TRIANGULAR CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10637, 16 May 1912, Page 3

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

THE AUSTRALIANS' TCUR. THE MATCH WITH "ESSEX. A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. BY MACARTNEY AND BARDSLEi' (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received May 15, 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, May 14. The weather was fine, the attendance moderate, .and the wicket good for the continuance of the AustralianEssex match. Gregory (-10) -and Mayme (22) resumed to the howling of Buckenbam and Mead. The century .appeared after 75 minutes' play. The first wicket foil at 134, when Gregory,'who had batted 95 minutes, was easily caught hy Buokenham. Bin runn wore made hy fine all-round play, and included six fourers. •Mayne was dismissed hy . a good hall five runs later, He hit sevo- : > f- -.-•• s. but g&rb iiri easy clnuicd Vilien 49. I A groat stand between Marar'hney i and Bardsley ensued, 362 rur.s (being I added for the third wicket. The bats- j men quickly got going. Bardsley at ; the start was not too confident, hut 60on got his eye in. After an hour at the wickets each batsman .had readhod 50. Macartney gave a chance at 72, and Bardsley at 51, but they afterwards mastered the howling. * Three : hundred was hoisted in 200 minutes, hut the next century only ' took 40 ; minutes. Macairtney was driving su- j (perhly, and Bardsley pulling and cutting in. great style. Macartney skied Carpenter at 172, hut Freeman, in . the Jong-field,.,missed the oatch. The fifth century was knocked up in 45 minutes, but when ihe had scored 208, i and the total was at 501, Macartney's ■brilliant innings was brought to a close by ia well-judged catch at long- j on. His innings /lasted 205 minutes. • It was a magnificent all-round display, | >and included two sixes and twenty- ; four fourers. He only gave one ' chance really, and on retiring was loudly cheered. The partnership last- J ed 195 minutes. } Jennings joined Bardsley, and the ! two played out time, the Australian I total of 5G4. being scored in 345 mill- . utes:- . I Detailed scores:— \

ESSEX. First Innings 192 AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Gregory, c Buekenham, h Douglas 71 Mayne, h Douglas 5S Macartney, c Freeman, b Russell 208 Bardsley, not out 184 Jennings, not out 26 Extras 17 Total for three wickets 564