BIG CRICKET.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 419, 2 December 1911, Page 5

BIG CRICKET.

M.C.C. v. QUEENSLAND. |BY TKl,l-'.tmAl'll. —l-niiSS ASSIICI ATIII'V I Brisbane, This Day, The English cricket team comj nienced their against Queens I !ami yesterday, the attendance being I about live thousand. Queensland batted first and made a brilliant start, and looked like putting up a big urnr<\ Fenneliy and Jennings put on <>3 for the first wicket and Jennings and Jimtigan '.HI for the third wicket. Loth batsmen scored rapidly and showed fine form. The fifth wicket fell at 202, the remaining wickets only adding 88. The bowling was exceptionally strong, Douglas showing to mo;:! advantage. Tne fielding of the visi tors was brilliant. The Englishimn have lost two wicknts for 02. Scores: QUEENSLAND. First Inings. Jennings, h Foster !U Fenneliy, c Khodea h Hearno Marshall, c Wooley b Barnes II Hartigan, run out Evans, run out 4 Hays, c Smith, b Douglas f> McLaren, b Foster 2!' Bolton, b Douglas 0 Barstow, not out 4!? (iowk, b Barnes 7 Fott, b Barnes <> Extras 12 Total 2!>2 Bowling analysis. Fester two wickets for 57 runs, Douglas two for Barnes throe for 52, Mearne one for .'}£), Ircmonger none for 140, Vine none for ,"i 1. M.(;.C.- -- Firs t Innings. Vine, b McLaren It Ilohhs b McLaren 20 Hearne. not. out ] f> Mead, not; out L't Ex tras - r > Total for two wickets 02 N.S.W. v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Sydney, This Day. The match between New South Wales and South Australia was com inenced yesterday on a. dead wicket. Heavy rain fell and stopped the game al't.ur an hour's play, when the home team had scored 79 for no wicketsliardsley contributing 31 and Trumper ■i.'i.