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Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13507, 29 August 1912, Page 5

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AUSTRALIA v. ENGLISH ELEVEN

PLAY STOPPED BY RAIN,

London, August 27

Playing against an English Eleven at Norwich, tho Australians scored 70.f0r 5 wickets.

Play started at .2.30, tho ground having, recovered marvellously after 17 hours' continuous rain.

After 80 minutes rain stopped play for the day.

! Norris bowled Jennings in tho second ; over, and then Mayno, taking the two ; wickets at a cost of nine runs. Kelleway and Bardsley mado a good stand, tho latter hitting a sixer. Australia—First Innings. Jennings, by Norris ..,. 0 Kolleway, g. and b. Smith ~ 12 Bardsley, not oiit 27 Mayne, b. Norris ],[* 4 Gregoity, run out '." ±q Macartney, b. Buearley 4 Total for five wickets 70 SOUTH AFRICA v. ESSEX. r ' London, August 27. The South Africans have commenced a match against Essex. Essex—First Innings. Douglas, c. Campbell, b. Faulkner 6 Russell, run out ~ „,...»„..... 0 Reeves, c. White^ b. Pegler 28 Fane, not out ..T 47 McGahey, b. Faulkner 0 Davios, c. Nourso, h. Carter 16 | Richardson, b. Wliito 21 ! Buchenham, o Campbell b Faulkner 3, Clark, b. Pegler . 0 Sooulding, c. Faulkner, b. Pegler... 0 Mead,, b. Pegler 1 Sundries 5 Total : 127 « Nourso took 0 wickets for 5 runs; Pogler. 4 for 46; Faulkner, 3 for 39; Carter, 1 for 14; White 1 for 18. South Africa—First Innings. Tancred, c. Davies, b. Mead 2 Taylor, c. Douglas, b. Buckenharn 22 Nourse, c. Clarke, b. Reeves 49 Strieker, b. Reeves 1 Beaument, run out 26 Faulkner, b. Mead 4 White, b. McGahey 22 Pegler, b. Mead 13 Mitchell, b. McGahey 0 Carter, not out 10 Campbell, not out 1 Total for nine wickets 165 Stomps were then drawn. Benton, of Yorkshire, has completed his 2000 runs for the season.