AUSTRALIANS v. HAMPSHIRE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12823, 24 July 1912, Page 3

AUSTRALIANS v. HAMPSHIRE.

(Pre*. Aaia.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) LONDON, July 22. In the matoh Australia v. Hampshire, m th* latter's first innings Mead continued to bat steadily throughout.. Mead and Newman added 45 for the severith wicket, and Sprott and Mead 34 for the eighth. Sprott batted for only 10 minutes, but during his short occupancy of the wicket hit a sixer and four tourers. The ninth wicket added 47. Remnant batted fur 25 minutes. Mead, who was unbeaten at the finish, played (faultless and clean cricket for 240 minutes, »nd hit 25 fourers.

The second century was hoisted m 130 minutes,, and the innings, which closed 4 for .371,. lasted', for i four * hours" an i 20 minutes. '". .'.'■ The Australians • opened with Mayne and Jennings, ?Brown' and "Remnant taking up the bowling. , The batsmen . started badly, Mayne being, taken by a sharp; catch at ? second slip *fter : 20 minutes' play. Jennings was dismissed off a skier to cover after h»lf-an-hour. He scored mostly with shots to the on side. Smith was yorked by Kennedy after scoring seven. Bardsley (10) and Kelleway (0) played till drawing of stumps, when the Australians had scored 47 for the loss of three wickets.

Following are the scores : — Hampshire, first innings, 371. Bowling analysis: Emery two for 96, Minnett two for 70, Kelleway one for 30, Matthews three for 93, Whitty two for 67. Australians, first innings: Mayne, c Kennedy, b Brown, 4; Jennings, c Newman, b Brown, 25; Smith, b Kennedy, 7; Bardsley, not out, 10; Kelleway, not out, 0; extras, 1; total for three wickets, 47.

Tho wickets fell as follows; One for 28, two for 33, three for 46. (Received July 24, 8.55 a.m.)

LONDON, July 23. Australia had lost four wickets for 100 at tuncheon— Bardsley, not out, 41; Kelleway, c Mead, b Kennedy, 1; Gregory,, net but, 17. i The weather is unsettled. There was rain utter the first over. The attendance was good.

(Received July 24, 11.15 a.m.) The Australians' first innings closed for 197— Bardsley, b Kennedy, 60; Kelleway, c Mead, b Kennedy, 1; Gregory, c Mead, b Kennedy, 17; Minnett, run out, 58; Matthews, c Kennedy, b Brown, 10; Whitty, o Newman, b Kennedy, 1; Emery, c Pry, b Kennedy, 6; G'arkeek, not out, 0; sundries, 8. Bowling: Brown three for 58, Kennedy six for 90, Newman none for 36, Remnant none for 5. - . ■ ■

The additional wickets fell as follows: Four for 60, five for 100, Bix for 148, seven for 183, eight for 184, nine for 187. „. The Australians, m their second innings, liave lost four wickets for 147— -Jennings, run out, 19; Mayne, c Stone, b Newman, 22; Smith, c and b Kennedy, 8; Bardsley, c and h Kennedy, 2; Kelleway, not out, 35; Gregory, not out, 44.

The wickets fell as follows: One for 37, two for 54, three for 62, four for 62. The stumps were then drawn. The Australians batted for 90 minutes before lunch, the rain then causing 70 minutes' delay. On resuming Gregory was taken m the whps. Bardsley and Minnet added 48 for the sixth wicket; Bardsley was then yorked. He had batted for 120 minutes, nnd gave a good all-round display. He hit six fours. Matthews scored 10 m fifteen, minutes. The remainder collapsed, exoept Minnett, who played vigorously for an hour, and hit eight fours. The innings lasted 165 minutes. The Australians followed on. The weather was then bright. The attendance numbered 4000. Jennings and Mayne opened, to Brown and Kennedy bowling. The first four wickets went cheaply. Jennings was run out through Mayne's fault. Both were ut one wicket, and Smith caught a hot return. Mayne was taken at the wicket after 75 minutes' play. Bardsley was cleverly caught high up. Kelleway and Gregory made a better stand, and added 85, not being separated. A total of 51 was registered m 40 minutes. The century was hoisted vi 115 minutes, Kelleway leg-hitting and driving and Gregory batting olf round.