AN OPEN GAME.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1447, 23 May 1912, Page 7

AN OPEN GAME.

CAREFUL BATTINQ BY M.C.C. BARDSLEY SCORES A CENTURY, By Teleerach-Pross Association-Copyright. London, May 21. Tho match between the Australians and nn M.C.C. team was continued at Lords' to-day in overcast weather. Tho wicket was haul. There was r.u altendance of 3000. At stumps yesterday the M.C.C. were all out for lC'.l, while tho .Australians had lost two for 201, Macartney and liardsley 73 and 90 each not out respectively. Continuing, the colonials were all dismissed for 32ii.

When (he batsmen resumed to-day, Douglas and Thompson were the bowlers. After adding a single. Macartney, in the second over, was caught low down in the slips by Burns, off Thompson. He had batted 130 minutes for his score, which included eleven fours. The partnership had added 100 runs in 115 minutes. Three for 205. Minnett was next, but ho did not survivo the first ball from Douglas, which removed his leg stump, l'our for 206. Kellewny and Bardsley wero now ' together. They kept their wicket intact until luncheon. On resuming, Bardsley, with his personal score at 137, was bowled off his pads by Littlejohn, after an innings extending over 185 minutes. He had batted an hour with Kelloway, and got his century in 115 minutes. .Five for 259. Kellewny, who had been joined bv Matthews, reached 21, when he was ri@ out by a smart return of Frv, at point. Six for 283. Fry also accounted for Emery, bagging a good catch in the slips off a rising ball from Douglas. Emery had mado 8. Seven for 301. ■ ' .

Hazlitt played Douglas on—eight for 310 —and Matthews, after scoring 39, succumbed to one 01 Douglas's "shooters." Whitty was caught by Perrin off Thompson for 5, tho. innings terminating for 320, Webster 0, not out. M.C.C. SECOND INNINGS. The attendance had increased to 5000 when the M.C.C. started the second innings. As before, Fry and Douglas were the opening pair. Minnett and Whitty bowled. After a careful start, pry became more confident, and 50 appeared after forty-five minutes' play. With 35 to his credit, Fry was out to Bardsley at third man—a smart catch off Kelleway. Fry had been batting for sixty-three minutes. The next victim was Douglas, who ended a fine defensive innings, varied by excellent cutting and driving, by playing Hazlitt into Macartney's hands low down at mid-off. Douglas had been at the wickets for an hour and a half, and had compiled 47. Spooner, the nowcomcr, had some luclc, being caught first ball by Mayno off Kelleway. Unfortunately, the delivery had been "called." Spooner carried his own score to 28 before Hazlitt found his wicket. The bowlers were keeping a splendid length. The arrears (157) were- wiped off in 135 minutes. Heavne was out to a well-judged catch at long-off to Bardsley, after scoring 20, Hazlitt again being the bowler. Warner failed to negotiate a full-pitcher from Emery. The retiring batsman was responsible for 13 runs.

Mead and Perrin played out time, the former giving a splendid all-round display, combined with an excellent defence. He reached the half-century in sixty .minutes, and hit It off one of Minnett's overs. He was 01 not out when stumps were drawn for the day, with the score fivo wickets for 244. The M.C.C. team is 87 to tho good with five wickets to fall. Complete scores are as follow:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Mayne, c. Brown, b. Thompson 4 Gregory, b. Douglas 11 Bardsley, b. Littlejohn 137 Macartney, c. Burns, b. Thompson ... 74 Minnett, b. Douglas 0 Kelloway, run out 24 Matthews, b. Douglas 39 Emery, c. Fry, b. Douglas ;.. 8 Hazlitt, played on, b. Douglas 1 W'hitty, c. Perrin, b. Thompson 5 Webster, not out 0 Sundries 23 Total .. 326 Bowling Analysis. Douglas took five wickets for 95 runs; Thompson, three for 102; Littlejohn, one for 51; Hearne, nono for 47; Mead, none for 8. How the Wickets Fell. 123456789 10 15 15 205 206 259 283 301 316 326 326 M.C.C. First Innings ', 169 Second Innings. Fry, c. Bardsley, b. Kelleway 35 Douglas, c. Macartney, b. Hazlitt 47 Spooner, b. Hazlitt 28 Hearne, c. Bardsley, b. Hazlitt 20 Mead, not out 61 Warner, b. Emery 13 Perrin, not out 8 [ Sundries 32 Total for five wickets 244 How the Wickets Fell. 1 2 3 4 5 80 112 135 175 231 SOUTH .AFRICA'S POOR STAND. OXFORD UNIVERSITY LEADING. London, May 21. The weather was showery when the j South Africans continued their first innings against Oxford University to-day. With two wickets down for 35, as against Oxford's 278, the South Africans resumed, and were all dismissed for 179. At stumps the University had lost four wickets for 244 runs. Details are as follow:— OXFORD UNIVERSITY. First Innings : 278 Second Innings. Twining, b. Cox 11 Knott, c. Carter, b. Faulkner 70 Campbell, b. Faulkner 0 Evans, c. Hartigan, b. Cox 107 Coleman, not out 40 Sundries IS Total for four wickets 244 SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Taylor, 1.b.w., 1). Evans 2 Hartigan, 1.b.w., b. Crutehley 2 Nonrse, b. Evans 94 Faulkner, b. Evans 10 White, c. Lister Kaye, b. Evans Hi Mitchell, b. Evans 2 Beaumont, c. Lngden, b. Naumann ... 8 Pegler, b. Naumann U Carter, b. Lagden 1 Campbell, not out „.. 27 Cox, c. Evans, b. Vidler 1 Sundries 10 Tolal ■ •' 179 Bowling Analysis. Evans look fivo wickets for 73 runs; Crutehley, one for 10; Lagden, one for 18; Tidier, one for 20; Lister Kaye nono for 29; Naumann, two for 19,