CRICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXVIII, 21 June 1912, Page 7

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. SOMERSET.

It CABLE—PEESS ASSOCIATION -COPYEJGHI

F (Received June 21, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 20. f For the match against Somerset the Leather was showery, the- attendance small, and the wicket wet. Darnell won ,he toss and elected to bat. The batsnen were unable to cope with Minnett md Matthews, who were not changed ihroughout. Bisgood was the only >atsman to reach double figures: Bvaund md Daniell were caught by Webster. >enind the wicket, standing back. Somerset was dismissed before lunch, ifinnett got two wickets in his firsc over tnd at 15 repeated the performance. )aniell, Robson, and Sutton were dis- j nisseel in bis sixth over at a cost of 2 j ans. Macartney was 60 minutes at the I rickets, and his innings was faultless, ['he century appeared in 85 minutes, md the innings lasted 155 minutes, fcobson took seven wickets, one of .rhieh was bowled. Emery and Minnett opened the bowl- j ng against Somerset in the second inn- j lgs, Daniell and Hardy safely negotiatlg them until stumps were drawn. SOMERSET.—First Innings. lajana lbw, b Minnett 0 j raund, c Webster, b Minnett .... 81 illard, b%Minnett 7 lisgood, C; Bardsley, h Minnett •.. 27 j -aniell, c Webster, b Minnett . . 0 ftobson, c Bardsley, 1) Minnett . . 0 Button, c and b Matthews 0 Biardy, b Minnett , 3 Boy, b Matthews fi j Breswell, b Matthews 1 ■ ewton, not out 7 I • j I Total .... 59 j B Rowling analysis: Minnett, six for | M), Matthews, four foi 25. j I AUSTRALIANS.—First Innings. ■mith, c Braund, b Robson B < HLayne, hit wicket, b Greswell .... 20 j Mtaeartney, c Greswell, b Robson . . 49 j ■ardsley, c Daniell, b Robson .... 18 ■xegory, c Newton, b Robson .... 28 Relleway, b Robson 4 ■innett, c Bisgood, b Robson 16 j ■atthews,, c Sutton, b Greswell .... 18 : fcsaery, st Newton, b Roberson .... 14 j h Greswell 3 j not out 0 j F^ Total 184 | MBowling analysis: Greswell, three for j H>; Robson, sevren for 94; Joy, none for ■ Somerset, in their second innings, had Bade 15 (Daniel o, Hardy 9) when Bump's were drawn. ■ LONDON, June 20. HAn . active newspaper -correspondence H going on respecting the waning pubattendances at cricket matches. The Bsneral opinion is that there is too much ticket in England.