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Taranaki Daily News, 12 August 1921, Page 8

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA V. KENT. FIRST DAY’S PLAY. Dy Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. London, August 10. The Australians began a match with Kent to-day at Canterbury. Oldfield, Andrews, Hendry and Taylor stood out. Armstrong won the toss and went in. When rain stopped play the score was 295 for four wickets. Tie weather was fine, the wicket fasx, anfi the attendance 12,000. Armstrong won the toss and Bardsley and Collins opened to Woolley and Cornwallis. Collins was easily caught in the slips.—One for 2. Macartney followed. The fielding was of the keenest, and the batsmen kept strictly on the defensive. Runs came slowly, only 16 resulting from twentyfive minutes’ play. Bardsley survived appeals for leg-before and a catch. At 25 Freeman, a diminutive googlie bowler, replaced Cornwallis, and Bryan relieved Woolley. The halfcentury an hour, and immediately afterwards jiardsiey chopped Bryan into Woolley’s hands at slip.—Tsvo for 52. Macartney and Pellew continued to display cautious tactics. At 77 Cornwallis relieved Freeman, and Hardinge missed Pellew from a hard chance. At 89 Pellew was caught at the wicket, and Armstrong arrived, and immediately got busy with four boundaries. His vigorous driving influenced the fielding, which lost snap. Bryan replaced Cornwallis at 130. Anmstrong was only pi minutes making 50 out of 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 a hundred runs in an hour, and a double change of bowling failed to stop the rapid scoring, Macartney having livened up. The second century was hoisted in 162 minutes. Macartney then forged ahead, reaching ms century in 174 minutes, the seventh of the tour. After the tea adjournment the weather turned dull, and theretovas a drizzling rain. Cornwallis and Woolley were the bowlers. Armstrong reached his thousand runs when 70, and his century In 105 minutes. Macartney, at 126, completed his two thousand runs. Frequent changes of bowling were made be-, fore the separation came, through Armstrong trying a short run and Troughton throwing the wicket down. He made a sparkling start, but eased off later. He hit 12 fours and five threes.—Four for 283. Rain stopped play for three-quarters of an hour. Gregory partnered Macartney for a few uninutes till the rain finally stopped the game. Details of the play are:— AT'f? \>LIA, inss - Collins .iwailis 0 iJa- 'jßryan 25 Is . 12 lO2 133 ‘ 10 897 ■m. A.ugust 10. wee matches ft it; Notts, Sal V' ,: Sohlio y?. las; ’ t ll - ... as I By Tel . Rct . C ? The Smith ing the pri< ion in order »• —Reuter Seri SYL Received At the wool s. ‘ representative att average/ selection rates.—Aus.-N.Z. C AUSTRAL Received Augu Oats.—Algerian feed fid to 4s. Maize.—Yellow 5s 3d Potatoes. —Tasmanian Onions. —Victorian £4 Ad ■ Algerian feed 2s 6d t Cable Assu.

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