AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN ENGLAND

West Coast Times, 17 June 1912, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN ENGLAND

CLOSE STRUGGLE WITH LANCASHIRE. MAKEPEACE AND MACARTNEY SCORE WELL. [YER PRESS ASSOCIATION.- -COPYRIGHT.] -LONDON, June 14. Tho match between Lancashire and Australia was continued at Manchester to-day.. weather was bright at intervals, but there was only a small attendance. With five wickets down for 130, Australia resumed batting, but the remaining five wickets only added fortyseven runs. Macartney 12, not out, and Hazlitt faced tho bowling of Heap and Dean. Seven runs were added when Hazlitt mishit a skier to midoff, and he was caught by Sharp off Dean. Macartney and Emery added 19 when Macartney, pulling a short ball, was finally taken at mid-on by Dean off Heap. He scored 80 and was batting for two hours. He gave a splendid display and hit a sixer and six fourers. The remaining three wickets only added 21 runs. Whitty scored seventeen by hard driving. The innings closed for 177.

Spooner and Mackenzie opened Lancashire’s second venture to the howling of Emery and Hazlitt. -Spooner at 12 gave a chance of being caught off Emery. He was eventually bowled by Whitty after batting forty minutes for 25. J. Tydesley was taken righthanded at wide slip very cleverly by Kellway off Whitty. Makepeace was batting soundly. Fifty appeared in as many minutes. After lunch Tydesley and Makepeace resumed to the bowling of Kelleway and Whitty. The former was soon out Sharp, the incomer, was taken at the wickets by Carkoek standing tack to MacLaren’s bowling. Makepeace had been batting three hours and had made 52 when he put his leg in front to Matthews and was out. Stumps were drawn, Lancaster being all out for 188. AUSTRALIANS BEATER.

LONDON, June 15. The weather was bright with a high wind for the conclusion of the match between Australia and Lancashire. The wicket was softish and soon became difficult and the attendance at the opening of play was small. A feature of the match was the fine bowling of Dean and Heap, the latter getting five for 26, three of which , were taken after luncheon for five * runs.

Huddleston and Dean resumed the attack. Kelleway was out without any addition to the overnight score, being dismissed with a shooter. Dean got Whitty, off thejpads. Bardsley and Macartney were associated when the former was brilliantly taken low down at midon. Macartney made 31 and was then taken by Tydesley high up, righthanded in the slips. He gave a difficult chance at 2!) to Dean, off W'hitchead. He batted an hour and a quarter. Matthews, who partnered Gregory, was splendidly caught at silly point for two. The century went up after a little over two hours’ play. At the luncheon adjournment six wickets were down for 117.

On resuming the attendance was only 300. Heap and .Dean were the bowlers to Gregory and Hazlitt. The former did not increase his score, being sent back by a brilliant catch by Huddlestone, who took the ball lefthanded at short leg. The Australian skipper batted an hour and a half and was indifferent. He gave a chance at one off Huddleston an<J A Second tfj 4JJ off Heap. Emery was caught at longoff and MacLaren returned the bowler the successive ball. The innings closed for 133, the Australians losing by three runs.

Following are the scores:— LANCASHIRE. First Innings. Makepeace, b Matthews ..; 17 Spooner, c Carkeek, b Hazlitt - 27 J. Tyldesley, c Hazlitt, b Matthews g Sharp, c Bardsley, b Matthews ... 14 Heap, b MacLaren 99 E. Tyldesley, 1.b.w., b Matthews'." 13 Horby, b Hazlitt r

Brooke, b Kollo way jg Whitehead, b Matthews 3' Huddostone, b Ivelloway \ Dean, not out q Sundries 23 , Total 146 Bowling analysis—Hazlitt took two for 44, Matthews five for 48, Emery nought for 12, MacLaren one for 12, Kelleway two for 17. The fall of the wickets was as follows^:— One for 24, two for 36, three for 71, four for 128, five for 130, six ; for 137, seven for 156, eight for 174, nine for 176. ’ Second Innings. Spooner, b Whitty 25 : J. Tyldesley, c Kelleway, b Whitty 7 Makepeace, l.b.w. b Matthews ... 52 Sharp, c Carkeek, b MacLaren ... 9 Heap, Matthews 6 Total 177; (The other scorers have not been' cabled). AUSTRALIA. = First innings. Jennings, b Dean 18 Kelleway, 1.b.w., .b Huddlestone ... 11 Bardsley, 1.b.w., b Dean'..... 7 Gregory, b Heap 16 Matthews, ,c Huddlestone, i> Heap 1 Macartney, c Dean, b Heap 80 Hazlitt, c Sharp, b Dean 2 Emory, b Dean 14 W T hitty, 1.b.w., b Heap 17 MacLaren, run out 0 Carkeek, not out 1 Sundries 10 Total 177

Bowling ahalysis:—Dean took four wickets for 36, Whitehead none for 22, Huddlestone one for 41 The wicksts fell as follows:—One for 24, two for 36, three for 71, four for 128, five for 130, six for 137, seven for 150, eight for 174, nine for 176. Second Innings. Jennings, b Whitehead 17 Kelleway, b Dean 8 Whitty, b Dean 12 Macartney, c Tydesley, b Heap . 31 Bardsley, c Hornby, b Huddleston 3 Gregory, c Huddleston, b Heap . 34 Matthews, o Hornby, b Heap ... ’2 Hazlitt, b Dean 9 Emery, c Makepeace, b Heap ... 11 MacLaren, c and b Heap 0 Carkeek, not out • 0 Sundries 6 Total 133 Bowling Analysis:—Dean took three wickets for 36; Whitehead, one for 31; Huddleston, one for 28; Heap, five for 26.

The wickets foil; One for 23; two for 31; three for 40; four for 45; five for 94; six for 100; seven for 117; eight for 121; nine for 123. RESULTS OF THE TOUR. May 6, v Nottingham—Australia 348 and 166; Nottingham 202 and 2i3 for four wickets. Lost by six

wickets. May 9, v .Northamptonshire—Australia 370; Northamptonshire 169 and 137. Won by an innings and

64 runs. May 13, v. Essex—Australia 564 for three wickets (innings declared

closed); Essex 192 and 240. Won by an innnings and 132 runs. May 16, v .Surrey—Australia 294 and 54 for three wickets; Surrey 139 and 205. Won by seven wickets. May 20, v M.0..C. —Australia 326 and 169 for five wickets; M.C.C. 169 and 323. Won by five wickets. May 23, v. Oxford University—Australia 236 and 42 for no wickets; Oxford University 71 and 206.

Won by ten wickets. May 27, Tost Match, v. South Africa— Australia 448; South Africa 265 and 95. Won by an innings and

88 runs. May 30, v Warwickshire—Australia 262 and 43 for throe wickets; Warwickshire 275 and 102. Drawn. June- 3., v. Middlesex 67 for two wic-

kets. Abandoned. June 6, v Cambridge University Australia 255;- Cambridge 81. Abandoned. June 10, v Yorkshire—Australia 107 and 35 for six wickets; Yorkshire 155 and 67 for seven wickets (innings declared closed). Drawn. Matches played 11, won 6, lost 1, drawn 4.

AUSTRALIAN FIXTURES.

Juno 17, at the Oval, a Surrtfj). June 20, at Bath, v Somerset. June 24, at Lords, Third Tost Mutch, v. England.