HAMPSHIRE WINS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8183, 26 July 1912, Page 3

HAMPSHIRE WINS

AGAINST AUSTRALIA WITH FIGHT WICKETS TO SPARE. Br Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrichl LONDON, July 24. Hampshire beat the Australians easily by eight wickets. This is the county's first victory over ttn Australian eleven.

There was an attendance of 000 persons. The weather was warm, and the wicket good. Kelleway (~'l5) and Gregory (‘hi), the partners overnight, added 17 to the score, when Kelleway was run out o a stroke of Gregorys to mid-on. Brown throwing the wicket down. The partnership had put on 102. Gregory and Matthews made a good stand, the seventh wicket adding 58Two hundred was hoisted in three hours. Gregory, after making 85, was caught by Stono at tlio wickets, alter a chanceless innings, in which he showed splendid pulling and cutting. His score included eleven 4’s Matthews carried his bat, the others making no stand. Hampshire, requiring 83 to win, got the runs in forty-five minutes. After Whitty had howled Howell, Mead got a single and three I s off the remainder of the over. Ho played a faultless innings for 33 not out Stone was bowled by an Emery full toss, the batsman ducking his head to escape the ball, which scattered his wickets. HAMPSHIRE. First innings Second Innings. Howell, b Whitty - - - “ Stone, b Emery - Mead, not oul ™ Fry. not out - “ “ Extra - - ;• Two wickets for - - Bowling Analysis. Minnctt took no wickets for 19 runs, Matthews none fear 14, Whitty one for 29, Emery one for 23. AUSTRALIA. First Innings - 197 Second Innings. Jennings, run out 19 Mayne. o Stone, b kernnan - •“ Smith, o and b Kennedy 9 Bardsley, o and b Kennedy z Kelleway. run out 46 Gregory, o Stone, b Brown 85 Minnett. c Mead, b Brown - 1 Matthews, not out Whitty, b Kennedy 8 Emery, o Stone, i> Kennedy —— 0 CarkeeK, o Brown, b Kennedy 0 Total 256 Bowling Analysis Brown took two for 82 runs, Kennedy five for 91, Newman one for 48, Remnant none tor 26. How the Wickets Fell. 123456789 10 62 164 166 223 244 256 256 AFRICANS AT BRAY. LONDON, July 24. The Africans’ match against the Woodbrook C. and G.' at Bray was abandoned owing to rain. SOUTH AFRICA. First innings 32 ■■ Second innings (“ declared ” at seven for 212): Taylor 71, Snooke 11, Beauifibht 33, White (not out) 39 Faulkner 6, Pegler O, Carter 28, Warn (not out) 0. WOODBROOK. First innings ...,. 29C RANJI ON THE JOB. LONDON July 24. Ranjitsinhji, playing for Sussex against Lancashire, scored 176. SUSSEX TEAM.

(Received July 25, 9.20 p.m.) LONDON, July 25.

The Sussex team to meet the Australians in the match beginning at Brighton to-day will be: K. S. Ranjitsinhji, H. P. Chaplin, H. L. Simms,P. G. H. Fender, N. J. Holloway, J. Vine, A. E. Relf, R. Relf, E. H. Killick, G. Cox, and G. Street. AUSTRALIAN VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND. PEE 33 ASSOCIATION. DUNEDIN, July 25. The Otago Cricket Association has written to the New Zealand Orioket Council in view of negotiations being opened with the Board of Control for the Australian Eleven to visit the four centres of the Dominion on their way homo via America.