ENGLISH CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1544, 13 September 1912, Page 5

ENGLISH CRICKET.

AUSTRALIAN MATCH DRAWN. By TclccrauU—Proas Aesociation-CoDjrleh* London, September 11. Tlio Australia-South of England match was drawn. Cold and cheerless weather provailed when piny was resumed on a fast wicket mid before an attendance numbering IMJO. Gregory, who wa-s suffering from a chill, was flhscnt. * M'Laroii and Ifazlilt disposed of six of the homo side by 2.50 o'clock, when Chaplin "dcrtaml." M'Laren was especially destructive. Tho butting generally was lively, 100 going up in ninely-fivo miiiujps.. Barrett played a splendid and chaneelcss innings for 50, imulo in 120 ininut-es. His scoro included fivo i's. Vine showed good form for 2S. Bardsley's catch that disposed of Chnplin, was a brilliant effort, tho fieldsman taking a low falling ball at long-oft'. Tho Australians were left with 20G to get to win in 110 minutes. Chaplin kept wickets in placo of Tufnell, who injured a finger. lluns enme fast, 100 being posted nftor seventy-five, minutes' play. Jennings, who- got SG, plnyed stylish cricket, driving well, especially on tho leg-side. His score, which included ono fi and seven 4'fl, was niado in seventy minutes. Jennings reached 50 in sixty-two minutes, and in this match has topped the 1000 mark. Macartney's innings was marred by a chance to Chaplin off Hobbs before ho had scored. Minnctt showed good form, and played sound cricket. Tho details are as follow:— SOUTH OP ENGLAND. First inning's 420 Second Innings. Simms, c. Carkoek, b. M'Lnren i Woolley, b. M'Laren i Hobbs, c. Jennings, b. M.'Laren 1G Barrett, not out SO Rolf, c. Bardsley, b. Hazlitt 17 Vino, c. Carkcek, l>. M'Laren 28 Chaplin, c. Bardsley, b. Hazlitt !) Sundries 19 Total for six wickets (declared) 117 How tho Wickets Fell. > 12.14 5 G 7 ' 10 18 31 69 130 147 Howling Analysis. M'Laren took four wickets for GO runs; Hazlilt, two for 35; Minnett, none for 20; Matthews, nono for 13. 1 ' AUSTRALIA. First Innings ; 3GJ Second Innings. Mayne, b. Hobbs 16 Jennings, b. Simms 56 Macartney, c. Vine, t>. Woolley 25 Matthews, 1.b.w., b. Woolley 7 Minnctt, not out , 21 M'Laren, b. Stroma 1 Hazlitt, not out 2 Sundries 7 , Total for five wickets 138 How the Wickets Fell. 12 3 15 35- 97 101 113 1U . ' Bowling Analysis. Hobbs took one wicket for 43 runs; Hitch, none for 31; Kidd, none for 15; Simms, two for 20; Woolley, two for 22. SOUTH AFRICAN MATCH. London, September 11. When tho match, South Africa v. Lord Londesborongh's Eleven, was abandoned, the colonials had scored 100, and tho homo sido had lost four for G3. The bowling analysis in tho latter innings is as follows:—Nourso took no wickets for 23. runs; Pegler, one for 22; Faulkner, three for 13; Cox, none for *. C. B. FRY'S ELEVEN. London, September 11. The English Eleven, chosen iby C. B. Fry, to meet tho Australians at Bray, is, as follows :-Try, Wilkinson, Baker, Hobbs, J.>W. Hcarne, Rhodes, Woolley, Barnes, Hitch, A. E. Eelf, and-Stedman.'