ENGLISH CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1503, 27 July 1912, Page 5

ENGLISH CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA V- SUSSEX.

MACARTNEY SCORES 142. By Telesjraph-Press Association-Copyricht London, July 25. The Australians began the 21t.1i. match nf their tour against Sussex at Brighton to-day. The colonials liit up MS, while at stumps tho county had scored 8 without loss. Gregory won the to=s, and batted. Tho attendance numbered :iUOO. In fine weather and on a. fast wicket .Iciinings and .Kellcway faced tho bowling of Ilollowuy and Albert Keif. Tlio pair opened quickly, Jennings doing soma altraetive drivii'it; and cutting. When 15, ho gavo a difficult chance. The Glebo man played his usual dogged game. Fifty was posted in 45 minutes. Jennings was at tho wickets eighty minutes tor his 4S, which contained right i's. Kelleway was in a similar length of time for 28. He excelled in leg strokes. Macartney, Who succeeded Jennings, proved to bo in fine form. Ho and BardsJoy added 99 for tiro third wicket,' the latter batting excellently, hitting 10 off one over from Vine. He compiled 43 in an hour, a chanceless innings, in which driving and leg-hitting predominated. Macartney and Minuett put on dC for tho fifth wicket. The second century canio up after three hours' play. Macartney and Gregory added 57 for tho sixth wicket. The former, who was bowled in attempting to drive A. Rolf, had played magnificent cricket for his 142, excelling especially in driving and late cutting. Hβ reached the century in 110 minutes, and was at the wickets altogether two hours nnd a half. His scoro included twenty-eight i's. One chance— at 122—is debited ogainst him. ' . Gregory occupied 83 minutes in getting his 35. When 23 ho was badly missed. The remainder of the side made a creditable stand. Tho third century was hoisted in 200 minutes, and tho innings lasted 285 minutes. Vine and Robert Relf opened to the bowling of Kelleway and Whitty. At stumps the scoro was 8 for no wickets. Details aro as follow:—

'AUSTRALIA. . First limiugs. Jennings, l>. Simms 48 Kelleway, b. Simms 28 Bardsloy, st. Street, b. Simms 43 Macartney, b. A. Relf 142 Matthews, 1.b.w., b. A. Relf 7 Miiuiett, o. Chaplin, b. Relf 23 Gregory, ty Holloway 35 Webster, c. Simms, b. Holloway 10 M'Lareni b. llollowny 27 Emery, c. Cox, b. A. Keif „ Iβ Whitty, not out 0 Sundries ~„ ■„,,... 19 Total 098 Hot Hie Wickets Tell. 12345G789 10 83 06 195 220 2GG 323 SU 373 398 308 Bowling Analysi.9. Albert Rclf took four vickots for 159 Vine, nono for 18; Holloway, tln-ee for's2; Simms, throo for 123; Cox, none for 27. .SUSSEX. First Inniugß. Vino, not out i R. Relf, not out 0 Sundries 4 Total for no wickets .i 8 . SOUTH AFRICA V. IRELAND. London, July 25. The South Africans began a match at Dublin against Ireland to-day. Tko scores arc- as follow.— IRELAND. First inniDgs - 108 Bowling Analysis. Taylor took four wickets for 3G runs; Carter, two for 48; Faulkner, three for 20. SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Tancrod ~... CI Taylor U Strieker s 18 Snooko 81 Nourso, not out 45 Sundries \ Total for four wickets 223 AUSTRALIANS INVITED TO NEW ZEALAND. BJir TGleeruDh.-Prc'B As.ioelirfloa.i Christchurch, July 2G. With regard to the Otago Association's suggestion that tho Australian cricket team should Iμ invited to visit New Zenland, Jlr. Raphael, secretary to tho Cricket Council, states that ho wrote to the Australian Board of Control cm the subject in December last, and received a reply regretting that tlio board would be unable to accede to the request. Later. Mr. Raphael, secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Council, seems to have overlooked (ho fact that when ho wrote in December last the Australian team was returning via, Perth or Albany, now tiro team is coming via America, hence the conditions are changed. '