CRICKET.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10, 9 May 1912, Page 5

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. NOTTS

(Received 9, 9.20 a.m.) London, May 8

Ta the Australians’ second innings an official correction of the scores makes Carkeek’s total 18, and the total of the innings 166. Riley’s average was 6 for 90. Wanting 213 to win, and with twelve runs on without loss, Jones and George Gunn fackl McLaren and Wliitty. The weather was hot and the wicket faster. The attendance was a thousand. With the* score at 29, Hazlitt relieved Whitty, and at 46 Minnett displaced McLaren. The batting was excellent, though the score was composed chiefly of singles. McLaren was no-balled three times for dragging over. Jones had made some fine cuts, while Gunn’s score was mainly made by singles. The half century was hoisted in 50 minutes. The bowlers were pitching the ball too far up, and the fielding was uneven. Matthews relieved Hazlit't at 85, Jones being then 47, made chiefly in singles. In Matthews’ third over, with, the total at 99, George Gunn, playing back, was bowled. Barring one stroke in the slips, his innings was faultless, Gunn being particularly strong on the leg side. Seven runs later, Jones was caught at second slip by Mayne. He played a masterly innings lasting 95 minutes, and hit four tourers. The century had taken 90 minutes. Whitty, being indisposed, retired, t’mev/ fieldii.g a* sidjn'tut'. At 144 McLaren relieved Matthews, and in his second over got Hardstafie, who was caught at the wickets. He had made seven by wretched cricket. At lunch the score was 148 for 3, John Gunn,having made 33, including seven tourers, in half an hour. /liter lunch the attendance rose to 3000. Whitty resumed fielding. The wicket played, excellently. McLaren and Macartney bowled. Matthews relieved Macartney at 167.

The batsmen,' however, without mishap, took the score to 209, when Paynton was bowled in playing back to Matthews. Gunn had scored 67, including 11 tourers, in 80 minutes, by dashing cricket. Crawford joined Gunn and a bye and two to the boundary left Notts victor by six wickets. The Australians threw the match away by feeble batting yesterday. Today the wicket had quite recovered and the bowling was of poor length and the fielding below expectations. Notts.—Second Innings. Jones, c Mayne, b Minnett ... 50 George Gunn, b Matthews ... 46 Hardstaff, c Oarkeek, b MacLaren 7 John Gunn, not out ... ... 67 Payton, b Matthews 23 Crawford, not out ... ... 0 Extras ... ... ... ••• 21 Total 213 Bowling: Whitty 0 for 12; MacLaren 1 for 32; Hazlitt 1 for 29; Minnett 1 for 64; Matthews 2 for 48; Macartney 0 for 8. MacLaren bowled live no balls and Minnett three. AFRICANS V. DERBY. (Received 9, 9.20 a.m.) London, May 8. The match Derbyhiro v. South Africans was resumed in glorious weather. Noursc and Snooke, the not out men, wiped off the deficit without lining separated, the Africans winning by seven wickets —Nourse 31, Snooke 28, extras 7. Bowling: Morton 1 for 35; Cadman 0 for 17; Slater 1 for 40; Forester 1 for 20; Blount 1 for 19. For Children’s Hacking Cough at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1? tx*, 2 s tki