AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 214, 6 September 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

STRONG ENGLISH ELEVEN MET AT SCARBOROUGH. RELF, 84 NOT OUT. IBy Cable.—Press Association Copyright) (Received 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, September 5. The Australians met an eleven chosen oy Lord Londesborough at Scarborough to-day. The teams were as follow:— Londesborough's Eleven.—Ranjiteinhji (captain), Spooner, Douglas, Jessop, Bird, Hirst, Denton, Rhodes, Haieh, A E. Relf, Mead. Australia.—Gregory (captain), Bardeley* Kelleway, Macartney, Smith, Mayne, Minnett, Matthews, Whitty, Carkeek, Ha/.litt. The weather was fine, but a strong breeze was blowing, and th e wicket was in good order. The attendance numbered 6,000. Ranjitsinhji won the toss and decided to bat first. A bad start was made, Spooner being l>owled before reaching double figures. Mead and Rhodes added 32 for the second wicket, and Rhodes and Denton 41 for the third. A feature of the innings was the stand made by tire "tail," Haigh and Relf adding 130 for the ninth wicket. Rhodes gave a masterly display for 135 minutes, during which he made 51. Relf gave a chance before fie had scored to Carkeek, and at 70 another in the deepfield to Smith. He ptoyrd brilliantly towaVds the finish. The second century was hoisted in 22. r > minutes. Mayne and Kelleway opened for Australia, and played out time. Following are the scores: LORD LONDESBOROUGH'S ELEVEN. First Innings. Rhodes, c Kelleway, b Hazlitt 51 Spooner, b Minnett 8 P. Mead, c Carkeek, b Whitty .' 21 Denton, b Matthews 14 Douglas, b Hazlitt [ o Ranjitsinhji, c Macartney-, b Hazlitt 17 Jessop, c Carkrek, b Matthews 3 Hirst, c Kelleway, b Matthews 14 Relf, not out 84 Haigh, b Macartney 50 Bird, b Macartney I Sundries 25 Total 294 Bowling analyeis: Minnett one for 42, Hazlitt three for 86, Whitty one for 40, Matthews four for 61, Kelleway none for 20, Macartney two for 14. Fall of wickets: One for 8, two for 30, three for 80, four for 103, five for 119, six for 125. seven for 128, eight for 142, nine for 272. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Mayne. not out 3 Kelleway, not out 1 Sundries 4 Total for no wickets 8