AUSTRALIA IN THE LEAD.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 195, 17 August 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIA IN THE LEAD.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE^ POOR '■;'■■■■ SCORE. ;-.-'; -;' ■'."

[.PBKSS ASSOCIATION.} (Received Aug. 17, £.15 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 16. The weather was dull for the continuation of the match between Australia and Gloucestershire. The attendance was 2000. The wicket was slow the ball turning considerably. Bardsley and Gregory. Iresnmfed, Dennett and Parker bowling. : THe i century was hoisted in 125 minutes, j Gregory was caught; cleverly off the; third ball at short mid-off. His inn- | ings occupied 43 minutes. } Jennings filled the vacancy, and the j best partnership of the innings ; ensued, adding 74. Jennings was; stylish, and batted for 40 minutes.; Bardsley was brilliant all round the wicket, forcing a couple of sixers to leg off Dennett. He reached his 50 in 90 minutes. Bardsley continued steadily, and was the last batsman Smith and Carkeek reached double figures, the remainder making poor stands. Bardsley made 102 m 150 minutes, and was accorded an ovation. His play was faultless throughput, and he hit 3 sixes and 6 fours. ' The innings lasted 240 minutes. Dipper and Sewell faced Hazlitt and Minnett. The wicket was drying. The opening batsmen made a moderate stand. The best stand of the innings Avas made by Barnett and Dennett for the tenth wicket, the partnership adding 67 runs. Langdon showed powerful driving. He was in 45 minutes. Barnett started when' six wickets were down. He was in 30 minutes before .scoring, and then hit 7 fours, being unbeaten at the finish. The century took 115 minutes and the innings closed for 150. Whitty obtained a good average. Kelleway. and Mayne opened the Australian second innings, Dennett and Parker bowling. The batsmen played out time. The scores are as follows:— ' AUSTRALIA.—First Innings, Mayne, c Dennett, b Park*6r ... 5 Kelleway, c jSmith, b Dipper .... 28 Minnett, o Langdon^b Parker ... 33 Bardsley,b Dennett ...... ... 115 Gregory, c Sewell, b Dennett ... 11 Jennings, c Parker, b Dennett... 22 Smith, b Jessop ... ■•• ■•• ••• H Emery, cF. Roberts, b Dennett... 1 Whitty, c Barnett, b Jesjsbp ... 3 Hazlitt, c arid b Dennett ... ... o Carkeek, not out ... ' ■■■' vt: •••-., H Sundries ... .<.....::.,... 10

Total ~ - 256 Bowling Analysis: Dennett 5 for 103, Parker 2 for 82 3 Dipper 1 for 2, Jessop 2 for 49. ; The wickets fell as follows:—4 for 106. 5 for 180, 6 for 197/7 for 200, 8 for 207, 9 for 229. GLOUCESTERSH IRE. : . First Innings. Dipper, b Hazlitt , 6 Sewell, b Hazlitt '27 Langdbn, c Hazlitt, b Whitty ... 43 F. Roberts, b Hazlitt 1 Jessop, b Hazlitt 0 A. Roberts* c and b Whitty ... 6 Salter, c Gregory, b Whitty ... 0 Barnett, not out ... ... ••• ■•• 47 Smith, b Whitty ' 0 Parker, b Hazlitt 1 Dennett, b Emery ... T «. ; f' I 2 Sundries 7 Total 150 Bowling Analysis: Hazlitt 5 for 92, Minuet*, 0 for 2, Whitty 4 for 35, Emery 1 for 14. The wickets fell as follows: 20, 63, 77, 79, 79, 80, 85, 86. AUSTRALIA.—Second Innings. Kelleway, not out .., ... «. -•• 0 Mayne, not out « Total for 0 wickets ... 6