THE TRIANGULAR CONTEST.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13411, 8 May 1912, Page 5

THE TRIANGULAR CONTEST.

AUSTRALIA VERSUS NOTTS

COLONIALS MAKE 248

London, May 6

Lee was omitted from the Notts team and Kelleway, Emory, Webster, and Smith from the Australians.

Tho weather was warm and cloudy, and the attendance- at the opening small. The pitch was soft and drying

Jones won the toss and sent the visi-

tors in

Wass and Riley opened the attack The first ball yielded four byes.

The first wicket fell for 28, Bardsley being dismissed by a brilliant single handed catch by Jones at second slip.

Macartney followed, and tho bowling being of uncertain length, the bataraen seized favourable chances.

At 36 Gregory got leg before to Iremonger. He was 70 minutes at the wickets. His timing was unequal, and ho was missed when 28 at deep point by Jones off Wass—2 for 77; Macartney 24.

Minnett filled the vacancy, and tho century appeared after 85 minutes' play.

Macartney reached 50 in 70, minutes. After getting going he showed free cricket, pulling and off driving. Tho partnership was ended by Iremonger smartly catching Minnett at point. He was badly missed when 4 at short leg by Riley off Iremonger—3 for 122; Macartney 51.

Macartney and Mayne carried the

scoro to 166, when the former lost his wicket in hitting across at Riley. Ho was 115 minutes at the wickets, and played an admirable, stylish, chanoeless innings, which included 11 fourers.

Mayne played a dull innings of 19, and Matthews a quiet one of 26.

Whitty liit three fourers in lias first over.

The innings lasted 230 minutes

The Notts bowling and fielding was only moderate at the start, but improv-e-3 later on. The wicket was drying and played easily.

About 4000'wero present when Notts went in..

Hazlett and Whitty were the first pair of bowlers. Both put on pace, and byes went to boundary off each in the first

two overs

Jones and G. Gunn were the batsmen. The former was yorked by Hazlett at 23.

The bowlers then changed ends, and Hardstaft" was smartly stumped at 30. The light at this stage was bad. J. Gunn followed.

At 48 Maclaren relieved Whitty. Hazlott was awkward to play, and the* fielding was good. G. Gunn after taking 70 minutes to compile 22, was bowled in Maclaren's second over in'attempting to glance him, and Payton was immediately caught at point—4 for 55. J. Gunn and Crawford flayed ."out time, the latter's 14 being all made in ono over from Hazlett. Stumps were drawn at 94 for row wickets: — Australians; first innings. Bardsley c Jones b Riley 13 Gregory l.b.w. b Iremongor 36 Macartney b Riley . 84 Minnett c Iremonger bJ. Gunn . 18 Mayne c Oates b Wass Jennings c Oates b Riley 3 Matthews c Jones b Iremonger , 27 Hazlett b Wass ' " 10 Carkeek st Oates b Iremongor 14 Maclaren b Wass 0 Whitty (not out) ' 16 Extras '8 Total -.248 Bowling analysis: Wass 3 wickets' for 106 runs; Riley 3 for 56; Iremonger 3 for 62 j Gunn 1 for 16. Notts; first innings. ' | Jones b Hazlett . 6 G. Gunn b Maclaren ; .22 Hardstaff st Carkeek b Whitty , ' 3 J. Gunn (not out) . 32 Payton o Matthews b Maclaren '"' 0 Crawford (not out) '"' 14 . Extras ,■.'■':' - ; 1? Total for four wickets ,' 94