AUSTRALIA, FIVE 130.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 142, 14 June 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIA, FIVE 130.

MATTHEWS BOWLS WEl__, (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright) ' (Received 9.10 ajn.)" LONDON, June 13. The match between Australia and Lancashire was commenced on the Old Ira,l--ford ground, M__.c_ester, to-day. The weather was threatening, fitful bursts of sunshine heing followed toy a leaden. sky. .The wicket was soft as a result of the recent rains. The attendance was small, and did not exceed 2000 throughout tbe day, owing to resentment in Manchester at the Australians insisting on the minimum charge for admission being a shilling. It has been arranged that tire eharga for admission on Frnday and Saturday shall be 6d after four o'clock. The teams were as follows: — Lancashire: Hornby (capt.), Spooner, •Brooke, J. Sharp, E. Makepeace, Dean, Huddlestone, Heap, Tyldesley, Whitehead, and Tyldesley. Australia: Gregory (capt.), Bardsley, Kelleway, Macartney, Matthews, Hazlitt, Carkeek, Emery, M__L_r_n, Jennings, and Smith. Hornby won the toss and decided to bat first, and Makepeace and Spooner opening to the bowling of Hazlitt and Matthews, a strong cross wind assisting the bowlers. Makepeacte' played on a ball from Matthews in his fifth over, after making 17. J. Tyldesley followed, aud had only made sis when a-good catch in the slips I by Hazlitt off Matthews dismissed him. I He had batted for 30 minutes. SLOW SCORING. Spooner after making 27, made a. bad stroke and was caught at the wickets, wide on the offside. He was in for 70 minutes, and gave a chance at 15 to Whitty at mid-on off Hazlitt. Fifty appeared for an hour's play, aud Sharp was taken a few runs later at short leg by BxTdsley, off Matthews, the fieldsman falling as he took the chance. Heap and E. Tyldesley batted carefully, ■while the bowling was "steady. The century went up for 115 minutes, and at lun-ch the score was four for 100. On resnming MacLaren and Hazlitt took up the bowling, and Heap soon played on one from MacL__en. He batted 53 minutes for 22. E. Tyldesley gave a chance when 7 at second slip to Kelleway off MacLaren Hornby was then bowled by Hazlitt. anii E. Tyldesley was out lbw to Matthews. He made 13 in 75 minutes. •Brooke before he had scored was missed in the slips by Hazlitt off MacLaren, and when 14 in the slips by Matthews off Kelleway. Next over he played on one from j Kelleway. The final partnership added | nothing, and the last three wickets only four. The inninjrs lasted 180 minutes, and closed for 146 runs. AUSXEALfAHS' INNINGS, Jennings and Kelleway faced Dean and Whitehead. Jennings, after some beantif uT strokes on the off side, was bowled off his pads by Dean, who was swerving. "Macartney, who foUowed, was in 13 minutes without scoring, but 50 appeared in 55 minutes. When Bardsley went Macartney was 30, made by good cricket on the teg side. He gave a chance at 24 to Huddlestone at short leg off Dean. The century was Teaehed in ■ 100 minutes. Matthews was brilliantly caught left-handed at mid-off by Huddlestone, audi then stumps/ were drawn, Macartney batted for 105 minutes, showing stylish all round cricket. He scored 50 in 70 minutes. Following are the scores:— LANCASHIRE.—First Innings. Makepeace, b Matthews _.._. 17 Spooner, c Carkeek, b Hazlitt 27 J. Tyldesley, c Hazlitt, b Matthews.. 6 Sharp, c Bardsley, b Mart thews „.... 14 Heap, b MacLaren 22 E. Tyldesley, lbw, b Matthews . 13 Hornby, b Hazlitt 5 Brooke, b Kelleway ;... _.._,. 15 Whitehead, b Matthews ........_... 3. Huddleston, b Kelleway . , l Dean, not out . „. 0 Sundries ...,...„..-...*.. , 23 Total _-._ _._...„__J.46 Bowling Analysis.—HazKtfc two for 44, Matthews five for 4S, Emery none for 12, Maclaren one for 12, Kelleway two for 7. Fallot wickets: One for 29, two for 47, three for 65, four for 71, five for 109, six for 115, seven for 142. eight for 142, nine for 146. AUSTRALIANS.—First Innings. Jennigs, b Dean ig Kelleway, lbw, b HudcQestoe __... 11 Macartney, not out . , _ x 70 Bardsley, lbw. b Dean ....„.„_„.. 7 Gregory, b Heap 16 Matthews, c Huddlestone, b Heap .„ 1 Sundries ..._._ 5 Total for five wickets , , . 130 Fall of Wickets.—One for 24, two for 36„ three for 71, four for 128.