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Mataura Ensign, 14 May 1912, Page 5

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a AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. MATCH AGAINST ESSEX. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. —COPYRIGHT. PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received May 14, 9.30 a.m. LONDON, May 13. The following team was picked to represent Essex in the match against the Australians, which commenced to-day: Douglas, Gane, MeGahey, Perrin, Gibson, Gillingham, Mead, Carpenter, Buckenham, J. Freeman and A. C. Russell. McLaren, Smith, Minnott and Webster were omitted from the Australian team. The weather was fine, and the rain overnight had made the wicket excellent, but dead. Douglas won the toss and elected to bat, Fane and Douglas opened to the bowl-) ing of Hazlett and Macartney. With the total at 13, in playing forward to Macartney, Fane was caught at the wicket. Perrin and Douglas took the score to 26, when Finery, who had just come on, got Perrin finely caugh" in the slips. The bowling was being carefully watched. At the luncheon adjournment the score was 86 for twoj wickets, Douglas having 41 to hisj credit, made by steady play and inelud-i ing some good cuts and leg hits. Mc-| Gahey had made 30. showing clever: driving and sound defence. i After lunch the attendance rose to 4000. Emorv and Kelleway resumed the attack and at 93 Mc.Ganey fell to a brilliant hiffh right-handed catch at short les:. Gillingham assisted Douglas to add ten runs, when the newcomer was vorked fry Emery. The century was hoisted after 135 minutes' play. Thirty runs were added by Douglas and Freeman when the former, who had shown strong defence and made some good leg strokes, was ..easily caught at third man from a poor stroke. Russell was the incomer, but only one run was added when Kelleway bowled Freeman with a good breakback ball at 14. Russell was out l.b.w. to Emery. At the tea adjournment. Carpenter and Gibson had raised the score to 166 by frteadv play. There had been three bowling changes in 10 minutes. Carpenter and Gibson added six runs more, when Carpenter was easily caught by Hazlett in the slips. Twelve runs later Perrin was vorked by Whitty. The last wicket added eight runs, when Gibson, who had been driving finely and had scored five fourers off Emery, was bowled by that bowler. The innings lasted 280 minutes, ending at 4.50. Gregory and Mayne opened the Australians' innings to the bowling of Douglas and Buckenham, and when .stumps wore' drawn bad not been separated. Gregory, who did not play with | Ins usual certainty, gave easy chances i in the slips to Perrin off Buckenham at I 10, and at the wicket to Gibson off jDouq-las at IS. Mayne made some luekv j snicks and gave a chance to Gibson off Mei ( ] wlifn ho had scored 0. Iho following are the scores:—

THE SOUTH AFRICANS' TOUR. MATCH AGAINST M.C.C. Received May 14, 10.15 a.m. LONI)ON,May 13. I The South Africans commenced their match against the Marylebune Cricket Club in bright weather. M.C.C. batted first and commenced well, the first wicket falling at 108, of which Tarrant had made 67. At the luncheon adjournment the score was 162 for three wickets, Tarrant being ! not out with 101. I Tarrant added only three to his i scoro after lunch. Fry and Day made a good stand for the fifth wicket, which j fell at 240; but the others did not (offer much resistance to Pegler and ; Hartigan. ! At the drawing of stumps the South | Africans had scored 83 for four wickets. J 'Hie following are the scores:

LIST OP FIXTURES

The following is a list of the fixtures of the South African team at present touring England: May 13—M.C.C. May 16—Yorkshire, May 20—Oxford University. May 23—Worcestershire. May 27—Australia. May 30 —Northamptonshire. Juno 3 —Cambridge University. June 6 —Surrey. June 10 —England. June 13—Notts. June 17—Somerset. June 20—South Wales. June 24—Scotland. June 27 —Scotland. July I—Middlesex. July 4—Warwickshire. July S—England. July 15—Australia, Julv 18—Kent. July 22—Woodhrook C. and G. July 25 —Ireland. July 29—Minor Counties. August I—Lancashire. August s—Australia.5 —Australia. August B—Leicestershire. August 12 —England. August 1.5 —Sussex. August 19—Yorksh i re. August 22 —Lancashire. August 20—Essex. August 29 —Gloucest' 1 rshire. September 2—Hampshire. September s—Lionel5 —Lionel Robinson's Eleven. September 9 Lord Lnndesborougb's Eleven. September 12—So. of England.

ESSEX.—First- Innings. Douglas, c Bardslcy, b Kelleway ... 60 Fane, o C'arkeek, b Macartney 1 Perrin, c Kelleway, b Emery 3 MoGahey, c Matthews, b Emery ... 3-L Gillingham, b Emery 4 Freeman, b Kelleway 17 Russell, l.b.w., b Emery 0 Carpenter, c Hazlett, b Whitty ... 18 Gibson, b Emery 31 Buckenham, b Whitty 4i j Mead, not out ' Oj .F.xtras 20 1 Total ..." ... 192 Bowline; Analysis.—Hazlett, none for' 21; Macartney, one for 8; Whitty, two 1 for 31; Emery, live for 72; Kelleway,! two for 29; Matthews, none for 9. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Gregory, not out 40 Mayne, not out 22 j Extras , No wickets for

M.CC.: First I nning s. Spoonor, c and 1) Hartij >;an 36 Tarront, b J'efrlcr 104 .1. W. Hearne, Way, b Pegler 12 Hardstuff, b Filler 1 Fry, b Schwartz ... . 30 Dav, Ibw, b Schwartz 50 Keif, c bourse, b ]>e- K lei 25 Thompson, b Hartigan 17 J. T. Hearne, c Nourse, 1> Hartigan 0 Hnisli, not out ... . c; Fielder, b PetrJer 2 Extras 10 Total 293 Bowling analysis: N liirse nono for i 40, Pogler five for 75, S> 4iwartz two for . '"34, Carter none for 45, Hartigan i iree for 69. SOUTH AFRICANS: First Inn in JfS. Tailored, b Tarrant 9 Strieker, b Tarrant 5 Xourso, lbw, b Relf 35 J Snook-e, b Tarrant 6 Mitchell,, not out 15 Schwartz, not out 6 ! Extras 7 1 Four wickets for 83