ENGLISH CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1542, 11 September 1912, Page 7

ENGLISH CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA MEErS SOUTH OF ENGLAND. By TslesraDh-Presa Association-Copyright London, September 9. Pino weather prevailed for the opening of tho match, Australia v. South of England. Tho wicket was easy. Webster, Emery, Whitty, and Smith wero omitted from the colonial eleven. Chaplin won tho toss, ami batted. When stumps were drawn, the homo representatives had scored 120. M'Lareu clean-bowled Hobbs first ball, llnrrett showed same lino driving, his innings of 51—a chanceless display—including eight 4's. Fifty appeared in f>r> minutes, and 100 in 100 minutes. Simms played splendid all-round cricket, and Keif, who drove brilliantly, after scoring 41 played a ball on from Ivelleway. His total contained a G and seven 4's. The second century was hoisted in 100 minutes. Vino batted 2«0 minutes, getting his century in 235 minutes. Features of his innings were a splendid defence and good driving. He got 14 off' ono over from Minnett. His score of 107, mado by chanceless cricket, included a 5 and fourteen 4's. Kidtl, after being bowled by a no-ball from JKcllewny, and missed twico before scoring, got GO in G5 minutes. Hitch, by big driving, got 27 in 10 minutes. Mntthows bowled splendidly, but Kelloway was no-balled no fewer than eight times. Details:~ SOUTH OF ENGLAND. First Innings. Hobbs, b. M'Laron 0 Vine, b. Matthews 107 AVoolloy, b. Matthews 25 Barrett, c. Carkeek, b. Matthews 51 Simms, b. Kelleway 39 Rolf, b. Kcllewny 41 Kidd, 1.b.w., b. Matthews G3 Hayes, c. Jennings, b. Matthews 8 Chaplin, c. Macartney, b. Matthews ... 1G Hitch, c. Mayne, b. Matthews 27 Tufnell, not out 2 Sundries 41 Total 420 How the Wickets Fell. 1234. 5 6789 10 0 38 126 183 210 354 359 3GB 402 420 Bowling Analysis. M'Larcn took one wicket for 78 runs; Hazlitt, none for 70; Jfatthews, seven for 133; Minnett, none for 28; Macartney, none for 40; Kelleway, two for 30. Kelleway bowled eight no balls. SOUTH AFRICAN MATCH. London, September 9. The South Africans began against.Lord Londesborough's Eleven to-day. At stumps the visitors were out for 100, whilo the home side had lost four for 63. Dotails are as. follow:— AFRICA. First. Innings. Taylor, c. Ranjitsiuhji, b. Barnes 5 Strieker, c. Spooner, b. Hirst 15 Nourse, b. Hirst 0 White, c. Rhodes, b. Barnes 20 Tancred, c. Denton, b. Barnes 22 Faulkner, c. Bird, b. Barnes 0 Pegler, 1.b.w., b. Barnes 13 Ward, b. Hirst 0 Carter, not out t Mitchell, 1). Hirst 4 Cox, b. Barnes 5 Sundries : . 12 Total 100 Bowling Analysis. Barnes took six wickets for 32 runs; Hirst, four for 56. LORD LONDESBOROUGH'S TEAM. First Innings. Spooner, b. Faulkner 23 Rhodes, b. Pegler 4 Mead, not out 23 Denton, c. Mitchell, b. Faulkner 9 Douglas, 1.b.w., b. Faulkner 0 Kanjitsinhji, not out 3 Sundries 1 Total for four wickets 63