CRICKET.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11656, 11 June 1912, Page 3

CRICKET.

[Br Electric Telegraph—CopYßisriT.] i. (Per Press Association.) Received June 11, at 11 a.m. Bowling analysis—Foster. 13.1 overs; 7 maidens, 1G runs, 5 wickets; Barnes, 13 overs, 5 maidens, 25 mm, 5 wickets. Foster bowled two no-balls; byes, 12; leg byes, 3. ENGLAND.—Ist Innings. Hobbs, b Nourse .i. ... ... 4 Rhodes, not out ... ... ... 36 Spooncr, not out .... ... ... 67 The English bowling was splendid and the pitch was treacherous. The English batsmen: opened confidently, Hobbs off-driving Nour.?e's first ball to the boundary, but this was his only score, -as in the same over the bowi.u- beat him. Spooncr filled the vnearoy, and Pogler opened l with ;■ maiden. ' In Nourse's second: over Spooner survived two appeals for leg before. Peglor, bowling splendidly, beat Spooner twice with leg breaks. Thy bavsmen stole a run and Rhodes'- wicket, was thrown clown by Taylor. Rhodes reached his crease just in. time. Spooner 'node good drives for four and six in one. over off Nourse. At 3-1 Faulkner replaced. Nourse. who had been punished. The new bowler was iu fine form and troubled the batsmen. He broke through both batsmen's defence without hitting the wicket. Runs continued' to come, 50 being posted in 18 minutes. At 54 Carter replaced Pegler. Spooner, with a four to leg, passed the. African's total in 54 minutes. At SO Llewellyn relieved' Carter. Off his first over Spooner, with a two to leg, reached 50 in 65 minutes. The batsmen got set and, in spite of frequent changes, piled on tho runs. Rhodes, with a.n on-d'rive, hoisted the century in SO minutes. At. 105 Pegler was tried again in place of Llewellyn, and at 106 S-.ehwara relieved Faulkner. Spooner relisi.\ ,v l the howling, and, hitting hard, split liis hn.l- The drawing of stumps saw the partnership undissolved. Rhodes gave a Capital display, but waa watchful, while SpooiVW played- a splendid all-round game. ,b.V was batting 95 minutes.