CRICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXII, 14 May 1912, Page 8

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v. ESSEX

BY CABif.E—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.

(Received May 14,- 11.30 a.m.) LONDON May 13. Carpenter and Gibson added six runs more, when Carpenter was easily caught by Hazlitt in the slips. Twelve runs later Perrin was yorked by Whitty. The last wicket added 8, when Gibson, who had been driving finely and had scored five fours off Emery, was bowled by that bowler. The innings lasted 230 minutes, ending at 4.50. Gregory and Mayne opened for Australia, to the bowling of Douglas and Buckenham, and at the drawing of stumps had not been separated. Gregory, who did not play with his usual certainty, gave an easy,chance in the slips to Perrin off Buckenhama! at 10, and at the wickets to Gibson, off Douglas at 18. Mayne made some lucky snicks, and gave a chance to Gibson off Mead when he had scored 9. Following are the scores: ESSEX.—First Innings.. Carpenter, c Hazlitt, b Whitty ... 18 Gibson, b Emery 31 I Buckenham, b Whitty 4 Mead, not out .*. 0 Extras 20 Total 190 filling, analysis: Hazlitt, 0 for 21; Maaa/uey, 1 for 8; Whitty, 2 for 34; vEmer/ A for 72; Kelleway, 2 for 29; MafJ -0 for 9. ,1s '^ANS.—First Innings. Gr»£ /S£ut 40 M W :K »At-< 22 <* !(&&*: • 6 ■ ' ■•■': 1' -I Ll'- y ) ,' - -fi~ ...... OC SOUTH: AJ'-RICA^^M-aTOLEBONE CRICKET CLTTb; The South Africans commenced their match against the M.C.C. in bright weather. The M.C.C. batted first and commenced well, the first wicket falling at 108, of which Tarrant matle 67. At the luncheon adjournment the score was 162 for 3 wickets—Tarrant 101, but Tarrant added only three after lunch. Fry and Day made a good stand for the fifth wicket, which fell at 240, but the others did not offer much resistance to Pegler and Hartigan. At the drawing of stumps South Africa had scored 83 for four wickets. Following are* the scores: M.C.C. —First Innings. Spooner, c and b Hartigan 36 Tarrant, b Pegler 104 J. W. Hearne, 1.b.w., b Pegler ... 12 Hardstaff, b Pegler 1 Fry, b Schwarz 30 A. P. Day, 1.b.w., b Schwarz 50 Relf, c Nourse, b Pegler 25 Thompson, b Hartigan 17 J. Hearne, c Nourse, b Hartigan 0 Huish, not out tf Fielder, b Pegler 2 Extras 10 I Total 293 | Bowling analysis: Nourse, 0 for 40 ; Pegler, 5 for 75; Schwarz, 2 for 54; Carter, 0 for 45; Hartigan, 3 for 69. SOUTH AFRICANS.—First Innings. Tancred, b Tarrant 9 Strieker, b Tarrant 5 Nourse, 1.b.w., b Relf 35 Snooke, b Tarrant , 6 Mitchell, not out In Extras ... lo Total for 4 wickets 83