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Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 May 1912, Page 3

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[bI KLSCTBIO TKIiKGKAI'H-COPTIUOHT.J LI'HK I'KIBB ABKOOUTION.i (Received This Day, 11.0 a.m.) AUSTRALIA v. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. LOXDOX, May 23. Australia is playing Oxford University. The following aro the scores: -Jennings 3, Smith 2, Macartney 21, JJardsley (not out) 70, Minnett 0, Kellewiay ii, Gregory -12. The weather was cold and cheerless and the wicket slow. Vidler ami Kayo were the bowlert*. There was a poor opening. Maeartney got a gooil olt' drive but lost liis wicket in playing forward to Vidler. Minnett was run out in the next over owing to Uardsley's foolish call -5 for dl. Tlie bowling was steady and the fielding smart. Hards ley and Gregory stopped the rot and ran the total to 1151, when Gregory succumbed. There was no p*ay in the AfriwinAYorcetstorshire match owing to the sodden .state of the wicket. Later. Australia's first innings closed for 2315.. Bardsloy 88, Kmery 33, Hazlitt 0, Whitty (not out) M. Carkoek \ : sundries 55. Hardsley was log before to Crutcliloy. He guvc Jin admirable all round display, which included ten I'k. Oxford :ivr I-") for five \\ick<!t>s:— Knott I, Hands 17, {'olnian -I, (■ampbell 10. Vidler 0, Twining (not out) 0. The howling was deadly.