CRICKET.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1063, 29 June 1912, Page 3

CRICKET.

The first test match between England and Australia was drawn. Rain interfered with play on the first two days, and as the time allowed for the match was limited to three days, it was impossible to play it out. At the call of time, honours were even, England having “declared” with seven wickets down for 310, and Australia scored 252 for the loss of the same number of wickets. On the fall of the seventh wicket the scores were, England 285, Australia 282, which shows that the teams were very evenly matched. For England, Hobbs gave a splendid exhibition of batting, notching 107. Rhodes scored 59 and Fry 42. Macartney did for Australia what Hobbs did for England, his - 'ore reaching 99. Kelleway scou r 61.

The fight put up by the Cornstalks will be a bitter pill for those in Australia who, after the selection of the team, severely criticised it and predicted an unsuccessful tour. After the Nottingham match Frank Laver, over whom, by-the-way, the dispute resulting in the “six malcontents” declining invitations to visit England, took place, interviewed in Sydney said that although he expected to see the team successful in most of tbeir County matches, they were not class enough for a picked team of Euglaud. Ransford, one of “the six” interviewed at the same time, expressed the opinion, however, that the team would have a most successiul tour. Whatever the results of the remaining tests may be, the members of the team have already justified their selection and shown that they are capable of playing a good uphill light against England’s best.