CRICKET.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1924, Page 2

CRICKET.

LItKOTKKS TELEUKAMB.J LONDON. Aug. 17>. (ilammoi'gan has created a cricket sensation by udlicting on l.aue.tshiio its first defeat of the season. The success was largely due to a line innings of .p) by M. Turnbull, a 17-year-oid .schoolboy, who was making his debut in lirst-class cricket, lie played Parkin and MacDonald with the greatest confidence. SOITII AFRICA V. FNOLAND. LONDON. Aug. lti. For the test cricket match. England v. South Africa, the weather was fine, but cloudy. The wicket was good. Ihe attendance was 10.(Oil. The Smith Africans won the toss, and hatted, playing the same side as ill the last test except that llearne replaced Hand. England omitted Kilner. The start was disastrous, two wickets falling for 7 runs, llearne was run out as tile result of a magnificent return by Hobbs. Susskind (07.) and N'ottrse (37) made a splendid recovery. Susskind was taking no liberties, and this caused the crowd to barrack him. Catlerall s play was attractive. In his best innings of the test, series, he made !).*> which was scored in 1*J!) minutes: whereas Susskind took *J‘_N minutes to score his do. Tile English fielding was „f the highest standard. Hobbs. Samihain and Hen. 11 were magnificent. I lie howling was changed continually, and it was better than the score suggests. I hough Howell was patchy, nevertheless a continuous steady attack was set up. Si:-:dwick was a masterpiece behind the sticks, allowing only one live, which went for four, in the whole innings, which lasted 3PJ minutes while the score also numbered 31'J. I'ollov. ing

are the scores: Son’ll AFRICA. Ist. Innings Ilearin*. run out Cummaillo. h. Tale Su-skind c. Woolley, o. Hearm* .. Noursc. c. Sutcldlc*. b. Woolley 'l'avlor. e. and b. Tyldeslcy Caltcrnll. e. Snbsitiite. 1). Tale Dean. <•. St rod wiek. b. Ilearilc* Will’d, 1.b.w.. !>• T:itf Blanekeiibmg (not old) l’egler. c. Sanclhiim. b. Ileanie ’ Extras

Total v BowlingGilligau 0 for 11. Tate .! for (id. I louell ll for (lit. Tyldeslcy *_> for ilti. Hearm* it lor ltd. Woolley I lor l’-L Slumps wore drawn.

LONDON. Aug. 15,

In the County cricket. Nottingham in the first innings made 101 (Staples bin. and in the second innings MS (Why-all Git), against- Hampshire, whose first innings realised 183 (Mead •>()• and their second 1 *>l tor * I Oay .>.*). Rowling for Hampshire. Kennedy look -I for 17 in the see uid innings, for Nutts Harm it look I lor IL (Did Richmond look I for bS in the first innings. . Kent placing Somcr-et. made '_ >s -t in the first innings < Woolley 00). and 200 in the sei-imd (Moollev S 3 |. I>l n.g( s took b for '.ld ill Hie first innings. 50,,,-r-et ~,-r-et reolied wilh IS f I Hamel I'-D. :i„,| lib. Wright took b lor itii m ihc first- and 7 for ill in the sciond. Yorkshire defeated Gloucester, Ps'i’ker took 7 for Go. and G fur Hi. \\ mis 3 for 111. . Middle-ex drew with Marwick. Ilearne made PH and llendren 10b (both not out 1. Stevens took I for 23 anil I for Hi and Ilearne b for 31. ENGLISH CRICKET TEAMS’. (Received this day at 10. do a.m.) LONDON. August 17. Although it was originally intended the■ cricket team for Australia should he limited t* sixteen, the inclusion of Hobbs as second wicket-keeper, will bring the number up to seventeen. The ’ Marylebone Committee lias declined to disclose its present intentions. but it is understood that another fast howler is likely to he selected. A prominent member ef the team staled he would not be surprised to see nineteen make the trip, hut much depended on the final dei i-ieii regarding lfobb,.