CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 474, 15 June 1912, Page 5

CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

AIiSTHAI.IA v. I.ANVAKIIiKB. }'y Teicr.r.iplt. Pivf- ,\v.>ri.u »-n. !iondon. Thursday. The match ln'twren Australia and Lancashire wan commenced mi tho Old Trafl'ord ground Manchester. to-day. Tho weather was 4i)rca 1 rninn r fitful bursts of sunshine hcinj: followed by a leaden sky. The wicket vvr.s soft a? a rcpult of the recent rein:-. The attendance was email, and did not; exceed iZOtU) throughout the day, owing to resentment, in Manchester at the Australians insisting on the minimum charge for admisison being a shilling. It. has been arranged that ths charge, for admission on Friday and Saturday shall be. 6d after four o'clock. ■\Yebsler r Minnett, Mayne and Whitty stood out of the Australian team. Lancashire won the tuss and decided to bat. first, Makepeace and Spooner opening to the bowling of Ha;,lit! ami Matthews, a strong cross wind assisting tho bowlers. Makepeace played on a "ball from Matthews in his fifth over, after making 17. J. Tyldesley followed, and had only made six when a good catch in the slips by Hazlitt off Matthews dismissed him. He had batted for 30 minutes. Spooner after making 27, made a bad stroke and was caught at the wickets on the offside. He was in for 70 minutes, and gave a chance at 15 to mid-on off Hazlitt. Fifty appeared for an hour's play and Sharp was taken a' few runs later at short leg by Bardsley, off Matthews, the fieldsman falling as he took the catch.

Heap and E. Tyldesley batted carefully, while the bowling was steady. The century went up for 115 minutes, and at lunch the score was four for 100.

On resuming MacLaren and Hazlitt took up the bowling, and Heap soon played on one from MacLaren. He batted Tilt minutes for 2:L E. Tykiesley gave, a chance when 7 at second slip to Kelleway off MacLaren. Hornby was then bowled by 11 a 7.1 ift, ami E. Tyldeslcy was out Ibw to Matthews. He made It? in 7;" i minutes.

Krooke before he had scored was missed in the slips by Haziltt off MacLaren. and when LI in the slips by Matthews oil' Kelleway.

Next, over lie played on one. from Kelieway, The final partnership added nothing, and the last throe wickols only four. The innings ias led 180 minutes. and closer! lor l iii. AUSTRALIANS' INNINGS. Jenniiuis and Kelieway faced Dean and While he ad. Jennings, after some beautiful strokes on the off side, was howled ofT his pads by Dean, who was swerving. Macartney, who followed, was in 13 minutes without scoring, but 50 appeared in of) minutes. When .Hardsley went Macartney was lid, made by ;:ood cricket on the leg side. He nave a chance at 24 to lluddlestono at. short leg off Dean. The century was reached in 100 minutes. Matthews was brilliantly caught left-handed at mid off by Hudulestune, and then stumps were drawn. Macartney batted for 105 minutes, sliowini; stylish all-round cricket. He scored . r io in 70 minutes. Follow-in;'," are (ho scores: —

Lancashire. first innings.--Make-peace 17, Spooner 27 J. Tyldealey 6, Sharp 11, Heap 22, E. Tyldealey 13, Hornby ■•, Lrooke ! ■>, Whitehead 3, jluddlselon 1, Mean o, sundries 23 — total 1 i ,! . Howling analysis ; Ilazlitt two for IS, Matthews live for 48, Emery none for 12, MaeLaren one for 12 Keleway two for 7. Australians'. first innings. Jennings 18, Keiieway 11, Macartney not out 72, 11 an!s ley 7, Gregory 1 (», Matthews 1, sundries S--total for five wickets i:U». A EST KALI A SCORES 177. LANCASHIRE SECOND INNINGS ISS. Received June 15 i) a.m. London, Friday. The weather was bright at, intervals for the second day's play and the wicket harder. Seven runs were added to the Australian score when Ilazlitt mishit and sent a skier to Sharp at mid oil" ofi" Lean. Macartney, in pullinj; a short, hall was taken finely at mid <>!> I'V Dean ofi" Heap, lie ;;ave a sp'onoid display. The remaining three wickets made 2 1 the innim'.!'. ehisin/: for !'< .. Conchuiinj: scores--Macartney SO, Ha/.litt 2, Emery 14, WhiUy 1 '>, MacLaren 0, Carkeek not out. 1, sundries ]U- total 177. Spooner and Makepiece opened Lancashire's second intiinivs. Spooner was caught "if Emery. .1. Tyldcsley was snapped right handed wide m the slips liv KeUeway olf Whitty. Sharp was taken al the wickoln l>y Cark< el; standing hack otl Macuaren, AI: tL<' ■ piece was leg before to Matthew:'. The innings produced ISS. Best scores-Spooner Makepiece 02. The Australians in the second innings had lost, one wicket, for 2'.) when stumps were drawn. They require 129 runs to win.

AFRICANS v. NOTTS. London, Thursday. The South Africans commenced a match against Nottingham to-day. The County team batted first and wero in all the afternoon, scoring 224 for the loss of six wicketß. Received June 16, 9 a.m. London, Friday. Nottingham in the first innings totalled 261 J. Gunn 95, Iremonger 7, Patyon 2, Oakes 0, Ritay 0, Wass not out 7, sundries 21. South Africa in the first innings made 276—Taylor 8, Hartigan 28, Nourse 26, Snooke 0, Faulkner 10, Tancred 12, Strieker 79, Beaumont 20, Pegler 35, Carter 26, Campbell not out 19, sundries 13.