FIVE FOR 569.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16454, 16 June 1921, Page 8

FIVE FOR 569.

BiG TASK FOR HAMPSHIRE ■ AUSTRALIA TAKES ■ CHARGE. I f3y Telegraph—Prf”»* Association —Copyright F 4B.u«tra j mi »ii<t V Z. Cable Association. (Received Juno 16, 9.43 a.m.) LONDON, June 15. 1 The Australians began their match against Har.aih.re at Portsmouth to-day. Ihe v.eaincr was glorious, and the attendance was large. The wicket was perfect. Collins. Carter, G regory aad Mayne were emitted from the Australian team. The Hampshire team is:—Tennyson, hry, T. J amcpon", Hose, A. Macintyre, Mead Brown, Kennedy, Newman, Livsey, Bowell and Remnant. Armstrong won the toss and sent in Bardsiey and Andrews to th*- bowling of Brown and Kennedy. The Bcoring was brisk from the start, Andrews hitting two fours on The lirnt two balls. Seven overs in twenty minutes produced 50. When 17 Andrews cocked up . Brown out of everyone s reach, but after Newman, a right-hand medium bowler, relieved Brown, he repeated this bad stroke and was caught. One for 62. The attendance was now 5000. The spectators cheered Macartney, who opened with three wriaty boundaries, and but lor consistently excellent fielding, the scoring would have been alarmingly ranid. The batsmen brought up a forceful century m fifty-two minutes, and 125 was hoisted in an hour. At that stage, Bardslej*, in attempting a pun, slipped and fell. oowell threw down Macartney’s wicket, but the batsmen just,regained the "reast. . . . The fielding was repeatedly applauded. Semnaut was tried at £4, and later on Mead and Tennyson. . Two hundred came up in a hundred and one minutes Macartney reached hisi third century of the tour in eighty minutes, fennyson then went- on with a new ball and Macartney was caught at square leg for which included twenty-one fours. rlis innings occupied eighty-three minutes. 1was of a masterly and brilliant character, ; without a chance. Pellew followed. TJnen , fire lie akied Tennyson and four fieldsmen la t it drop between them. Bard a ley gaio , n hard chance in the slips immediatelv before j reaching the century. After Pellew was disposed of leg-before | Taylor was missed by Remnant from a hard return and then made some beautiful ondrives. All the time Bnrdsley scored rapidly, hitting jBS to Taylor’s 22 and reaching 200 in 189 minutes. The score was then 885. Bowling changes bad made no difieranco to his almost hurricane hitting. He was eventually caught at short third man. His 205 included thirty-one fours, six threes, stud nine twos, and ho gave only one doubtful clmnce. In. the afternoon the attendance had increased to 10,000. Armstrong, wno met with a cordmi reception, with Tayior further iiogge-d tho tired bowling ireely, Tayior reacn.ng jU in 7i minutes with a streaky fiup Poundary.

SECOND TEST COMMENTS. R» Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Austra inn and N.Z. Cable Ansociation. (Received June 16, 10.20 a.m.) Lo.NUuiN, June 14. P. F. Warner, in the Morning Post,” pays that with Hobbs and Hearne available England ougilt to have a capable batting side on July 2. Tennyson and JJipper were successes, but Durston must remember that length is the first essential in bowling against first-class batsmen. Sewell, in the ' Daily Chronicle,” says that England was not only beaten in actual play but outgeneralled. Andrews and Bardsley toyed wii'i the bowling, scoring with contemptuous ease. Douglas should do better tinder someone elso’s captaincy.

13ards*ey, c Fry b ilead . 209 Andrews, c Remnant b Aewman . oinant b Tennyson . Poliew, Ib-.v b Remnant . Arrufltrong’, c JSe vmnn b Remnant Ryder, not out Extras Total f© five wickets . . a69