AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume LVIII, Issue 69, 28 August 1926, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

S THE KENT MATCH,; ■ V -'a .drawn game. ' Press Association—Copyright, Atiataslfsa: / ■ ~«xid<&& Cable'Aaaooiatioo. ?o ,y\t "■< • (Received 9.5 u a.m.) tis£iZ LONDON, August 27.'/1 The weather is hot and the wicket igl wearing ■well. in 'their second innings Kent ,den clared with nine wickets down for 219. ;.:,;: •■ ■* i»w In their; second innings the /Aus-' tralians. made 72 for the loss of four. '.':■." wickets*.' «.■''' , - The match was drawn. 'in* . The;s.cores:are:r— :tav/ v ,-,, ' ■• ■• .'■ '■-■ .fOl'i .^■\. ;; ;.;; KENT. v;>v, First Innings • •• 321 ■ Second Innings. j • u if! Hardinge,! ,b< Hendry :y 1 Ashdown, b Gregory 6 Woolley,;c Macartney, b Grimmetb;;Bs Seymour, b Gregory .... :.>>.•;.l J. Bryan, b Gregory »Jj 7 Chapman, b Mailey ;rj» fa Knott, b Gregory •. «t$M. G. Bryan;, not out •••• /.<H$Gp. Hubble, st. Ellis, ,b Grimmett nßs.At ■ Gregory, b Grjmmett na.X9 , ißeslee, not out. ;e;ufi Extras .'-. \& • Total for 9 wickets .. .'219 - Bowling: Gregory,4 foy Sft, Hendry 1 for 8, Mailey 1 for 63, Ryder 0 for, { ■■-.■■'U, Qrimmett ,3 f0r,56; Richardson 0 : '. for 22.,.,...:;■;■;■;■.■(: : .■' , HiU ;■

' '.,,vJ AUSTRALIA.'. ■ 00083 First: Innings ;..-. • • <c3B6, ' V'. Second timings.,. ";.. » Hendry; b Freeman -n? 13 Ellis, b Freeman .y S,Q Richardson, cWpolley, b G\ Bryan u 5 Taylor* c and b Knott AdvA Andrews, not\out ',".-.« • • .<>• 10 Extras ................ • r&->-i 2 Total for .4 wickets ', tfJ<s^> Bowling: BesleeO for 17* Freeman . 2 for 32, Bryan 1, for 12, Knott, 1 for 18, Seymour 0 for 1. THE PLAY DESCRIBED. V ' \ ' B ;*"(fifeuter.) ' ; , ' "., J:i ,-'"'■■ ' " (Received 11 a.m.) '. . ' vt r -LONDON, August 27.% Kent in their second innings made, • a' poor start, ,flye wickets falling; quickly.for.32.'"-. . • -M Then Woolley and Knott stopped the procession. .'. ~ "•■ r'" Gregory was bumping hard, and bowled"with more pace, especially 'downhill. ."■ w° olley had a fmger ln 3 ured °y rising ball from Gregory when 40. ' Woolly and Knott proceeded to dig themselves in. Woolley, contriving to get the lion's share of the bowling, gathered in. all the runs .obtainable against,the bowling of an excellent variety. Knott,:, with a straight drive off. CTlmmett for four,' Saved ari innings. defeat, which had appeared • likely:: > Woolley was playing at his best, ; off driving and cutting excellently.' He scored inainly fours, and hit W«u sixes bff Mailey from 'successive balls. He was dismissed with perb'catch- 'by \ f Macatrhey r in long . - field, high' overhead, the' ball travel-■ : llrig very fast. He was at the crease for 2| hours, and his score included two sixes and eight fours. The partnership lasted 13 .hours, and produced 127 runs. , Ten minutes later, for-the addition of six, Knott Was bowled by Gregory after giving a sound display, in which he hit seven fours. G. Bryan gave a couple of early chances, arid then proceeded to gather: in-lucky fours off Gregory. With Freeman he put on 38 in 27 minutes. It Was a most useful com- ■■• bination. ■ •■" Chapman sportingly declared 'the innings closed at 3.45 p.m., leaving Australia 93 minutes to get 155 "to ' win. Tea was prolonged thirteen. . minutes, leaving Autsralia 80 m,% f ' utes, and Ellis started brightly with 25 in ten minutes, wjben, th|j former was' beaten by Freeman's break-back. ; Ellis," with well-timed ' leg boundaries, while Xichardaon. scored a single. Ellis was beaten by a ball which completely mystic lied him. The total wjJfchen 58-for , " The remaining batsMi 's'cored' v so . «lowly that a draw was inevitable, Stumps were drawn at 5.10 to enable, the Australians to entrain for Bifghj ton.., - • ■;•"«.]

'•THE SUSSEX TEAM. ~ r ,fc ; ; (Reuter.) \[?J. .: (Received 11.10 a.m.) if/i;r- ---: LONDON, August The Sussex team to meet Aiiatrav Ha will be chosen from: A. E. GUM*; iran and H. Oilligan, Gibson, Holmes, ■j worth. Williams; Duleepslnhji; Browne, Rowley, Tate, Cook, Cotf, Uormord. ... ,- jtajoliif'