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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 294, 8 June 1912, Page 5

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SOUTH AFRICA v. SURREY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, June 6. In the match Surrey v. South Africa the county team batted first and made 169. Scores:— SURREY.—First Innings. Hayward, b Nourse 0 Hobbs, c Nourse. b Hartigan 43 Hayes, c Campbell, b Pegler 44 Ducat, b Pegler 16 Bird, b Nourse 6 Harrison, run out 0 Abel, b Pegler 14 Strudwick, b Nourse 10 Smith, not out 21 Hitch, b Nourse 2 Rusbby, b Pegler 0 Extras 8 Total 169 Bowling analysis.—Nourse, five for 54; Pegler, four for 74; Faulkner, none lof 22; Hartigan,one for 11. Stumps were drawn owing to rain. AUSTRALIA v. CAMBRIDGE. London, June 6.

I The match Australia v. Cambridge University was begun to-day. In the Cambridge team Lagden, Franklin, Susskind and Grierson replaced Patterson, Sullivan, Arnold, and G. Mulholland. The weather was warm but cloudy, and the wicket softisli. There were 2000 spectators. Cambridge won the toss and sent the Australians to the wickets. Jennings and Kelleway faced Holloway, and Grierson, lmt made a poor stand for the first wicket, Kelleway playing a ball on to his wickets from Grierson when only 18 was on the board. There was a better stand for the second wicket, Macartney and Jennings adding 40. The former played a stylish innings. Jennings was run out by a smart return from cover by Saville. He plnved a faultless innings, with brilliant leg strokes. He hit eight fours and batted ■ 100 minutes. T t: s partnership with Bardsley put nn (i' ! . Bardsley had made 35. He pave a difficult chance at seven at square-leg. At lunch time the score was three wickets for 129. The century took 90 minutes. On resuming play it was sinny and the wicket easy. Holloway and Kidd ' were bowling. Gregory did not stay | long,, and shortly afterwards liardsley ! was smartly taken at the wickets. His j innings lasted 70 minutes. His driving I was splendid, including five fours. The | Australians reached the second century •. in 155 minxes. Mulholland went on to j bowl as a < '"ange, and was successful in j capturing the last five wickets. Mi I thews was caught at cover point from ! j Mulholland's first ball, and Emery in the { same manner in the bowler's next over. : J Fifteen runs later Minnett gave a catch at point. He had been at the wickets for 60 minutes and had made several good snicks. Whitty was taken at short square-leg. Webster, the last man, put ' his leg in front. Hazlitt was luckily missed twice at square-leg and four times at long-on. Cambridge made a disastrous start, i Whitty and Emery proving deadly. Riley and Knight opened. The former , was bowled by Emery's third ball, and Lagden succumbed to Emery's sixth. J Three wickets fell in 30 minutes, and six in 55 minutes. The light was bad. Then a downpour of rain fell, and stumps were drawn when six wickets were down. The following are the scores:— AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Kelleway, b Grierson <5 Jennings, run out 62 Macartney, c Franklin, b Galthorpe 21 Bardsley, c Franklin, b Holloway 58 Gregory, st Franklin, b Kidd 11 Minnett, c Kidd, b Mulholland .... 35 Matthews, c Susskind, b Mulholland 11 Emery, c Susskind, b Mulholland.... 2 Hazlitt, not out 35 Whitty, c Knight, b Mulholland .... 6 Webster, 1.b.w., b Mulholland 2 Extras 7 Total 255 Bowling analysis.—Holloway, one for 67; Grierson. one for 37; Calthorpe. one for 59; Knitrht, none for 12; H. Mulholland, five for 38; Kidd, one for 35. CAMBRIDGE.—First Innings. Riley, b Emerv 0 Knight, b Whitty 2 Lagden, b Emerv 0 ! Mulholland, c Webster, b Whitty.. 8 J Kidd, not out . 7 I Susskind, b Whitty 0 Saville, c Kelleway, b Emery 0 WONDERFUL BOWLING. London, June 6.' Kent dismissed Leicester for 25 runs, Blytlie taking seven wickets for 9 and Woolley three for 15. Derbyshire dismissed Somerset for 44. I Morton took seven wickets for 15 runs. Notts dismissed Sussex for 49. Wass took six wickets for 16 runs.