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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10535, 9 August 1912, Page 3

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SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR. MATCH. AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received August 9, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, August 8.

At Leicester to-day the South African team commenced a match against Leicestershire. The visitors batted fiist, and the innings closed for a total of 125 runs, Faulkner (33), Whito (20), Taylor (17), Nourso (16) and Strieker (15) being responsible for practically the whole of the score. King was chiefly responsible for the downfall of the wickets, taking five wickets at a cost of 52 runs. The home team made a weak display, the last wicket falling before the score had reached the lialf-century. Knight was the only batsman able to resist the attack, making 23 in good stj T le. Pegler and Faulkner bowled unchanged, the former taking four wickets at a cost of 20 runs and tho latter six wickets for 23 runs. On going in again the South Africans lost one wickot at a cost of seven runs, Taylor being stumped by Shields when ho had made a couple. Owing to the duskiness stumps were then drawn for the day. Tho following are the scores:— SOUTH AFRICA. X First Innings. L. J. Tancred, lbiv b King . . 0 H. W. Taylor, c and b Bannister 17 A. D. Nourso, run out . . .16 G. A. Faulkner, b Bannister . 83 S. J. Sncfoke, b Bannister . . 0 CI. C. White, st Shields b King . 20 L. J. Strieker, c Whitehead b King ' IS S. J. Pegler, o Wood b King: . 6 F. Mitchell, c Whitehead b King 1 C. P. Carter, c Whitehead b Bannister . 0 T. A. Ward, not out ... 0 Extras 17 Total 125 'Bowling Analysis.—iting, five wickets ior 52 runs j Astill, none for 22; Curtis, none for 11; Bannister, four for 23. Second Innings. 11. W. Taylor, st Shields b King 1 L. J. Tancred, not out ... 2 A. D. Nourso, not out . . . ' 2 Extras 2 Total for one wicket . 7 LEICESTERSHIRE. First Innings. C. J. B. Wood, lb\v b Pegler . 0 A. E. Knight, b Faulkner . . 23 H. Whitehead, b Faulkner . . i A. Mounteney, b Faulkner . . 0 J. H. King, Ibw b Faulkner , , 1 W. N. Riley, lbw b Pegler . . i J. S. Curtis, b Pegler ... '1 W. Shipman, b Faulkner . . 0 A. Bnnnister, b Faulkner . . 0 .1. Shields, not out .... 2 W. E. Astill, b Pegler ... 3 Extras 5 Total 46 Bowling Analysis.—Faulkner, sis wickets for 21 runs; Pegler, four for 20. SOUTH AFRICAN FIXTURES. August 12. at the Oval, v. England. August 15, at Brighton, v. Sussex. August 19, at Sheffield, v. Yorkshire. August 22, at Manchester, v. Lancashire. THE SEVENTH TEST MATCH. ' LOW RECEIPTS. LONDON, August 8. The full receipts for the seventh test match, between Australia and England, were £250. THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. THE FINANCIAL ASPECT. (Received August 9. 10.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, August 10. The Australian eleven's takings to June 30 were about £3250, about £ISOO less than the corresponding period of 1909. *