CRICKET NEWS.

West Coast Times, 21 June 1912, Page 4

CRICKET NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN TEAM IN ENGLAND KEEN STRUGGLE AGAINST SURREY. VISITORS SUFFER DEFEAT BY 21 RUNS. [PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, June 8. Requiring 329 to win and having secured twenty-seven without loss, the Australians resumed hatting in hot, but threatening weather. The attendance was small and the wicket hard. Mayne and Macartney continued batting to the bowling of Hitch and Smith. Macartney, with a single off Smith, completed his thousand runs ioi the tour, being the first to get that score this season. He received an ovation. In 65 minutes 50 went up and the century was hailed in 100 minutes. Mayne was caught and fowled by

to successive balls by different bowl-e.-s. Macartney was in 110 minutes. The feature of the innings was the partnership of Smith and Jennings. At lunch the score was five for IGS, Smith 27, Jennings 33. On resuming 3000 were present and there was sunshine. Hitch and Smith were lowlin;' and the second century went up in 202 minutes. Smith was I 54, making 50 in 100 minutes, and ! Jennings 61, making 50 in 85 minutes, j Both were attractive, but neither were rash. Jennings was run out as the result of a splendid return by Hobbs at coverpoint to Strudwick. His 82 weri made in two hours. He scored all round the wicket, making a fiver and eleven fourers. Smith was 91, showing brilliant driving and cutting. The partnership lasted nearly two hours and added 176. Smith at 99 saw Matthews caught at mid-on. He added a single and was then easily caught by Hayes off his own bowling. He was in 155 minutes and gave a splendid display, making a fiver and thirteen fourers. He received an ovation. The rest offered no resistance. Surrey won by 21 runs.

Following arc the scores; — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Kollcway, c Strudwick, b Smith 8 Macartney, c Strudwick, b Hitch I Jennings, l.b.w. b Rushby 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 5 Emery, not out 10 Carkook, b Smith 3 Sundries G 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 6G, four for 6G, five for 74, six for 81, seven for 81, eight for 91, nine for 101 Second Innings. Mayne, c and b Smith 12 Macartney, b Smith 51 Bardsley, b Hitch 17 Gregory, c Abel, b Rushby 17 Ktlleway, 1.b.w., b Smith 3 Smith, c and b Hayes 100 Jennings, run out 82 Matthews, o Abel, b. Hitch 9 Hazlitt, not out 0 Emory, b Hitch 1 Carkeek, b Hitch 0 Sundries 15 Total 307 The wickets fell.—One for 49, two for 72, three for 105, four for 105, five for 11.2, six for 288, seven for 305, eight for 306, nine for 307. Bowling analysis;—Rushby took one wicket for 65, Hitch four for 107, Abel none for 13, Smith three for 79, Hayes one for 12, Bird none for 1, Meyers none for 15. SURREY. First Innings. Hayward, c Emery, b Matthews 21 Hobbs, st Carkeek, b Matthews 39 Hayes, l.b.w. b Emery Ducat, b Hazlitt 21 Bird, c Emery, b Hazlitt 17 Abel, b Hazlitt ■ 1 Moyers, b Hazlitt 2 Hileli, st Carkeek, b Hazlitt 6 Strudwick, not out 25 Smith, b Matthews 16 Rushby, b Matthews 2 Sundries 11

Total 190 Bowling Analysis.—Hazlitt took five- wickets for 69; Emory, one for 49; Matthews, four for 50; Kclleway, nin.; for 17; Macartney, none for four. Second Innings. Hayward, 1.h.w., b Matthews ... 25 Hobbs, c Bardsley ,b Matthews ... 76 Hayes, c -Macartney, b Hazlitt ... 49 Ducat, st. Carkeek, b Matthews 8 Bird, c, Emory, b Hazlitt 2 Abel, o Hazlitt, b Kclleway 35 Moyer, b Macartney 40 Hitch, c C’arkook, b Kclleway ... 0 Sinidwick, not out 0 Smith, c Kclleway, b Macartney 0 Ri.shby, b Kelloway 0 Sundries 21 Total ; 247 The wickets fell: One for 17, two for 119, three for 161, four for 162 five for 170, six for 246, seven for 246, eight for 246, nine for 246. Bowling analysis:—Hazlitt took two wickets for 129, Emery none for 54, Kclleway none for 70, Matthews three for 42, Macartney two for 21.