ESSEX BATSMEN

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 153, 28 June 1912, Page 7

ESSEX BATSMEN

PELT THE AUSTRALIAN BOWLERS COUNTY HITS UP 311 FOR 2 WICKETS P. A. PERRIN ON THE CENTURY LIST. By Teletraph.— Press Association —Copjrlibfc. (Received June 28, 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, 27th Jane. Th« Australians began, their return match against Essex at Leyton .to-day. At stumps the county had 311 up fov th© loss of only two wickets. The teams were as follow : — Australia — W. Bardsley, E. Minnett, S. H. Emery, S. E. Gregory, H. Webster, 0. G. Macartney, G. B. Jennings, D. Smith, E. R. Mayne, G. K. Hazlitt, and J. W. M'Laren. Matthews, Kelleway, Whitty,, and Carkeek were omitted. Essex. — Russell, Perrin, Douglas, Eills. Keeves, Fane, M'Gahey, Buekenham, Mead, Gillinsham, and Freeman. The stall was delayed forty minutes' owing to the Australians attending the funeral of Mr. E. Hume, a Sydney selector, who died a few days ago. Douglas won the toss, and batted. The wicket was very easy. Russell and Douglas opened to Emery and M'Laren. Separation was effected at 34, Emery catching Russell in the slips off M'Laren. 0n« for 34. Perrin followed, and a lengthy partnership ensued, 160 tuhs being added. Fifty was posted in as many minutes, and the century in ono hundred and five minutes. Douglas played a very careful game, taking no risk*. His score included numerous singles. He was subjected to some barracking from the crowd for his slow methods. Chances from him when he was 16 and 18 were not accepted. The Essex skipper reached his first 50' after batting for one hundred, and sixty-five minutes. Perm scored a century in one hundred and thirty-five minutes. He made 104 by magnificent all-round strokes, playing a chanceless innings. The bowling did not trouble him. Hi& score included ten 4's. Douglas and Fane made another fine stand, the latter excelling in. cutting and driving. He reached 53 in eighty-five minutes, and gave a chance when 49. There was an attendance of 3000. Details are as follow : — ESSEX. First Innings. Russell, c Emery, b M'Lare* ... 16 Douglas, not out 96 Perrin, c Webster, b Minnetfc ... 104 Fane, not out ... ... ... ... 61 Sundries ... ... ... ... 34 Total for two wickets 511 AN IMPOTENT ATTACK Gregory, the neat of the Test battle overpast, spelled three of his chiefest bowlers — Matthews, Kelleway, and Whitty — and the solid Douglas and the brilliant Fane and Perrin promptly got hold of the 'remnants and dragged them about the Leyton field. This as a sort of Roland for the Australians' Oliver in the first game. Perrin. is a patchy bat, but on his day is excelled by none at Home for all-round cricket. Fortunately for his opponents, these daj's are only intermittent. Douglas, true to his reputation, played that deadly eerious game which suggested to a wag a play upon the Essex captain's initials— J.W.H.T. Douglas— "Johnny Won't Hit To-day." The English barrackers, it is clear, are becoming particular these days. It was not so once. Perhaps they are learning it from then* Australian brethren, whose singular outspokenness and candid criticism have hurt English amateurs on Colonial tours. The Australians have a particularly "J™ echve attack in. On an easy wicket fit Laren ib, as a rule, of no use to decent batsmen, and, Minnettis in not much better case. That is to say : Both the&e fellows prefer a wicket with a surface on it so that they can make the ball fly This applies more especially to the Queenslander. Given fine weather, there should be another high scoring drawn game. CRICKET IN SCOTLAND (Received June 28, 10 a.m.) ri * 1..LONDON, * ..LONDON, 27th June. Details of the second match between South Africa and Scotland are appended. Rain put a stop to play for the day at the following scores : SCOTLAND. First inningß g4 Bowling Analysis.— Faulkner, six for 35 j Carter, three for 33 ; Nourse, one for AFRICA. Taylor, not out ■ , .„ \\ Tancred, not out ' 23 No wickete for ... k ., ,„ 34 MATCH COMMENT AUSTRALIANS BOTH JUSTIFY AND ASTOUND. (Received June 28, 9.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Sydney Morning Herald, commenting on tha Australia-England Test match, says that the Australians achieved results which, justified their most partisan supporters and astounded those who hoped for little in a Test game. The team's record, it adds, carries on the record sufficiently well to make it clear that, however it be regarding Africa, the Tests between England and Australia will command very wide attention. THEIR BACK TO THE WALL MACARTNEY'sTINE INNINGS. LONDON, 27th June. The Daily Mail says the experts had expected Australia's downfall in the Test match, but the Australians fought with their back to the wall, in which they are unequalled. M'Laren, in writing in the press, say 6 Macartney's was as fine an innings as any Australian has played at Lord's, while Kelleway's was full of merit, if slow.