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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 12 June 1912, Page 7

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AUSTRALIA v. YORKSHIRE

8T GABLE-I>REBB ASSOCIATION—COPT BIGHT LONDON, June 11. YORKSHIRE.—First Innings. Wilson, c Hazlitt, b Macartney ... '49 Hirst, c Bardsley, b Hazlitt . * 45 Tasker, b Macartney 15 Booth, b Macartney 0 Firth, Ibw b Macartney 0 Haigh, c Carkeek, b Macartney .... 9 White, b Hazlitt '. 6 Dolphin, not out () Extras >. 6 Extra 1 Total Tos Bowling analysis: Whitty, none for 4: Kelleway, on efor 42; Macartney, six for 54; Hazlitt, three for 47. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Kellcvay, c Denton, b Hirst 2 Jennings, not out 19 Macartney, b Hirst 0 Bardsley, c Dentin, b Hirst 0 Gregory, not out 5 Total (for 3 wickets) 28 Macartney displaced AVhitty at 13, and Jennings was substituted for Hazlitt. At, 54 Wilson was; cleverly taken at slip after being at the-wickets for 30 minutes. He gave an awkward chance to Bardsley at 26. Play was slow, and the hundred occupied 135 minutes. Tasker enlivened play, his 15 being made in 12 minutes, and including a ?ix and a four. Booth succumbed to the second ball. At the tea adjournment the score was six for 120. On resuming Macartney and Hazlitt were the bowlers. Firth departed first over, and Hirst, attempting a big hit, was taken at long-on. His innings occupied 95 minutes, and was faultless. He made eight fourfe. White was yorked by Hazlitt.

The Australians made a poor start. Drake ami Hirst were entrusted with the bowling, and at in KVllewav was f-.nken at short-leg. Playing forward, M.icartney's lee-stump was removed by the second ball he received, and Bardslev, playing forward to bis first ball, was smartly caueht low down at shortlog by Denton. The score remained unaltered, and Jennings and Gregory nlavnd out time. The attendance was 5000.