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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXII, 14 May 1912, Page 5

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AUSTRALIANS v, ESSEX

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(Received May 14, 9.30 a.m.)

LONDON, May 13

In the match Australians v. Essex, McLaren, Minnett, Webster, and Smith were omitted from the Australian team, and Reeves I'rom the county team. The •weather-was tine, and rainjoverniglit had made the wicket excellent, but 3ead. Douglas Avon the toss, and elected to bat, and Fane and Douglas opened to the btfwling of Hazlitt and Macartney. "With the total at 13 Fane, playing forward to Macartney, was caught, at the wicket. Penin and Douglas took the score to 26, when Emery, who had just come on, got Perrin finely caught at slip. The bowling was being carefully watched, and at lunch the score was 86 for two wickets. Douglas had scored 41, made by steady play, and including some good cuts and leg hits, and McGahey "had made 30, showing clever driving and sound defence. .After lunch the attendance rose to 4.000. Emery and Kelleway resumed the attack, and at "93 MeGahey fell to a brilliant fri^h righthanded catch at short-leg. Gillhtgham assisted Douglas to add 10 iruns. when the newcomer was yorked by Emery. The century wa&Jioisted after 135 minutes* play. Thirty runs weire*added "by Douglas and Freeman, wben/the former, who had shown strong defence and made; some good leg strokes, was easily caught at third tnan from a ooor stroke. Rus-: .sell was the incomer, but only one run i had been added wlien Kellewav bowled \ Freeman with a erood break-back. At 141 Russell was out Tbw. to "Emery. Ac the tea adjournment Carpenter and Gibson had raised the score to 166 by steady play. There had "been three bowling changes in ten minutes. ESSEX.—First, Innings. Douglas, c Bardsley, h Kelleway .. 60 Fane, c Cm-keep, b Mnoartney .... 1 Perrin, c Kelleway, b Emery 3 MeGahey, c Matthews, b Emery .... 34 Gillingham, b Emery ....: 4 Freeman, b Kelleway 17 Russell, lbw, b Emery 0