AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN

Southland Times, Issue 19224, 14 May 1921, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN

THE YORKSHIRE MATCH PLAY AGAIN DELAYED BY RAIN (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (United Service.) LONDON, May 12. At the drawing of stumps Yorkshire had lost eight wickets for 197 runs. Rain fell overnight, the ground was wet, and the start was delayed till 12.30. The weather continued cloudy. The attendance totalled 15,000. The day’s play on the whole was tame and presented no outstanding features. Tyson and Sutcliffe continued their innings to the bowling of Armstrong and McDonald. The wicket was soft and slow, but drying. The outfield was heavy. The batsmen were careful at the start. Fifty appeared in 77 minutes, Sutcliffe playing with a perfectly straight bat and showing excellent footwork. .Tyson had a narrow escape of being run out, Hendry not returning well. Macartney replaced McDonald at 57, and Collins replaced Armstrong at 61. The batsmen were warming to their work and runs came more freely. At luncheon the score was 1 for 61. Collins and Macartney bowled after lunch. The second wicket fell at 68, Gregory snapping Tyson at short slip. He had been nearly two hours at the wicket, and displayed an upstanding, straight defence. Rhodes joined Sutcliffe, and the best stand of the innings followed. Armstrong bowled in place of Collins. At 88 Rhodes hit a couple of twos and a four off his first three balls. McDonald displaced Macartney at 96, and the latter went gn vice Armstrong at 100, which appearea in 161 minutes. With the total at 129, and his own score 45, Sutcliffe was run out. His play was graceful and attractive. Hendry and Armstrong ted the attack after tea. R. Kilner assisted to bring the total to 158, and was then nicely taken at cover point by Andrews off Hendry. Ten runs later Collins at silly point, dismissed Rhodes with a lowcatch. His innings lasted two hours and was marked by confidence. Collins similarly disposed of Burton, and Carter smartly stumped N. Kilner. Eight were down for 191, but Robinson and Waddington played out time. AUSTRALIA. First Innings .. 263 YORKSHIRE. —First Innings.— Holmes, c Hendry, b McDonald .... 3 Tyson, c Gregory, b Collins 29 Sutcliffe, run out 45 Rhodes, c Collins, b Armstrong .... 63 R. Kilner, c Andrews, b Hendry .... 14 Burton, c Collins, b Hendry ...... 4 Robinson (not out) 12 N. Kilner, st. Carter, b Armstrong .. 1 Dolphin, c McDonald, b Armstrong .. 9 Waddington (not out) 0 Extras 17 Total .. .. .. 197 BIG SCORE BY JUPP. LONDON, May 12. Jupp made 129 against Essex. ENGLAND’S TEST CAPTAIN. (United Service.) LONDON, May 11. Public interest in the choice of England’s test captain is increasing. The names canvassed are Douglas, Spooner, MacLaren and Fry. Their age is Considered an obstacle to the choice of the two last named. Spooner is strongly favoured in some quarters. Hobbs has been medically ordered a month’s rest. He will not play in the first test. NOTES BY TWELFTH MAN. There is nothing remarkable about Yorkshire’s first innings so far, their 197 for eight wickets being about w’hat one would expect from a team noted for the solidarity and steadiness of its batting. The wicket was slow and, although drying, does not seem to have been helping the bowlers. Yorkshire’s opening yesterday, with Holmes out for three, was not promising but as expected, the veteran Rhodes, Sutcliffe the stylist, and the tyro, Tyson, proved a formidable trio, being responsible between them for three-quarters of the runs scored on Thursday. Unless the unexpected happens—and this is unlikely—the side should be all out early in the third day’s play with the score not much over the double century. The best bats, are gone and of three men left, Robinson, Waddington and Macaulay, only Robinson can be seriously considered,as a scoring man; the other two are bowlers and have no pretensions as batsmen. The most interesting fact about the eleven is that ten were regular players last season, Denton’s place this year being filled by the new man Tyson. There were frequent changes in bowling and it is interesting to note that not one of the eight wickets which fill were bowled. The Aussies brought a formidable battery to bear on the run-getters, but it is interesting to note that the attack was made without the two stock bowlers in Australia, Mailey and Gregory. Gregory did not bowl in the Surrey match, while Mailey is probably viewing the Yorkshire game from the grandstand—unless he is cartoon ing. The use of five trundlers in the match suggests that Armstrong was in difficulties at times, especially in the early part of the game. There is a strong, probability that the match will end in a draw. Two days of play have gone and Yorkshire have not yet completed an innings, white in addition Australia are not likely lo be more than half a century to the good when they commence their second innings. On Friday night the Australians will have taken train for Portsmouth, where they are due to commence a match against a Navy, Army and R.A.F. team to-day. It is unlikely that they will experience any difficulty in winning this match and the game should provide a little relaxation after a fairly strenuous week.