AUSTRALIA v. SURREY.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 119, 17 May 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIA v. SURREY.

LONDON, May 16. To-day the Australian Eleven started their fixture against Surrey.

The following are the teams:—

Australia.—Gregory, OaTkee"k, Bardsley, Hazlitt, Jennings, KeTleway, Matthews, Emery, Mayne, Whitty, Macartney; Surrey.—Bird, Bush, Hay ward, Hobbs, Hayes. Ducat, Harrison, Strudwick, Hitch, Rushby, Platt. i The weather was "bright "but chilly arid the wicket firm. There was a small attendance.

Bird won the toss and Hobbs amd Hay ward opened to Whitty and Emery. The latter Tjpwled Hbbbs's middle stump with a full pitcher in his third over. In the next over •Havward was smartly caught l)y Macartney, off Wh:t%y—2 for TO. Ducat added one, but in playing late to' Whitty was clean Vbowled. In the following over Emery Jchocked out Bush's leg stump. A shower interrupted the game for a. quarter of ail hour. O^i resuming Hayes skied Whitty to Bardsley at third man-^33----■5-141 ,-■ : • ..•■ V- .':, ■

Bird and Harrison stopped the rot; the former by vigorous and the latter' by careful play. ~ Bird' on'-drove Hazr litfc for a sixer,, , and later , hit Emery to•; the tort 6i the< pavniom a'ti.d" brpught'l^^tali to'^ '©srituvyi ;ih>:l2jQ;? • ■;'■ BirdV.';-wßo%ia^-;n)aae-i ' \7f'mO^Tfti minutes.■ w^ 'sma*tly ; stumpefl. HeJ hit % fpTirers: The; partnership added" ''£$;-, and: took 100 minutes. The last four -wickets add-' ed only B'rvins, "Whitty taking one,, and1 Emery, three of the wickets, the' two last in one ; over. j . . The Australians orteiied. I>a3ly. Gre- ■ gory and Mayn« , heing ■ out for 6. | Ma cartnev arid Bardsley; pla.yedWare-', fully.- TiTien the scores were at 46 rain stbpped j>la.y 'for 35 imiriiTtes.', After a T>artnersliip of an Tiour. which • : added' 53, 'Bardsley, was ""bowled by. ' Rushby for 22.' ; ■ • , Jenninp-s Avas run out, ftwi^ng to Macartuev's fault. Macartney • showeai skilful play with- some attractive leg strokes. V ' ■' •' ' .■ .-' ' . . .'... Scores:'—/. ~■ .- ' ;;■ ■ /'•■'■ '.■•■- ■/;','.' First Inriiiigs. " Hobbs, b Emery ......... ... 3. Hay ward, c Macartney b "VVhitty 4Hayes, 'c Bardsley b Whitty ... 14 Ducat, b Whitty 1 Bush, b Emery 0 Bird, st. Carkeek b Emery . 76 Harrison, b Emery .- 25 Strudwick. Ibw b Whitty ' a Platt, b Emery 0 Hitch, riot out 2 Rushby, b Emery 0 Sundries 12 Total 139 Fall,of wickets:—B T 10, 14, 19, 33, 131, 136, 136, 139, 139. Bowling analysis: Whitty 4 for 43, Emery 6 for 54, Hazlitt 0 for 11, Matthews 0 for -13,' Kelleway 0 for 6. AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Gregory, b'Rushby 2' Mayne, c StTudwick b Platt ..., 4 Macartney, not out ... .* 57 Bardsley, b Rushby '.. 22 Jennings, run out 11 Kelleway, b Hayes 0 Extras 6 Total'for five wickets ... 102