CRICKET IN ENGLAND

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19203, 20 June 1924, Page 5

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

SOUTH AFRICA v. ESSEX.

TAYLOR MAKES A CENTURY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, June 18. Essex in their first innings against South Africa made 155 (Russell o4j. Pegler took four wickets for 34. The South African®; ■lad lost two wickets for IoY when stumps ".ere drawn (Taylor not out 104, Heafno 15). Taylor crave a magnificent all-round, ’.splay.—Reuter. A MARKED IMPROVEMENT. LONDON, June 18.' '*■ (Received . June 19, at 5.5 p.m. )' The South Africans bowled and fieldedwell. Essex batted for three hours and a-half. The South Africans’ batting, was brilliant. Hearn.e and Taylor scored 117 for the first wicket in 73 minutes. In 'me period they made 50 runs in 20 miuptes.—Reuter. ' THE COUNTY MATCHES. ' ’ LONDON, June 17.' The closing scores were; Middlesex 149 (White four wickets for 29), Surrey 238 (Jardine 91). Lancashire made 197 for seven wickets . Watson 73), and Nottingham 307 for three wickets declared (Whysall niot out 150, Paketon not out 50, and Carr 68). (Received June 19, at 9.40 p.m.) Middlesex made 230 (Mann 83) against Kent 64 for three wickets. Somerset made 132 against Yorkshire, which has lost one wicket for 165 tuna tOldroyd 61, Sutcliffe 78). —Reuter. ,