TRIANGULAR CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10639, 18 May 1912, Page 3

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

! THE AUSTRALIANS' TOUR. THE MATCH WITH SURREY"" HOME TEAM ALL OUT FOR 139. (United Trcsi Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.} (Received May 17, 9 a.m.) LOXDON, May 16. The match, between Australia and Surrey commenced to-day. The weather was bright but chilly, and the wioket was firm. There was only a small attendance. Bird won the toss, and Hobbs and Hayward opened to Whifcty and Emery. The latter bowled Hobbs' middle stump . with a full-pitcher in tho third over, and .in the next over Hayward was smartly caught by Macartney, off Whitty.—Two for 10. Ducat added one, and in playing late to Whitty, was clean bowled. In the following over Emery knocked out Bush's leg stump.. A shower of rain interrupted play for a quarter of an hour. On resuming, Hayes skied Whitty to Bardsley at third man, and was caught.—s—l4—33. Bird and Harrison stopped the rot, the former by vigorous play and the latter by careful cricket. Bird ondrove Hazlitt for a sixer, and later hit Emery to tho top of the pavilion. They brought the total to a century in 120 minutes. Bird, who had scored 76 in 110 minutes, was smartly stumped. He hit two sixers and ten fourers. The partnership added 98 runs in 100 minutes. . The last four batsmen added only | eight runs, Whitty taking one and Emery three of the wickets, two bedng in tho last over. The Australians have lost five wick- j ets for 116. They opened badly, Gregory and Mayne being out for six. ! Macartney and Bardsley were careful. > When tho score was 46, rain stopped j play for 35 minutes. After resuming, the partnership I added 53 in an hour. j The detailed scores are : —■ SURREY.—First Innings. Hobbs, b Emery 3 Hayward, o Macartney, b Whittv -1 Ducat, b Whitty .". { Hayes, c Bardsley, b bitty 14 ' Bush, b Emery 0 Bird, st C*( rkeek, b Emery 76 Harrison, b Emery, 25 Strudwick, lbw, b Whitty 2 Piatt, b Emery 0 Rushby, b Emery 0 j Hitch, not out 2 ' Extras ". 12 Total 139 Bowleg analysis:—Whdtty 4 for 43, Emery 6 for 54, Hazlitt 0 for 11, i Matthews 0 for 13, Kelleway 0 for 6. AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Gregory, b Rushby 2 Mayne, c Stnidwick, 1) Piatt ... 4 Macartney, not out 57 Bardsley, b Rushby 42 Jennings, run out 11 Kelleway, b Hayes 0 Total for five wickets 11>5