CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 305, 21 June 1912, Page 5

CRICKET

AUSTRALIA v. SURREY. * SURREY WINS BY 21 RUNS. By CaMe—Prow Association—Copyright. laMdox, June 20. When the match Australia v. Surrey was continued the weather was hot and threatening. The attendance w*s email. The wicket was hard. Hitch and Smith handled the ball. Macartney hit a single off Smith, and recorded his thousand, the nr«t batsman to do so this season. He received an ovation. Fifty went up in 66 minutes and the century in 100 minutes. Gregory and Macartney were bewled by successive balls from different bowlers. Macartney was in for 110 minutes. The feature of the innings was the partnership of Smith and Jennings. At lunch time the score was five wicket* for 168—Smith 27, Jennings 33. On resuming play Hitch and Smita took up the bowling. The second century went up in 205 minutes. Smith had made 54 (50 in 100 minutes) an* Jennings 01 (50 in 85 minutes). Both plaed attractive cricket and neither was rash. Jennings wag run out from- a splendid return by Hobbs at cover-point' to Strudwiek. He made his 82 in 120 minutes, and scored alj round the wic* ket. His chief hits were a five and eleven fours. Smith had made 91 by brilliant driving and cutting. The partnership lasted 115 minutes and added--176 runs. Smith, at 99, saw Matthewscaught at mid-on. He himself added a ' single and was easily caught by Hayes off his own bowling. He was batting for 155 minutes and gave a splendid displa, including a five and thirteen fours. He received an ovation. The innings closed at 3.55. The following are the scores:— SURREY. First Innings 190 Second Innings 247 AUSTRALIA. : First Innings M§ Second Innings. Mayne, c and b Smith 13 Macartney, b Smith 51 Bardsley, b Hitch 17 Gregory, c Abel, b Ru-hby 17 Kelleway, lbw, b Smith 3 Smith, c arid h Hayes 100 Jennings, run out 82 Matthews, e Abel, a Hitch 9 Hazlitt, not out 0 Emery, b Hitch I Carkeek, b Hitch 0 Extras 15 Total 307 The fall of the wickets was—l for 48, 2 fe 72, 3 for 105, 4 for 105, 5 for 112, 6 or 228, 7 for 30.5, 8 for 300, 9 for 307. Bowling analysis.—Rushby, one or 65; Hitch, four for 107; Abel, none for 13; Smith, three for 79; Hayes, one for I'2; Bird, none for 1; Meyers, none for 15.

SOUTH AFRICA v. SOMERSET. ' A GOOD SCORE. London, June 19. The South Africans put up a score of 300 for three wickets and declared their innings closed. Somerset, requiring 269 runs to win, went to the wickets and narrowly escaped defeat, losing «i$M wiikets for 128. In this position the match was left, drawn in favor of the South Africans.' The following arc the scores:— SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings 96 Second Innings. Taylor, st Bisgood, b Braund...... 71 Tancred, b Robson 34 Nourse, b Bridges '.'" 113 Snooke, not out , 77 Extras '_ _ 5 Total for three wickets 300 Innings declared closed with three wickets down. Bowling analysis.—Gresswell, none for 57; Robson, one for 69; Stewart, none for 46; Hardy, none for 42; Bridges, one for 42; Braund, one for 38. SOMERSET. i First Innings 127 Second Innings. Daniell, b Faulkner <B Bagana, b Cox ; 29 Tillard, b Carter 1 Braund, c Ward, b Carter 4 Sutton, Ibw, b Carter 8 Bisgood, b Cox 1 Robson, b Cox 2 •Hardy, b Faulkner 0 Stewart, not out 14 Extras '7 Total for eight wickets 128 Bowling analysis.—Faulkner, two for 37; Pegler, none for 23; Carter, three for 23; Cox, three for 36. AN AMERICAN TOUR. London, June 19. Tke Australian cricketers will return home via San Francisco, plaving several matches in America. * '