TRIANGULAR CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10675, 3 July 1912, Page 6

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

AUSTRALIA v. YORKSHIRE

MACARTNEY AGAIN

(Received July 2, 10.10 a.m.)

LONDON, July 1

The Australian and Yorkshire teams commenced a match to-day. Australia won the toss and hatted. The weather was dull, but the wicket was excellent. Jennings and Kelleway faced the howling of Hirst and Booth. ' Both batsmen played well. The partnership was interrupted by Jennings being run out. Macartney and Kelloway made a splendid stand, adding 110 runs to the score. Fifty appeared in 55 minutes, and frequent changes of bowling >vr>re made. Kelleway was very careful, . and took fifty-five minutes to reach 1 double figures. He received much barrack for his slow play. He gave a chance at 7.' Macartney was good all round. He made 50 in 70 minutes, hoisting the century in 105 minutes with a good stroke. The bowling lacked sting. At lunch the score stood at 1 for 134. On resuming Hirst and Booth opened th'e bowling. Kelloway, in the second over, was taken in the slips, after batting 125 minutes. Macartney and Bardsley added 00. Macartney gave a superb display ot cutting and driving, his innings being chanceless. He hit twelve fours, and was 115 minutes at the wickets. Bardsley and Gregory were careful. The former gave a chance at 27, being taken brilliantly low down, right-hand-ed at short-leg. Two hundred was hoisted in 180 minutes. Minnett gave a chance at 25, and was taken brilliantly, left-handed, at high cover. Ho gave a sound display, and. hit six fours. Rhodes and Wilson opened the Yorkshire inninsg to Matthews and Whitty. Rhodes nt 14 played Whitty J on to his wicket. j Wilson and Denton were not separ- | ated when stumps were drawn, owing to bad light. Scores: —

AUSTRALIA.—First Innings

SOUTH AFRICA v. MIDDLESEX

(Received July 2, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, July I. A match was commenced to-day between South Africa and Middlesex. The visitors hatted first and compiled 263. At the close of the day's play Middlesex had compiled 3 runs for the loss of no wickets. Scores :-

SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings,

Bowling analysis.—Mignon 0 for 49, Tarrant 3 for 57, Littlejohn 2 for 57, J. T. Hearno 1 for 4.3, J. W. Hearne 3 for 46.

Jennings, run out 17 Kelleway, c Hirst, I> Booth 39 Macartney, lbw. 1) Booth 77 Bardsley, c. Rhodes, b Hirst 34 Gregory, b Drake 30 Smith, b Hirst 0 Minnett, c Rhodes, b Haigh 1 Matthews, c White, b Booth 49 9 Hazlitt, lbw. b Haieh 2 Whitty. c Booth, b Rhodes 18 Carkeek, not out ■5 Sundries 19 Total 299 Bowling analysis:—Hirst 2 for 47, Booth 3 for 97,Haigh 2 for 51, Drake 1 for 29, Kilner 0 for 21, Rhodes 1 for 35. YORKSHIRE.—First Innings Rhodes, b Whitty . 14 Wilson, not out 13 Denton, not out 0 Extras 3 30

Tancred, 1) Tarrant 40 Taylor, lbw, b Tarrant 6 Faulkner, c Foster, h J. T. Hearne 29 Llewellyn, c Baker, b Littlejohn 32 Noxirse, b Littlejohn 44 Snooke, c Murrell, b J. W. Hearne 14 Strieker, run out 17 White, e Foster, h Tarrant 29 Mitchell, b J. W. Hearne 27 Pegler, c and b J. W. Hearne 9 Ward, not out . 5 Sundries 11 Total 263

MIDDLESEX.--First innings. Littlejohn, not out Murrell, not out 2 1