CRICKET AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1456, 3 June 1912, Page 5

CRICKET AT HOME.

AUSTRALIAN TOUR. COLLAPSE OF WARWICKSHIRE. ON DRYING WICKET, WEATHER STOPS THE MATCH* By Telegraph—Press Association^Cdjiyr.ight. (Ecc. June 2; 5.5 p.iii:) London,. June !.,- Rain interfered in the match, A.i'tsf rai.ia v. Warwickshire, and stpppe.d.■pj.a.y' .after tlie luncheon adjournment on The Australians then had lost eight- wickets' fpr 203 runs. Rain in the early morning'/.h'afl made the- wicket slower, and the ireaiher 'was threatening when play was frKumc'dv Parsons fielded substitute. 'fpr.-'Ohar.ies-worth, who was lame. Jennings.. ; (41' flbt out) and Macartney (3D npfe :out); -fa.%l t'he bowling of Field'and Fcstc.rY They continued their good standoff/ (overnight, adding 55, when Jennings -was 'cleverly caught by the wickef'keeper : -on. tlie.-leg side. Jennings had been aj;/tli{j- 'wickets: 05 minutes, giving a chai'ice.tos- display of clean and ■ attractive bauinjV. Jlis' score included eight 4's. Two.fbi: 1,35.. .

Macartney at this stage ■i:ad.r..sco^e<j: ; fi.l. At 59 he had given a chalice.;. ':lj>-'Biifiep at short-leg off Foster. Tjvp.:p'yers. ; .iater the newcomer, Bardsley, jyas); taken; -lpw at short-leg by Hands, tho bowler. Three for j3B^;;- ; Qreg?jy; fpllpwed, and met with hard Juekp-HeApiiir-P(l a ball te caver-point;'.'•and:- j«ilf?'if Macartney, but the latter refuseop>bun , £tf and Quaife, returning tho;bh!i;:smar,Uy>te the wicket-keeper, the Austr.-iliniiJtjaßtain was rim out. Four for 142;U Macartney"s was the next wickot to 186, and his own scpre 90,*h'e?iyas; ; cleyerly caught by Smith at the Ho had given a dclightfnl|.exhibltip.ii ot strong defence and jmlicidussliittingy He had occupied the crease for;t.jrb\.hours: aiid; a half, and included nine i's. Five for 18G. j'r'Vi-',',';

Tho weather, when play j fesumwl,. on-: Saturday, was dull, but:lafe£;t»r.ned;:put, fine. Tho wicket was The Australian batting the Warwickshire bowling'was;=poor£lhej,r: fielding also being slack.LThe/'uintfr wicket fell for 227. Maclaren pjayed\£gesplute innings, but gave thre6Veha'.n&s'"'n.i ' tll'Q slips to Jeeves off .gave' a chance at the Altogether the 220 minutes. ■'\':'-%m"'7-':- : :~ '■■

Warwick, in their second:; : inmhgs_, ..cmly scored 102. The ; ! Tan, through the County champjons;; : ;Jfac.arF ney, Kcllcway,' and Mattliews very;; destructive on tho drying, WckcfVvarid;; excepting for Foster aiidSjQu'aiiie; . Mey:, made a poor showing. '■'•■'r' : ; "?;.-' •; ?i : . : Off the first tall of placed a catch in his naniesake's:' hon'.ds, and, shortly after, on. Matthews went oh first;;, ball disposed of missed at seven. judicious play, was taken;singlehrtiided;:a:t mid-on by Emery. for 63) brought.Kellow:ay;\;;on;iTho;laftsr:sfirst over yielded fouK';w,Mes;?yan<l' two. separate no-balls, andvtlien;?.Qimifo /;was' snapped up in tho "at; short-leg. One . forty' minutes saw the innings :: iHir.pugte : ' . ;

Australia in their , : secbridv' : ;..ihnin'gs lbs.t ; three wickets for 43 /two' chances. ■ ■' and skilful. A hailstprni;;;su'cceeded :byla: drizde, stopped been abandoned. TheJ'attendancertva's -SOOO'.-. : The following are the ..'■'■;:_■ Warwickshir.?' ":■'• ••'.' First innings ;'• ?>•^•'•'■.•V-• • ""■ •• i• • ; 275:j Second '.'lniiiiigs,: Smith, C. SmHh, Vf- f Stephens, b. Matthew:3h..i^'. ■■■•..■ .. '3, Charlesworth, b, Maclarefe;.v.A"V».. * Foster, c. Emery, b:''Jl/Mrtney : .S: : i.y:.' -23., Quaife, c. :■ ipi Jeeves, c. Webster,:':;K- : KetteJyay;:..;,;. : ty: Kinneir, c. Emery, :ii.?Jtellewaj!',.,,-,.;.; ...a, Baker, c. Emery, b^Kelleway^;:./.Mi.. -7 Field, c. Kelleway/'tb^^latthews;;.;.;.; .■-$■ Santall, c. Webster,vb;SMacartney ■;■.<..;■. : : 12] Hands, not out i: Sundries $k ■ Total ,i|ii|p «•# Bowling" An'aljsis'f Macartney took fpjj.t ; wicKefe.f^pr:22.?nihsi. Maclaren, one for...ls't:ilatt.h«W-' ifPf.'■ 22; Kelleway, three ;fprV'2o:; : :.iCmery,. npna\ for 2. ./'.:;" '"'..'•. How the : ; 12 3 4 %\'S ; 7' ; -8 '% IS 0 11 33 63 bi'"? -64- ''7* ".-79 _ \i\nmgs. ■ E. Maync, b. Foster; : ,. i ,,;...^,:,.i ; i.;"v fij C. B. Jennings, c^Smith^':b;,Fbs.ter'^"' , GS, ; G. J. Macartney, %& W. Bardsley, c. Handset), ; :.: $ S. E. Gregory, r',un.:lput ; .. v .".vv..,....>'-i:'.. 3.. J. T. Matthews, c;;:Steph.ehs;.''bv Tester■ 0 : J). Smith, c. Smit^yb,'Foster ~,.;„..;.,: i P C. Kelleway, c. Smi'thj b;' Jeeves' ..,.•• p. '. S. H. Emery, b:-. .■:;,<.. A .>,j*.ii ?■ Webster, not oijjt'. r : t ,:,...-.i.yj;,.v:'tv.',.''wv«' 9: ?' Maclaren, c. Sniith.i'b. Fpster ~■,;■..,■,.■...■. 2| Sundries ...v.;...v:.^;;..'w:,,.,-.;.:........i.....:" 4 3J

Total \i r .^^,.i.i..i,...i..^'-^. Bowling. Analysis. Foster took seren--wickets f or, :M <nins> Field, none f0r..'56. : ; .Quaife,/ nemo- for. -25-f Hands, none fqi£ 9| :ganfati,. none, for £§'; Jeeves, two for. 35'.' How the'.Wicfots Fell. I 2 3 :i. .5 6 7 S 0 .1.0. 0 135 138 142; .166 1.86 203,208 '227 ?G2' Australia;;->S>pohd. Inningi, Jennings, c. Smith,- ft- Field, ,:■.,..>»: «».- o'' Mnyne, b. Fie1d' ; w„..;.,..~~v»»,,v,-«. 1.1 Macartney, b.. Hands-' .;...ii : ,-,...,i....,-......... "7' ; Bardsley, not-' p'iit. i..-.,-.-;-.,-,-.v..,.viii,v...» |*. Gregory, not put- ~.....■,...;.,..........,,"-.".-,.!.-» -0 Sundries ,v,..i..-.,...,i.-..:.,,.-..;-,j,>,i ;... ■. Total for threei wickets' ...,,,.■...,...-.•■..■•• 43: Bowling Analysis. Foster took- np<'wiekets :fof, .27 rtin/s; Field, two for Ml Hands-, o.iie. i'o.r l f How- ijie AVickeJs iFj?]'!.;. .1 :2' 3 1- -ft. <*