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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 283, 27 May 1912, Page 8

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AUSTRALIA v. OXFORD. AUSTRALIA'S DEADLY BOWLING. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. ' London, May 24. The weather was bright but cold and the wicket soft for the resumption of the Australia-Oxford match. Whitty and Hazlitt disposed of the remaining five wickets for 20 runs, the latter capturing three for 14 and Whitty two for 11. Twining failed to negotiate a breakback. Hazlitt clean bowled Crutchley, and Naumann, in the next over, gave an easy catch at point. The Gaekwar, an the following over, in trying a big pull, gave Bardsley a catch on the boundary. He had survived two appeals for leg before. Kaye was bowled next ball. The last three wickets failed to add a run. The innings lasted 110 minutes.

Oxford followed on. The wicket, which had ben rolled, played better. Hazlitt, Whitty and Minnett were tried before the luncheon adjournment, which took place when 59 runs had been scored for no wickets. Macartney and Whitty bowled after luncheon. Knott played excellent cricket, and Twining was good till he was taken at point. The century went up in dlO minutes. The Gaekwar was caught at slip. He hit one six. The bowling was skilful. , Carkeek was hit on the head by a ball, and' Jennings kept wickets after tea. The arrears were wiped out in 190 minutes. Crutchley made his runs by on-drives. He had a lucky innings. The others were poor, Naumann being bowled first ball. The attendance was 1000.

Received 26, 5.5 p.m. London, May 25. The weather was delightful when the match was continued, and the wicket was much faster.

Whitty secured Oxford's remaining wicket with the addition of 3 byes. The innings occupied 230 minutes. Requiring 42 runs, Australia' secured them in 25 minutes. Jennings gave a fine display of all-round cricket, scoring five fours. The following are the scores:

AUSTRALIA. First Innings 230 OXFORD. First Innings. Knott, b Kelleway 4 Hands, b Whitty 17 Colnwin, b Macartney 4 Campbell, b Hazlitt 10 Vidler, b Whitty 0 Twining, b Whitty 4 Gaekwar of Baroda, c Bardsley, b Hazlitt 17 Crutch] ey, ,b Hazlitt 1 Naumann, c Gregory, b Whitty 3 Kaye, b Hazlitt ..: 0 Lord, not out 0 Extras 11 Total 71 Bowling analysis—Macartney, one for 16; Kelleway, one for 9; Emery, none for 10; Whitty, four for 11; Hazlitt, .four for 14. Second Innings. Knott, c and b Macartney 42 Twining, c Hazlitt, b Whitty 42 Colman, b Whitty 3 Campbell, b Macartney 20 Gaekwar of Barodai, c Hazlitt, b Kelleway • 12 Hands, 1.b.w., b Whitty 2 Crutchley, ,b Macartney 35 Naumann, b Macartney 0 Kaye, not out 12 Vidler. b Macartney 3 Lord, b Whitty ...' 2 Extras ' 24 Total 206 Bowling analysis.—-Hazlitt, none for 28; Whitty. four for 78; Minnett, none for 15; Kelleway, one for" 17; Macartney, five for 24. AUSTRALIA-Second Innings. Jennings, not out 33 Smith, not out 9 Total for no wickets 42 Bowling analysis.—Crutchley, none for 12; Vidler, none for 20; Kaye, none for 10. The Gaekwar of Baroda hurt his back badly during the match and is now confined to a nursing home. SOUTH AFRICAv. WORCESTERSHIRE. London, May 24. The South Africans experienced sunnv weather for the commencement of thenmatch with Worcestershire. The following are the scores:— ' WORCESTERSHIRE.-First Innings. Pearson, c Fegler, b Fanlkner 0 Bowley, c Ward, b Faulkner 4 Arnold, c Faulkner, b Pegler 8 Burns, 1.b.w., h Faulkner 0 Cuffe, b Pegler 20 Collier, c and b Pegler 3 Hay ward, c and b Pegler 3 Burrows, c Nourse, b Pegler 2 J. TuVner, st Ward, b Pegler / 0 Bale, not out 1 Chester, st Ward, b Pegler 0 Total no Bowling analysis,—Faulkner, three for 19; Pegler, seven for 31. SOUTH AFRICA-First Innings. "Taylor, 1> Pearson 83 TTartigan, 1> Cuffe •. 103 Faulkner, e Bale, b Cuffe 0 Xouvsp, 1.b.w., b Burrows 2 Snookc, b Burrows ; 45 White, st Bale, b Hayward "25 Schwarz, b Hayward 8 Mitchell, b Hayward 2 Pegler, b Hayward 0 Ward, b Hayward 5 Cox, not out 5 Extras U Total 298 Bowling analysis.—Arnold, none for 40; Cnffe, two for 79; Burrows, one for 45; Chester, none for 53; Simpson'Havward, five for 19; Pearson, two for 37; Burne, none for 14. WORCESTERSHIRE.—Second Innings. Pearson, c Schwarz. b Faulkner .. "lO Cowley, b Schwarz 31 [ Arnold, 1.b.w.. b Faulkner 0 ! Burns, b Schwarz 22 Cuffe, b Schwarz 10 Collier, b White [ 9 Turner, c Faulkner, b White 4 Hayward, b Schwarz 0 Burrows, c Schwarz, b Pegler 4."» Bale, b Pegler 4:! Chester, not out 10 Extras l!i Total oof; Bowling analysis.—Faulkner, two for 22: Pegler, two for 43; Sschwarz, four for 59; Cox, none for 14: White, two for 33; Nourse, none for 10. The South Africans won by an innings and 42 runs. WARNER'S TEAM v. REST OF ENGLAND. Received 26, 5.5 p.m. London, May 25. Warner's team in thoir first innings scored 509. The Rest of England replied with 237 (Jessop 84), and following on scored 202 in their second mnancs (.Tessop 55). "