A DRAWN GAME.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16456, 18 June 1921, Page 10

A DRAWN GAME.

HAMPSHIRE PUT IN AGAIN MAKES COGD STAND. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received June 18, 0.10 a.m.) LONDON, June 16 Tn the afternoon, when Hampshire's first innings was continued, the attendance had. increased to seven thousand. Mailev and M.’Donald were put on after Mead had reached 50 in forty-five minutes, and bo was successively caught off a no-ball and missed by Bardsley. It was a very hot chance high up. Bardsley was given a rest, from the outfield in this match, owing to a slight injury to his thigh. Forty were added in twenty minutes, and 200 were hoisted in 140 minutes. Mead then being 94. Hosie was dismissed by Ryder after having played a nlucky and confident innings of 41 —four for 251. The partnership had lasted sixty-five minutes. Tennyson was caught in the same over, when he bad only made a single, from a very tame return. Mead showed anxiety when approaching the hundred, but lie got, an overpitched ball and completed his century after eighty minutes’ batting. ( (Received June 18, 12.10 p.m.) LONDON, Jun<* 17. The match was resumed in glorious weather. The sun was hot and the wicket fast. The attendance was small. Mayne fielded for Bardsley, whose thigh was painful. Hendry and M’Donald opened the bowling, but after the M.C.C.’s 284, which was the previous highest total against the Australians, had been passed, Mailey replaced the Victorian. I Three hundred appeared after 215 minj utes’ batting. Mead was caught off Hendry J when he had reached 129. The ball stuck him up and flew off the edge of his bat to the wicketkeeper. His innings lasted 155 minutes, and included eighteen fours. He was missed at 63, but ape,rt from that it was a fine innings, his off strokes especially being well timed. Hampshire was put in again and had scored 136 at the cost of five wickets when stumne were drawn The watch was thus a drawn one. i Scores: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Bardsley, c Fry b Msad .... 209 Andrews, o Remnant b Newman . . 20 Macartney, c Remnant b Tennyson . . 105 Pellew, Ibw b Remnant . . . 18 Armstrong, c Newman b Remnant . 47 Taylor, c and b Tennyson .... 145 Ryder, not out . . . _ . .76 Hendry, c Bowell b Hosie . . .53 Oldfield, not out 6 j Extras 80 Declared with seven wickets for . 708 ' Bowling Analysis.—Brown, no wicket for 82 runs; Kennedy, none for 158- Newman, one for 134; Remnant, two for 90; Mead, , one for 51; Tennyson, two for 83; Hosie, one tor 69; Bowell, none for 11. j Eleven wides are included in the extras, j also several no balls which were scored from. HAMPSHIRE. First Innings. Fry, c Ryder b Mailey . . . .69 . Brown, c Oldfield b McDonald . . 22 Bowell, lbw b Mailey . . . . .21 ( Hosie, b Ryder . . ... 41 Tennyson, o and b Ryder . . 1 Isherwood, o Mailey, b Hendry . . 5 Mead, c Oldfield b Hendry . . . 129 Kennedy, c Pellew b Mailey . . .28 Newman, c Hendry b Armstrong . . 42 Livsey, c Hendry b Ryder ... 1 Remnant, not out ..... 4 j Extras 27 I Total 370 (The scores as cabled show a total of 380