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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1479, 29 June 1912, Page 5

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AUSTRALIA V. ESSEX- ' BIG SCORING BY HOME TEAM. Kyi TolcErapli—Press Association—Copyright ■. : '*■■"?. "j London, Juno 27. •v.Tho Australians began their return iinatch^against.'Essex at Leydou to-day. ■At:; Btumj)3 tho : ; county, had 311 up for the:' loss ,of,' only,: two • wickets. The teams;:were as follow;:—Australia— ■ \vy Bardsloy/iK. ' lliniiett, S. *H. 'Emery, Gregory, ll.' Webster, C. G. Macartney, C.- B. Jennings, D. Smith, E, 11. Mayne,;G'. R.Hazlitt, and J. W. M'Laren. ilatthews, Kelleway,... Whitly, and Garkeok- were' omitted. ■- f \ Douglas, Hills, 'Reeves;';,Pane,M'Gahey, : Buekenham, Mead, : Gillinghara, 'and Freeman. ;..-;The ; ; start was. delayed forty minutes, owing , to the Australians attending, tho funeral of . Mr... E. Hume, a Sydney selector,. who: died a'few. days ago. '■ Douglas won tho toss, and batted. The .wicket was. very'easy. Russell and Dons', la's '.opened ' to;.■ Emery and 'M'Laren. Reparation was effected at' 3J, Emery catching Russell .in tho slips oil M'Laren. Ono for 31.

. l'errin followedi and a lengthy partnorBhip ; being added. Fifty was posted, in as many minutes, and the century in ono hundred mid five minutes. Douglas played a very careful game, taking no risks. .''His scoro included numerous,, Ho was subjected to como barracking l from the crowd for liis slow methods."Chances from him ivlieti ha was 16 and' ;; 18 wore not accepted. ■ The Essex skipper-'reached his first' 50 after batting for " one. hundred suid sixty-fivo . minutes.;.'PeiTin scored a century in one ; hundred and thirty-five minutes. Ho made 101 by'magnificent all-round strokes, playing: a''chanceless innings.. The bowling did not trouble him. His score included ten I's. : . '' • Douglas' and Fane made another fine stand, the latter excelling in cutting and driving.:;::. Ho: ; readied 53 in eighty-five, minutes, ■ and gave a cliattco when 49, ' Thero' : was an attendance, of 3000. ■ ' Detail* are as follow:—;.'• ESSEX; V■C ■' V:»i fSptftv'JvtA.Hrst Innings.^ I :v' 'vy ■ .Jtu?sell, ..c., Emerv,, b.:M'l,uren 1G Douglas',. not out; .... 98 Perrin: c!;Welistcr.ib!;Minnett:.;'.' .' 101 Pane, not lint ■' G1 j'.C Sundries . st | -Total for'livo wickefs 811. ! THE.TEST MATCH. .. AUSTRALIAN • COMMENT. '. ''' Sydney, Juno 28 The "Sydney '"Morning, Herald,", commenting on'vtho .■■ Australia-England Test match, says that to' Australians achieved results whieh'vjustiiied 'their-most partisan supporters and'astounded these who hoped .for little in a Test. game. ■ The team's record,' it,adds,' carries on the .record- sufficiently well to., make it clear that, however it bo,regarding Africa,' ;tlia,Tests between lirigland and Australia will command wiy wide alteiuioii. • JIAYLS COMPT LIIjS HIS TIIOUS\XD I'. . • (lies.. June .29, 0.40' a.m.),:: !i '.'i''yji v ' London,,!' June'; 28.'';' ; of'Swrey,'. has? completed his. thousand mns for the season, \ y SOUTH AFEIf A V. SCOTLAND. ■jit*: London, Juno ST.*/.; ; .-f Details'qf/:.the.'.second':" match between South' Africa. and?" Scotland ,'are 1 appended, lkin..put . a btop (o. play, for the day at. L ; the; .following ; scores:-^ '■.'.<■? ~ bi'lr Scotland.> six • wickets, for, 35: run?; Carter; three, f0r.,.33 Xoar.se, one for. 23.,' - ' ;. l N6:',melceis' for 31 |