ENGLISH CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1484, 5 July 1912, Page 5

ENGLISH CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA V. YORKSHIREANOTHER DRAWN GAME. By TelcEranli-Press Association-Copyright London, July 3. Tho Australian-Yorkshire match ended in a draw. Hain fell all night, but ceased at 5.30. Tho wicket Mas very soft, but was drying in a stiff breeze. No start was made, until 2 o'clock. Tho wicket was easy then. Only a small attendance was present. Wilson (13) and Denton. (0) opened to the bowling of Whitty und Hazlitt. Kims camo steadily, 50 being posted in an hour, and 100 in ono hundred and fivo minutes. With 2-t added, Kelloway bowled Denton, who liad compiled 57 in ninety-five minutes, chiefly by off-driving and pulling. His score included several i'n.

Drako was run out in tho next over before ho had scored. VTilson played a sound innings, lasting one hundred and fifty-live minutes. Hirst got his runs in on hour, his principal scoring strokes being pulling and driving. His scoro of 02 included a G and seven 4's.

llazlitt, at point, Ilircvr Tusker's wicket down. Cnrkook stumped Booth ami Haigh cleverly. Tlie second century was hoisted in one hundred and ninety minutes, and tlio wholo innings concluded after two hundred and fifty minutes' play. Details ero as follow: — YORKSHIRE. First Innings. Rhodes, b. Whitty : 1-1 Dcnton, b. Kclloway 07 Brake, run out 0 Wikon, c. Bardsley, I). KeHeway ... S4 Hirst, e. Smith, b. llinnolfc G2 Kilner, c. Smith, b. Miuntlt 21 Tusker, run out lf> Booth, st. Carkeek, b. JHnnctt US naigh, st. Cnrkcck, b. Matthews 0 White, b. Minnctt 13 Dolphin, not out 1 Sundries 13 Total , 280 How the Wickets Foil. 1 2 3 •! 5 G ~1 8 9 111 27 121 124 IG2 202 231 2.15 241 2G9 280 Bowling Analysis.—Matthews took ono wicket for SC runs; Whitty, one for 67; Hazlitt, none, for 25; Macartney, none for 17; Kelleway, two for 42; Minnett, four for 28. AUSTRALIA. First Innings 209 The Australians going in again, batted for ten minutes, scoring three without loss before stumps were drawn, AFRICAN MATCH ABANDONED. London, July 3. The match South Africa v. Middlesex was abandoned owing to the wet weather. Details'are as follow. — SOUTH- AFRICA. First-Innings 2C3 MIDDLESEX. First Innings. Seven wickets for ;.. 110 Bowling Analysis.—Nourse took no wickets for 30 runs; Pcgler, five for 37; Faulkner, two for 11. I

ENGLISH .TEST TEAM. (Rec. July 5, 0.15 a.m.) London, July 4. The following havo been selected for tho English loam for tho Tost match against the South Africans:—Fry, Spooner, Foster, Jessop, Hobbs, Rhodes, Barnes, Woolley, Smith, Dean, J. AV. Hearne, Hitch. LANCASHIRE V. AUSTRALIA. (Roc. July 5, 0.40 a.m.) London, July i. Tho Lancashire team against the Australians has been selected a? under:— Hornby, Spooner, Brooke, Makepeace, J. Tyldosloy,,. Sharp, E. Tyldosley, Heap, Whitehead, Bean, Euddleston, Fairclough.

THE COUNT!' HATCHES. (Rcc. July i, 11.25 p.m.) . London, July i. Playing for Susses against Leicestershire, Albert Rolf nuido 103 runs (unfinished), and tool; eight wickets for '11 runs and seven wickets for 30 runs. Against Essex Woolley (Kent) look seven wickets for 25 runs.