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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1543, 12 September 1912, Page 5

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BRILLIANT DISPLAY BY MACARTNEY. AUSTRALIANS SCORE 362By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, September 10. Australia scored 302 in the first inuinga against the South of England representatives. Macartney played a splendid innings for 170, passing the 2000 aggregate. The weather was line at the start, and the wicket fast. Tho alteiidnutu num. bered 2500. Mayno and Kelleway opened for Australia, tho former being dismissed third ball from Hitch. Kelleway played a sound innings for. 45. Tho fielding was watchful, the bowling accurate. Fifty went up in 55 minutes, and tho 200 in 105 minutes. Gregory was taken by Woollcy in the slips, the ball being: dellected off tho 'keeper's gloves. With six wickets down for 215 runs, the match was interrupted by a downpour. Play was resumed after a delay of twenty minute*. The scorers posted 300 after 234 minutes' play. Macartney gave a. brilliant and chancelesa display all round tho wicket, his cutting and driving being perfect. Going in second wicket down, ho was ninth man out, having been at tho wickets 200 minutes. The Gordon representative completed his half-century in eighty minutes, and his 100 in 150 minutes. His score of 176 included twenty-eight 4's, five 3's, and twelve 2's. He was dismissed through mis-hitting Hitch in tho slips to Hobbs. Macartney was accorded an ovation, this match having seen the completion of his 2000 runs. ■ M'Laren drove hard in compiling his score of 40. Simms did excellent work with the ball. \ Scores at drawing of stumps were as follow:— SOUTH OF ENGLAND. First innings 120 AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Mayne, b. Hitch 0 Kelleway, c. Woolley, b. Kidd 45 Macartney, c. Hobbs, b. Hitch 170 Bardsley, b. Vine 31 Jennings, b. Simms 1 Gregory, c. Woolley, b. Simms 7 Minnett, c. Tufnell, b. Simms 10 Matthews, b. Simms 21 llazlitt, 1.b.w., b. Simms , 2 M'Laren, b. Kidd 40 Carkeek, not out .; , 0 Sundries 20 Total ..', 362 How the Wickets Fell. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ■ 7 ; 8 9 10 0 101 180 197 223 215 301 303 332 362 Bowling Analysis. Hitch took two wickets for 54 runs; Relf, none for 32; Woolley, none for 32; Simms, live for 112; Kidd, two for 44; Vine, ono for 45; Hobbs; none for 23. SOUTH AFRICAN MATCH. London, September 10. The match between the South Africans and Lord Londesborough's Eleven has been abandoned owing to rain. AUSTRALIANS IN AMERICA. London, September 10. Bardsley will not accompany the Australian Eleven to America.