ENGLISH CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1485, 6 July 1912, Page 5

ENGLISH CRICKET.

[AUSTRALIA V. LANCASHIRE.

GOOD BOWLING BY HOME TEAM,

By Telegraph-Press Aesociatlon-Oopyidbht London, July *. The Australians began tho eighteenth match of the tour against Lancashire at Liverpool to-day. At stumps tho Austrahans were out for JB3, and tho County had ]2G up for three wickets. Tho teams were as follow:—

_ Australia.-C. Kelleway, C. B. Jennings, C. G. Macartney, W. Baxdsley, S. 13. Gregory, D. Smith, R, Minncrt J T Matthews, G. B. Hnzlitl, W. J. Whittv and W. Carkoek. Lancashire.—A. H. Hornby, It. H. Sponer, 11. Makepeace, Brooke, J. Tyldesie7'J^. Slmrp ' R TyWcsley, J. S. Heap, R. Whitehead, H. Dean, and W. Huddleeton. Tho weather was warm and the wicket difficult. Tho attendance numbered (WOO. Hornby won the toss and put tho Australians in, Kelleway and Jennings opened against Dean and Huddloston. An unfortunate start was made, Kelleway, with the score 7, snicking Dean to J. Tyldesley in the slips. Ono for 7. Macartney was next, and ho and Jennings raised the score to 42, when Macartney, playing back to Huddleston, v. as I clean bowled. He had not played with his usual certainty. Jennings, who was caught by Hornby, off Dean, got 30 mns in sixty-five minutes. The bright spot in tho innings was tho partnership of Bardsley and Gregory. Tho pair added 70 for the fourth wicket. Bardsley, who was of ton beaten, gave a chnnoo at 19, but he mado (several good pulls. Gregory hit up 53 in 100 minutes by good all-round play. His score included 6ii 4's. Tho batsman gavq threo chances, Tho remainder of the side found the bowling too superior. The runs wcra got as follow: Fifty in forty-fivo minutes, tho century in ninety-five minutes, i>nd 183 in 170 minutes. Makepeaco and Spooner began for the County, Whitty and Kelleway bowling. Makepeace, before he had scored, was out to a good catch by Macartney, off Witty at mid-off. Spoonor ('l4), after some good driving, was held by Smith at long-on off n lofty drive—a well-judged catch. Tho retiring batsman had batted for an hour. Sharp got a i off the lost ball of liio day. Ho scored 50 in a hundred minutes, and gavo a chanco at 30. Fifty was hoisted in forty minutes, and the century in ono hundred and five minutes.

Sharp's partner, E. Tyldosley, ia 22 not out.

Details aro as follow:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. C. Kclleway, c. J. Tyldosley, b. Dean 2 C. B. Jennings, c. Hornby, b. Dean ... Oo C. G. Macartney, b. Hnddleston 18 W. Bardsley, 1.b.w., b. Dean 37 S. E. Gregory, c. Hnddleston, b. Dean 59 D. Smith, c. E. Tyldesloy, b. Dean ... b R. Miunett, b. Dean ; g J. T. Matthews, c. Hornby, b. Huddleston '. rj G. H. Hnzlitti b. Huddlesion fi W. J. Witty, not out 1 W. Cnrkeek, st. Brooke, b. Huddleston 7 Sundries ■ JO Total ... 183 i ■ How tho Wickets Fell. 123456789 10 7 42 5G 135 135 148 110 175 175 183 Bowling Analysis. Dean took six wickets for 78 runs dleston, four for 73; Whitehead, nono for 9; Heap, nono for 7. LANCASHIRE. First Innings. Makepeace, c. Macartney, b. Whitty 0 Spooncr, c. Smith, b. Hnzlitt '.„. 4-1 J. Tyldosley, 0. and b. Kelloway 0 Sharp, not out 50 E. Tyldosley, not out 22 Sundries 16

Total for three wickets 120 SOUTH AFRICA V. WARWICKSHIRE. CHAMPIONS OUT FOR 92. London, July 4. Tlio South Africans began a match against Warwickshire (last year's dhampiou county) to-day, at Birmingham. At stumps tho County side was out for 92, while their opponents had lost five for 131 runs. Details aro as follow:— WARWICKSHIRE. First Innings. Smith, b. Carter 2 Kinneir, c. Ward, b. Striokor 38 Charlesworth, c. Strieker, b. Pegler ... 5 Quaifo, o. Ward, b. Peglcr 2 G. Stephens, c. Ward, b. Carter 10 Baker, c. Snookc, b. Strieker 10 Jeeves, c. Carter, b. Strieker 9 Parsons, e. Ward, b. Peglcr 4 Santnll, b. Carter 3 Hands, b. Pegler 0 Field, not out .' 2 Sundries 1 Total 02 Bowling Analysis. Pegler took four wickets for 20 runs; Carter, threo for 39; Faulkner, none for 19; Strieker, three for 13. ■ SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Toylor, c. Baker, b, Santf.ll 2 Tancrod, o. and b. Charlesworth 0 Faulkner, c. Charlesworth, b. Jeevea 45 Snooke, c. Kinneir, b. Santall 7 Nourso, not out , 41 Strieker, c. Par6ons, b. Charlesworth 27 Ward, not,out 1 Sundries 8 Total for fivo wickets 131 SIX WICKETS FOR 24 RUNS. London, July 4. Playing for Worcestershire against Yorkshire, E. Arnold took six wickets for 21 runs.