TRIANGULAR CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10633, 11 May 1912, Page 5

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

CABLE NEWS

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THE AUSTRALIANS' TOUR.

THE MATCH WITH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

A BETTER START,

CENTURIES BY GREGORY AND MACARTNEY.

(Received May 10, 10.30 a.m.)

LONDON, May 9.

The Australian cricketers commenced the second match of their tour to-day, their '.opponents being Northamptonshire,

Tho Nortlhants team is G. A. TVdals, S. G. Smith, J. Denton, W. Denton, G. J. Thompson, W. East, W. Wells, W. A. Buswell, F. E. Woolley, J. Seymour, and R. Haywood. D. Smith, W, 5. Whitty, H. Webster, and G. IL Hiazlitt were omitted from tho Australian team.

Hie weather is hot and the wicket is good. The attendance is only moderate.

Austrailia batted first, Gregory and Bardsley-opening the play. Bardsley played on to Smith, to whom he had never been comfortable. Gregory had scored 32 in. 45 minutes.

Macartney 'partnered Gregory, and a fine stand ensued. Gregory readied 50 in 70 minutes, the total reaching 100 in 75 minutes. When Gregory was 53 ho was missed from consecutive halls from Smith, giving chances to Vials in the slips and Thompson at short-leg. He was .also beaten twice in the same o'ver, and >at 57 gave a difficult chance to Buswell, who was landing back to Weills. Gregory, after passing 50, was often in trouble in his timing. Macartney was playing free and attractive cricket. At lunch the total was 148.

After lunch the attendance rose to 2000. Macartney reached 50 in 75 minutes, with the total at 208. Gregory attained his century after 114 minutes play. Ha was good oil the offside. Meanwhile Macartney's score 1 was 78. This bat-man was rfiwmg splendid defence and hard driving. The total was taken to 296 when Macartney (127) fell to a brilliant righthanded catch by Haywood in the longfield, Ho. had given a superlb allround display, the only c J h;,\uce being ono of sturupiig to Buswell, off Seymour' Jiist premiously to his dismissal. Gregory, by clever all-round play, had scored 142.

Minnet-t was the incomer, but only three runs -had been added when he. playing late to Woolley, was "bow Led. Mayne and Gregory took, the score to 312, when Gregory, playing a weak stroke, was easily caught.in the sjips. His otherwise excellent innings, lasting 230 minutes and including eleven fourers, war: marred by three chances. Jennings joined Mayne. but did not shape confidently to Smith, who at 344. bowled him. Mayr.e had scored 20 by steady play. ' Ivelleway stayed with Mayne until the score was 357, when the newcomer, playing hack,, was bowled by Thompson. Matthews did ii?>t List, tang, and at 368 was bowled in hitting' nutat Smith. Two runs later, Mayne, after an unequalled display, was splendidly .caught on t-ho offside at the wicket .by Buswell, at the second at-. temnt. C'arkeek was bowled first ball by Thompson, "and without any additional score McLaren was run out. The innings lasted 29Q minutes, the last seven wickets falling for 75 runs. Thompson had 99 runs -hit off b'.m before capturing a wicket. Vials and Seymour opened For the County nnd t-ho former was quickly bowled off his pads. Haywood and Seymour played on* time, duskness stopping play at 6.15 o'clock. Following arc the detailed scores : AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. f>. E. Gregory, c Fast, b Smith ... 150 W. Ba.rds.ley, I) Smith 20 C G. Macartnev, c Haywood, b Woolley 1' 27 R. B. Minnett, 1. Woolley 1 E. R. Mayne, e Buswell, 1) Thompson _-v C. B. Jennings, b Smith. --M C. Ivelleway, b Thompson I G. .1. Matthews, b Smith ' S. IT. Emery ,n.ot out W. A. Carkcek, b Thompson 0 J. W." McLaren," not out 0 •Extras ••••. 10 Total 37 ? Bowling analysis: —East 0 tor 2b. Thompsa.il 3 for 107. Smith 4 for 66, J. Denton 0 for 55, Seymour 0 tor ob, Woolley, 2 for 27. NORTH AM PTON S B IRI-. G. A. TV Vials, b Emery 0 J. Seymour, not out R. Haywood, not out '• Totalt'or one wicket -