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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16424, 12 May 1921, Page 7

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AUSTRALIA V. YORKSHIRE. GREGORY SCORES A CENTURY. E.. j.eie£.apli ;tod s „ rvict) . (Received May IS. 9.30 a.m.'l LONDON. May «. The weather r.as fine, but the slow Th‘» attendance was 13,000. vno -.ora Tho outstanding lecture oi da -' T ' ua c “nd Bardsley raid Collins. Waddington and Robinson c opening the attack. The Australians starve joined Collins. At 34 Kilner replaced KobM ao t»o 8 . ifii? si £nt Usi t h/secrete. 61 Arurstrcnf partnered Taylor, wko was smartly stumped by Dolphin at 62. Gregory's adjenl B>»ra.u Armstrong's downfall without addition to the total. Ho hod been previously unssod o.t a hit, Holmes, in iront of the stand, tailing toehold the ball. At. luncheon the score was five fox 87. , , . , After lunch the Yorkshire attack, which was resumed by Rhodes and Robinson, , seemed to lack sting. Gregory and Andrews livened up play, though the fielding was smart. Tho first hundred appeared m lly i minutes. Waddington relieved Kilner at 112, ! but Gregory got busy und added scvorsl ; fours iti succession. Both batsmen saoweu i confidence. Macauley, a right-hand medium j p.r-e Lov.ior. displaced Rhodes at ISS .end j ■x'li'etf.ned pley. Gregory reached 50 in sixty- j •W •- • t-'ri. I'ri.j f• rct’j wicket v.-ciii, sDolphin stumping Andrews. Ryder followed and Kilner was again tried, but. gave way to Rhodes at 180. With 200 up Ryder was run out in attempting a third run. Hendry assisted to bring tho total to 211. Gregory reached liis century in I*lo minutes. The two last wickets, Carter and M’Donald, fell to Rhodes. Gregory batted for 150 minutes without o chance. ITo hit seventeen fours, and exhibit- j ed some sound, har-.l hitting, after an xuiccv- ; tain start. Ar the close of tho day Yorkshire had lost. • one wicket for 28. Tho bowling was entrusted • to M’Don aid and Armstrong. Wlicn tho ! total was six Holmes was caught at slip, ! off M’ Don aid. ( Tyson is a left-hander who made Iris first | a-ppearance' in county cricket this week, against Hampshire, and scored 3SO not out. Scores: AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Bardsiey, lbw b Waddington . . .1 Collins, b Rhodes 27 Macartney, o IV. lvilner b Rhodes . . 28 Taylor, at Dolphin b Rhodes . . .11 Armstrong, bK. Kilner . . . .11 Gregory, not out . . . . . .105 Andrews, st Dolphin b It. .Kilner . . 33 Hendry, c Rhodes b Robinson ! ! ! Carter, c Sutcliffe b Rhodes . . .32 Id’Donald, c Burton b Rhodes ... 16 Total ...... 2G3 . . / • - i~ Itobi son, cn wicbet f r G2 runs ; Waddington, one for 30; Kilner, two for 50: Rhode*, live for S 7; Macaulay, none for 17. YORKSHIRE. First Innings. Holmes, c Hendry b 31’Doiiuld ... 3 Sutcliffe, not out ...... 10 Tyson, not out 3 2 Extras ....... 1 One wicket for . . . .26

KOBBS ORDERED TO REST. (Received May 12. 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, May 31. Hobbs has teen medically ordered a month’s rest. Ho will not play in the first test mutch.