CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 323, 12 July 1912, Page 8

CRICKET.

THE TEST MATCH. ENGLAND DEFEATS SOUTH AFRICA. \. By Cable —Prees Association—Copyright. London, July 10. j When the test match was resumed \' ■ the weather was dull, the attendance small, and the wicket easy. Barnes and Foster were .the bowlers, and Tanered was out to the fifth ball of the first over. —Eight for 110. Pegler and Carter made a plucky stand, Hearne replaced Foster at 148, and Pegler was bowled next over. He hit vigorously, scoring five fours. He was badly missed at nineteen. The Africans howled much better than at Manchester or Lords, but their batting was weak, The following are the scores:— ENGLAND. First Innings 242 , Second Timings 238 SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings 147 Second Innings. Taylor, c Smith, b Foster 2 Tanered, b Barnes 3!) White, c and b Foster 17 Llewellyn, b Barnes 4 Faulkner, b Barnes 0 Nourse, c Foster, b D<?an 15 Strieker, run out ...: 0 Snooke, b Dean 8 Pegler, b Hearne 32 Carter, b Barnes 3 Ward, not out 0 Extras 11 Total 150 Bowling analysis.—Barnes, four for 03; Foster, two for 51; Dean, two for l|i; Rhodes, none for 14; Hearne. one for 5. x England won by 174 runs. AUSTRALIA v. SCOTLAND.

London, July 10. Australia declared its innings' closed with four wickets down for 225 (Minnett, not out f>s, Bardsley 45, Kelleway not out 0). Scotland only succeeded in putting together 52, Whittv and Hazlitt proving very successful with the ball, the bowling'analysis being: Whittv, six for 22; Hazlitt, three for 17; Minnctt, one for 17. COUNTY CRICKET. London, July 10. Northampton beat Surrey by nine wiekets, and, is now lending for the county cricket championship. CAMBRIDGE BEATS OXFORD. London. Julv 10. At cricket Cambridge beat Oxford by three wickets. WARNER ILL. London, July 10. Warner is seriously ill and has been confined to his bed for the last month owing to hemorrhage due to a blow reteived while practising.at the nets at Lords. He is unlikely to play'again this season.