TRIANGULAR CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10641, 23 May 1912, Page 3

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

THE AUSTRALIANS' TOUR.

THE MATCH WITH THE M.C.C. SECOND DAY'S PLAY. (Received May 22, 9 a.m.) LONDON, May 21. The sky was overcast when the match between Australia and Marylebone was resumed. The attendance was 3000. Tihe wiieket was hard. Douglas and Thompson continued tihe attack. Macartney had added a single when Ihe was caught in the second over, low in the slips, by Burns, off Thompson. Ho had batted 130 minutes. The partnership Listed 115 minutes. The retiring batsman hit eleven fourorj.

Minnctt was out first ball, which removed his leg stump. On resuming after lunch Bard si «y was boiled off liis pads. His innings lasted 185 minutes, the last hour with Kellewny. His century occupied 115 minutes. —Five for 259. Kolleway had added a dozen to his score when lie was run out, through a smart return by Fry at point. Fry also accounted for Emery by a good catch from a rising tdll off the. batsman'M hand.

Hazlitt played Douglas on. Matthews sueunibed to one of Douglas' shooters. AVhitty was disposed of by an easy catch at short-log. The innings, which closed for 326, lasted 280 minutes. When Marylebone's innings commenced the attendance had increased to 5000. The bowling was entrusted to Mihuett and Whitty. After a careful start Fry and Douglas became confident, and fifty appeared in 45 minutes. Fry was the first to" go, being oaughlt smartly by Bor.dsley at third man. He had been 63 minutes at the wickets. Douglas, who had batted 90 minutes, ended a fine defence.and excellent cutting and driving by playing into Mrtclartney's hands low down at mid-off. iSpooner wias caught fhist ball by Mayne off Kelleway, but a "no-ball" was given., and he carried his total to 28 before being dismissed. The bowlers were keeping a good length. The arrears were wiped oft in !•>.> minute.*. Hearne fell' to a well-judged catch at long-off. Warner failed to negotiate a ,fmil pitch to leg. ■ Mead gavo a display of .all-round splendid defence. He scored his 61 ill fifty-six minutes, hitting 14. off one over of Minnett's. j Stumps.were then drawn. i Scores:—

AUSTRALIA .—First Innings. MayiiOj c Brown, b Thompson -I Gregory, b Douglas 11 Macartney, c Burns, h Thompson . I Ba rdsl ey , "b L Jttlejohn 13 7 MiriiVGtfc, h Douglas* • ■ : , 0 Kelleway, run out £4 Matthews, b Douglas SiJ Emery, c Fry, b Douglas 3 Hazlitt, b Douglas J Whitby, c Pernn, b Thompson o Weibsicr, not out 0 Extras -'3 Total' '_,..-.. . #*'! BoAvliii'g analysis:—Douglas o for do. Thompson 3 for .102,' Littlejolm 1 for 51, Hearne 0 for 17, Mead 0 for 8.

MARYLEBONE. i First Innings s. IG'J ! Second Innings. ; I'Vy, c Uardsley, b Kelleway '?■'> J Douglas, c Macartney, b Razlitt w I Spoonc, I) Hazlitt 2o i Hearne, c Bardsley, b Hazlitt -U '< Mead, not out ui. | Warner, b Emery 3i'» . Peiiiiii, not out S , • Extra;; .'•""" '.. , &2 j Total for five wickets .'! ! | j