TRIANGULAR CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10679, 27 July 1912, Page 6

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

AUSTRALIA v. SUSSEX. MACARTNEY SCORES A CENTURY. (By Telegraph—J'rcss Association.) trw L'detjraph —Coyyrujht.j (Received July 215, !).o a.m.) LONDON, July 25. The weather was fine and the wicket last when the Australians commenced a match with Sussex. Gregory won the toss, arid Jennings and Kclleway faced the howling of A. 15. I {ell' and Holloway. The batsmen opened out quickly, and Jennings save an attractive display of driving and cutting. Ho gave a difficult chance at 3-1. Ivelleway wan hutting doggedly. Kilty was scored in -I.) minutes. Jennings 'hatted for 70 minuter, and hit eight .fourers. Tvelleway was at the wickets for 80 minutes, and ."-'cored 'principally l»v leg strokes. I Macartney, who succeeded Jennings, Was in fine form. With Bardslev 99 was added for the third wicket. Bardsley played excellent cricket, and his innings was chaneeless. Macartney and Minnett added 1(5 for the fifth wicket. Two hundred was hoisted in I.jO auinutos. Macartney and 'Gregory added 57 for the sixth wicket. ■Macartney, in attenpting to drive Rolf. was howled. He gave a magnificent display, especially of driving-and late cutting, His century was obtained in 110 minuter, and he hatted 150 .minutes. He hit twenty-eight, fours. He was missed r.» f22 at Jong-on. The. renvjirder of the team made a creditable stand, the last four adding 75. Grea'orv .batted for 85 minutes. He was-' badly'missed when ?fl. Thro," hundred was hoi-ted in 200 minutes, and the in nines lasted 285 n.inule-. Vine and It. Ttelf f'U-ed +he I-, vlii g of Tvelleway and Whittv when Sussex opened their first in" : .'i<_-"-\ and they •■■'•erf.! not separated w'jen stumps .ver» i ds'awn. Scores: —-

AUSTRAT JA— First Innings. C. U. Jennings, b Simms 18 C. Kellewav, b Simms 28 C. G. Macartney, bA. F. U.Mf ... 112 W. Bards lev. el root. b Sin»«nx ... -13 Matthews, jbw, b A. E. Reif 7 R. B. Min.net, c Clnnilin bA. Keif 23 S. E. Gregory, b Hollowav 35 H. Webster, c Sim-ins, b Hollowav 10 J. \Y. McLaren, b Hollowav 27 | S. H. Kni.frv, <• Cox, bA. "R. Ralf 1(5. W. J. Whitty. not out 0 Sundries 1.9 Total 398 Bowling analvsis. —\. F. J?elf I i-Oi-i 11<). Ifollowav 3 for 52. *1 for 123. Vine 0 for 18, Cox 0 for 27. WS-SEX.—KirM- Tr.ni •;gs. J. \ r ine. not out 4 It. ite'f, not out 0 Sundries 4 Total for no wickets -8 SOUTH AFP.JCA v. IRELAND. (Received July 26, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, July 20. The scores in the match South Afi'v. Ti-eland, being played at Dublin, are: — IRELAND. First Innings 108 SOUTH AFRICA. Ifirst innings, four wickets for 323