ENGLAND LEADING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1526, 23 August 1912, Page 5

ENGLAND LEADING.

198 RUNS TO THE GOOD.

AUSTRALIANS OUT FOR 111

BRILLIANT BOWLINGBy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyritrht London, August 21. When slumps were drawn to-day, lingland was 198 runs to the good, with six wickets still to fall. Tho attendance, numbered 13,000, of whom 9914 paid for admission. Tho weather was dull and chilly, _ tho wicket very soft. Kellewuy (2Gj and Ilnrdsley (10) resumed, to the bowling of Dean and Barnes. They kept tho batsmen quiet. The field was arranged in close. Barnes's deliveries hod a tendency to rise. Bardsley was twenty-fivo minutes getting two singles. Woolley replaced Barnes at 7", Bardsley leg-hitting for 1 and 3 in his first' over. At 85 Barnes relieved Denn. Tho batting was admirable and cautious. In his second over Woolley got Kellewn.v l.b.w. Tho Glebe bat had batted 115 minutes for his 43, and played an excellent innings under tho circumstanced. His best hits were five 4's. Three for 90. A collapse followed, the rest adding but 21 runs. Jennings was easily caught mid bowled by Woolley in his .third over before he had scored. Four for 90. Minnett, who filled tho vacancy, also fell a victim to Woolley before ho scored, Rhodes catching liini easily at point. Five for 92. Smith came in to see Bardslcy hit a 4 through the slips and be bowled tho same over. The left-hander made no attempt to play a, break-back from Barnes, which knocked out his leg-stump. Six for 90. Bardsley had played a masterly and chanceless inrtings for 30. With Matthews in, the century was hoisted after 150 minutes' play. Smith was token at the wickets by his namesake in Woolley's seventh over. Seven for 101. Whitty followed. In the next over Matthews was caught by Fry off Barnes, at short mid-ou, the batsman hitting a tremendous "skier." Eight for 104, As Hazlitt canto in thoro was n drizzling rain falling.' With the score unaltered, Whitty was easily taken in tho slips by Foster. Nine for 104. C'arkeek, the last man, reached 5. Rain delayed play for 35 minutes. Since the bowling had been changed, Barnes's record was: Eight over?, i maidens, 1 run, 3 wickets. Woolley's read:—tight overs, 3 maidens, 21 rtlns, 4 wickets. On resuming, Cafkeek was easily taken at mid-on by Barnes, off Woolley, tho innings terminating after 175 minutes' duration. Woolley and Barnes secured splendid averages. Tho luncheon adjournment was taken at the conclusion of tho Australians' innings. Bain fell during tho interval. Hobbs and Rhodes began again for England, Whitty and Macartney bowling. The weather was still gloomy, and tho wicket very soft. Misfortune arrived early, Rhodes, playing forward to Whitty, had his middle stump knocked hack in the second over. One for 7. Spooner filled tho vacancy, and was out first ball—easily taken by Jennings in the slips. Two for 7. . Fry followed, ■ and had mtt'do 2 when rain delayed play, A resumption was mado at ■('o'clock in gloomy conditions; Tho wicket wns easier. Macartney and Whitty still occupied the bowling creates. Hobbs scored 11 off Macartney's first over. Tho Surrey "crack" strained himself slightly in running. Hazlitt replaced Macartney at 3G. Hobbs hit a 6 off Whitty into the Australians' enclosure, but otherwise tho batting was quiet. Fifty went up after 70 minutes' play. One run later Hobbs, after giving an excellent display, was cleverly caught by Matthews at point, off Whitty. Three for 61. Tho newcomer, Woolley, did not last long, for, having got 4, he was clean bowled by Hazlitt. Four for SG. Hearne filled the vacancy. Play was susperded at 5.20 o'clock owing to duskiness, then a downpour necessitated tho drawing of stumps. Scores aro as follow:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Gregory, c. Rhodes, b. Barnes 1 Ifelleway, 1.b.w., b. Woolley 43 Macartney, b. Barnes 4 Bardslcy, I>. Barnes 30 Jennings, c. and b. Woolley 0 Minnett, c. Rhodes, b. Woolley 0 Smith, c. Smith, b. Woolley G Matthews, c. Fry, ]>. Barnes 2 Whitty, c. Foster, b. Barnes 0 Hazlitt, not out 2 Carkeek, c. Barnes, b. Woolley !i Byes 12, leg-byos 6 18 Total 111 How tho Wickets Fell. 1-23456789 10

9 19 90 90 92 96 104 101 10t 111 Bowling Analysis. O. M. R. W. " Barnes 27 15 30 ,5 ■ Dean 1(S 7 29 ' 0 Foster 2 0 5 0 Woolley ; 9A 3 29 5 ENGLAND. First Innings 215 Second Innings. Rhodes, b. Whitty 4 Hobbs, c. Matthews, b. Whitty 32 Spooner,. c. Jennings 0 Fry, not out 17 Woolley, b. Hazlitt + Hearne, not out 2 Sundries 5 Total for four'pickets 64 SOUTH AFRICA V. YORKSHIRE. A DRAWN MATCH. London, August 21. The following are the scores in' the South Africa-Yorkshire match, which was drawn SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Taylor, c. nirst, b. Drake 8 Tancred, c. B. Wilson, b. Booth 51 Nourse, b. ICilner 26 Faulkner, c. Bates, b. Ivilner 7 White, e. Dolphin,' b. Hirst fi Strieker, run out 20 Beaumont, b. Hirst 8 Pegler, not out 21 Mitchell, b. Hirst H Carter, c. Kilner, b. Hirst 0 Ward, b. Kilner 5 Sundries 5 Total 180 Bowling Analysis. Hirst took four wickets for 41 runs; Drake, one for 17; Oldroyd, none for H; Kilner, three for 37; Booth, one for 33. .Second Innings. Beaumont, b. Denton 20 Taylor, not out in Sundry 1 Total lot one .wicket.

YOIiKSIIJIiK. First Innings. B, Wilson, I). Pcglpr 18 Oldroyd, b. Faulkner 14 Denton, b. Pegler '• 4 Kilner, b. White 51 [first, b. Pegler 1 J. Wilson, b. Pegler 1" Drnke, e. and b. White) 0 Booth, b. White 17 Hates, c. mid 1). Pegler 0 White, not out 3 Dolphin, 1.b.w., b. Pegler I Sundries < 'J'otnl I'f Bowling Analysis. bourse look no wickets for 14 rims; Pegler, six for 2!); Faulkner, one for 45; Taylor, none for 7; White, three for 31; Carter, one for ID.