ENGLISH CRICKET NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 16 May 1912, Page 7

ENGLISH CRICKET NEWS.

TALL AND SPLENDID SCORING. THE AUSTRALIANS AT iHOME. GREAT PARTNERSHIP BY MACARTNEY AND BARDSLEY. Bj Electric Telegraph— Copyright.; (Per Press Association.) LONDON, May 14. I The weather was fine, the attend--1 ance moderate, and the wicket good f oj • fhe oontinuatipn of the Australian g v. ! Essex match. | Gregory : (40) and-Mayne;(22}-resum-j cd to the bowling of Buckenham anc 1 Mead. I The century appeared after 75 mm > vices' play. | The first wicket fell at 134, when Gre • ■•■gory, who had batted 95 minutes, \ya: I easily caug-ht by BuckenliamS. ! ifiis runs were made by fine aJ] | round play, and included six fourers k Mayne was dismissed by a (good bal \ five runs later.' He hit seven f ourexs > but igave an easy chance "when 49. p A great stand between 'Macartney I and Bardsley ensued, 362 runs ■b>in£ \ added for the third wicket.

The batsmen quickly got gorng\ Bardsley was at -Jirst not confident, but soon gat his eye in. Aftter an hour at> the wicket each bats man reached 50. Macartney gave a chance at 72, and Bardsley. at 51, but they afterwards mastered (the bowling. ' 300 was hoisted, in '200 minutes, but the next century only took 40 minutes. ; Macartney was driving- superbly, and stylishly. 'Macartney skied Carpenter at 172, but .'.Freeman in the long- field massed the catch. The fifth cernkui'y was knocked up in 45 minutes, but when lie had scored 208' and the total was 501, Macalrtney's .brill/ant innings wW jbrought to a close' by 'a -well-judged catch at long-o«. This innings, which lasted 205 minutes, was "a magnificent all-round display } and included ' cwo sixes and 24 fourers. Ho gave only one chance really, and on retiring was loudly cheered. " The partnership lasted 195 minutes, iiardsley and Jennings played out time. The Australians' t0.a.l of 564 was scored in 345 minutes. THE SCORES. The following- tire the scores: — ESSEX— First Innings-. Douglas, c Bardsley, b Kelleway 6u Fane, c Carkeek, b Macartney 1 PertfiiQ, c Kelleway, b Emery 3 McGahey, c Madhews, b Emery 34 Galliiighii'm, -b -Emery - i freeman, b Kelleway 17 Russell, 1.b.w., b Emery 0 Carpenter, c Hazlitt, b WhLtty 18 Gibson, b Emery 31 Buckenham, b Whitiy 4 Mead, not bur • 0 Extras ' 20 Total 192 Bowling analysis.— Hazlitt, n-il for 21 ■;' Macartney ,one for Sj'Whirty,- two for 34; Emery, five for 72; Kelleway, two for 29 ; 'Maitthews, nil for 9. ■ AUSTRALIA— 'First Innings. Gregory, c Buckenham, b D..u^las 7". JVlayixe, b Douglas .. *> y Macartney, c 'Freeman, b Russell 20S Bardsley, not oor.u r . - I^4 Jenncngs, nov oait * 26 Extras J -' Total for three wickets 5-34 Stumps were : .lien drawn for ihe day. .