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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1504, 29 July 1912, Page 6

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AUSTRALIA V. SUSSEX. A DRAWN GAME. BRILLIANT INNINGS BY RANJITSINJHI. MACARTNEY THE HERO OF THE DAY. By Teleeraph-Prcss A6sociation-Copyrigli| London, July 26. Thanks principally to ,a brilliant in nings by Kiinjitsinjhi, Sussex scored bul 9 less than the Australians at Brighter to-day. The weather waa bright, tin wicket fast. The attendance numbcret 3000. The county representatives scored free ly. Vine, Robert Keif, and Simnis we'nl out for 96 rims. K c ]f was in eighty minutes for his score of 33, which includes five 4's. Albert Keif and Ranjitsinjhi then' be came associated. The century was posted in 100 minutes, and 203 was raised in 17( minutes. Albert Relf was cleverly caught at mid-off, after batting'l2s minutes foi 72. Ho hit twelve 4's, his off-driving and cutting being excellent. Ranjitsinjhi had made 36 in 75 minutes by delightful cricket, when he lost Keif the partnership adding 107 runs. Chap lin, the newcomer, retired without scoring, being struck in fne stomach by n ball from Emery, who was proving erratic at times. Killick's was the fifth wicket to fall. Ranjitsinjhi was now 82. At 46 he gave a chance to Jennings in the slips off Minnett. Chaplin resumed on the fall of the fifth wicket. Ho kept an end going while Ranjitsinjhi got the runs. He reached the century in 140 rfflnutes. ' Fender and Banjitsinjhi added 51 for tho seventh wicket, the latter being run out when ho had scored 125. Ho had played a masterly innings, his score including twenty-two 4's. Fender and Cox put on 65 for tEc eighth wicket. The former got 69 in 65 minutes, hitting a 6 and twelve 4's. Fender showed good form in driving and hitting down to square leg. The last two added 5 runs. The 30C was hoisted in 255 minutes, and the innings lasted 325 minutes. FINE BATTING'BY AUSTRALIANS. flJcc. Jujy 28, '5.5 p.m.) London, "uly 27. Tho. Australians commenced their second .innings to-day, the weather'being fine 'and tho wicket fast. The attendance wa< about 2000. . The' Australians gave an interesting and vigorous display of batting. Macartney was tho hero of the day. Besides adding another, three-figure score to his list, he captured one of the two Sussex wickets. He batted for 140. minutes, and made 50 runs in sixty minutes, and a century in 105 minutes. His play was brilliaut all round, with- fine driving and late rutting. It included twenty fourers. The h-nings was marred by chances at 89 and 116. With' Kelleway, he put on 160 for tho second wicket, three overs at one stage yielding 33. The century was hoisted in 75 minutes, and 200 in 1-10 minutes. Kelleway batted for 120 minutes, making 50 in 85 minutes. His batting was sound and faultless. Matthews was at the wickets for 9,i minutes, his innings being chanceless and resolute. Ho ]iit thirteen fours, and scored 50 in fifty-five minutes. i Gregory's batting was fast ;-nd good. Be scored a run a minute. There were numerous changes in the bowling, Vine securing the honours. 'flip innings lasted 220 minutes. The Australians declared their second innings closed with seven wickets dowr for 338. '"" In their second innings, Sussex, playoc.' for seventy-five minutes. Minnett was indisposed, and Maine played as substitute. Vine and It. Rolf gave the bowling a vigorous punishing. The latter made nine tours. The following are the scores:— AUSTRALIA. First innings '. 33; Second Innings. Jennings, c. Chaplin, b. Holloway ... I Kelleway, c. Street, I>. Simms 6; Macartney, b. A. Relf ; ]2 Matthews, c. Simms, b. Vino 0: Gregory, c. Cox, b. Vine 31 Webster, c. Ranjitsinjhi, b. Vino I M'Laren, run out i Emery, not out Sundries i ■ Total for seven wickets 33: How the Wickets Fell. 1 2 3-4 5 6 7 . . 11 171 233 291 291 320 338 Bowling Analysis. A. Relf took ono wicket for 100 runs Holloway, one for 71; Simms, one for 71 Vine, three for 18; Cox, none for 22; Fen der, none for 12. ■ SUSSEX. First Innings. Vine, b. Whitty 2 K. Relf, b. Emery ; 3 A. E. Keif, c. Macartney, b. Emery ... 7 Ranjitsinjhi, rim out ]o Chaplin, b. Matthews Simms, b. Emery Killick, b. Matthews Fender, b. M'Laren f Cox, b. M'Laren ] Street, b. M'Laren ■„ Holloway, not out 1 Sundries 2 Total 38 How the Wickets Fell. / 123456789 10 42 84 96 203 246 268 319 384 384 389 Bowling Analysis. Kelleway took no wickets for 34 runs Whitty, one for 84; Emery, three for 105 M'Laren, threo for 22; Matthews, two fn 74; Minnett, none for 14; Macartney, non for 27. Second Innings. Vine, b. Kelleway o K. Relf, c. Emery, b. Macartney 5 A. Rolf, not out , Simms, not out Sundries Total for two wickets ]() How the Wickets Fell. 1 2 89 as Bowling Analysis. Whitty took no wickets for 23 runEmery, none for 36; Kelleway, one for S Matthews, none for 20; Macartney on for 5. , SOUTH AFRICA V. IRELAND. VISITORS VICTORIOUS! London, July 26. Th<? South Africans made 395 ag,n'ns the Irish (earn at Dublin. IMailn u? r? followi-TancM'], q Taylor, 14; Strieker, 16 j Xourte, 113

Snooko, 81; Faulkner, 13; AVhitc, 2; Beaumont, !); Hartijran (not ou<), 20'; Mitchi'll, 11; Carter, 5; sundries, 12. Total, 395. Hartigan broke his arm while fielding— ft simple fracture below the shoulder. (I!«c. July 28, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 27. The South Africans defeated Ireland by an innings and IU9 runs. Ireland, in their first innings, mado 108, and in their second innings 118. Howling Analysis.—Taylor took one wicket for H runs; Carter, five for 41; Faulkner, four for 18; White, none for 27; Nourse, none for 1. COUNTY CRICKET. SOME BIG SCORING. (Dec. July 29, 0.15 a.m.) London, July 2". Yorkshire beat Hampshire by nine wickets. Denton mado 191, Fry ISC, E. Barreft (not out) 120. .Warwickshire boat Middlesex by 318 runs. The match between Essex and Lancashire was drawn. J. Douglas made 109, J. Tyldcsley 113, W. Tyldcsley (not out) 111.