CRICKET.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 1797, 18 May 1912, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS AT HOME

THE GAME. WITH SURREY

MACARTNEY HITS UP ANOTHER

CENTURY,

BY ELECTRIC TELEGBAPH—COrYBIGHT PEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.

(Received Alay 18, 9.50 a.m.) London, May If

The Australians continued their matclv with Surrey, which was fifth on the champion list in tho county contest last season. The Australs,-'with five wickets down for 102 runs (Macartney 57 not out) went on to 292. Scores: — Australia first innings.—Gregory 2, Mayne 4, Bardsley 22, Jennings 11, Kelleway 0, MacCarthy 123, Matthews 58, Emery, not out 37, Hazlitt 5, Carkeek 4, Whitty 11; sundries 15. Total, 292. Bowling Analysis.—-Rushby. five for 6, Piatt nil for 66, Hayes three for 63, Hitch nil for 14, Harrison nil for 28 Bird nil i'or 23, Hobbs nil for 17. THE PLAY DESCRIBED. The weather was bright and cool and the wicket fast. The attendance was small. Matthews partnered Alacartney, and the latter made his century in--15 minutes. Matthews was caught at long-off by Bird. Six for 226. Alacartney was oean bowled in tho same over. He hit 18 fourers and played a chanceless innings. Emery and Hazfett then got together, but the latter was out legbefore to Rushby. Carkeek scored 4, and 'was bowled by Rushby. Emery and Whitty aelded 36 runs for the last wicket, Emery, as usual, playing in vigorous style.

Surrey (first innings 138) scored 205 in the second innings—Hayward 8, Hobbs 81, Hayes 16, Ducat 8, Bush 9, Bird 68, Harrison 0, Strudwick "2, Rushby 5, Piatt 7 not out, Hitch (absent) 0. Bowling Analysis.— \Vhitty nil for 49, Emery five for 81, Kelleway one for 27, Hazlitt three for 47. Hayward and Hobbs opened to the bowling of Whitty and Emery. Hayward was uncomfortable. Hayes carried the total to 100, when ho lifted Hazlett to Whitty at mid-on. Hobbs, batting splendidly, made 81, when McLaren (substitute for Jennings) made a magnificent catch at long-on. Bush was clean bowled by a fast delivery from Kelleway at 9.

Harrison was bowled by Emery Without scoring. Bird was batting powerfully. Strudwick was cleverly caught at short-leg by Maclaren off Emery,for 2. Bird was bowled in hitting across Emery. Rushby was bowled by Emery for five. Hitch was absent, through a chill. * The Australs in their second turn had two wickets down for none, and, wanting only 53 to win, opened badly. Alayne was run out in the first over and Gregory was out in the second over. Stumps were then drawn for the- day. SOUTH AFRICA v. -YORKSHIRE. -/':■, Lonelon, Alay 17. The South Africans continued their match with -Yorkshire (seventh- on the list of leaeling counties last year) at Huddersfield to-day. Tho weather, which was showery when tho game commenced, was dull when stumps were drawn for the day. The Africans carried their score from 26 for three wickets to 170 (Hartigan 57, White 49, Beaumont 17, extras 11), Hirst bowled three of tlie wickets for 50 runs, Haigh got, five for 33, and Rbodes two for 30. Yorkshire hael eight wickets down for 296' when stumps were drawn: Rhodes 3 r Wilson 26, Denton 82, Drake 46. Hirst 65. Taskcr 0, Booth 0,- Bates 3, Haigh 53 not out, White not out.