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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 273, 15 May 1912, Page 8

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ESSEX v. THE AUSTRALIANS. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. London, May 13. The team to represent Essex against the Australians to-day is:—Douglas, Fane, McGahey, Perrin, Gibson, Mead, i Gillingham, Carpenter, Buckenham, J. i Fre'eman, and A. C. Russell. ] In the match Australians v, Essex, McLaren, Minnett, Webster and Smith were omitted from the Australian team. The weather was fine, and rain overnight had made the wicket excellent but dead. Douglas won the toss and elected to bat. Fane and Douglas opened to the bowling of Macartney and Hazlitt. With the total at 13, Fane, in playing forward to Macartney, was caught at the wicket. Perrin and Douglas took tlie score to 26, when Emery, who iliad (just come .on, got Perrin finely caught at slip. The bowling was being carefully watched. At lunch the score was 80 for two wickets. Douglas had scored 41, made by steady play and including some good cuts and leg hits. McGahey had made 30, showing clever driving and sound defence.

After lunch the attendance rose to 4000. Emery and Kelleway resumed the attack. At 93 McGahey fell to a brilliant high right-handed catch at short leg. Gillingham assisted Douglas to add ten runs, when the newcomer was yorked by Emery. The century was hoisted after 135 minutes' play. Thirty runs were added by Douglas and Freeman, when the for- r, who had shown strong defence and :-.ade some good leg strokes, was easily caught at third man from a poor stroke. Russell came in, but only one run was added when Kelleway howled Freeman with a good break back at 141, and Russell was out l.b.w. to Emery. At the tea adjournment Carpenter and Gibson had raised the score to IG6 by steady play. There had been three bowling changes in ten minutes.

Carpenter and Gibson added six runs I more, when Carpenter was easily caught by Tlazlitfc in the slips. Twelve runs later Perrin was yorked by Whitty. The last wicket added eight, when Gibson, who bad been driving finely anfi had scored five fours off Emery, was bowled by that bowler. The innings lasted 230 minutes, ending at 4.50 p.m. Gregory and Mayne opened the Australians' innings to the bowling o\ Douglas and Buckenham, and when stumps were drawn had not been separated. Gregory, who did not play with his usual certainty, gave an easy chance in the slips to Perrin off Buckenham at ten, and at the wicket to Gibson off Douglas at 18. Mayne made some lucky snicks, and gave a chance to Gibson off Mead when he had scored 9. Scores:— ESSEX. First Innings. Douglas, c Eardsley, b Kelleway 60 Fane, c C'arkeek, b Macartney 1 Perrin, c Kelleway, b Emery 3 McGahey, c Matthews, b Emery ... 34 Gillingham, b Emery 4 Freeman, b Kelleway 17 Russell, 1.b.w., b Emerv 0 Carpenter, c Hazlitt, b Whitty 18 Gibson, h Emery 31 Buckenham, b Whitty 4 Mead, not out 0 Extras 20 Total 192 Bowling analysis.—Hazlitt. none for 21; Macartney, one far 8; Whitty, two for 34; Emery, five for 72; Kelleway, ■ two for 29; Matthews, none for 9. AUSTRALIA. I First Innings. i Gregory, not out 40 Mayne, not out 22 Extras 6 Total for no wickete 68 SOUTH AFRICA v. M.C.C.

London, May 13. The South Africans commenced their match against M.C.C. in bright weather. M.C.C. batted first and commenced well, the first wicket falling at 108, of which Tarrant made 67. At lunch the score was 16 for three wickets (Tarrant 101). Tarrant added only three after lunch. Fry and Day made a good stand for the fifth wicket, which fell at 240, but the others did not offer much resistance to Pegler and Hartigan. At the drawing of stumps the South Africans had scored 83 for four wickets. Scores:—

M.C.C. First Innings. Spooner, c and b Hartigan 36 Tarrant, b Pegler 104 J. W. Hearne, 1.b.w., b Pegler . . 12 Hardstaff, b Pegler 1 Fry. b Schwarz 30 A. P. Day, 1.b.w., b Schwarz 50 Relf, c Nourse, b Pegler 25 Thompson, b Hartigan 17 J. T. Hearne, c' Nourse, b Hartigan 0 Huish, not out 6 Fielder, b Pegler ~.'. 2 Extras 10 Total 293 Bowling analysis.—Nourse, none for 40; Pegler, five for 75; Schwarz, two for 54; Carter, none for 46; Hartigan, three for 69. SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Tancrcd, b Tarrant 9 Strieker, b Tarrant 5 Nourse, 1.b.w., b Relf '.. 35 Snooke, b Tarrant 6 Mitchell, not out 16 Schwarz, not out 6 Extras 7 Total for four wickets 83