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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXI, 17 February 1921, Page 4

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FOURTH TEST MATCH. EIGHT-WICKET VICTORY FOR AUSTRALIA. Per Press Association—Copyright.] MELBOURNE, yesterday. The weather Wais fine lilt dull for the continiuatjon af the test match; and the attendance was small. Armstrong was prebent. Play was delayed for 20 minutes white t'hei teams were photographed Wfiih and by the desire of the GovernorGeneral. The following are the scores :— ENGLAND. First Innings 284, second 315. AUSTRALIA, Ist Innings 389. Setoond Innings. Collins c Rhoden b' Parkin 32 Bardsieiy rup [out '... ... 38 Ryder, not out , ... , 52 Gregory, not out '... 76 Extras,'. 13 Tof.al for two wickets 211 The wickets fell as foilowg :—One for 71, t'Wo for . 81.' i The biowling averages were: — ffoWeiil nil for 36, Fender nil for 39 Douglas nil for 13, Woolley nil for 39, Parkin one for 46 Rhodes one tor 25. AUSTRALIA V. MANAWATU. PALMERSTON NTffo this dlay. The Australians beat Manawatu. fciy an innings and 73 runs, Australians in the first innings made 314 runs (Liddicut not out 153, and Asher 60 being.the principal scor ars). Manawatiu’s second innings produced only 69, Pegnten 39 not out being tlhe only batsman to reach double figures. ; 1