CRICKET.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 123, 9 May 1912, Page 2

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. NOTTS. THE COUNTY SIDE AVINS BY SIX WICKETS. (Received 9, 9.20 a.m.) London, May 8. The teams are as follows:-— NOTTS. AUSTRALIA. Crawford. S. E. Gregory G. Gunn G. R. Hazlitt J. Gunn W. Bardsley Hardstaff 0. G. Macartney 1 remonger Buy Minnett Reley J. T. Mathews Paj ton 'V. Carkeek Mass W. J. Whitty Alletson C. B. Jennings Jones E. R. Mayne Oates J- AV. Maclaren In the Australians’ second innings an official correction of scores makes Carkeek’s total 18, and the total for the innings 160Riley’s aveiage was 6 wickets for 90 runs. . Wanting 213 to wij-, and with 12 1 runs on without loss, Jones and V, lunige Gunn faced McLaren and Whitty. The weather was hot and the ’ j ket iaster. The attendance was 1000. Vn> tie MUic at 29, Hazlitt relieved AAliirty, <i'id at lt> Mmnett di- 7 pland Mcl-aiei'. The batting was t >< < ll< H., though die score was composed chiefly’ cl singles. McLaren was no-ualled three times tor dragging over.

Joms made some fine cuts, while Guan’s seme was mainly made by on play. The halt-century was hoisted m5O mins. The bowlers were pitching the ball too far up, and the fielding was uneven. Matthews relieved Hazlitt at 85, Jones being then 47, made chiefly in singles. In Matthews' third over, with the total at 99, George Gunn, playing back, was bowled. Barring one stroke in the slips his innings wae faultless, he being) particularly strong on the leg side. Seven runs later Jones was caught at second slip by Mayne. He played a masterly innings lasting 95 minutes and hit four fourers. The century had taken 90 minutes. AVhitty being indisposed retired, Emery/ fielding as his substitute. At 144 McLaren relieved Matthews and in his second over got Hardstaff caught at the wicket after he had made seven by wretched cricket. At lunch time the score was 148 for 3, John Gunn having made 33, including seven fourers in half an hour.

After lunch the attendance rose to 3000. Whitty resumed fielding. The wicket played excellently. ’McLaren and Macartney bowled. Matthews relieved Macartney at 187. The batsmen, however, without mishap, took the score to 209, when Payton was bowled in playing back to Matthews. John Gunn had scored 67, including 11 fourers in 80 minutes by dashing play. Crawford joined John Glinn and a bye to the boundary left Notts the victory by six wickets. The Australian threw away the match by feeble batting yesterday. To-day the wicket had quite recovered. The bowling was of poor length and the fielding below expectations. Scores :— AUSTRALIA. First Innings Second Innings 166 NOTTS. First Innings 202 Second Innings. Jones, c Mayne, b Minnett 50 George Gunn, b Matthews 46 Hardstaff, c Carkeek, b McLaren 7 John Gunn, not out 67 Payton, b Matthews 22 ; Crawford, not out 6 Extras 21 Total ; !-• 213 Bowling analysis—Whitty none for 11, McLaren one for 32, Hazlitt none for 29, Minnett one for 64, Matthews two for 48, Macartney none for 8. McLaren bowled five no balls and Minnett three. SOUTH AFRICA v. DERBYSHIRE (Received 9, 9.20 a.m.) London, May 8. The match Derbyshire v. South Africa was resumed in glorious weather. Nourse and Snooke, the not out mon. wiped off the deficit without being separated, the Africans winning by seven wickets. Scores:— DERBYSHIRE. Frirt Tneinas 152 Second Innings 129 Bowling analysis.- First Innings: Snooke one for 10, Pegler two for 30, Faulkner two for 40, Carter three for 39, Ilartigan one for 31. Second innings: Faulkner five for 46, Carter four for 36. Pegler none for 13, Snooke none for 17. Ilartigan one for 11. SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings 136 Second Innings. ”■>;)> xd. c Slater, b Morton .. 0 k<r, b Blount 26 !'"uikncr. e Corbett, b Slater .. 46 Nourse. not out 31 Snooke. not out 28 Extras 7 Total 158 Bowling Analysi l -. Morton one for 35. Cadman none for 17, Slater one for l(i. Forester none for 20. Blount one tor 19. Fn -t imnng-,: AVarren none for 19, Morton '-■X for 52, Forrester one for 21, Blount none for 16, Slater three for 25.