CRICKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15540, 23 August 1912, Page 5

CRICKET

THE FINAL TEST MATCH

UNFAVOURABLE CONDITION*

SMALL SCORING

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LONDON, August 21

The weather wis dull and chilly and tho wicket soft for the third days play at the Oval in the Tina! test match.

The overnight- score was: Australia, two wickets for 52-Kel!c\\ay not out 26, Bardsiey not out 10. Dean and Barnes took up the bowling. The kitting was quiet and the fielding close. Barnes was -rising considerably. Bardsiey scored two singles in 25 minutes. Woolley replaced Barnes at 77, and Bardsiey got him to leg for 4 and 3 in his lirst over. Barnes replaced .Dean at 85. The batting was admirable and watchful. In his second over Woolley got Kcllcwav leg-before. The retiring batsman had been in 115 minutes, and his display was excellent under the circumstances. He hit five A's. Three for 90.

A collapse followed, the rest adding 21 only. Jennings was easily caught by the bowjer in Woolley's third over without scoring. Four for 90.

Minnett tilled the vacancy, and was easily taken at point close in in Woolley's fifth over, also without troubling tho scorcrs. Five for 92.

Smith saw Bardsiey hit a 1 in tho slips, lrnt iii the same over he was bowled by Barnes, not attempting to play a breakback, which took his leg stump. His stay lasted 100 minutes, and lie gave a masterly, c.hancelcss exhibition of cricket. Six for 96.

Matlliews was the incomer. The ronturv appeared as the result of 150 inimilcs' play. Smith was t.ikon at the wickets in Woollev's seventh over. Seven for 104.

Whitty filled the gap. In the next over Matthews sunt up a tremendous skier, which short mid-oii (Krv) tucopied. Eight for 104. •

With Hazlitt's advent light rain fell. OfF tho next hall Whitty was easily taken <U slip. Nine for 104 "

Carkeek, the last man, had scored 5 I>eforo rain caused 35 minutes' delay. Since the bowling had been changed Barnes had sent down 8 overs, of which 4 were maidens, for 10 runs and 6 wickcts, while Woollcy's average re-a<l— 8 overs, 3 maidens, 21 nuts, 4 wickets. On resuming Carkeek was easily captiired at mid-on. The innings, which yielded 111 runs, occupied 175 minutes. Woolley and Dames come out with splendid overages.

The lunch adjournment was then taken, Rain fel! during llm interval.

Rhodes and llobbs, as usual, were the opening pair, and they faced Whittv and Aiacartney. The weatiier was gloomy and the pitch soft. Misfortune ,«ot in early, Rhodes playing forward and losing his middle stump in the second over to Whitty. One for 7.

Spooncr, the incomer, was easily taken in. the slips off his first ball. Two for 7.

Fry canio to stem the tide of disaster. Two were added to the total, and then rain caused a respite. On resuming at 4 p.m. the weather was gloomy and the wicket easier. Macartney and Whitty were still bowling, llobbs, who scored 11 off Macartney's first over, sustained <i slight strain while running, llaslitt replaced Macartney at 36. Hobbs got a 6 oir Whitty, wilding him into the Australians' enclosure, otherwise the batting was quiet. Fifty appeared for 70 minutes' play. One run later Hobbs wns smartly taken at point. Ho had given an excellent display. Three for 51.

Woolley did not last Jong, being howled after lie had scored 4. Four for 56.

llearnc tilled the vacancy. Play was suspended at 5.20 owing to duskiness; then a, downpour of rain caused stumps to be drawn till tho following day. The attendance was 13,C00, of whom 9914 paid for admission. Appended arc the scorcs; — KNGLAND. First Innings yqt, Second Innings. Ithodcs, b Whitty ... 4 Hobhs, c Matthews, b Whitty 32 Spooner, c Jenings, b Whitty 0 Fry, not oat 17 Woollcy, b Ha/.litt 4 Hearnc, not out <i Extras o ■ Total for four wickets 61 AUSTRALIA.—First Inning?. Gregory, c Rhodes, b Barnes 1 Kelleway, !bw, b Woollcy 43 Macartney, b Barnes ..." 4 Bardslev, b Barnes 30 .leimings, v, and b Woolley 0 Minnctt, e Rhodes, b Woolley 0 •Smith, c Smith, b Woollcy" 6 Matthews, e Fry, I, Raines 2 Whitty, c Foster, b Barnes 0 Hazlitt. not out % Cnrkcck, c Barnes, h Woollcy 5 J'.vc.s 12, leg-byes 6 m Total in Bowling Analysis. Ovrs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Barnes 27 15 30 ft Dean 16 7 29 0 Foster 2 0 5 0 Woolley 9.4 3 29 5 SOUTH AFRICA v. YORKSHIRE. LONDON, August 21. The following arc the scores in the unfinished natch at Sheffield between the Springboks and tho county ;— SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Taylor. 0 Hirst, b Drake b Tancred, c Wilson, b Booth 51 Nourse. b Kiluer 25 Faulkner, c Bates. Ii Kihier 1 White, c Dolphin, b Hirst 6 Strieker, vtm out 29 Beaumont, b Hirst 8 Pegler, not out Mitchell. b Hirst jq Carter, e Kilncr, b Hirst ... u, Ward, b Kilner 5 Exiras "" 0 Total - 1801 Bowling Analysis.—Hirst, four wickets for 41 i'iins; Drake, one for 57: Kilner three for 37; Booth, .me for 23; Oldroul,' none for 14. Second limbics. Reaiimont, b Denton ... 21.1 Taylor, not out jy i Extra [j Total for cue wicket 40 . Bowling Analysis.—Hirst, no wickets for 11 runs; Booth, none for 20; White, none for 7: Denton, one for 1. ORKSHIRE.—First lnuiinjs. B. Wilson, lbw, Ii Pegler ~ ... lg Oldroyd, b Faulkner 24 Denton, b Pegler ~ Kilner, b Wbit« 54! Hirst, b Pegler j! J. Wilson, b Pegler 17 Drake, c and h White 17 Booth, b. White u Bates, c and b Pegler 0 White. not out ; ... 0 Dolphin, lbw, b Pegler 4; Extras 1 j Total ... 1491 Bowling Analysis.—Nourse. no wickets lor K runs; Pegler, six for 29: Faulkiit, ono for 48; Taylor, none for 7: White, three for 31; Carter, none for 13.

AUTOGRAPH BATS.

A BENEFIT FUND,

LONDON, August 21. 1 lirec bats, each bearing ilio jmtogiaplis of the English, Australian, anil South African players, are boiiiii olfcrcil lor sale, the proceeds i>oing ;o maintain k j >' Mr a cot in Sir W. Tn-loars lan cx-l/ird .Mayor of London) I ripples' Home at llton (Esses).