TRIANGULAR CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10640, 22 May 1912, Page 6

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

THE AUSTRALIANS' TOUR. THE MATCH WITH THE M.C.C. HOME TEAM ALL OUT FOR 169. AUSTRALIA—TWO for 204. (Received May 21, 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, May 20. The match between Australia and the Marylebone Chub commenced today. Phillip Mead replaced A. E. Relf in the M.C.C. team as published yesterday. W. A. Carkoek, J. W. McLaren, I). Smitlli mid C. B. Jennings were omitted from the Australian, team. The weather was good .when play commenced. Tlio attendance numbered 5000.

Tllio bowling was entrusted to Emery and Minnett. Tiie batsmen opened flu Icily, Fry playing two dangerous strokes in the first over and Douglas being twice nearly caught from rising balls. Fry succumbed to a low iball which came fast off the pitch, and Douglass was taken at second slip.—Two for 85. The ball was kicking occasionally. Seventy appea'red after an hour's play, and the century took 100 minutes. Warner was caught smartly by Minnett a't third .man from a rising ball off t'ho shoulder of tlho bat. Ha/ilftt replaced Emery after luncheon. ' 1 Heanio failed to stop a fast ball from Kelleway, and Spooner's middle etiump wa<; removed by the sarao bowler.—Five for 128. Pei-Tiii was twenty minutes making a sin-gle, and then, hit over a half-vol-ley of Hazlitt's, and Kelleway bagged Burns after a similar contribution. — 7 for 152. LMlejohn was cleverly caught low down in t'ho slip. 'Mead was missed when 18 by Mai•tihew.s .off Kelleway. Thompson succumbed to a skier. ! The innings closed for 169, after 195 minutes' play. The last seven .wickets ■feilil in 80 minutes. It was a (bowler's wicket, and the bowlers were helped by smart fielding. Scores: — " First Innings. C. S. Fry, b Emery 25 Douglas, c Matthews, b Kcileway 33 Spooner, b Kelleway " 35 Warner, c Minnett, I) Kelle.vay ') J. W. Hearne, b.Koilleway 10 Perrin, b Hazlitt. 1 Burns, lj Kelleway 1 Mead, 1) Haziitt 19 Littlejohn, c Kelleway, b Haziitt 0 Thompson, c Macartney, b Haziitt 3 Brown, not out (j Sundries 27

Total ' 1(59 Bowling analysis:—Mimic tt 0 for 22, Emery 1 for 33, Wlritty 0 for 15, Kel■leway 5 for -10, Haaldtt 4 for 29. AUSTRALIANS START WELL. Australia had two wickets down for 204 when stuniipc were drawn. ■The first wicket fell at. 1-5, Mayno being smartly taken by Brown afc "the wicket. Douglas found Gregory's middle stump with the total unchanged. Macartney was brilliant all round ! the wicket. Ho gave a hard chance ! at 57 to Mom] in the slips oil Douglass. Bardslcy gave a display of splendid cutting and leg-hitting. He reached 'his •foallf ceiiitury in fifty minutes. The howling was weak. Fifty .appeared in 40 minutes, the century in 75 minutes, and two hundred in 1?5 ■minutes. AUSTRALIA. First liming*. Ma-ync, o Brown, b Thompson 4 Gregory, b Douglas 11 Macartney, not out 73 Ba.rds.ley, not out • \)i Extras 20 Total for two wickets 201