THE TRIANGULAR CONTEST.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13413, 10 May 1912, Page 5

THE TRIANGULAR CONTEST.

AUSTRALIA V. NOTTS

London, May 8

In tho match Australians v Notts, im the former's second innings an official correction of the scores makes Carkeok's total 18 (instead of 8), and the full total of the innings 168. Riloy's average was 6 for 90. On resuming the weather was hot ami the wicket faster. Thoro was an at- | tendance of 1000. 1 Wanting 2.13 to win. and with 12 runs' on without the loss of a wicket, Jones and George- Gunn faced McLaren and Whitty. With the score at 29 Hazlett relieved Whitty, and at 48 Minnett displaced McLaren. ' The hatting was excellent, though the : score w.as composed chiefly of singles. 1 McLaren was no-balled thre-e times for dragging over the crease. Jones had made some fine cuts, while [ Gunn's score was .mainly made by ,onplay. The half century was hoisted in 50 minutes. The bowlers were pitching the ball too far up, and the fielding was uneven. ' Matthews relieved Hazlett at 85, Jones being then 47, made chiefly in singles. In Matthews' third over, with the total at 99, George Gunn, in playing back was bowled. Barring one stroke in. th© slips his innings was faultless, and h© was particularly strong on th© leg side. Seven runs later Jones was caught at second slip by Mayno. He played a masterly innings lasting 95 minutes, and his score included four fourers. The century had taken 90 minutes to reach. Whitty, being indisposed, retired, and Emery fielded as substitute. At 144 McLaren relieved Matthews, and in his second over got Hardstaff caught at the wickets after ho had made 7by wretched cricket. At the lunch adjournment the score was 148' for 3 wickets, John Gunn having made S3, including seven fourers, in half an hour. After lunch .the attendance increased to 3000.Whitty resumed fielding. Tho wicket played excellently. McLaren and Macartipy bowled. Matthews relieved Macartney at 167. The batsmen, however, without mishap took the score to 209, when Paton was bowled in playing \, kc \ t ± 6 Matthews. Gunn had [ scored 67, including eleven fourers, jii 80 mluut^s, by dashing cricket. Crawford joined Guntt, and a bye t© the. boundary left Notts victors by six wickets. The Australians threw the match away by feeble batting yesterday. Tc-iay the wicket had quite recovered, but the bowling was of poor length, and the fielding below expectations. The scores wore as follows:— Australia; first innings. Total $4$ Notts ; first innings. Total 202 Australia; second innings. TotaJ 160 Notts; second inninga. Jones c Mayne b Minnett 50 George Gunn b Matthews 46 Hardstaff o Carkeek b McLaren 7 John Gunn (not out) 67 Payton b Matthews 22 Crawford (not out) 0 Extras 21 Total for 4 wickets 213 Bowling analysis: Whitty 0 wickets for 11 runs j Hazlett 9 for 29; Minnett 1 for 64; Matthews 2 for 48; Macartney O.for 8. McLaren bowled five no-balls and Minnett three. PREVIOUS GAMES AGAINST NOTTS Every team from Australia has played Notts at least once, 19 matches having taken place. Notts has won 7, Australia 6, and six have remained unfinished. It is 22 years since the Australians wex-o last defeated by th© county. In 1909 Notts was beaten by an innings and six runs, the Australians, scoring 389 and Notts 239 and' 44. ' >■ Ml BIT- lIP 11 _ SOUTH AFRICA V. DERBYSHIRE, < London, May 8. The match Derbyshire v. South Africa, vva's resumed in glorious weather. Nonrse and Snooke, the not out men, wiped off the deficit for South Africa without being separated. The Africans won by soven wickets. The scores were as follows :— Derbyshire; first innings.. Total . 143 South■-•Africa; first innings. Total 136 Derbyshire; second innings. Total 129 South Africans; second innings. Tailored, ... ;.. ... ... ••'. .... ...9 Strieker ... ... 26 Faulkner ... 4$ Nourse . ... 31 Snooke ... ... ... 2S Extras 7 Total for 3 wickets 138 Bowling analysis: Morton 1 wicket for 35 runs; Cadman 0 for 17 ; Slater 1 for 40 j Forster 0! for 20; Blount 1 for 19.

A Sydney cable details the analysis for the match as follows: —

Derbyshire, first innings: Snooke 1 wicket for 10 runs; Pegler 2 for 30; -

Fauykner 2 for 40; Carter 3 for 29; Hartigan 1 for 31. Second innings: Faulkner 2 for 40; Carter 3 for 29; Pegler 0 for 13; Snook© 0 for 17; Hartigan 1 for 11.

South Africa, first innings: Warren 0 for 19; Morton 6 for 52; Forster 1 for 21; Blount 0 for 16; Slator 3 for 25.