TRIANGULAR CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10649, 4 June 1912, Page 5

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

CABLE NEWS

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

THE AUSTRALIANS' TOUR.

THE WARWICKSHIRE MATCH

HOME TEAM COLLAPSE

ON DRYING WICKET,

MATCH ABANDONED ON ACCOUNT OF WEATHER.

(Received June 2, 5.5 p.m.)

LONDON, June 1

Rain interfered .in the raatoli Australia v. Warwickshire, and stopped play after the luncheon adjournment on Friday. The Australians then .had lost eight' wickets for 208 runs. Rain in the early morning -bad made the wicket slower, and the weather was threatening Avhen the match was resumed.

The weather when play resumed oil Saturday was dull, but later turned out fine. 'The wicket was surprisingly firm. The Australian batting Avas vigorous, and the Warwickshire bowling was poor, their fielding also being slack. The ninth wicket fell for 227. McLaren played a resolute innings, but gave three chances in the slips to Jeavcs,' off Foster. Webster gave a ohanoo iat tho wicket when he ;was 14. Altogether the. Australian iunings "lasted 220 minutes.

Warwickshire, in their second innings, only scored 102. The visitors quickly ran through tlio County champions, Macartney. Kellewav, and Matthews being very destructive on the drying wicket, and, excepting for 1 ( os. ter a.nd Qua if e, they made a poor • showing. Australia, requiring 115 runs to win, lost three wickets for -13 in their second innings. Mayne gave two chances. Macartney was confident and skilful. A hailstorm, succeeded by a drizzle, stopped plav, ar.d the match has been abandoned. The attendance was 8000. Thie following are the scores: — WARWICKSHIRE. First innings 275 Second innings. E. J. Smith, c Smith, b Macartney 0 Stephens, b iMatthews 8 Charles wo rtli,, b McLaren 3 Foster, c- Emery, b Macartney ... 23 Quaife, c Kellewav, b Macartney 15 Jeeves, c Webster, h Kelleway ... 0 Kinneir, c Emery, b Kelleway ... 5 Baker, c Emery, b Kelleway 7 Field, c Kelleway, b Matthews ... 4 San tall, c Webster, b Macartney J 2 Hands, not out 4 Sundries ••• 21 Total 102 Bowling analysis : —Macartney 4 for 22. McLaren 1 for 15, Matthews 2 for 22, Kelleway 3 for 20, Emery 0 for 2. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Mayne, b Foster 0 Jennings, c Smith, I) Foster 68 Macartney, c Smith, b Foster 90 W. Bardsiey, c Hands, b Foster ... 2 Gregory, run out 3 Mattliews, c Stephens, b Foster 0 Smith, c Smith, b Foster 16 Kelleway, c Smith, b Foster 17 Emery, b Jeeve5'.':.......'..... 7 Webster, not out 23 McLaren, c Smith, b Foster ...... 21 Sundries 15 Total 262 Bowling analysis:—Foster 7 for 94, Field 0 for 56, Quaife 0 for 25, Hands 0 for 9, Santall 0 for 28, Jeeves 2 for 35.

Second Innings. Jennings, c Smith, b Field 0 jVlayne, b Field . Macartney, b Hands 27 Bardsley, not out 2 Gregory, not out 0 Sundries 3 Tct •• for -three wickets 43 Bowling analysis: —Field 2 for 12, Hands 1 for 1, Foster 0 for 27 (The Australians' next match is witJi Middlesex.) THE. MIDDLESEX TEAM . (Received Last Night, 9.20 o'clock.) LONDON, June 3. Tho following is the Middlesex team, to play against- tho Australians P. F. Warner (captain), B. J. T. Bosanquet, A. R. Little, job,n, B. S. Foster, F. A. Tarrant, J. T. Hearne, J. AV. Hearne, H. R. Murrell, E. Hen.dr&n, E. Mignon. (One name missing.)