AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN

Southland Times, Issue 19295, 5 August 1921, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN

MATCH AGAINST LANCASHIRE COUNTY’S POOR SHOWING (By Telegraph—Press Aaen.—Copyright.! (United Service.) LONDON, August 3. The Australians are playing a return match at Liverpool with Lancashire, who were beaten in July by an innings. Th® latter went in first, but only made 100. There was rain overnight and during th® morning. The ground was sloppy at the ‘dart, and play was delayed till 1.30. Armstrong won the toss, and sent Lancashire to the wickets. The weather was then sunny and breezy. The attendance wan five thousand. Gregory, Mailey, Oldfield, and Ryder were omitted from the Australian side. Makepeace and Hallows opened to MoDonald and Armstrong, the ball cutting through the turf. The batsmen were careful, and scoring was slow. With 26 on ths board Makepeace lost his wicket, getting his leg before to McDonald. Tyldesley and Barnes fell to the same bowler after th® addition of six runs. At luncheon the score was 3 for 32. On resuming, Lloyd immediately went without scoring. Hallows* end came when he was 37, being caught and bowled by McDonald. He played a useful but somewhat lucky innings. When 30 he sent an easy return to McDonald, who held it but, in tossing it up, he threw the ball to the ground—five for 78. Hallows and Kenyon’s partnership was the only bright patch in the innings. They put on 42. Kenyon played a lively game, hitting nineteen in one over. Armstrong® bowling had no terrors for the batsmen and he retired after bowling nine eras®. Pellew gave Kenyon a life in long field just before he spooned Macartney into Armstrong’s hands. The balance of the wickets went cheaply. Boddington batted for twen-ty-seven minutes for a single. Armstrong had dropped an easy catch before he scored. Marriott was vigorous while he lasted, but was missed on the boundary. The seventh wicket fell at 81 and the ninth at 87. Th® innings lasted 115 minutes. At the drawing of stumps Australia had lost one wicket for 123.

Collins and Bardsley scored freely on the leg side off Parkin and Cook. At thirty-seven, Taylor, a left-handed slow bowler relieved Cook, and Marriott took Parkin’s place. At 70 Collins was caught at mid-off. Macartney delighted the crowd with his daring late cuts after the ball had passed the wicket. Lancashire’s total was passed in a little over an hour and the pair were set when time was called. McDonald, with the fast wicket to-day topped his hundred wickets for the tour. Mr Smith, the manager, states that McDonald has not reported his acceptance of a professional position with the Nelson Club. The detailed acorec were:— LANCASHIRE.

There are one or two changes in the personnel of the county eleven, the chief being the absence of two of the Tyldesleys and the presence of Makepeace who was a member of the M.C.C. team in Australia. Presumably the Tyldesley playing is the test match batsman, Ernest.

Lancashire’s first innings was very much like a similar essay against the viators about a month ago, when their score was 92. Howevsr, the luck was against them this time when they were sent in to bat on a bad wicket. A fast bowler has again caused the damage although on the occasion referred to Macdonald took only on® one wicket. But McDonald seems to bo at his best on a bad wickei. Hallows, who has come back to form this season, with the assistance of Kenyon, who is not a good bat, saved the aide from “crashing” rather badly. Kenyon appears to have hit out at everything as did Marriott, the alow bowler.

Both Mailey and McDonald now have 100 wickets to their credit and Gregory who has not been playing thia week is one short of that total.

The Australians did not find the same difficulty with the wicket despite the additional fact that there are some good bowler® in the county side. So far Lancashire’s slow bowlers, Marriott and Taylor, have not been very successful. This match may decide an interesting rae® among three of the Australians to reach 1000 runs. Macartney and Bardsley are, of course, well ahead of the rest of the rungetters, but the next three are bunched together, Armstrong with 970, Andrews 930 and Gregory 899. However, cricket, or perhaps batting, is often very uncertain, and Gregory who is not playing might eve® head off the other two. THE ENGLISH TEAM. LONDON, August 3. (Received August 4, 8.30 p.m.) The following wall comprise England*® Eleven against the Australians at Eastbourne on August 27 : —MacLaren (captain). M. Falconer (Norfolk). P. R. Johnson, J„ C. White, G. E. C. Wood, G. Ashton, H. Ashton, C. T. Ashton, A. P. F. C. S. Marriott, and C. H. Ribson.

First Innings. Makepeace, Ib.w., b McDonald 9 Hallows, c and b McDonald 37 Tyldesley, b McDonald 2 Barnes, b McDonald — 0 Lloyd, b McDonald — 0 Kenyon, o Armstrong, b Macartney ~ 24 Boddington, b McDonald 1 Taylor, b McDonald « •• 3 Parkin, c Collins, b McDonald «. « Cook, not out - « 0 Marriott, c Carter, b Macartney .. .. 13 Extras 7 Total 100 Bowling analysis: McDonald eight for 63, Macartney two for 12, Armstrong none for la AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Collins, c Barnes, b Taylor 27 Bardsley, not out 59 30 Extras .. .. «. .. .• — -• 7 Total „ „ 123 NOTES BY TWELFTH MAN.