SMALL SCORES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8191, 5 August 1912, Page 7

SMALL SCORES.

DRAW AT DERBY. TRICKY WICKET GIVES AUSTRALIANS ADVANTAGE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received August 4, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 3. Sunshine and rain alternated at Derby yesterday and to-day, and the match Between tho county eleven and the Australians was finally drawn, with the scoroi in tho visitors’ favour. Friday’s play attracted about 1500 spectators. Bright sunshine made the wicket, which was soft after the previous day’s downpour, very tricky. Matthews (12) and Kelleway (20) continued their stand in the Australians’ first innings, adding 30 more before they were separated. Tho next three wickets added nothing. Then Emory and Whiffy made a eland for tho ninth wicket, adding 15. Emery and Webster put on 22 for the last wicket. Kellewav batted 137 minutes for his 37—a faultless innings. Matthews was strong on the leg-side, and Emery drove hard, hitting four 4's and a 3 off consecutive baits from Forester. The century was posted after M 3 minutes’ play, tho innings lasting ICS minutes. Derbyshire made but a poor stand, Matthews proving very destructive. Morton alone made any showing. He batted 103 minutes for 32. Humphries gave a fair display. The innings lasted 130 minutes. SATURDAY’S PLAY. When tho game was resumed this morning tho weather was fine, and the wicket drying well. Threo thousand people attended. With five down for 62 Bardsley (17) and Smith (2) went on again for Australia. Tho remaining wickets were disposed of by lunch time. The five only added 75, of which the tenth (Webster’s, with Bardsley) accounted for 49. Smith added 7 to his overnight score, while Bardsley brought his con-tx-ibution up to 23. Emery, following Smith, was dismissed first ball. Bardsley, playing an excellent all-round innings, made steady headway, while Whitty and Hazlitt were content with 3 each. Tho innings had lasted 135 minutes and the ninth wicket had fallen before the century appeared. Webster played a sound game, and was in fifty minutes, while Bardsley was two hours twenty-five minutes at tho wickets. He gave one hard chance at 22 to mid-off, and tho next ball ho drdve back almost into the hands of Morton who, with Forester, secured the bowling honours. Tho innings lasted five minutes under tho three hours.

Derbyshire started their second strike on a treacherous wicket, though it became easier after tea. Morton alone was able to make any headway against the bowling, and ,he batted seventy-five minutes for his 40—a good sound innings marred by just one chance at 13 to Whittv off Hazlitt. Whitty and Matthews made the most of the difficult wicket. Rain came on again, and at G o’clock stumps and the match were drawn.

AUSTRALIA. —First Innings. Mayne, run out . 0 Kelleway, c Humphries, b Forester 37 b Forester 0 Bardsley, Ibw, b Cadman 17 Gregory, b Forester 5 Matthews, c Humphries, b Cadman 23 Smith, b Forester 0 Emery, not out 26 Hazlitt, c Humphries, b Cadman ... 0 Whitty, c Slater, b Cadman 4 Webster, b Forester —. 7 Extras 4 Total 123 Bowling Analysis. Forester took five wickets for 76 runs. Cadman four for 43, Bracey none for 0. How the Wickets Fell. 123 4 66789 10 0 S 30 87 . 86 86 86 86 101 123 Second Innings. Mayne. b Morton 6 Kelleway, Ibw. b Forester v Macartney, b Forester 8 Bardsley, not out 59 Gregory, b Morton 4 Matthews, o Humphries, b Cadman 9 Smith, b Morton 9 Emery, b Morton ; 0 Hazlitt, b Forester 3 Whitty, o Oliver, b Morton 3 Webster, b Slater 15 Extras 14 Total 037 Bowling Analysis. Morton took five wickets for 52, runs. Forester three for 47. Cadman one for 6, Bracey none for 7, Slater one for 11. How the Wickets Fell. 123456789 10 12 25 26 31 54 77 77 82 89 137 DERBYSHIRE. —First Innings. Cadman, st Webster, b Whitty 3 Oliver, c Mayne, b Hazlitt 0 Morton, b Matthews S'J Humphries, b Macartney 11 Slater, c Macartney, b Matthews ... 3 Baggalay, c Emery, b Matthews ... 2 Forester, b Macartney 3 Root, Ibw, b Matthews 5 Chapman, c Macartney, b Matthews 0 Corbett, c Emery, b Matthews 2 Bracey, not out 0 Extras 13 Total 74 Bowling Analysis. Hazlitt took one wicket for 16 runs, Whitty one for 6, Macartney two for 16, Matthews six for 23. ' How the Wickets Fell. X 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ~8 8 28 41 55 59 68 68 69 74 ' Second Innings. Humphries, b Hazlitt 9 Oliver, o Macartney, b Matthews 5 Morton, played on, b Whitty 40 Cadman, b Whitty 9 Slater, not out 8 Baggalay, b Matthews 0 Corbett, not out 0 Extras ..........-*.l: 11 Five wicketg fpr !&***•, 82 B<srli*£ Analysis. Macartney took ruy wickets for. 4 runs, Matthews two for one for 25, Whitty two for 5. How the Wickets Fell. 1 2 3 4 5 19 64 66 77 83 LANCASHIRE DEFEATS SOUTH AFRICA. DEAN FLAYS SKITTLES WITH THE WICKETS. LONDON, August 3. Lancashire defeated South Africa at Liverpool by 293' runs. The wicket today, when the Africans went in for their second strike, was most difficult. LANCASHIRE. —First Innings. Spooner, b Faulkner 17 Makepeace, c Pegler, b Faulkner 2 J. Tydesley, c Ward, b Faulkner 4 Sharp, b Taylor 12' W. Tyldesley, c Stricter, b White ... 26 Hornby, c Carter, b Strieker 13 Heap, c Carter, b Faulkner 1?, Brooke, c Carter, b Pcgler F 1 Huddleston, c Nourse, by Taylor 0 Dean not out 6 Fairclough,, st Ward, b Faulkner ... 1 Extras 9 Total 242 Bowling Analysis. Pegler took one wicket for 48 runs,

Faulkner five for 9S, Carter non© for 2D, White one for 31, Strieker one for 17, Taylor two for 10. Second Innings. Spooner, b Pegler 33 Makepeace, c Taucred, b Pegler ...... 23 J. Tyldesley, b Faulkner 3 Sharp, b Faulkner 11 tV. Tyldesley, st Ward, b Faulkner ... 3 Hornby, c Carter, b Pegler 4 Heap, b Carter 10 Brooke, b Carter 27 Huddleston, b Faulkner 7 Dean, b Faulkner 11 Fairclough, not out 0 Extras 18 Total 131 Dowling Analysis. Taylor took no wickets for 16 runs, Fours© none for 9, Pegler three for S 3, Faulkner five for 55, Carter two for 19. SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Tancred, c J. Tyldesley, b Dean 0 Strieker, c Hornby, b Dean 1 Nourso, c Drooke, b Huddleston 2S Taylor, b Huddleston 5 Snccke, b Huddleston 0 Faulkner, b Huddleston 41 White, b Huddleston 0 Beaumont, c Makepeace, b Huddleston 36 Pegler, b Huddleston 8 Carter, Ibw, b Fairclough 11 Ward, not out 0 Extras , 6 Total 124 Bowling Analysis. Dean took two wickets . for 46 runs, Huddleston seven for 42, Fairclough one for 30. Second Innings. , Tancred, o Hornby, b Dean 8 Taylor, o Heap, b Huddleston 10 Strieker, b Doan 0 Nourse, b Dean 7 Beaumount, o Hornby, b Mean 0 Faulkner, b Huddleston 0 White, not out 12 Snooke, o and b Huddleston 3 Carter, b Dean 0 Pegler. b Dean 2 Ward, o Hornby, b Dean 0 Extras 2 Total 44 Bowling Analysis. Dean took seven wickets for 22 runs, Huddleston three for 20. THE TEiANGULAES ENGLISH COMMENT ON AUSTRALIA'S ADVERSE DECISION. ' (Received August 4,6. S p.m.) LONDON, August 8. J. B. Hobbs, the Surrey player, in an intervieir.'said he was unable to see how future triangular rounds could be carried out successfully; therefore, he was not surprised, that the Australian Board of Cricket Control should have arrived at the conclusion that the triangular® should be dropped after this series. Hobbs added that so far as England was concerned the triangular matches to a certain extent took the people away from the county fixtures. A proof of this was to be seen in the small "gates" everywhere. In short, there was too much cricket "Sporting Life" says that apparently the Board of Control did not appreciate the meaning of the decision of the Cricket Conference, which showed that the intention of South Africa's and Australia’s visit to England in separate years, implied the abandonment of the triangular bests. The “Daily Hail" says the action of the board is very prudent. The Australians and Africans have suffered heavily financially, partly through incle-' ment weather and partly through the lack of interest in the contests between Australia and South Africa. ADELAIDE, August 3. The South Australian delegates to the Board of Control declare that they were not consulted regarding the secretary's cable that the board does not favor the continuance of the traiangular -tests.. At the Imperial Cricket Conference a proposal was submitted that England should visit South Africa in the winter of 1913-14; Australia to visit South Africa in 1914-15, English visit Australia in 1915-16, Australia visit England in 1916, and South Africa visit England in 1917. The scheme has yet to ho dealt with finally.