ENGLISH CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1537, 5 September 1912, Page 5

ENGLISH CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN THE REAR. COMBINED COUNTIES MATCH. By TolegrnDli-Press A<-socin,Uon-~Copyrielit London, September 3. At the end of to-day's play the Combined Counties' Eleven led the Australians by 120 runs, and have four wickets in hand. The weather was dull, and the attendance small. The wicket was good. Emery was absent as he was suffering fruni a slight cold. The Australians' innings finished with an addition of 2 runs. .). T. Hearne until Hitch secured excellent averages—three for 43 and thrco for XI respectively. Jlayward and Hobbs opened for th<> Combined. The first wicket fell at W, Then tho home side gave a splendid display of batting. Hobbs was lucky. Wbcu 11 he was missed in the loiig-(ield by Bardslcy, off Whitty, and at 27 Jennings missed him off Minnett—<i simple t/kier in tho slips. Hobbs and Hayes added 89 for the second wicket. Fifty was hoisted after an hour's play. Hobbs drovo Hazlitt for G over the pavilion, and hit him for three 4's in the same over. Ho reached 50 in 00 minutes. Seven runs later Minnett found Ilobbs's stump. His brilliant but lucky innings included six 4's. Hayes, without any addition, to the score, played Hazlitt on. Tarrant and Bird added 114 for the fifth wicket. Two hundred was hoisted in as many minutes. Tarrant batted 135 minutes for his 61. Bird and Kidd added 95 for the sixth wicket. The third century went up after 270 minutes' tatting. Bird (101, not out) played free cricket all round tho wicket. When 84 he returned a chance to M'Laren. Kidd batted 85 minutes for 45 runs, including a 5. Bird, unbeaten at stumps, was ot the wickets 185 minutes. Stumps were drawn at 5. 45 p.m. owing to duskiness. Details are as follow:— AUSTRALIA'. First Inuings. Mayne, c. Hayes, b. J. T. Hearno ... 10 Jennings, 1.b.w., b. J. T. Hearne ... 8 Macartney, 1.b.w., b. Tarrant ..* 10 ftardsley, b. Hitch «. \\\ Kelleway, 1.b.w., b. J. W. Hearno 5 Minnett, b. Hayes _ £5 Hazlitt, c. Shudwiek, b. Hitch - 27 M'Laren, b. Hitch i Kmery, retired _ 7 Whitty, 1.b.w., b. J. T. Hearne 1 Carkeek, not out \ Sundries 18 Total 227 How the Wickets Fell. 123456789 10 26 31 57 G6 122 213 217 218 225 227 Bowling Analysis. Tarrant, one wicket for 45 runs; Hiten, three for 53; J. T. Hearne, three for 43; J. W. Hearne, one for 2G; Hayes, one for 10; Kidd, none for 32. COMBINED COUNTIES. First Innings. Hayward, b. M'LaTen \ 5 Hobbs, b. Minnett '. 57 Hayes, b. Hazlitt 37 Tarrant, b. Whitty ci J. W. Hearne, b. M'Laren 11 Bird, not out .;..'. jfli Kidd, b. Macartney 45 Mann, not out 1 Sundries 09 Total for six wickets 347 How the Wickets Fell. 123 4 5 G 17 106 10G 133 247 342 SOUTH AFRICA V. HAMPSHIRE; VISITORS LEAD BY 312. London, September 3. When stumps were drawn to-day in tho match South Africa v. Hampshire, tho former led by 312, with four wickets in hand. Scores are as follow:— SOUTH AFRICA. First innings 102 Second Innings. Taylor, 1.b.w., b. MDonncll G3 Strieker, c. Barrett,'- b. M'Donnell 16 Nourse, not out * 135 Tancred, st. Stone, b. M'Donnell ~ 3 Faulkner, 1.b.w., b. Mead ftj White, st. Stone, b. M'Donnell 86 Pegler, b. Kennedy 4 Ward, not out n Sundries , ],j Total for six wickets ....; 287 HAMPSHIRE. First Innings. Howell, b. Faulkner 5 Stone, b. Peglor n Mead, not out , 07 Barrett, run out ... 3 Brown, b. Pegler 1 Bignell, st. Ward, b. Faulkner 3 Sprot, run out i' 10 Newman, b. Pegler 0 Woodroffc, b. Faulkner 0 Kennedy, run out... g Sundries ]| Total ■. 137 Bowling Analysis. Pegler, four wickets f,or 53 runs; Faulkner, four for 57; Carter, none for 10; Nourse, none for 3.