ENGLISH CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1470, 19 June 1912, Page 5

ENGLISH CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA ¥■ SURREY.

FIRST DAY'S PLAY.

Bγ Toiecrash-F"" Asaoclatlon-CopjrlElil London, June 17. The Australians Ugnu their thirteenth match to-day at (ho Oval against Surrey. When stumps were drawn the County were out for 100, nnd the Colonials had lost two wickets for 37. Tho teams wero as follow:— Bardsley, C. G. Macartney, C. Kelkway, S. H. Emery, J. T. Matthews, G. It. Hazlitt, W. Carkeok, 1). Smith, S. E. Gregory, 13. 11. Mayne, C B. Jennings. Surrey.-Hayward, Hobbs, Hayes, Ducat, Bird, Abel, Myers, Hitch, Strudwick, ■\V. C. Smith, Hushby. The weather was threatening, and the attendance moderate. The wicket was soft Bird won the loss and batted. The opening pair wero Hayward and Hobbs, .tho attack being entrusted to Hazlitt and Emery. Hayward, after batting fifty minute for 21 runs, was caught at mid-on by Emery off Matthews. One for 42. Hobbs'was joined by Hayes, and the half-csntury was hoisted as the tosh It of pixiy-fivo minutes' play. Ten runs .later Hobbs, playing forward to Matthews, was smartly stumped by Carkeek. Two for GO.

Ducat joined Hayes, and these two raised the century alter 115 minutes' play. The score at lunch was two for 110, Hayes 84, Ducat 21. The former, when 8, was badly missed by Bardsley, at point off Matthews. Ducat was playing a watchful innings.' with good off-driving. The bowling lacked length. On resumption, there was an attendance of 3000. Emery and Hazlitt bowled, and in the lattcr's second over lie uprooted Ducat's middle stump. Three for lit. Ducat had been batting fifty minutes. KmVrr, in His third over, got Hayes l.b.w. four for 118. Abel, the next man, after making a single, had his middle stump knocked out by Hazlitt. Five for 131. Thi remaining live added 59 runs to the total.

In the lattsr portion of the innings Hie wicket was faster. Hitch, running out to Hazlitt, was easily stumped by Carkeek. , Strudwick played soundly and confidently for 23. The innings lasted two hundred and ten minutes.

Kelleway and Jennings began for the Australians. Hitch and Smith occupied the bowling creases. The last ball of the 'litter's second' over saw Kelleway caught by Stnidivick off a skier. One for & ' Macartney, who followed, was caught by Strudwick at short stop off Smith. The retiring batsman had made 15. Jennings 1.1, and Bardsley 2, were associated when rain at a. quarter-past five o'clock stopped further play. Scores are as follow:—

SURREY. First Innings. Hajward, c. Emery, b. Matthews ... 21 Hobbs, st. Carkeek, b. Matthews 30 Hayes, 1.b.w., b. Emery 38 Ducat, i>. Hazlitt ...."..J 21 )3ird, c. Emery, b. Hazlitt 17 Abel, b. Hazlitt 1 Myers, b. Hazlitt .'. 2 Hitch, st. Carkeek, b. Hazlitt G Strudwick, not out 25 W. C. Smith, ib. Matthews 16 llushby, b. Matthews 2 Sundries ■ 11 Total ..„■„'. ;...;:.v.....-:..: 190 How the Wickets Fell. I l\ r 3 4- 5 G 7. 8 9 10.. 43 GO Hi 118 131 139 110 151 188 190 Bowling Analysis.—Hazlitt, took five wickets for 59; Emery, one for 19; Mattheffs, four for 50; Kelleway, none for 17; Macartney, none for i.

AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Kelleway,. c. Strudwick, b. Smith ... 8 Jemiings, not out 11 llacartney, c. Strudwick, b. Hitch ..; 15 jjardsiey, not out 2 Sundry 1 Total for two wickets 37 How the .Wickets Fell. 1 2 S 35 THIRD TEST MATCH. ENGLISH TEAS! SELECTED. London, June 1". The following players have been inTiled to represent England against Australia in the third match in the Triangular Tests to begin next Monday—C. B. Fry R. H. Spooner, i\ F. Warner, F. IJ. Poster, J. It.' Hobbs, W. 11. Rhodes, S. F. Barnes, X J. Smith, J. E. Wcollcy, Dean. SOUTH AFRICA V. SOMERSET. London, June 17. Kain prevented a start being made with the South Africa-Somerset fixture at Bath to-day. HAIGH IN FINE FORM. (Eec. June 18, 9.30 p-ui.) London, June 18. S. Haigh, playing for Yorkshire against Gloucestershire, captured nine wickels for 1h runs. .