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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 276, 18 May 1912, Page 8

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AUSTRALIA v. SURREY. P>y Cable—Press Association —Copyright, London, May 10. Minnett, Webster, MacLaren, and Smith were absent from the Australian team. Abel and Sandham, absent from! the Surrey team, were replaced by Piatt and Wright. The weather was bright but chilly, and the wicket firm. There was only a small attendance. Bird won the toss, and ITobbs and Hayward opened to Whitty and Emery. The latter bowled Hobbs' middle stump with a full piteh in his third over. In the inext over Hayward was smartly caught by Macartney off Whitty—-tw'o for 10. Ducat added one, and, playing late to Whitty, was clean bowled. In the following over Emery knocked over Bush's leg stump. A shower interrupted play for a quarter of an hour, and on resuming Hayes skied Whitty to Bards- [ ley at third man, where he was caught.

s—l5 —14—33. Bird and Harrison stopped the rot. The former showed vigorous play, but the latter was careful. Bird on-drove Hazlitt for six and later hit Emery .to the top of the pavilion, and brought the total to the century in 120 minutes. Bird made 7fi in 110 minutes. He was 'smartly stumped. He hit two sixes and ten fours, and the partnership added 98 runs in a hundred minutes. The last four men added only eight, Whitty taking one aid Emery three of the wickets, two in the last over. The Australians opened badly, Oregory and Mayne ber - out for six runs. Macartney and Bai Mey began carefully. When the score was 46 rain stopped play for 35 minutes. After a partnership of an hour had added 53,

Bardsley was .howled by Rushby when he had made 22. Jennings was run out by Macartney's fault. He made 11. Macartney gave an exhibition of skilful play, his leg strokes being particularly attractive. When stumps were drawn Australia Had lost five wickets for 102. The following are the scores:— SURREY. First Innings. Hobbs, b Emery 3 Hayward, c Macartney, b Whitty.. 4 Hayes, c Bardsley, b Whitty 14 Ducat, b W'hitty 1 Bush, b Emery 0 Bird, st Carkeek, t> Emery 76 Harrison, b Emery 25 Strudwick. 1.b.w., b Whitty 2 Piatt, b E»ery f 0 Hitch, not out 2

Rushby, b Emery 0 Extras 12 Total 139 Bowling analysis: Whitty, four for 43; Emery, six for 54; Hazlitt, none for 11; Matthews, none for 13; Kelleway, none for C. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Gregory, b Rushby 2 Mayne, c Strudwick, b Piatt 4 Macartney, not out 57 Bardsley, b Rushby 22 Jennings, run out 11 Kelleway, b Hayes 0 Extras (J Total for five wickets 102 ,SOUTH AFRICA v. YORKSHIRE. London, May 16. The South Africans began a match against Yorkshire in showery weather. The Africans batted first. The scores were as follow: SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Taylor, b Hirst 0 Hartigan, not out 10 Nourse, b Hirst „ i White, not out t Three wickets were down for 26. It was raining at lunch, time and stumps were drawn.