HAIGH, JENNINGS, AND HAZLITT

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 140, 13 June 1912, Page 7

HAIGH, JENNINGS, AND HAZLITT

Clearly the outstanding features of the Auetralia-Yoi'kshire match were Jeunings's'splendid fighting innings and the bowling of Haigh and Hazlitt. The Bradford ground was a. " glue-pot." ami when Miy ground is in that sad condition the Tykes havo bowlam that fit the> occasion. Jtt is clear Uig Australians

were lucky. Had play continued they must almost inevitably have been worsted. Yorkshire had what good there was of the wicket in batting before it cut up ; nevertheless they were masters of the situation. There is no doubt as to Jennings being a really great bat. He is accounted one of the finest batsmen in Auetralia to watch. His really superb effort in the | first innings saved the side from annihilation at the hands of Haigh. While his comrades fell away the South AustraiionQueenelander defied the bowling on the treacherous pitch. He can hardly do much better than this. Macartney and Bardsley had their averages pulled down with a thump, and Minnett is still below normal. The state of the wicket is indicated by Hazlitt's five for 17 in the Tykes' second knock. The M4lbourne representative has carved out a good average up to the present. Also, he came in with a valuable 19 when runs were badly needed. The Wliitty noballing incident was rather queer, but apparently the left-hander slipped over the crease on the sloppy turf. Kelleway is the boy to drag his toe over the line, wet or dry wickete. Yorkshire finished seventh on the list laet season, winning 14 out of 28 county games. Haigh, who did so much damage, is a man well on in years— to wit, 41. He is essentially a wet wicket man, but he headed' the country averages last year— a dry season — with 87 wickets for an average of 16.81. Against Sussex in July, 1912, he got seven for 20, off 17.2 overs, on an assisting pitch, aw' against Derbyshire his record was three for 4 and four for 29. As mentioned the other day in these columns, he has visited South Africa. With him (and a talking wicket) its a case of an "old -dog for a soft road." D. Denton headed the county's batting average laet season with 1744 runs for 48 innings, and an average of 39.63. Rhodes was second with 1606 for an average of 35.68, and Wilson was fourth— l23s for 47 innings, and an average of 26.84. This streak of luck for Australia hardly counter-balances their ill-fortune against Warwickshire and Cambridge, when victory seemed certain. To-day they begin their fixture with Lancashire at Manchester, and the South Africans open against Notts. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE v. KENT By Telegraph.— Presi Association.— Copyright. (Received June 13, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, 12th June. In 1 county cricket Northants beat Kent by four wickets.