CRICKET IN ENGLAND

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19258, 23 August 1924, Page 9

CRICKET IN ENGLAND

SOUTH AFRICA r. MINOR COUNTIES#^ . . Press Association —By Telegraph— Copyright, c -a LONDON, August 2L tU Against the Minor Counties Southt-d? Africa’s first innings realised 149. -Meyer’,' took six wickets for 60. The CountieS''* in their second innings made 272 (Chap-. 0, man 68, Titchmarah 80). South Africa in 0 their second innings had made 66 for one .■* wicket when stumps were drawn. , Tie' wicket was hard and fast. South Africa’s > last wicket produced 52 runs in K minutes. The Titohmarsh-Chapmari; nership put on 104 runs in an hour. Chap-/' 1 man played delightful all-round He hit 10 fours in 60 minutes. : Titch---pi marsh hit 11 fours. He was missed at-' 47. Blanckenberg took four wickets’ for 56 and Carter three for 42. Rain stopped r * play.—A. and N.Z. Cable. The Minor Counties in their first ini y nings made 196. > ■ ... HEARNE TEMPORARILY INTJUREBt' ■" LONDON, August 22. (Received August 22, at 7.20 p.m.) J. W. Hearno, while bowling for*,;, Middlesex against Kent, was struck over « the heart by a ball which waa flung in L hard from about a dozen yards. After ’* a short delay he continued bowling, but when later he tried to bat he was in obvious pain, and was compelled to retire after a few minutes at the wickets. ■ It is hoped that he will be able to resume : to-day.—A. and N.Z. Cable.