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TRIANGULAR CRICKET

I AUSTRALIANS' TOUR. ; THE MATCH WITH NOTTS. AUSTRALIANS DEFEATED BY SIX WICKETS. (Received May 9, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, May 8. , The match between Australia and j Notts was concluded to-day. i Requiring 2i3 runs to win, and with ibwelve runs on without the loss of ia wicket Jones and G. Gunn faced the howling of McLaren, and Whitby. Tine weather was hot and the wicket faster. The attendance numbered a thousand. With tho sooro ait 29 Hazl'itt relieved W bitty!, ana at 46 iYiinnett replaced McLaren. The .baiting was excellent, I •though tho batting was composed .chiefly of singles. McLaren was noballed three umes for dragging over. Jones made some tine cuts, while Gunn's score was mainly made by on play. The half century was 'hoisted in 50 j minutes. The bowlers were pitching I the ball too far up, and the fielding j was uneven. I Matthews relieved Hazl'itt at 85, j Jones being then 4.7, chiefly made by singles. In Matthews' third over, with the total at 99, George Gunn, playing back, was bowled. Barring one stroke in tho slips, his innings was faultless. | The retiring batsman was particularly | strong on tho leg side. j Seven runs la tor Jones was caught at second slip by Mlayne. He had play- ' ed a masterly inninfgs lasting 95 min- ( .utes, and hit four fourers: The oen-. ' tiiry had taken 90 minutes. j W'hitty being indisposed ■■retired, i S. H. Emery fielding as substitute. At 14.4 McLaren relieved Matthews, and in his second over got Hardstaff caught at, tho wickets. He had made seven by wretched cricket. At the luncheon adjournment tho j score was 148 for three wickets, John ' Gunn having made 33 including seven ; fourers, in half an hour. • \ After lunch the attendance rose to i 3000. Whffaty resumed fielding. The wicket played excellently. McLaren and Macartney were the bowlers. Matthews relieved Macartney at ■ 167. The batsmen, however, without mishap, took the score to 209, when ; Piayton was. howled in playing back ' ■to Martlthews. Gunn. had scored. 67, including twelve fourers in 80 min- , uets. 'by dashing cricket. I Crawford joined Gunn and a bye to the boundary left Notts victors by six wickets. . ' The Australians threw the match awlay by feeble batting yesterday. To- j day the wicket had quit© recovered, j The bowling was of a poor length, and the fielding was below expectations. / Following arc tho detailed scores: — , AUSTRALIA. First Innings 248 Second Innings 166 Grand total 414 NOTTS. First Innings 202 Second Innings. A. O. Jones, c Mayne, b Minnett 50 G. Gunn, b Matthews 46 Hardstaff, c Carkeek, b McLaren 7 J. Gunn, not out 67 W. Payton, b Matthews 22 ; Crawford, not out 0 | Extras 21 | Total for four wickets 213 Grand total 415 Bowling analysis: —Whiitty 0 for 11, , McLaren 1 for 32, Hasslitt 0 for 29. . Minnett 1 for 64, Matthews 2 for 48, J, Macartney 0 for 8. McLaren bowled j five no-balls, and Minnett three. J The Australians' next match is I with Northamptonshire. '

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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10632, 10 May 1912, Page 3

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TRIANGULAR CRICKET Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10632, 10 May 1912, Page 3

TRIANGULAR CRICKET Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10632, 10 May 1912, Page 3

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