NEW RECORDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16455, 17 June 1921, Page 8

NEW RECORDS.

AUSTRALIA’S BATTING FEAT. HIGHEST SCORE IN ENGLAND. V • THREE CENTURY INNINCS. <y Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Apsociation. (Received Juno 17, 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, June Ift When the match was resumed Fry wns absent, suffering from an injury, but be was able to play later on. The weather was summery and there was a large attendance. The wicket was still fast and perfect for batting. After four overs Tennyson relieved Remnant. With his first ball he was successful in getting Taylor, after an innings of twp hours and a half, in which he displayed excellent driving. He hit twenty-two fours. He was missed when three. After lunch Hendry was missed at the wicket. Brown replaced Tennyson at 610, but except for Newman the attack was indifferent and tired. The highest total of the season was passed, also the previous Australian highest, against the same County (800 made in 1905)'. With Ryder and Hendry together, the batting was slower, twenty overs only producing 58. The fielding was quite as good na yesterday, but some of the batting was Jflnky. In this partnership the _ highest, total of any Australian side against any county was passed, the previous best being <M3, in 1882. when Murdoch made 800. Hendry reached 50 in sixtv-four minutes. At 706 for seven wickets the innings was declared. It had lasted 375 minutes, and 131 overs were bowled. There were five thousand present when the Hants innings bega". M’Danahl and Armstrong ODened the bowling. scoring •,>rat if ower than with the AnatraHs-n**. but there was much chasin'* th® ball bv th® fieldsmen from hard-ulfived .strikes both batsmen. neither of whom declared facib'+v in placin'* the ball between the fi-lders. Brown WHS dismissed l'r» the thirteenth over. at which *»oir,t Fr- bed Tbs fin ?er bandaged, n f*»a«*,jitatin<* » stonuage. Fif+tr w«B scored in thirtv-ceven minutes. and Mailev F*v. -’+h classics! how7/..c; hot once fnr-Ve/! him un The old Oronisr, rn-fb fiftr rn””t°=> out of nin„tt7-thr«e. RWI -so rb's-Uced nf ms "h/v minutes bsttinv M—d W* XV-r pt 1"? a W e-b- a -h*—nee. 0 f his former prootnecs. H® hit scveu fours, Scores : First T-njnpg. Bardslev, c Fry b Mead .... 209

At the close of the day’s play Hants had lost six wickets for 280. Mead had made 113 in 115 minutes. MUTUAL CHAFFING. B* Telee-ranh —Press Association—Convrigh* Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. . (Received June 17, 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, June 16. The Australian and Hampshire cricketers visited a music hall on Wednesday evening. Cheers were given for the Australians, and Armstrong, v/ho was called on for a speech, stated that Australia would declare when they reached 870. Tennyson, the Hampshire captain, replied fljnt in that case the Ilampshires would make 871.

Andrews, e Remnant L> Newinar . 20 Mn/ artnev. c Remnant h Tennyso n . . 105 Pellew, !bw b Remnant . . IS Armstrong, c Newman b Remnant Taylor, c and b Tennj-scn . . . 145 Ryder, not out .... . . 70 ITennrv, c Bo we 1 b Hoisie . 53 OldfiMd. r.ot out . Extras ..... . 80 Declared with peven wickets for 708 Bonding Analysis’.— Brown, no wifket for 6*2 runs; Kenn-dv, none for 158 Newman. on& for 134; Remnant, two for 90; Mead, one for 51 : Tennyson, two for S3: Hosie, one for 69; Cowell, none for 12. Eleven wides are included in the extras. r!»o several no balls which v from. HAMPSHIRE. First Innings. "Fry, c Ryder b Mailev . 59 Brown, c Oldfield b M'Donald . Howell, ibw b Hailey . . . 21 Mead, not out .... Hosie, not cut .... Extras Total for three wickets . . 103 - HATER.