AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14722, 12 August 1921, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS

MATCH WITH KEN* VISITORS COMPILE 676 t THREE CENTURIES SCORED. ~ (United Service.) Received August 12, li.lo a.m. LONDON, August 11. The weather was fine and the wickeV was unaffected by the overnight rain.' There was an attendance of 12,000. Favourable conditions, with weak bowling and poor fielding, '.'■ enabled the Australians to pile up a big total, Mayne. as well as Macartney and Armstrong, topping the century. Macartney and Gregory resumed their unfinished innings to the bowling of Cornwallis and Woo Hey, and the batsmen immediately became aggressive." Macartney once had a narrow escape by miss-hitting Woolley. Thirty-three had been added when Freeman and G. Bryan took over the attack. Macartney miss-hit the latter, and Hedges at deep cover took a good catch. The batsmen had played a patient and occasionally brilliant innings, which in eluded 20 fours.—s for 347. Mayne began quietly, but Gregory continued his lively career, and hit up 50 in 60 minutes. At 37ij Hardinge relieved Freeman. The fielding was inferior to that of the first day, but occasional smart work saved some boundaries. The fourth century' came up in 284 minutes, and then Gregory skied Cornwallis, who Had relieved Bryan, and the wicket-keeper accepted a chance. At luncheon the score was 425, but, eon-,--trary to expectations the Australians failed to declare. After luncheon the fielding became poorer still, being almost casual, and runs mounted up in spite of bowling changes, till at 495 Ryder was caught. Carter partnered Mayne, and the pair kept, the fieldsmen busy. The regular bowlers were tired out, so Seymour and Bickmore were tried, the former bowling lobs. Freeman re-appeared at 549, and G. Bryan a little later. The latter found Carter's stumps with a good ball at 596. He had batted for 55 minutes and hit one six and four fours. Mayne., who was then 106, had just previously been missed by Seymour off Hedges. At the tea adjournment the total was 613. On resuming 17 were added and Woolley dismissed McDonald with a Dice catch. This was not the end of Kent's troubles, for with Mailey the last man in, both batsmen continued to put on the wood against the tired bowlers and fieldsmen, until Bryan beat Mailey's defence. Mayne exhibited fine punishing play for over three hours, and carried his bat. He bad 20 fours in his 157. The innings lasted seven and a-half hours. With 45 minutes to go, Bickmore and Bryan opened for the county, Gregory and McDonald being the bowlers. The scoring was slow. Bryan was caught in the slips and Gregory remov- - ed, Seymour's leg stump. Mailey relieved Gregory at 37. Mayne dropped Harding oil! McDonald when 10, an easy catch. Play ceased at 5.30. . At the drawing of stumps Kent had : lost two wickets for 40. Following are the scores:— < 4 AUSTRALIA. vV . . First Innings. Collins, c Seymour, o Cornwallis >; 0 Bardsley, c Woolley, b G. Bryan .. 25 Macartney, c Hedges, b G. Bryan 155 Pellew, c Wood, b Cornwallis Armstrong, run out. 102 Gregory, o Wood, b Cornwallis .. 78 Mayne, not out 157 Ryder, c Troughton, bJ. Bryan.. 36 Carter, b G. Bryan 57 McDonald, c Woolley, bG. Bryan 6 Mailey, b G. Bryan 22 V, Extras ....- —-: 26 . Total l " 676 Bowling Analysis.—Cornwallis took three wickets for 138; G. Bryan, live - for 148; J. Bryan, one for 148; Woolley, none for 44; Freeman, none for - 138; Hardinge, none for 67; Bickmore, none for 36; Seymour, none for 15; Hedges, none for 16. KENT. First Innings. J. Bryan, c Armstrong, b McDonald 5 . Bickmore, not out „...-. 12-.-" Seymour, b Gregory ..... „..„.: . i .. Hardinge, not out ...._..__~~ 15 - Extras „»-.»„.»•...•.: 7 Total for two wickets .... -