, who thqn'gcrt/Qollins leg before. Bardsley was the slips next over. Gregory began.with/ - three wild swipes, missed them i all, - and was yorked by tne fourth. Three fdf 16. - Gilligan's record being three for nine. Andrews and Armstrong carried the score ■ to 40. Relf then relieved Holloway, and Jupp took the ball from Gilligan. Arm, .strong was yorked by Jupp, and Andrews was taken at short-leg in the same over. Five for 45. Ryder and Taylor-.then .made a much-needed stand. The former*iwas'aggressive, and, helped by fielding mißt&kefi, runs came 'freely, 40 being recorded in.2i> - minutes. Ryder had two narrow' escapes of being run out. Several bdwling changes were made before the partnership,' wmcn had added 86, was dissolved by Ryder being caught at cover-point, Taylor reached 50,in 57 minutes. Fellow, who started with 7 a (narrow escape of being run out, lost Taylor when the latter was 72. The retiring batsman was caught at -mid-off after 80 minutes’ excellent • batting,-.<lmol'iiding 1 seven_4’s. Peliew played carefully, fori *2w,' but eight wickets were -down for 191..'’. Oar- - ter, from a wild stroke, was token at'short- - leg, and Mailey was finely caught at point., Sussex, at the drawing of stumps, hhd ' lost only three wickets for 121. Gregory -. and M‘Don aid led off the attack. Bowley, and Vine soon got’busy. The former was missed by Mailey off M’Donald when 5. Vine played Gregory on to his'.wicket. - With Young in, play for a time was lively. Then it became more careful Armstrong relieved Gregory at 42.''‘/Later ]? • Gregory again took the ball from M’JDonald at 63, Bowley went at 84, after.-it, punishing innings. With _ the 1 century was hoisted in 95 minutes. ' Young .was missed when 29, and Jupp whs caught in the 1 slips. Three for 112. Young so 'far has played an attractive innings. ‘ Scores:— 11 AUSTRALIA. * First Innings. Collins, Ibw, b Gilligan ... h Bardsley, o Bowley, b Gilligan ; 9 Andrews, o Wilson, b Jupp ... ... ■'«. 14 Gregory, b Gilligan 1 ..J : 0 Armstrong, b Jupp ... Ryder, o Jupp, b Gilligan '4O. : Taylor, o Gilligan, b Cox ... ■; Peliew, b Jupp , 11_ 20 Carter, c Wilson, b Jupp WM’Donald, not out ... Mailey, o Jupp, b Cox 10 • Extras ... ... ... u. » Total ...209 Bowling Analysis: - Holloway, no wickets for 43* runs; Gilligan, four for 62; Relf, - no wickets for 17; Jupp, four for 41; Bowley, none for 15; Tate, none for 4; Oox, two for 21. SUSSEX. , ■■ / First Innings. >Jt *i Vine, b Gregory ••• •••• -8 Bowley, c Armstrong, b Gregory v Young, not out ... ... v 39Jupp, o Mailey, b M’Donald ... ... 21 Cox, not out , ••• j* Extras ... ” Total for three wickets 121 PRAISE FOR THE AUSTRALIANS. LONDON, August 31,; The Manchester Guardian aayS:- It;;'was M’Laren’s last match. He ended by a victory over an eleven whose, strength and efficiency has never been excelled, and probably never will be equalled, m, .the history of cricket. . Interviewed by tho Star, Armstrong sard the story about ±115.000 was absolutely untrue. He knew nothing of it until be saw it in the newspapers to-day. —A. and N.A Cable. • . . v _ I'.-.-,;;,!---'