CRICKET.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 164, 23 June 1924, Page 2

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fc SOUTH AFRICA v. ESSEX, s London, June 20. Essex in its second innings against [ South Africa made 315 for nine wickets and declared. Carter took five wickets h for 70 runsfl—(Argus.) t | SOUTH AFRICA v. HAMPSHIRE. p | London, June 21. There was fin© weather and 3000 were ' present at the opening of the South Africans’ match against Hampshire at j Southampton. The wicket was easy. Tennyson won the toss and batted. 1 When stumps were drawn Hampshire , Were all out for 279- Day (100) gave several chances, but played a vigorous, straight-driving innings. He hit eleven fours and batted for 191 minutes. Newman made 58. Blanckenberg took six for 121. The South Africans have lost two e wickets for 63.—(Reuter). '■ PARKIN HUMILIATED. , NOT ASKED TO BOWL. London, June 21. 2 Parkin, in his weekly article in the newspaper “Dispatch,” caused a sensa- ’ tion in cricket circles by strong cum- ’ ments upon Gilligan’s failure to use him on the last morning of the South ’ African test match. He says that while Gilligan made many changes of j bowzing, he was standing at mid-off ‘ wondering why he was overlooked and * how he had got top of the bowling a/erages of this season.. He had ne.er I ie.t so humiliated in hi> whole cricket career. He adds: “1 can take the rougn with the smooth with anybody, ’ but cannot stand being treated as on ’ luesday. 1 should not be lair to iny- ( sell it a accepted an invitation to play 111 any rurtlier test, not that 1 expect to receive an invitation.” * Gilligan ueciined the “Dispatch’s” ’ request iu discuss the matter, saying: j “rarsin is entitled to his comments ( and 1 to mine. That’s all 1 am going iu huj.”—(Sydney “Sun” cable).