TRIANGULAR CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10636, 15 May 1912, Page 3

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

«?THE AUSTRALIANS' TOUR.

THE MATCH'"WITH ESSEX

HOME TEAM ALL OUT bXHI 192.

COLONIALS OPEN WELL.

(United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.)

(Received May 14, 9.30 a.m.)

LONDON, May 13. Tlio Australian cricketers commenced « match with Essex to-<lay. J. W. McLaren, 11. B. Miniicfcc, H. Webster and J). Smith were omitted". mini lino Australian team.

The weather was fine, and the rain overnight had made tlio wicket excellent, but dead. J. W. H. T. Douglas won. the toss and elected to bat, and with Fane opened to t''.ie howling of Hazlitt ana Macartney.

With tiho total at 13, Fane, playing forwarcl to Macartney, wiv; caught at tho wicket.

Perrin and .Douglas took tiho ::corr» to 20, when Emery, who:had jest come on. got Perrin finely caught at slap. Tho bo-wiling was being carefully watched. At the luncheon, adjournment +.3 ie score was 80 for two wickets, Douglas' score being 41, made by steady play, lalnd including some good cuts and leg shits. McGahey had made 30, showing clever driving and sound defence. After luncih the attendance rose to 4000. Emery and Kelleway resumed tho attack, and at 93 McGalhey fell to a "brilliant ihigli, rigllt-ihanded ca-tdi at short leg. Gillingham assisted Douglas to add 10 runs, when the newcomer was yorked bv Emery,. i Tiho century was 'hoisted after *l3;> .nrfnil'teV play. Thirty runs were added by Douglas ■and Freeman in fine style, when tlio former, who 'had shown strong de~ fenco and had made some good leg Strokes, was easily caught at third man from a poor stroke. Russel was the incomer, but only 1 one run was added wlien Kelleway bowled Freeman with a break-back. At 141 Russell was out Ibw to Emery. j At tlic tea adjournment Carpenter and Gibson 'Jiifld .raised tho score to 100 i by steady play. There ihad been three i bowling changes in ten -minutes. Carpenter and Gibson added six runs, when. Carpenter was easily caught by Hazlitt an the slips. Twelve runs later Buekenham wins yorked by Wihiitty. Tho last wicket had added eight, Wihen Gibson, wiho | ihad been driving finely and had scored i five fourers oft Emery, was bowled by -that bowler. The Minings lasted 230 minutes, ending at 4.50 o'clock. Scores:— ' i • ESSEX.—First Innings. J. W. H. 'J'. Douglas, o Bardslev, b Kelleway 00 F. L. Fane, c- Carkeek, b Mncnrtnoy ■ 1 P. Perrin, c Kelleway, ib Emery 3 C- McGahey, c Matthews b Emery 31 Rev. F. H. GiHing'hani, b Emery ! J. Freeman, b Kelleway 17 IS. Russell, lbw. b Emery 0 H. Carpenter, c Hazlitt, b W.l nitty 18 K. L. Gi'l)Son, ib Emery 31 O. V. Buckewhaui, b Whitty 4 W. Mead, not out 0 Extras 20 x Total 192. Bowling analysis —Hazlitt 0 for 21, Macartney 1 for 8, Whitty 2 for 31, Eme.rv 5 for 72, Kelleway 2 for 29, Matthews 0 for 9. I AUSTRALIANS COMMENCE. J Gregory and Maync opened the Australians' innings to tiho bowling of Douglas and Buckeuham, aind at the dm wing of stumps ihad not been separated, j Gregory, wlio dlid not play, with ibis usual certainty, gave an easy cliianice in tho slips to Perrin, off Buekenliam, at 10, auid at the wicket to Gibson, off Douglas at IS. Mayne made some luckv snicks, aiul gave a.chance to Gibson,, off Mead, .When ho had scored j jiiuc. Scores: —■ AUSTRALIA—First Innings. ; S. E. Gregory, not out 40 E R. Mavne, not out 22 Extras fi Total for no wickets OS