ENGLISH CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1500, 24 July 1912, Page 5

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AUSTRALIA V. HAMPSHIRE. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright London, July 22. The 'Australian Eleven began a match against Hampshire at Portsmouth today. Batting first, (he county sewed ; •171, njid at slumps the Australians had lost three wickets for HI runs. Macartney, M.'l.aren, llazlitt, and Webster were omitted from the colonial Hide. Sprott won tho toss and batted. The weather wo* dull, the wicket fast. Minneil: and Emery bowled. Tho county made a good showing. Jiowell, when 15, was dismissed leg before by a full-loss from Emery, nnd with the .score at 10, Stone was taken at short-slop by Carkeek olf Mijinett. From then forward Hampshire scored steadily. Fifty was posted after thirty minutes' play, and the century in fiftyfive minutes. Fry was in thirty-three minutes for 24. Barrett was the fourth batsman out. Then Mead, who was in first wicket down, nnd Jcphson became associated, and added 95 runs. Jephson seared his 55 in an hour's time by splendid all-round and faultless play. His score included eleven 4's. Mead, who also (showed brilliant ploy all round the wicket, and splendid cutting and driving, reached 100 after 140 minutes' play. Ho continued steadily throughout his innings. Mead and Newman added 45 for the seventh wiclret, and -Sprot nnd .Mead added 34 for tho eighth wicket. Sprot batted ten minutes and hit a sixer and four fours. Tho ninth wicket saw 47 added. Remnant was at tho wickets for 25 minutes. Mead was unbeaten. Ilis 240 minutes at the wickets were faultless and clean. He 'mado 25 fours. Tho second century was made in 130 minutes and the whole innings occupied 2CO minutes.' Tho Australian fielding was excellent. Mayne and Jennings opened for Australia, Brown and Remnant bowling. The batsmen started badly. Mayno was taken sharply at second slip after ho had been batting twenty minutes. Jennings sent a skier to cover. Ills innings lasted thirty minutes, and his scoring strokes were mainly on the on-side. Smith was yorkeil. Bardslcy and Kelleway were unseparatod. When stumps were drawn the Australians had been in 45 minutes. The following aro the scores:— HAMPSHIRE.—First Innings. Bowell, 1.b.w., b. Emery 15 Stone, c. Carkeelc, b. Minnett 24 Mead (not out) IG/) Fry, c. Carkeelc, b. Kelleway 24 Barrett, o. Smith, b. Matthews 5 Jcphson, b. "Whitty 55 Brown, c. Kelleway, b. Whitty 3 Newman, c. and b. Emery IS Sprot, c. Wsitty, b. Minnett 20 Remnant, c. Carkcck, b. Matthews ... 17 Kennedy, b. .Matthews 6 Sundries 15 Total 371 Bowling Analysis. Emery took ..two wickets for 9G runs; Minnett, 2 for 70; Kelleway, one for 30; Matthews, threo for 93; Whitty, two for 67, How the Wickets Fell. 1 2 3 .4 5 6 7 8 9 10 40 40 102 129 221 228 273 307 354 371 [ AUSTRALIA .—First Innings. Mayno. c. Kennedy, b. Brown 4 Jennings, c. Newman, b. Brown 25 Smith, b. Kennedy i 7 Bardsley, not out 10 Kclleivoy, not out 0 Total for three wickets 1G How tho Wickets Fell. .12 3 23 33 4G

SOUTH AFRICA V. WOODBROOK. London', July 22. The score in to-day's play in the match South Africa v. Woodbrook C. and G., are as followSouth Africa.—Tancred, 131; Taylor, 2; Strieker, 0; Beaumont, 15; White, 31; Faulkner, 56; Snooke, 9; Pegler, 12; Carter, 12; Ward (not out), 15; Cox,-31; sundries, 9; total, 326. Woodbrook.—lll runs for no wickets. PLATERS V, GENTLEMEN. London, July 22. The second match, Players v. Gentlemen, was drawn. The Players scored ."11 and ISI, and tho Gentlomeu 212 and 159 for six wickets.