CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12826, 27 July 1912, Page 5

CRICKET IN ENGLAND.

AUSTRALIANS v. SUSSEX.

(Press Awn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.)

(Receives July 27, 9.30 a.m.) ... LONDON, . July 26. The weather wals , sunny for, the .'continuation of the match Australia v. Sussex. The latter 'a score for the first innings was -just a few short .of that- of the- Australians, being 389 against 398. Vine (4) and R. Relf (0) resumed batting, and scored freely. Vine, Robert Relf, and Simms went out for 95. Robert • Relf bat-' ted, for 80 minutes, and scored five fours. Then Albert Relf and Ranjitsinhji became associated. The century was hoisted m }00 minutes, and 203 was hoisted m • 170 minutes. Albert Relf cleverly made his total m 125 minutes, with off-, driving and cutting. \ He scored 12 fours. Prince Ranjitsinhji played m delightful style, making 36 m 75 minutes. The partnership added 107. Chaplin, the incomer, retired without scoring. He was struck m the stomach by a ball from Emery, who was erratic m delivery. Kellick, the fifth batsman went out for 7. " Prince Ranjitsinhji was now 82. In driving; he was missed at 46 by Jennings m the slips, off Minnett. , Chaplin resumed when five were down, and kept up the wicket, while Ranjitsinhji did the scoring, his century being compiled m 140' minutes. Fender and Ranjitsinhji added 51 ■ for the seventh wicket. Ranjitsinhji batted for 165 minutes, m masterly style, making- 22 fours. Fender and Cox added 65 for the eighth wicket. Fender was 65 minutes driving and square-leg hitting. He made a sixer and 12. fours. The last two wickets added five. The total of 300 hoisted m 255 minutes, the' innings lasting 325 minutes. Stumps were then drawn for the day. The scores were:— Sussex (first innings): VuW, b Whittty, 21; Robert Relf.b Emery,' 38; Albert , Relf, c Macartney, b Emery, 72; Simms, b Emery, 6;-Kil-lick, b Matthews, 7;.Cbaplan, b< Matthews, 3; Prince Ranjitsinhji, run out, 125;' Fender,! b Maolaren; '69r Cox t b ■ Maclaren, 16t Stteet,- b : Maclnren, 0; Holloway, not out, 3; sundries 29; total 389. ' Tho wickets fell as follows: 1 for 40, 2 for 84, 3 for 96, 4 for 203, 5 for 246, 6 for 268, 7 for 319, 8 for 384, 9 for 384, 10 for 389. Bowling analysis: Kelleway 0 for 34, Whitty 1 for 84, Maclaren 3 for 22, Emery 3 for 103, Matthews 2 for" 74, Minnett 0 for 14, Macartney 0 for 27. SOUTH AFRICA v. IRELAND. In the match against Ireland the South Africans m their first inningß scored 395— Nourse 113,. Faulkner 43, White 2, Beaumont 9, Hartigan (not out) 26, Mitchell 11, Carter 3, sutidries 12.. Ireland (first innings 108) had lost! five wickets for 92 when stumps were drawn. Hartigan broke his • arm when fielding — a simple fracture below the shoulder.