ENGLISH CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1482, 3 July 1912, Page 7

ENGLISH CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA Y. YORKSHIRE. , ()

VISITORS DISMISSED FOR 295. Ily Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, July 1. The Australians began !heir seventeenth mulch ul' the tour . In-day nt Sheffield— the return against Yorkshire. When slump-: were drawn, the Australians had been dismissed for 299, and tho county had HO up for one wicket. The personnel of the teams is as follows:— Australia—C. 1). Jennings, C. Kelleway, C. U. .Macartney, \V. liardsley, S. K. Gregory, D. [>mith, It. Alinnett, J. T. Matthews, d. Jt. Jtazlitt, W. J. Whitty, and W. (Jarkeek. Yorkshire—Sir A. W, White, J. Tusker, G. H. Hirst, S. Haigh, D. Denton, W. Rhodes, B. B. Wilson, Jl. W. Bootli, A. Drake, R. ICilner, ami A. Dolphin. Dull weather and an excellent wicket wero the chief conditions obtaining for tho opening day. Tho atlendanco numbered 10,000. Jennings and Kelleway began, with llirst and Booth at the bowling creases. Tho partnership was interrupted at 28, when Jennings was run out. -Macartney joined Kelleway, and a splendid stand resulted, Uio pair adding 110 runs. I'ifty was posted in iifty-livo minutes. Frequent changes wero ruado in tho bowling. Kelleway, playing a very careful game, took tifty-iivo minutes to reach double figure.?, and was subjected to somo barracking, lie gavo a chane« when 7. Macartney, by all-round-the-wickct play, reached his 50 in seventy minutes, hoisting tho century (after ono hundred and tivo minutes' play) with the saiuo stroke. Tho bowling lacked sting. Tho score at lunch timo was ono for 134. Resumption was mado in bright weather, Hirst and Booth bowling. In tho latter's sccond over Kelleway was taken in tho slips by Hirst, having been at tho wickets ono hundred and twenty-ftvo minutes for 39. Macartnoy and Bardsley put on 39. Tho former showed superb cutting and driving, and played a chanceless innings for 77, mado in 115 minutes, and including twelvo d's. Bardsley and Gregory were careful. Tho former, who had given a chanco when 27, was taken brilliantly by Rhodes —a low right-hand catch—at short-leg. Tlio second century went up after three hours' play.

Minnett gave a chanco when 25. Ho was brilliantly caught, left-handed, high at cover by Rhodes. Ho had played sound cricket for his 49, which included six 4's. Rhodes and Wilson opened Yorkshire's first innings, Matthews and Whitty bowling. I!hodcs played Whitty on when 14. Wilson and Denton were not separated when stumps woro drawn, owing to the dusk sotting in, with the score at one for 30. Details aro as follow:— Australia.—First Innings. 0. B. Jennings, run out 17 C. Kelleway, c. Ilirst, b. Booth 39 C. G, Macartney, 1.b.w., b. Booth 77 W. Bardsley, c. Rhodes, b. nirst HI S. E. Gregory, b. Drake 30 D. Smith, fc. Hirst 0 R. Minnott, c. Rhodes, b. Haigh 49 ,1. T. Matthews, c. White, b. Booth'... 9 G. R. Hazliit, 1.b.w., b. Haigh 2 W. J. Whitty, c. Booth, b. Rhodes 38 W. J. Carkeek, not out ■ 5 Sundries 1 10 Total 299 How the Wickets Fell. 12345G 7 8 9 10 £8 138 177 201 201 232 249 SOS 277 299 Bowling Analysis. Hirst took two wickets for 47 runs; Booth, three for 97; Haigh, two for 51; Drake, one for 29; Kilner, none for 21; Rhodes, ono for 35. Yorkshire.—First Innings. Rhodes, b. Whitty It AVilson, not out 1.1 Denton, not out f Sundries ' Total for ono wicket 3(

SOUTH AFRICA V. MIDDLESEX. FIRST DAY'S PLAY. London, July 1. Tho South Africans rnado 2G3 in the first innings against Middlesex, who had lost none for 3 at stumps. Details are appended:—

South Africa.—First Innings. Tnncrcd, b. Tarrant 40 Taylor, 1.b.w., b. Tarrant G Faulkner, c. I!. Foster, b. .T. T. Hcarno 20 Llewellyn, c. baker, b. A. K. Littlejohn 112 Nourse, b. A. If. Ijittlejohn 44 Snooke, c. Murrell, b. J. IV, Hcarno It Strieker, rim out 17 White, c. Foster, b. 29 Mitchell, b. J.'W. Hearmi 27 PegleT, c. and b. J. W. Ilearne <) Ward, not out ; r> Sundries 11 Total "ft! Howling Analysis. Mignon. no wickets for 4!t runs; Tarrant, three for M; A, 8.. Littlejohn, two for 57; J. T. Hearno, one for 43; J. W. Hcarno, tbreo for 4b'. Middlesex,—First Inntngs. Littlejohn, not out 2 Murroll, not out ] Total for no. wickets 3 COUNTY MATCHES. London, July 1. Playing for Kent, against Essex, James Seymour 6cored 111. Mr. J. A. Fraser, of Melbourne, has been awarded his cricket blue at Oxford.