M.C.C. IN VICTORIA.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1290, 20 November 1911, Page 5

M.C.C. IN VICTORIA.

« AUSTRALIANS AT THE CREASE, BRIGHTER BATTING. By TcJecrapli—Press Associalion-Oopjrleht (lice. November 11), 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, November 18. England s innings closed for 318. There n as glorious weather, a good attendance, and u perfect wicket, when Douglas and n . continued to the bowling of Macand Diver. Smith began smartly, driving well; but Douglas was stubbornly ( ™ Cn l u<: * Smith was caught at doep midoil, niter a crisp, attractive display, lastWoolley, who succeeded • nuth, narrowly escaped being run out immediately, Carkeek fumbling a quick return by Matthews from mid-off. Shortly !® nv * irc ' s ' 00 " e J' Played one back soltly to tho bowler. Iremonger, who was cautious, was dismissed peculiarly. Tho spectators thought ho was stumped. Ho played forward, and touched the ball, which rebounded from Carkeek's pad to the wickets. With Hitch's arrival hitting was expected. Ho lifted Kyle magnificently on to the stand for sis. He also added two boundaries, off Kyle. Douglas's patience was remarkable. A section of the crowd jeered his 6lowness. He batted 189 minutes. The innings Tasted 353 minutes.

Ivortlang and Seitz opened for Victoria to tho bowling of Foster and Douglas. Both batsmen were confident. Douglas was bowling off theory, and tho spectators were shouting to him to bowl on the wicket. Seitz was beaten by tho first ball in 1 oster s fourth over, which made pace from the pitch. Rhodes, at short leg, missed him off Douglas's second ball. Ransford and Kortlang gave a pretty exhibition, and reached 50 in forty-two minutes. Hitch relieved Douglas. The crowd was ainnsed by tho peculiar run Hitch before delivery. The first hour, when the bowlers were Foster, Douglas, Hitch, and Hearne, yielded seventy. Tho Victorians were more enterprising than the Englishmen. Ransford batted stylishly for forty minutes, and hit five fourers.

Ihe century occupied eighty-eight minutes. Smart running between the wickets by Smith and Kortlang was applauded. Snuth inspiritingly cut, drove, and pulled Hearne for twelve in one over, and quickly passed Kortlang. When 39, Smith was missed in the slips by Hearne, off Foster. He reached fifty in fifty-five minutes by playing brilliantly all round the wicket. Kortlang was not aggressive, but was artistic, his fifty occupying 118 minutes. Smith was dismissed by a hall which kept low. He battod eighty-five minutes, and hit eleven fourers. He received an ovation. Two hundred was registered after 161 minutes' play. Kyle was struck on the lef arm by a fast ball from Foster, and retired. Laver carefully played out time. England.—First Innings. Hobbs, c. Laver, b. Matthews 21 Kinnear, c, Kyle, b. Macrow 32 Rhodes, 1.1),w., b. Laver 28 Head, c. Carkeek, b Kyle 34 Hearne, b. Matthews s Foster, c. Armstrong, b. Laver 101 Douglas, net out 33 Smith, b. Laver oj; Woolley, c. and b. Matthews "5 Iremonger, run ont 14 Hitch, run out is Extras 7 Tota l 318 How the Wickets Fell. 12 3 i '5 G. 7 8 9 10 32 81 89 113 139 2W 274 260 302 318 Bowling Analysis. Macrow took one wicket for 51 runs; Laver, three for 88; Matthews, three for 65; Kyle, one for 59; Brown, Eono for 17; Armstrong, none for 31. Victoria,—First Innings. Kortlang, not out 65 Seitz, b. Foster 14 Hansford, b. Hearne 34 Smith, b. Douglas 68 Kyle, retired hurt 7 Laver, not out o Extras 29 Total for threo wickets 219 How the Wickets Fell. 12 3 4 27 76 189 219