AUSTRALIA WINS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 123, 23 May 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIA WINS.

M.C.C. BEATEN BY FIVE WICKETS. HOME TEAM SCORES 323. MUrHETT GETTING XlfTO FORM. (By C«We.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 12.10 p.m.) LONDON, May 22. The Australians beat M.C.C. to-day by five wickets. In their second innings M.C.C, who had lost four wickets for 244, carried to« total to 323 before the last wicket fell, leaving Australia with 167 to get to win, a total which they hit off for the loss of five wickets. The weather was fine and the wicket hard, while the attendance totalled 2000. Kelleway and Hazlitt bowled to the not outs, Mrad (61) and Perrin (8). The first ball from Kelleway removed Mead's leg stump. His score included a sixer and five fourers. Burns, who followed, made 24, and then lost his wicket in batting across a long hop from Kelleway. Seven for 272. Webster dismissed Tyittlejohn with a smart catch off Kelleway, and Thompson was taken brilliantly by Hazlitt low down at short, leg. The batsman was dissatisfied with the decision. Brown reached double figures, and lost his wicket trying to turn Emery. Perrin carried his bat for 32, made by sound cricket in 80 minutes. The innings lasted 275 minutes. Many no balls were bowled, and several were scored from, 14 of the extras being hit off no-balls. The Australians' second innings opened badly. Gregory was snapped up at second slip by Littlejohn off Thompson without scoring. Showers stopped play for a few minutes, and on resuming Macartney played on one from Thompson, after making 20 by brilliant cutting. Mayne was dismissed by a brilliant high left-handed catch by Brown off Douglas. Bardsley was bowled in attempting to hit Littlejohn to leg. His off-driving was good. Fifty appeared in 00 minutes and the century in 95 minutes. Minnett's driving and leg-hitting were fine, but his innings was marred by chances at 2 to Brown at the wickets and 21 to Thompson off Douglas. He hit ten fours. At 64 ha was bowled by Littlejohn. Matthews and Kelleway then got tother and hit off the necessary runs. Following are the scores:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings, 326. M.C.C. First Innings, 169 Second Innings. Fry, c Bardsley, b Kelleway 35 Douglas, c Macartney, b Hazlitt 47 Spooner, b Hazlitt 28 Hcarne, c Bnrdsley, b Hazlitt 20 Warner, b Emery 13 Mead, b Kelleway t>l Perrin, not out 32 Burns, b Kelleway 24 Littlejohn, c Webster, b Kelleway .. 0 Thompson, b Emery " 13 Brown, b Emery 10 Sundries ..-..,..... 40 Total 323 Fall of wickete: One for 80, two for 112, three for 135, four for 174, five for 209, six for 244, seven for 272, eight for 279, nine for 313. Bowling Analysis: Minnett none for 60, Emery three foT 55, Wfci.tty none for 46, Kelleway four for 64, Hazlitt three for 45, Matthews none for 13. AUSTRALIA. —Second Innings. Gregory, c Littlejohn, b Thompson.. 0 Macartney, b Thompson 20 Mayne, c Brown, b Douglas 5 Bardsley, b Littlejohn 27 Minnett, b Littlejohn 64 Kelleway, not out .. „ _ ....... 30 Matthews, not out . • 18 Sundries .„ i Total for five wickets 169 Bowling Analysis: Douglas one for 37, Thompson two for 68, Littlejohn two for 30, Hearne none for 21, Burns none for 8. Fall of wickets: One for 2, two for 25, three for 35, four for 64.