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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 312, 29 June 1912, Page 7

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THE TRIANGULAR TESTS. May 27.—Australia v. South Africa Australia won by an innings and 88 runs (Australia 448, South Africa 265 and 95). June 10—Lords, England v. South Africa. England won by an innings and 62 runs (England 337, South Africa 58 and 217). June 24—Lord, England v. Australia, . drawn (England, 7 wickets for 310; y Australia, 7 wickets for 282). REMAINING FIXTURES. June 24—Lords, England v. Australia. July B—Leeds, England v. South Africa. July 15—Lords, Australia v. S. Africa. July 29—Manchester, Australia v. England. August s—Nottingham, Australia v. South Africa. August 12—Oval, England v. S. Africa. August 19—Oval, Australia v. Englana. AUSTRALIAN TOUR. RESULTS TO DATE. Played .15, won 7, lost 3, abandoned or drawn 5. v. Notts.—Lost by six wickets. v. Xorthants—Won by innings and 61 runs. v. Essex.—Won by innings and 132 runs. v. Surrey.—Won by seven wickets. v. M.C.C.—Won by five wickets. v. Oxford University.—Won by ten wickets. v. South Africa.—Won by innings and 88 runs. v. Warwickshire.—Abandoned owing to rain. v. Middlesex.—Abandoned owing to rain. v. Cambridge University.—Abandoned owing to rain. v. Yorkshire. —Drawn. v. Lancashire.—Lost by 25 runs. ' v. Surrey.—Lost by 21 runs. v. Somerset, won by 10 wickets. v. England, drawn. REMAINING FIXTURES. JUNE. 27—At Levton, v. Essex. JULY. i I—At Sheffield, v. Yorkshire. I 4—At Liverpool, v. Lancashire. B—At Edinburgh, v. Scotland. 15—SOUTH AFRICA, at Lord's. 18—At Leicester, v. Leicestershire. 22—At Portsmouth, v. Hampshire. 25—At Brighton, v. Sussex. 29—ENGLAND, at Manchester. AUGUST. 1. —At Derbv, v. Derbyshire. S—SOUTH AFRICA, at Nottingham. 12—At Worcester, v. Worcestershire. 15—At Cheltenham, v. Gloucestershire. ' 19—ENGLAND, at the Oval. 22—Cardiff, v. South Wale,s (provisional). 26—Norwich, v. Mr. L. Robinson's Eleven. 29—At Canterbury, v. Kent., . SEPTEMBER. • 2—At the Oval, v. Surrey and Middlesex a—At Scarborough, v. Lord Londesbor--1 ough's Eleven. ID— At Hastings, v. South of England. 13—At Glasgow, v. Western Union. 16—At Inverness, v. Northern Counties. J 18—At Aberdeen, v. Aberdeenshire. , 20—At Dundee, v. Forfarshire.

The first round of the triangular com- ( petition is now. over, and the much criti- v dsed Australian team is "still very much f ( in the hunt, and is proving a serious t Factor to be reckoned with. As the f competition now stands. Australia is " level with England, each team having a B win and a draw to its credit. South a Africa, -so far, has not scored a point in the international-contest, hut from a this it must not be concluded 'that the , Afrikanders can oe set aside when discussing the' ultimate victors. Tin; South Africans contain many good men, some of whom are capable of putting up a ( century on occasioh',<Whilst their bowling f also is dangordtis, and it would surprise ; this scribe if they did not put ujumucli , keener lights in the concluding . The match between England and Aus- ( tralia, which many pessimists regarded ( as a gift to the Home team, proved very even. It is unfortunate that the rain j did not allow it to be completed. Eng- \ land started well, and when they had i amassed 211 for the loss of four wickets, '. thanks mainly to those two brilliant batsmen, Hobbs and Rhodes, who proved such thorns in Australia's flesh at the removal of the ashes, rain came on. This looked ominous for Australia, who, it was thought, would be quickly disposed of on a drying wicket on the second day. Only twenty minutes' play, however, was possible on this, and on the final day. after scoring 50 runs more and losing three good wickets, England declared with 310 for' seven wickets (the seventh wicket falling for 285). Brilliant batting by Macartney and a cautious display by Kelleway not only pre ; eluded the follow on, but also put Australia in an even position with their opponents, and 282 runs were on the board when the seventh wicket fell and i stumps were drawn. The match will be a memorable one, inasmuch as it was the popular Australian captain's (>S. E. Gregory's) fiftieth appearance in test Jatehes against England, and although he did not put up a very large .score, yet his many admirers will he pleased that his team put up such a line light on this occasion, which was also his first as captain against England. It is also gratifying to note that [ the occasion was marked by a presentation. This makes Gregory's eighth visit to England, and the following wilt show the ever-green player's record in the Home Country to date:—181)0, SO innings, 508 runs, average 12.62; 1893, 65, 1190, I 23,45: lK!)li, 48. 14IU. 31.82; IS!!!). 4!). i 1181. 27.4(i; 1902, 52, !)!)!>, 21.71; 1905. j 31, 717,' 25.00; l!Kl!l. 42, CB4, 19.54; 1912 I (to date) 21. 519. 25.95. I The test match was also notable, as I it resulted in Rhodes securing his 100 th wicket in matches against Australia. The men who took the ashes from Australia are doing most to retain them. Spooner, Fry. Jessop and Warner were not particularly prominent, and it will he rcnicinbereil' that when the team set out for Australia the absence of the three former was as much deplored as the secession of the famous sextette, who must now' be beginning to realise 1 that they have missed more than they have been missed, i The gentle barrackcr is evidently as ! prolific in England as in Australia, though perhaps his wit is keener in the warmer country. It will he remembered that unkind remarks were made anent the Australian barrackcr. who endeavored to enliven the slowness of the plav of some of the Englishmen in the test matches by sallies of wit. and thus ■ get some fun for his money. The genus j lias, however, turned up in England, and ' the reception of Kelleway's patient disI play also coked criticism from the on- ' lookers. It certainly was a great ell'ovl 1 ~-!il runs in 275 minutes! Macartney's I brilliant performance in amassing !)!) 1 must have been ouite electric in comiv.n-i sou. It was extremely bard luck" that

ibis wonderful batsman did not reach the century. Hobbs, who was such a prolific scorer in Australia, where he compiled 062 runs in eight completed innings, including three centuries, has added another century to that record.