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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 320, 9 July 1912, Page 7

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THE TRIANGULAR TESTS. May 27.—Australia v. South Africa ; Australia won by an innings and 88 runs (Australia 448, South Africa 265 and 95). June 10—Lords, England v. South Africa. England won by an innings and 08 runs (England 337, Soulh Africa 58 and 217). June 24—Lord, England v. Australia, drawn (England, 7 wickets for 810; Australia, 7 wickets for 282). REMAINING FIXTURES. AUSTRALIAN TOUR. June 24—Lords, England v. Australia.: July B—Leeds, England v. South Africa. \ July 15—Lords, Australia v. S. Africa. July 29 —Manchester, Australia v. England. August 6—Nottingham, Australia v. South Africa. August 12—Oval, England v. S. Africa. August Ift—Oval, Australia v. England. RESULTS TO DATE. Played 17. won 7, lost 3, abandoned or drawn 7. v. Notts.—Lost by six wickets. v. Northants-—Won by inning and 04 runs. v. Essex.—Won by innings and 132 runs. v. Surrey.—Won by seven wickets. v. M.C.C.—Won by five wickets. v. Oxford University.—Won by ten wickats. v. South Africa.—Won by innings and ' 88 runs. v. Warwickshire.—Abandoned owing to : rain. J v. Middlesex.—Abandoned owing to 1 rain. • v. Cambridge University.—Abandoned owing to rain. v. Yorkshire.—Drawn. v. Lancashire.—Lost by 25 runs. v. Surrey.—Lost by 21 runs. v. Somerset, won by 10 wickets. v. England, drawn. v. Essex, drawn. > v. Yorksiiire, drawn. 1

REMAINING FIXTURES. , JULY. 4—At Liverpool, v. Lancashire. B—At Edinburgh, v. Scotland. 15-SOUTIL AFRICA, at Lords. 18 —At Leicester, y. Leicestershire. 22—At Portsmouth, v. Hampshire. 25 —At Brighton, v. Sussex. 29—ENGLAND,' at Manchester. , AUGUST. I.—At Derby, v. Derby shire. S—SOUTH AFRICA, at Nottingham, 12—At Worcester, v. Worcestershire. 15—At Cheltenham, v. Gloucestershire. 19—ENGLAND, at the Ovd]. 22—Cardiff, y. South Wales (provisional). 26—Norwich; v. Mr. L. Robinson's Eleven. 20—At Canterbury, v. Kent: ": ■ - SEPTEMBER. 2—At the Oval, v. Surrey nrd Middlesex s—At Scarborough, v. Lord Londesborongh'^Eleven'.: ' - . . 9—At Hastings, v. South of England. 13—At Glaego^/v.'Western.'Umori. ; 16—At' Inverness', v. Northern Counties. 18—At v. Aberdeenshire'.' J 20—At Dundee, v-.-Forfarshjre.; ~' ' Subjo.iried ,are : the bowling arid •/fatting averages of the English, Afri<.\'Vi'an'd Australian cricketers in the fir:«t'round V.of the triangular, congest, which has just concluded. The second round commences „(Mpmhy), when., England will nieet ,S.o,ufeh Africa. - "On paper,'the match looks a/gift to England, but one can never.', tejl'.. ~A- remarkable .feature in tlie, face "of'the big scores - put' up against the.Africans ia the fine bowling of .out'with,the fine avcragfrof 13 wiokets for 170 runs: Three Australians- hea-tl the batting .averages, which are: l -" " *" *"

I:.; . ■:;' r. ' llin.:ll.S..Ag. Av. Kelle*ay CAus.l. .'.. '2 1.T4 175" 87.5 Bardsley (Aus.) ...' 2' 121' 142 71 Macartnev (Ail's.) v. 2 6!) 120 iGO Spooner (Eng.)'\... 2 I'l9 120 60 Hobbs (Engr)-r... 2 107 111 ifw.s "Xlat.th.cyjs:.. {An*.).'.;. 2. 4!)* 40 40 Faulkner (S.A.) ... 4 122* 144 43 Rhodes '(.Kng,)....... 2 50 05 47,/) Woolley -.(Kiijr.)' ... 2 73 -03 4G>5 Llewellyn. (S.A.) ..2 73 82 41 Fry (Eng.) 2 ■4O 71 35.5 Whittv. (Alis.}' .... 1 33 33" S3 Beaumont (S.A,) ... 2 31 3F 31 Carter- (S.A.) -,..>.. 2 27 - 27-' 27 Jennings (Aus.) ... 2 32 53 20.5 Smith (Aiis.) ....1.. 1 24* 24 24 Gregory (Aus.) .:.. 2 37 47 23.5 Warner (Kng.) .... 2 30 '43 21.5 Hearne (Kng.) .... 1 21* 21 21 Smith (Engl) 2 14* 16 16 Foster (Eng.) ' 2 v 2O 31 ; 15.5 White (S.A;) ...... 2 22 31 15.5 Xourso (S.A.) 4 18 55 13.75 Schwartz (S.A. ... 4 28 51 12.75 Minnett.fAus.) .... 1 12 12 . 12. Hazlitt (Aus.) .... 2 10 'lO '. 0.5 Snooke (S.A.) 4 10 34 8.5 Ward (S.A.)- 2 17 17 8.5 llartigan (S.A. .... 4 25. 30 7.5 Tavlor (S.A.) 4 21 27 8.75 Pegler (S.A.) ...... 4 10 22 5.5. Carkeek (Aus.) .... 1 4 4 4 Mitchell (S.A.) .... 4 11 13 3.25 Campbell (S.A.) .... 2 3 3 3 Jessop (-Eng.}-,- 1 .3 3 3 Emcvv (Aus.) 1 1 1 1 Brearley (Eng.) ... 1 0 0 0

BOWLIXO, Wkts. Runs Av'ge Foster (Eng.) 10 112 11.2 Matthew* (Aus.).'... fi 78 12.68 Pegler (S.A.) 13 170 13.1 Barnes (Eng.) 11 184 16.73 Whittv (Aus.) ...:.. 8 130 17.37 Kellcway (Aus.) .... 7 126 IS llhodes "(Eng.) 3 59 19.80 Dean (Eng.) 2 40 24.5 White (S.A.) 1 20 20 Xoursc (S.A.) 3 108 36 Emery (Aus.) 3 140 48.88 Hazlitt (Aus.) 2 114 57 Schwartz (S.A.) .... 3 186 62 Macartney none lor 13, Minuett. none for 16 (Aus.), Brearley none for 4, Woolley none for 10, Hearne none for 31, Hobbs none for 36 (England). Carter none for 15, llartigan none for 45. Llewellyn none for 111, Faulkner none for 127 (South Africa) also bowled.