COLONIAL CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15056, 27 July 1912, Page 7

COLONIAL CRICKETERS.

AUSTRALIANS IN FORM. SCORE OF .398. AGAINST SUSSES? „.;j ■■''■■■ '■ ' '.';'', / -;t: ; .gvi?'Ksl| MACARTNEY MAKES 142. , 1 ,* {4 • ' ' ' ', ' '■ .. • ...; ■:'■■■. ■ ..: ■ ■ : - • -:'i ;■€■'.'. ■%■■?*s& " ' •■ ■'.'. '■'' ' ■'.'■' '■'■.■■■[ '^';:;. : "'-;^.;&sl By Telegraph.—Press Association.— ' ," " - " London, July 25. The Australian cricketers •' commenced ;!1| ; J:|1 their match against Sussex at Brighton • to-day. The weather was fine, and the wicket fast. The Australians, who batted' first, opened by scoring freely. Jennings, wbo , _'?; gave an attractive display, was in 70 minutes for 48, and hit eight fours.' Kelle- ,' ; way, who played a dogged game, was in 80 minutes for his 28, scored nioistly on the leg side. . , " . Macartney, who succeeded Jennings, was ' in fine form. He and; Bardsley added 99 ""'. for the third wicket, Bardsley playing : '-J chanceless cricket, and scoring 10 off an ** over from Vine. He batted an hour for 'jjj his 43, driving hard and hitting well to ; leg. Macartney and Minnett added 46 for , the fifth wicket, and 200 was hoisted "in .: 150 minutes. , - j( Macartney and Gregory added 57 for the sixth wicket, and then Macartney, in attempting to drive, was bowled. His play was magnificent, .especially his driving and , late cutting. He scored the century in 110 minutes, and batted for 150 minutes ~'', for 142. He hit 28 fours, and was missed . }*; at 12 at long-on, .©.*-"- ■■■.:, ■.-,, ■■■ :j, -..■■■■ , :.i- : ....i i . 1 . , ..i« i «J . The remainder made a, creditable stand, the last four adding; 75. ,\ Gregory batted : 85 minutes., He was badly missed at 23. Tho. third century was hoisted. in 300 ? v minutes, and the innings lasted .285 /f minutes. | In the few minutes remaining for . play ' , Vino and B. ' Relf faced the bowling of Kelleway and Whitty, and were hot tepar. '. t ' .'■, ated when stumps were drawn for th« || day. - % , 'ru~ *~1? : it.- - i- .. - . ..>«

The following are the scores :— " . j ' AUSTRALIANS.-~Firflt Innings. ' -^ ; Jennings, b Simms , ... 48 iKelleway, b iSimras ... ... ~.28 Bardsley, c Street, 1> Simms, .... , ?f .. "-3 - Matthews, lbw, b A. E. Relf ...... l 7 .Minnett, c Chaplain, bA. E. Relf ... 33' Macartney, bA. E. Relf .'.. ... 142 ! Gregory, b Holloway ... ... ... 35 ' Webster, c Simms. b Holloway ... 10 MacLaren. b Uolloway ... ... 27 Emery, c Cox, bA. E. Relf ... ... 16 Whitty, not out .... .'..." {. ... .. ... 0 ", Sundries ... ... ' ... ... 19 " ■ . ■'■"■• '■■■■:'...:■ ■ '_„■'" . Total ... ... ... ..■ ... 393 T Fall of Wickets : One for 83, two for 96, three for 195, four for 220, five for 266, six for 323; seven; for 344, eight' for 373/ nine for 398. • _:'■ ■ • Bowling Analysis A. ,E, Relf, four "''' wickets i for 159 runs ; Holloway, three :fpr., ' 52 Simms, three for 123 Vine, none for 18; Cox, none for 27. -•'.,.. SUSSEX.— Inning. Vine, not out ..'.' ... ... ... ! 4 '•! R. Relf, not out ... .... , ... ; ..; 0 l I Sundries ,ji .'.. , \..';\ ... ' ... 4 - Total for no wickets ...... 8 SOUTH AFRICA V. IRELAND, ; ; .. ... . ■:■■ ;■•;■,•, : ; .'.;■■;>;;;,' : ;.:"',; '~u^.,.'h'f-v : '^ i :M^&sVS^§i '■■■':':■•.[i-\.,,-y'. ■^■i;^)t^^^-M^^}^o!^^^ THE COLONIALS AHEAD. '■■■■■' :■':'■' .-.■■ ' ■ .:':. 'V'r::rcT v. : .':- : -■'. '-• .-. -.- __ ■- . r- 'LokoJom;. July 25. \- The South Africans commenced a match, . with' Ireland at Dublin to-day. ' The Irish. team scored' 108 and the Africans, 223 for ... i four wickets. " ■ -• ' . ! [ Taylor took four wickets for' 36 funs ; • j Carter, two for 48, Faulkner, three for . 20.'. ■■.'■"■ v ": ■ ■ < ! : /':/•■; '

* Tancred scored 61, Taylor 14, : ~.._,. 18, Snboke 81, and Noursw 45, not out. >.