CRICKET IN ENGLAND

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14658, 23 May 1921, Page 5

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

AUSTRALIA y. M.C.C. ENGLISHMEN SCORE 284. ARMSTRONG TAKES FOUR WICKETS. (United Service.) Received May 22, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, May 21. Fry, who was suffering from an Injured leg, and Gibson were replaced by Lee and Brown, while Oldfield, May no and Hendry were omitted from the Australians, Ryder being 12th man. It was arranged to lake the luncheon adjournment at 1.50 p.m. and draw stumps at 6.50 p.m., and that play begin on Monday and Tuesday at 11.30 a.m. The weather was brilliant and the wicket fast. The attendance was 20,000. Johnson, captain of the Marylehone team, won ttie loss and opened the Innings with Lee facing the bowling of Gregory and McDonald. The. batsmen settled down and rufis came steadily, Gregory bumping sometimes over the heads of the batsmen. The first half hour produced 34 runs. Armstrong then displaced Gregory, and the separation of the batsmen came at 44, when Johnson played Armstrong into Collins’ hands at mid-off. Knight followed Armstrong tried a tempting one to Lee, who was wary, but when he had 21 to Ids credit Lee was given out leg before to Gregory. Hendren joined Knight, and at 47 Gregory relieved McDonald. Fifty was hoisted for 70 minutes’ play. Gregory was nowrising less and sent down an occasional yorker. Hendren was lively and pasted Gregory to the boundary. Mailey went on in place of Armstrong at 66. At the luncheon adjournment the score was two for 80. On resuming Armstrong and McDonald ■ had charge of the bowling. Hendren was playing carefully. Knight went at 92, being snapped up by Carter. Foster succeeded him and opened carefully. Then he twice cut Armstrong to tlie boundary, and had reached a dozen when McDonald removed his leg stump. —4 for 113. Hendren, who was exploiting forward play, meeting the ball with the centre of his bat, had 31 on when Brown joined him. Armstrong had only two men on the off and three in the deep field. Very Slow Scoring. Hendren, after adding nine, snicked one, which Carter held. Stevens got Ids leg in front of Armstrong without having scored. Evans became partnered with Brown, and scoring was extremely slow, largely due to Armstrong’s accuracy, keeping the batsmen strictly on the defensive. Carter gave Brown a life off McDonald, and a single, made by Brown, was the only one scored in half an hour’s play. Gregory took the hall from McDonald, who had bowled for 70 minutes, and his first ball was fatal to Brown.'—7 for 131. Hubble was the next man, and play became more interesting. Evans made an occasional stroke, and Hubble was confident showing some clean strokes. Fielding Very Keen. The fielding was the keenest, especially that of Macartney and Pellew. Collins displaced Gregory at 159. At the tea adjournment the score was 7 for 163—Evans 35, Hubble 25. On resuming the scoring proceeded at an even rale. Mailey relieved Armstrong. Evans, by effective forcing strokes to the on side, reached 51 in 50 minutes. Good ground lidding saved many hard off strokes. Andrews, for the first time during the tour, displaced Mailey at 188, but McDonald and Armstrong were on again before the second century appeared. Hubble cleverly dispatched Armstrong to the boundary, and passed Hcndren’s score and then pasted McDonald, who was using a new bait, for two fours to the off. An aggressive partnership was ended by Carter dismissing Hubble off Armstrong after he had batted for 80 minutes. Kennedy succeeded Evans and gave a chance to Carter, when the total was 230, and his 50 came up for two hours' play. Gregory went on in place of McDonald at 231. The bowling had Blackened and the fielding also was less keen. Kennedy went at 262, being bowled by Mailey, who also cut short the career of the last man, Durston. Play then ended for the day. Evans, who showed stylish driving, forcing and cuts, hit nine fours., MARYLEBONE.—First Innings. Johnson, o Collins, b Armstrong .. 27 Lee, Ibw, b Gregory 21 Knight, c Carter, b Armstrong .... 20 Hendren, c Carter, b McDonald .. 40 Foster, b McDonald 12 Brown, b Gregory 6 Stevens, Ibw, b Armstrong 0 Evans, not out 69 Hubble, e Garter, b Armstrong .. . 42 Kennedy, b Mailey 23 Durston, b Mailey 11. Extras 13 Total 284 Bowling: Gregory took., two wickets for 80 runs, McDonald two for 65, Armstrong four for 51, Mailey two for 41, Collins none for 29, Andrews none for 5. THE AFRICAN TOUR. PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME. (Australian and N.Z. Gable Assn.) Received May 21, 1.50 n.m. CAPETOWN, May 20. According to provisional arrangements for the Australian cricket tour, Hie cricketers will arrive at Durban on October 14, and depart for Australia on December 2. Matches will be played against Natal at Durban, Transvaal at Johannesburg, a combined Free State-Grlqualand West team at Bloemfontein or Kimberley, and Western Provinces at Capetown. There will be three test matches, viz., at Durban from October 2 1 in 25 inclusive, alternatively to 29; at Johannesburg on November 4 to 8 or November 5 to 9; at Capetown November 25 to 29.