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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16323, 12 January 1921, Page 8

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SHEFFIELD SHIELD MATCH BARDSLEY’S GREAT INNINGS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. ("Received January li 11.45 a.m.) ADELAIDE, Januarv 12. Bardalsy was cnught at micl-off when he had equalled his Sydney score of 235- He hit twenty-three fours and ba.'. ted 303 minutes. It was a remarkably sound display, and he gave no chance till tlio end. He was cheered to the echo. _Gregery caused merriment when, after hitting a soft one to mid-on, lie ran towards the peu.ilion, but Hendry mulle.l the catch and Gregory managed to get to the bowler's end after a. roundabout run of some forty (The New South Wales second innings closed for 770, of which Bardalev made 233. equalling his record score against South Australia in a Shield match played in Sydney in December last, when New South Wales made SO2. Referring at. the time to Bardsley ! s scoring in Sheffield Shield matches . the Svdnev '* Referee ” sav« :—ln bis lug innings' against South Australia W. Bardsley or Sa-turdav inn into an aggregate of 300 ) runs in tho Sheffield Shield. If you take hi' completed innings only he has made a century in practically every four innings. He ha 3 batted fifty-two times with six not out innings, and made eleven centuries. This remark able performance must make hid recent detractors as a cricketer wonder what thev have been thinking and doing.* He has scored against Victoria almost as consistent!-.- as against South Australia, having mods 1493 runs ir. twentyfour completed innings as against 1510 in twenty-two. Tlis 3010 runs in the Sheffield Shield have been scored r.t tho rate of 65.43 nor innings. Below are tho details of the left-hander’s cricket against the other two ieading cricket States : Tn N.O. H S Runs. Avg. Victoria . . 26 4 192 1496 G 2.41 South Australia 24 2 235 1510 G 8.63 Total .52 6 235 3003 65.43 1113 centuries in these matches are: Against Victoria—l 92, 149, 124, 124 not out. loti. Against South. Australia—ll 9. 191 noL out, 177. 103. 103, 235. In all _ first-class cricket he has made thirty centuries.) MATCH CANCELLED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received January 12, 11.45 a.m.) MELBOURNE, January 12. Owing to pressure of time the Englishmen’s two days’ match at Stawell, scheduled for yesterday, has been cut out. NEXT V ENCLISH TOUR. Australian and N.Z. Cable Aseociation. (Received January 12, 11.30 a.m) SVDNEY, January 32. Oldfield has been added to the list cf certainties for the English tour.