SOUTH AFRICA v. DERBYSHIRE

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 108, 7 May 1912, Page 7

SOUTH AFRICA v. DERBYSHIRE

i COUNTY ALL OUT FOR 143. (Received May 7, 8.10 a.m.) LONDON, 6th May. ■ Tho South African cricketers opened their tour in England yesterday against Derbyshire. The woather was fine. % Oliver and Cadman opened for the county, and with the scoro at. 16 the former was caught by Mitchell off Snooke. 16—1—6. Chapman followed, and the score went up to 71, when the latter was caught by Faulkner off Carter. 71—2—18. VVith 11 runs added Cadman put his leg in front to Carter. 82 — 3_ — 52. Morton and Slater weie now associated, but, with a single added, tho latter was bowled by Hartigan. 83—4 -—0. Wiekstoad. who followed, did little better. Carter clean bowling him tor a single— o6— s—l. Corbett and Morton look the. Mjoro to 122, when Faulkner got tho former Ji-g-bofoie. 122—6 — 24. This was the &cy.io at th» ly^fe^sa a.d^ounjnjent. " ' " '

On resumption, Morton was caught at the wickets oil Pegler. 124 — 7—19.' Humphries, after' scoring a single, was dismissed leg-before to Faulkner. 129 — 8—1;8 — 1 ; and at 157 Warren was run _ out. 137 — 9—6.9 — 6. Blony became associated with Forester, who made 11 before being caught by Carter off Pegler. 143 — 10—11. VISITORS AT THE WICKETS. Strieker and Tancred began for the South Africans, who made a bad start. Strieker was bowled by Morton after scoring . 2—2 — I—2.1 — 2. Aubrey Faulkiner, who followed, made an inauspicious beginning, Morton getting him l.b.w. for a duck. 2—2—o. Nurse and Tancrod carried the score to 52, when the former left, "caught by Cadman off Forester. 52—3 — 25. At 96 Tancred was dismissed by Slater, Snooke being 29 not out. 96 — 4—39. Mitchell camo in, and with 6 runs added, Morton bagged another wicket— Snooke, 31. 102— S< -31. Taylor was bowled by Mortoii for 7. 110— 6—7. Hartigan was caught by Morton off Slater for a similar score. 126— -7< — 7. Pegler joined Mitchell, and these two were together when stumps wore drawn for the day, at 130 for seven wicketsMitchell 14 not out. Pegler 2 not out. Details are as follow :-~ DERBYSHIRE.— First Innings, Oliver, c Mitchell, b Snooke ... 6 Cadman, lbw, b Carter 52 Chapman, c Faulkiner, b Carter ... 18 Morton, c Campbell, b Pegler ... 19 Slater, b Hartigan ... 0 Wickstead, b Carter I Corbett, lbw, b Faulkiner ... 24 Forester, c Carter, b Pegler ... 11 Humphries, lbw, b Faulkiner ... 1 Warren, run out ... 6 Blony ; not out ... ... ... 2 Sundries ... ... 3 Total ... ... ... 143 The wickets fell as follow .—. — 123456789 10 16 71 82 83 86 122 124 129 137 143 SOUTH AFRlCA.— Fii'st Innings. Strieker, b Morton ... 2 Tancred, b Slater 39 Faulkiner, lbw, b Mortoii .;. ... 0 Nourse, c Cadman, b Forester ... 25 'Snooke, b Morton . . 31 Mitchell, not out '... 14 Taylor, b Morton , „, 7 Hartigan, c Morton, b Slater ... 7 Pegler, not out ... .. ... 2 Sundries ... . ... 3 Total for seven wickete ... 130