AUSTRALIA v. LANCASHIRE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 172, 5 July 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIA v. LANCASHIRE.

AUSTRALIANS ALL OUT 183

LANCS. START WELL. (PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.] (Received 5. 9.55 a.m.) London, July 4. The following are the teams : — AUSTRALIA LANCASHIRE C. B. Jennings Hornby G. Kelleway Spooner C. G. Macartney Brooke AV. Bardsley Makepeace S. E. Gregory J. Tyldesley D. Smith Sharp R. B. Minnett E. Tyldesley J. T. Matthews Heap G. R. Hazlitt Whitehead W. Carkeek * Dean AV. J. Whitty Huddlestone The Australians commenced their match against Lancashire to-day.

The attendance was 4000. The w-icket was soft and difficult. Hornby won the toss and decided to field. Kelleway and Jennings opened the Australians’ innings to the bowling of Dean and Huddlestone. An unfortunate start was made, Kelleway giving a chance in the slips at two, which was accepted. Jennings and Macartney raised the score to 12. and Macartney was then bowled, playing back. He did not play with his usual certainty. Jennings batted for 65 minutes.

The bright spot in the innings was the partnership between Bardsley and Gregory, which added 79 for the fourth wicket. Bardsley was often beaten, and gave a chance at 19. Gregory batted for 100 minutes, and gave a good all round display, his hits including six fours. He gave three chances. The remainder of the team found the bowling too good for them. The 50 appeared in 55 minutes and the century was hoisted after 95 minutes. The innings lasted 170 minutes.

LANCASHIRE AT THE WICKETS Makepeace and Spooner faced the bowling of AVhitty and Kelleway. Makepeace failed to score, falling to a good catch at mid-off. Spooner gave an exihibition of driving, and was taken by a lofty match, which was well judged by leng-cn. He hatted for 60 minutes. Sharp hit a four off the last bill of the day. Ho scored 50 not out, but gave a chance at 35.

The century was hoisted in 105 minutes. Scores: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Kelleway.. c Tyldesley, b Dean 2 Jennings, c Hornby, b Dean .. 30 Macartney, b Huddleston 18 Bardsley, 1.b.w.. b Dean 37 Gregory, c Huddleston, b Dean 57 Smith, c E. Tyldesley, b Dean .. 0 Minncti, b Dean 8 Matthews, c Hornby, b Huddleston 0 Hazlitt. b Huddlestone 6 Whitty, not out 1 C arkeek, st. Brooke, b HuddleSundries 16 Total 182 Bowling analysis —Dean six for 78. Huddleston four for 73, Whitehead none for 9, Heap none for 7. How the wickets fell ■ ]23456 7 8 9 10 7 42 56 135 135 IIS 149 175 175 183 LANCASHIRE. First Innings. Makepeace, c Macartney, b AVhitty 0 Spooner, c Smith, b Hazlitt 44 J. Tydeslcy, c and b Kelleway 6 Sharp, not cut 3d E, Tyldesley. not out 22 Sundries 1°

Total for three wekets • /. • 126 How the wickets fell: I 2 3 2b 34 70 SOUTH AFRICA v. WARWICKSHIRE. (Received 5, 9.55 a.m.) London, July 4. The South Africans commenced their match against .Warwickshire to-day. "Warwickshire batted first and were all dismissed for 92, and when stumps were drawn the South Africans had lost five wickets for 131.

ScoresWARWICKSHIRE. First Innings. Smith, b Carter 2 Kinnler. <■ V. .ird. b Stricker .... 39 Charlesw< rth, c Stricker, b Peg-

Icr. 5 Quaife. c Ward, b Pegler 2 G. Stephens, c Ward, b Carter H> Baker, e Snooke, b Stricker .... 10 Jeeves. <■ Carter, b Stricker .... 9 Parsons, <■ Ward, b Pegler .... 4 Sant all, b Carter 3 Hands, b Pegler 0 Field, not out 2 Sundries 1 Total 02 Bowling analysis.—Pegler four for £O, Carl er three for 39. Faulkner none for 19, Stricker three for 12. SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Taylor, c Baker, b Santali .... 2 Tancred. c and b Charlcsworth <• Faulkner, c Charlesworth. b Jeeves 45 Sncoke. c Kinnicr. b Santall .. 7 Nour so, not out 41 Stricker, b Parsons 2/ Ward, not out 1 Sundries 8 Total for flip wmkets 131 GOOD BOWLING. (Received 5. 9.55 a.m.) London. July 4Playing for Worcester against Yorkshire Arnold took six wickets for 21 runs. BENEFIT TO RAZOR’’ SMITH. (Received 5. 11.15 a.m.) London. July 4. The Prime of Wales contributed three guineas towards the benefit at lhe Oval to “Razor ” Smith, the i Surrey professional.