CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 280, 23 May 1912, Page 8

CRICKET

AUSTRALIA v. M.C.C. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright ! London, May 21. When the match Australia v. M.C.C. was resumed the weather was overcast. The attendance was 3000. The wicket i I was hard. Thompson and Douglas con-h tinued the attack. Macartney added a!. single and was caught in the second - over low in the slips by Burns off i Thompson. He hatted 180 minutes and his partnership with Bardsley lasted 115 minutes. He hit eleven fours. Minnett came in, but the firs't ball removed his leg stump. On resuming after luncheon Bardsley was bowled off his pads. His innings had lasted 135 minutes, the last hour | witli Kelleway. He reached the century in 115 minutes. Kelleway had made 12 during his partnership with Bardsley,' and later added a dozen, when he was' run out from a smart return by Fry at | I point. Fry also accounted for Emery i by a good catch from a rising ball off his hand. Hazlitt played Douglas on, Matthews succumbed to one of Douglas' shooters, and Whitty to an easy catch at short leg. The innings lasted 280 minutes. . i The attendance was 5000 when M.C.C. j opened their second innings with Fry I and Douglas. The bowling was entrusted to Minnett and Whitty. After a' careful start both batsmen became more | confident, and 50 appeared in 50 minutes. Fry was first to go, being caught by Bardsley smartly at third man. He was f>3 minutes at V • wickets. Douglas batted 90 minutes. ■nd then ended his display of fine defence by playing into Macartney's hands low down at mid-off. Spooner was caught first hall by Mayne off Kelleway, but it was a no-ball, and he carried his total to 28 before he was dismissed. The arrears were wiped off in 135 minutes. Ilearne fell to a welljudged catch at long-off, and Warner failed to negotiate a full pitch on his legs. Mead played all round cricket with splendid defence for 56 minutes. He made 14 off Minnett in one over. When stump 3 were drawn the scores were as j follows:

AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Mayne, c Brown, b Thompson 4 Gregory, b Douglas II Macartney, c Burns, b Thompson 74 Bardsley, b Littlejohn 137 Minnett. b Douglas 0 Kelleway, run out 24 Matthews, b Douglas 39 Emery, c Fry, b Douglas 8 Hazlitt, b Douglas 1 Whitty, c Perrin, b Thompson 5 Webster, not out 0 Extras 23 Total 326 Bowling analysis.—Douglas, five for 05; Thompson, three for 102; Littlejohn. one for 51; Ilcarne, none for 47; Mead, none for 8. The fall of wickets was: One—ls, two —ls, three—2os. four—2o6, five—2s9, six—2B3, seven—3ol, eight—3l6, nine—--326. M.C.C. First Innings 169 Second Innings. Fry, c Bardsley, b Kelleway 35 Douglas, c Macartney, b Hazlitt 47 Spooner, b Hazlitt 28 Hearne, c Bardsley, b Hazlitt 28 Mead, not out ■ 61 Warner, b Emery 13 Perrin, not out 8 Extras 32 Total for five wickets 244 SOUTH AFRICA v, OXFORD UNIVERSITY.

London, May 21. The weather was showery for the continuation of the match South Africa v. Oxford University. The scores were as follows: SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Taylor, 1.b.w., h Evans 2 Hartigan, 1.1uv., b Crutchley 2 Nourse, b Evans 91 Faulkner, b Evans 1(5 White, c Lister-Kaye, b Evans 16 Mitchell, b Evans 2 Beaumont, c Lagden, b Naumann.. 8 Pegler, b Naumann 0 Carter, b Lagden 1 Campbell, not out 27 Cox, c Evans, b Vidler 1 Extras in

Total 179 Bowling analysis.—Evans, five for 73; Crutchley, one for 10; Lagden, one for 18; Vidler, one for 20; Lister-Kaye, none for 29; Naumann, two for 19. OXFORD. First Innings 278 Second Innings. . Twinning, b Cox 11 Knott, c Carter, b Faulkner 70 Campbell, b Faulkner 0 Evans, c Hartigan, b Cox 107 Colman, not out 40 Total for four wickets 244