CRICKET IN ENGLAND

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8181, 24 July 1912, Page 7

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

AUSTRALIA V. HANTS COUNTS' PUTS UP A GOOD SCORE. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright LONDON, July 22. The Australian Eleven uegau a match against Hampshire at Portsmouth today. Baaing first, tho County scored. 371, and at stumps the Australians had lost three for 47. Macartney, McLaren, Hazlitt, and Webster were omitted from tho colonial side. Sprot won the toss and batted. The weather - was dull and tho wicket fast. Minnett and Emery bowled. Tne County made a good showing. Bowoll, wueu 15, was dismissed legbefore to a full-toss from Emery, and with the score 4b. Stone was taken at ehort-stop by Carkeek oif Minnett. From then forward Hampshire scored steadily. Fifty was posted after thirty minutes’ play, and the century in fiftyfive minutes. dry was in thirty-three minutes for 24. Harrett was the fourth batsmau ouE Then Mead, who was in first wicket down, and Jephson became associated, and added 95 runs. Jepfison scored his 55 in an hour's time by splendid all-round and faultless play. His score included eleven 4’s. Mead, who also showed brilliant play all round the wicket, and splendid cutting and driving, reached 100 after 140 minutes.

The Australians' fielding was excellent.

Mead continued batting steadily throughout. With Newman he added 45 for tho seventh wicket, and with. Sprot 34 for the eighth. Sprot, who only batted ten minutes, knocked np a 6 and four 4’s. Tho ninth wicket added 47, Remnant taking twenty-five minutes to get his 17. Mead went through without once being beaten, and batted cleanly and faultlessly for 240 minutes. His score included twentyfive 4’s. The second century appeared for 130 minutes’ batting, and the im niugs lasted 260 minutes. Mayno and Jennings opened the Australian innings, to thd bowling oi Brown and Remnant. The batsmen started badly, Mayno being taken sharply at second slip after spending twenty minutes at the crease for his 4. ■ Jennings skied one to cover after ho had been in half an hour. His 25 were got mainly by on-driving. Smith succumbed to a yorker from Kennedy, and Bardsley and Kelleway played oiit time. Two thousand people attended dnrinjf the day. HAMPSHIRE.—First Tuning*. Bowell, Ibw. b Emery J* Stone, o Carkeek. b Minnett zj Mead, not out r "J? Pry. o Carkeek, b Kelleway Barrett, o Smith, b Matthews ■ 5 Jephson, b Whitty Brown, o Kelleway, b Whitty ... 3 Newman, o and b Emery Sprot, o Whitty, b Minnett 2S Remnant, o Carkeek, b Matthews —— 17 Kennedy, b Matthews # Extras « Bowling Analysis. Emery took two wickets for 96 runs. Minnett two for 70, Kelleway one for 30. Matthews three for 93, Whitty two for 67. How the Wickets Fell. 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 40 40 102 129 224 228 273 307 354 371 AOSTB.ALIA-—First Innings. Mayno, o Kennedy, b Brown 4 Jennings, o Newman, b Brown 25 Smith, b Kennedy 7 Bardsley, not out .. 10 Kelleway, not out 0 Three wickets for 47 How the Wickets Fell. 123456789 10 28 33 45 AFRICANS AT BEAT, LONDON, July 22. The scores in to-day's play in the match South Africa v. Woodbrook C. and G., at Bray, in Berkshire: Africans! —Tancred; 131, Taylor 2, Strieker 0, x Beaumont 15, White 31, Faulkner SC, Snooke 9, Pogler 12, Carter 12, Ward (not out) 15, Cox 34, sundries 9; total, 326. Woodbrook. —No wickets for HE GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS DRAW. LONDON. July 22. The second match. Players v. Gentlemen, was drawn. The Players scored 311 and 181, and the Gentlemen 243 and 159 for six wickets.