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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 478, 29 June 1912, Page 5

CRICKET.

ENGLAND V. AUSTRALIA. MATCH DRAWN. MACARTNEY SCORES 99. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright London, Wednesday. The third test match of the triangular series and the first between England and Australia ended in a draw, England Fcorine; lUil for tieven wickets and then dec.lanni,: the innings closed, while Australia responded with 285 for the same nnmhrr of wickets. A pleasant hvec/.e was blowing this morning, hut the wicket was soft. Emery and ITaziltt took up the bowling, and the second over Fry was run out in attempting a second run off a faulty stroke through the slips. Bardsley returned to Carkeek, who knocked Fry's wicket down. He made 42 in 95 minutes. His innings was uneven and included five fours. Five for 246. Foster filled the vacancy, and the fielding became faulty. Whitty replaced Emery at 245. Woolley made nine off his first over and next over was taken in the slips. Six for 255. Hearne was the incomer, and Foster at 20 was taken off a skier at midoff by Macartney, Whitty being the bowler. He was in for 20 minutes. Hearne had made 10. Seven for 85. Smith came next, and 300 was hoisted for 235 minute 3. With 10 runs added England after four hours' bat- , ting, including 37 minutes to-dpy, declared closed. , AUSTRALIA BATS.

' Three hundred and thirty minutes were left when Jenninga and Kelleway faced Foster and Barnes, the field being close in. Each bowler opened with a maiden. Jennings was struck on the le# by Foster, while Kelleway nearly played on Barnes in the second over. Jennings played confident and admirable cricket;, and wa3 19 while Kelleway's duck was still unbroken. Both exhibited a strong defence. while the smart fielding prevented scoring. Twenty runs went up for 30 minutes' batting, and then Kelleway hit Barnes to leg for three, nearly giving a chance to Fry, after 35 minutes. Barnes was getting awkward. Foster's eighth ovrr yielded six runs, but in his tenth over Jennings was caught at the wickets. He batted 45 minutea for 21. Kelleway 5. One for 27. Macartney fillled the vacancy and Dean replaced Barnes. At 42 Macartney survived an appeal for leg-before from Barnes, who was put on again. When a single he made a dangerous stroke in the slips off Dean, and when nine had a narrow escape of being run out, and again when 12, Hobba, at cover, made brilliant returns off two loose balls from Foster.

At 53 Hearne replaced Foster, and at the luncheon adjournment the, ecore was one for 59, Macartney 20, Kelleway lfi, made in 95 minutes. On resuming the attendance was 14,000. Macartney continued steadily, and, with a pretty four through the slipa and a single off Barne9, brought up 50 for 85 minutes' pay. He received an ovation. Runs continued to come, through the agency of Macartney, and the century was up in 130 minutes. Foster then replaced Dean. Foster was bowling badly, while Macartney hit nine off one over from Karnes, including a pull for six. Dcnn replaced Foster at 122, and Hearne went on intead of Barnes at 125, Macartney was playing brilliant all-roumi cricket, and when he was 77 Kelleway was only 24. lie got four from a drive oil' Hearne, amidst cries of "IK' careful." due hundred and fifty was hoisted in 155 minute?, and a follow-on was averted in 155 minutes, amidst cheer'""'"A GLORIOUS DISPLAY." Foster relieved Hearne at IGS, and the change was effective. Macartney bein/t taken at the wickets on the lop side in the third ever. He waa in for 155 minute--, and j.rave a glorious and faultkss display, hittinj: a sixer and thirteen fours. He cot n ;:r<'ai. reception from the" crowd. KoHcivny was then 55. and the partnership had added 141). Kardsloy came ne.sl, and the weather was now beautiful ami the wicket easy. Karnes relieved 'Van at 175, when KoHeway had not scored for 20 minutes. Ironicai cheers were iriven wliun he hit a four to leg oil Karnes. At the tea adjournment Kelleway was l'i and Kardslcy 11, made in 1)0 minutes, th<- total hem;.; two for "I'dl. On resuming after tea. the attendance was IS. 000. Foster and Rhodes howled, and two byes sirju.llrd the second century in 255 minutes. Dean replaced Fester at 2 17, and nine runs later Kardsloy. mi trying to pull a short ball, was out '!. h w. He did not play wiih his- usual coniidor.ee, and was 5.5 minutes for 21. Kelleway was then 01. Three for 225. Gregory tilled the vacancy. Ho scored six, and then raw his partner bowled with a low hs.ll. KeHow.'sy batted 275 minutes with limitless

utes, and gave a chflncelees display. He wbb frequently *"barrackod." Four for 233. RHODES' HUNDREDTH WICKET. Thia was Rhodes hundredth wicket in testa. Smith was the newcomer, Hnd ten had been added when Gregory was finely taken righthanded in the slips. Smith was four. Five for 243. MatlhewH, the incomer, in the same over, played on one of Dean's. Six for 243. Hazlitt filled the vacancy, and runs coming fairly freely. Hearne relieved Dean at 262. Twenty were added and Hazlitt was bowled, stumps being then drawn. Smith's driving was One. A PRESENTATION TO GREGORY. Sir G. H. Reid presented to Gregory a cup containing 200 sovereigns. Lord Harris congratulated Gregory on his great cricket career and the ability and spirit ho had displayed in 50 tests. Following are the scores:--ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs, b Emery .. 107 Rhodeß, c Carkeek, b Kelleway 69 Spooner, Bardsley, b Kelleway.. 1 Warner, b Emery .. 4 Fry, run out .. 42 Woolley, b Hazlitt .. 20 Foster, c Macartney, b Whltty.. 20 Hearne, not out ..21 Smith, not out .. 14 Sundries .. 14 Total for seven wickets (innings declared closed) .. 310 Bowling Analysis.—Whitty one for 69, Hazlitt one for 68, Matthew's none for 26, Kelleway two for 66, Emery two for 4, Macartney none for 13. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Jennings, c Smith, b Foster .. 21 Kelleway, b Rhodes .. 61 Macartney, c Smith, b Foster .. 99 Gregory, c Foster, b Dean .. 10 Bardsley, 1.b.w., b Rhodeß .. 21 Smith, not out .. 24 Matthewp, b Dean .. 0 Hazlitt, b Rhodes .. 19 Sundries 27 Total for seven wickets .. 285 Bowling Analysis —Foster two for 42, Barnes none for 74, Dean two for 49, Hearne none fo 31, Rhodes three for 69. The next test is England v. South Africa at Leeds on July Bth. AUSTRALIA v. ESSEX. London, Friday. The wicket was in good order for the second day's play despite some early showers. Essex made 421. Perrin 104, Douglas 129 and Fane 98 being chief contributors. Hazlitt took six wickets for 105. Australia in the first inninpra made 178 Macartney 62, Minnett 20, Webster 25, Hazlitt not out 18 being top scorers. In their second innings Australia have 39 runs without loss— Mayne 21, Jennings 18.