TEST ABANDONED.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1508, 2 August 1912, Page 5

TEST ABANDONED.

PLAY STOPPED BY RAIN. By Tclczrapli—Press Association—Copyrisht London, July 31. The Sixth Test Match has been abandoned owing to rain. Details of the match are as follow:— FA'GLAND. First innings 20!) AUSTRALIA. First innings, no wickets for H Bowling Analysis. O. M. R. W. Fosler 1 0 :l 0 Ilaigli <> t 3-0 Woolley G 4 G 0 Tho above total includes two byes. TRIANGULAR TESTS. DISCONTINUANCE SUGGESTED, (Rec. August 1, 11 p.m.) Sydney, August 1. Tho secretary of the Board of Cricket Control has sent a cable mossago to the manager of ihe Australian team stating that tho Board is of the opinion that the Triangular Tests should lie discontinued after the present series on the ground that it is impracticable |o successfully continue the Australian and South African matches, and because the matches played to date have been unsuccessful. A cable message lias been received stating that the proposed visit of tho Australian team to. America has been abandoned. AUSTRALIA V. DERBYSHIRE. London, July 31. ' Tho county' team in the AustralianDerbyshire match to be begun to-day, is as follows:—Chapman, Forester, Baggalay, Oliver, Corbett, Braccy, Cadnian, Humphries, Morton, Slater, and Warren. | A NEW FIXTURE. London, July ,11. A new fixture, Australia v. Fry's English Eleven at Bray, Ireland, will be played ou September 12. AFRICAN MATCH UNFINISHED. , London, July 31. The match between tho South Africans and the Minor Counties has been abandoned owing to rain.