SOUTH AFRICANS' TOUR.

West Coast Times, 21 June 1912, Page 4

SOUTH AFRICANS' TOUR.

DRAWN GAME AGAINST SOMERSET. BIG SCORING IN VISITORS’ SECOND INNINGS. LONDON, June 18. The match between the South African team and the Somerset County team was concluded to-day and ended in a draw, the South Africans being robbed of victory for want of time.

li. the socomLinnings the South Africans declared with ■ three wickets down for 300, Noursc adding another century to his record. -Requiring 269 runs to avert- defeat, Somerset played out time with eight wickets down for 128. ■ i

Following arc the scores:— SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Taylor, c Chidgey, hj Grcswcll 11 Tancred, c Bajana, b Groswell ... 28 Nourse, c and b Greswell 0 Suooko, b Greswell 31 Faulkner, c Greswell, b Robson 0 Strieker, b Robson ,c Greswell ... 10 Mitchell, b Robson 5 Reglcr, b Hobson 4 Carter, o Bajana, b Robson 0 Ward, not out G Cox, b Robson 0 Sundries 1 Total 96 Bowling Analysis.— Grosswell took five wickets for 44; Robson, five for 33 ; Hardy, none for 18. Second Innings. Taylor, st. Bisgcod, b Braun.d 71 Tancrod, b Robson 34 Ncnrse, b Bridges 113 Smoke, not out 77 Sundries 5

Innings declared closed with tjirco wickets down for 300 Bowling Analysis.—Robson took one wicket for 69; Bridges, one for 12 ; Brauncl, one for 38. SOMERSET. First Innings. Bajana, c Carter, b Pegler 19 Diniall, c Faulkner, b Pelgcr 9 Tißard, c Strieker, b Carter 14 Bisgood, o Ward, b Carter 0 Br.'.und, c Carter 27 Robson, c and b Carter 28 Hardy, b Peglor 5 Stewart, b Peglor 0 Hutton, not out 13 Greswell, c Suooko, b Pegler 3 Bridges, b Peglor 4 Sundries 5 Total 127

Howling Analysis.—lVgler took six wickets for <l2; Cox, cone tor 15; Carter, four fur 77; K.iuikm-r. none ter 18. Second innings. Daniell, 1) Faulkner G2 Bujana, hj Cox 29 Bniimd, c Ward, b Cartel- 4 Sutton, l.h.w. b Carter 8 Tillard, b Cox 1 Bisgood, b Cox 1 Hobson, b Cox 2 Hard, b Faulkner 0 Stewart, not out 14 Sundries 7

Total for eight wickets 128 Bowling analysis.—Faulkner took tw) wickets for 37, Pogler none for 23, Carter two for 25, Cox four for 36. england^Taustralia. ENGLISH TEAM. LONDON, June 19. The eleventh place in the English team will ho taken by cither G. .leesop or J. W. Honrno. This choice will bo made on the morning- of the match. AUSTRALIANS TO VISIT THE STATES. LONDON, June 19. The Australian cricketers will return via Frisco, playing several mateho: in America.