CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 3662, 20 May 1924, Page 49

CRICKET.

SOUTH AI : RICANS' TOUR LONDON, May 12. Against South Africa Surrey in their first innings made 223. Tender scored 10 1 and Peach 20. In bowling, Blanckenberg took three wickets for 78 and l’egler six for 63. South Africa had lost five wickets for 139 (Taylor 47, Nourse 23, Comaille 34) when stumps were drawn. Play could not be resumed till 2.50 p.m.. in anil weather, with an attendance of 4000. Fender’s cricket was the feature of the day. He put on 55 runs m 42 minutes. H:s timing was excellent, and he Lit one 6 and 12 4’s all round the wicket. The South Africans, on going in to bat, lost two wickets in the first four minutes. Taylor batted stylishly. SOUTH AFRICA v. SURREY. LONDON, May 13. South Africa in their first innings made 223 (Nourse 62, Deane 19]. Saddler tools two wickets for 23, Fender two for 56, and Peach four for 44. The weather was dull before lunch, with intermittent sunshine later. The attendance was small. Nourse continued cautiously on a sodden wicket, and batted 128 minutes.—A. and N.Z. Cable. Surrey in their second innings declared with two wickets down for 136 (Cook 38, Hobbs, not out, 79, Shepherd, not out, 13). South Africa in their second strike lost two wickets for 85 (CommaiUe 22, Taylor, not out, 35, Hands, not out, 12). The match was drawn. Hobbs and Cook put on 92 runs in 89 minutes. Surrey declared 20 minutes after the tea adjournment, leaving the visitors 75 minutes, in which they survived the ordeal" on a wicket which made the bowling tricky, SOUTH AFRICA v. NOTTS. LONDON, May 14. The South Africans began a match against Notts before a moderate attendance. The home captain won the loss and sent the visitors in on a good wicket. The innings lasted three hours and a half and realised 186 runs. Nourse made 62, Catter-all 24, Deane 21, Taylor 21, and Blanckenberg 20 In bowling Barratt took five wicaets for 59 and Richmond three for 49. Barratt and Oates combined effectively in attack, the former at one stage having four for 9. The visitors were the victims of several doubtful decisions. Notts have lost five wickets for 93, Whysall scoring 45. May 15. Notts in their first innings made 185 (Payton 16, Turland 29, Oates 33, Mat thews 23). Bissett took two wickets for 52, Pegler five for 47, and Nupen two for 50. South Africa in their second innings made 236 (Nupen 33, Nourse not. out 147). Stapl es took five wickets for 78. Stumps were then drawn. [South Africa’s first innings score was 18b.] The match was resumed in glorious weather, with the wicket improving. There were 2000 present. The visitors’ early batsmen failed to settle down, but Nourse came to the rescue with a chanceless all-round-the-wicket display, hitting 19 boundaries mainly by vigorous driving and late cutting. Pegler and Bisett defended admirably while Nomrse notched his runs. May 16. Against the South Africans, Notts, second innings, made 238 for seven wickets (John Gunn not-out 89, George Dunn 58, Staples 22. Whysall 21,. Pegler took four for 47. Notts won by three wickets.—A. and N.Z. Cable. South Africa- made 186 and 236 : Notts s first innings realised 185 Notts had all day to secure the 238 on a good wicket in fine, but threatening, weather. The Gunn brothers declined to hurry, adding 90 in two hours. The visitors never looked like winners. They lacked the pep and sparkle of the Australian cricketers. There was excitement when, with eight runs needed to win, Pegler dismissed three men with five balls.. Nonuse's century against Notts brings bis first-class cricket total to 10,000 runs. LANCASHIRE v. SOUTH AFRICANS. LONDON, May 17. In the match against Lancashire) South Africa won the toss and batted in fine weather on a good wicket. They were dismissed for 62 (Nourse 24). R Tyldesley took seven wickets for 28 runs, and Parkin three for 28. Lancashire have 246 on for the loss of five wickets, the principal scorers being Ernest Tyldesley 47, Watson (not out) 100, and Sharp 53. Stumps were drawn. South Africa collapsed, all out, at the luncheon adjournment. Watson played a great innings, and reached a century with the last stroke of the afternoon. He gave a grand display of cutting. He hit one five and 14 fours. MCDONALD'S TERM EXTENDED. LONDON, May 16. M'Donald Las signed on with the Nelson Club for another two years. ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET. LONDON, May 12. Kent made 198 (G'umberlege 76), and Essex lost eight- wickets for 151. Hampshire made 129 (Tate five wickets for 38 and A. E. Gilligan live for 59), and Sussex lost one wicket for 60. Lancashire made 155 (E. Tyldesley 57). Meyers took four wickets for 51 and Shirley four for 10. Cambridge made 110 iParkin four wickets for 37 and R. Tyldesley six for 42). Lancashire in their second innings lost two wickets for 24. March 13. P laving for Kent against Essex, Wool lev scored 117, not out. For Yomsinre, Macaulay took seven wickets for 21 runs against Gloucester.

May 14. In the match against Surrey, Somerset made 205 (Lyon 95). Shepherd took four wickets for 58. Surrey has made 11 for no wickets. In the Essex v. Leicestershire match Essex made 140 for six wickets (Nicholas 62). In the game Cambridge University against Yorkshire, Cambridge made 111, Rhodes taking six wickets for 22. Yorkshire has lost two wickets for 99 runs. Playing for Gloucester, Tate secured six wickets for 24 runs against Northampton. May 15. Bowling for Kent against Northants Freeman took five wickets for 12 runs, and Woolley five for 14. Sussex made 300 (Cox 78). Gloucester scored 205. Cox took fix wickets for 66, and Tate four for 50. Lancashire scored 49, Spencer taking five wickets for 9, Ryan two for none, and Mercer three for 27. Glamorgan made 22. Parkin took six wickets for 6, and R. Tyldesley four lor 16. Lancashire in their second innings made 137 for five wickets. Yorkshire, when 234 for eight wickets, declared (Sutcliffe 108, not out). White took five wickets for 66. Cambridge University scored 117. Macaulay took three wickets for 17. May 17. In county cricket Middlesex made 182 runs (Hendren 55), against Gloucester, who had five wickets down for 112. Bowling for Gloucester, Parker took five for 65, Mills four for 59. Hampshire made 183 runs (Tennyson 71) against Somerset, who had six wickets down for 108. THE M.C.C. TEAM LONDON, May 17. The Marylebone Cricket Club inis invited the following to play against tire South .Africans at Lords on the 24th inst : —-Mann (as captain), Gilligan, Fender, G. Wood, Chapman, Foster, Douglas, Hearnc, Hendren, Kennedy and Russell.