CRICKET NEWS.

West Coast Times, 20 June 1912, Page 1

CRICKET NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN ENGLAND

MATCH AGAINST SURREY. VISITORS IN A TIGHT CORNER. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, Juno 18. There was bright sunshine, hut the attendance was small, when the match between Surrey and the Australians was resumed. The wicket was still soft. Jennings and Bardsley resumed. Rushby and Smith taking up the bowling. Tne batsmen were careful, and fifty appeared in 65 minutes. Jennings got his leg in front after making 32 in eighty minutes by stylish play. The rest made a poor stand. Without any addition to the score, Bardsley playing forward, was bowled by a break back. He scored nine in threequartcrs of an hour. Six runs later Smith caught Mayne off his own bowling low down, failing in the attempt. Gregory was run out by a smart return by Hobbs’* at silly point. Matthews, without addition to the score, was caught in the slips, four wickets adding only fifteen runs. The remaining three wickets added 28. Smith, in attempting a big drive, was caught at long-on. Emery and Hazlitt saw the century hoisted after 130 minutes’ play. The innings lasted two hours and eighteen minutes. The bowling was good. Surrey opened as usual with Hayward and Hobbs, Hazlitt and Emory taking up the bawling. Webster fielded as substitute for Gregory, who had strained a muscle of his leg. The pitch suited the bowlers at first, tho ball turning quickly. At lunch there were no wickets down for 22. Hayward 16, Hobbs five. .

On resuming the attendance 'was four thousand. Matthews and Kolloway took up the bowling, Minnett fielding as substitute for Gregory. Fifteen were added .before a separation was effected. Hayward getting l.b.w. to Matthews. The wicket had improved when Hobbs and Hayward became associated. They made a fine stand and added fifty in 55 minutes: Hayes then mishit a ball to mid-off, when Macartney tool: a smart catch off Hazlift. Ho made 40 in -fifty-five minutes by hard driving and cutting. The partnership added 82. Ducat and Hobbs made another good stand, adding 42 runs. Hobbs, when ho hud reached 76, was taken at covorpoint. 11s gave a fine display, scoring all round. Ho hit a sixer and eight fours. Tlie fourth and fifth wicket fell soon after the third. Then another good stand was made, followed by a total collapse.. Abel and Myers added 76 for the sixth wicket, and the remaining 1 four a single. At the adjournment ' there wore four wickets down for 170 runs .Bird two and Abel three. On resuming 6000 were present. Hazlitt and Emery took up the bowling. Bird in Hazlitt’s first over was caught at mid-on behind the bowler. Five for 170. Myers joined Abel and runs camo quickly. Two hundred appeared in 180 minutes. Matthews was slightly indisposed, but not seriously. Webster fielded as substitute. At 246 Abel when 35 was caught in the slips by Hazlitt off Kcllcway. He was brilliant on the off-side. Ho made seven fours. Ho gave chances at 22 to Minnett at long-off. Macartney bowlCarkeek and Emery, and at 30 to Minnett at long-off. Macartney bowled Myers, who compiled 40 in forty minutes by resolute play. At 34 he was nearly taken on the leg side by Minnett single-handed off Kcllcway. It was a brilliant attempt. Six for 245. Then came a rot. The same over, Carkeek, standing back, caught Hitch off Kelleway. The next over Owers succumbed to Macartney. Smith was taken in the slips without scoring, and then Rushby’s middle stump was uprooted by Kelleway. The innings lasted just under four hours. The last five wickets fell in fifteen minutes.

The Australians, requiring 329 to win, opened with Jennings and Mayne. Rushby and Hitch took up the bowling. The latter was sending them in at a tremendous pace. In his second over Jennings was hit by a rising ball and retired with a split finger. Probably ho will bat late in the innings. Mayne, before scoring, gave a chance at the wickets off Rushby. Mayne and Macartney played out time. Gregory, who has been massaged, is better.

Following are the scores; SURREY. First Innings. . Hayward, c Emory, b Matthews 21 Hobbs, st Carkeek, b Matthews 30 Hayes, l.b.w. b Emery : Ducat, b Hazlitt 21 Bird, c Emery, b Hazlitt 17 Abel, b Hazlitt 1 Moyers, b Hazlitt 2 Hitch, st Carkeek, b Hazlitt 6 Strudwick, not out 25 Smith, b Matthews 16 Rushby, b Matthews 2 Sundries .' 11 Total 190 Bawling Analysis.'—Hazlitt took five wickets for 59; Emery, one for 40; Matthews, four for 50; Kolleway, nine for 17; Macartney, none for four. Second Innings. Hayward, 1.b.w., b Matthews ... 25 Hobbs, c Bardsley ,b Matthews ... 76 Hayes, c Macartney, b Hazlitt ... 49 Ducat, st. Carkeek, b Matthews 8 Bird, c. Emery, b Hazlitt 2 Abel, c Hazlitt, b Kelleway 35 Meyer, b Macartney 40 Hitch, c Carkeek, ,b Kelleway ... 0 Strudwick, not out 0 Smith, c Kelleway, b Macartney 0 Ri.shby, b Kelleway 0 Sundries 21 Total 247 The wickets fell: One for 17, two for 119, three for 161, four for 162 five for 170, sis for 246, seven for 246, eight for 246, nine for 246.

Bowling analysis:—Hazlitt took two wickets for 129, Emery none for 54, Kelleway none for 70, Matthews throe for 42, Macartney two for 21. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Kelleway, c Strudwick, b Smith 8 Macartney, c Strudwick, b Hitch 15 Jer.nings, l.h.w. b Rushhy 32 Bardsley, b Smith 9 Gregory, run out 4 Mayne, b Smith 4 Matthews, c Hayes, b Rushby 1 Smith, c Abel, b Smith 13 Hazlitt, b Hitch 6 Emery 10 Carkcek, not out 3 Sundries 6 j Total ’ 109 Bowling analysis:—Hitch took two wickets for 12, Smith five for 66, Rushby two for 25. The wickets fell;— One for 3, three for 66, four for 66, five for 74, six for 81, seven for 81, eight for 01, nine for 104 Second Innings. Jennings (retired) 0 Mayne, not out 8 Macartney, not out 14 Extras 5 Total for no wickets 27