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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 53, 20 July 1912, Page 8

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AUSTRALIA v LEICESTER. By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. London, July 18. For the match Australia v. Leicestershire the ground was softish, as rain had fallen recently. The morning was ! cloudy. Wood won the toss and sent his men in. Matthews and Whitty began the bowling. Leicestershire gave a moderate display, Wood and Mounteney adding 41 for the second wicket. Mounteney hit vigorously. Coe and Wood added 53 for the sixth wicket, Coe cutting six fours. Wood opened the innings. The seventh batsman was out, caught in the slips from a kicking ball off his hand. Woorl played a faultless innings lasting 130 minutes. . He hit four fours. The century took 75 minutes, and 200 went up after 145 minutes. The innings lasted 155 minutes. The Australians went in to bat, but lost Jennings early, he being taken, sharply at third slip. Mayne and Smith hoisted 50 after 25 minutes' play. Bardslcy and Mayne added 54 for the third wicket. Mayne, who did some good cutting, was at the wickets for 80 minutes. He gave a chance when lie had made two. The Australians had to bat in an indifferent light. The attend-

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ance was 2000. The following are the scores:— LEICESTERSHIRE. —First Innings. Knight, c. Carkeek, b WJiitty 20 Wood, c Mayne, b Minnett ,55 Mounteney, c and b Emery 23 Whitehead, lbw, b Emery 7 King, b Emery 17 Boden. run out G Coe, b Emery 34 Curtis, b Whitty 23 Sturman, b Minnett 2 Shipman, b Minnett 15 Astill, not out 0 Total 217 Bowling analysis.—Matthews, none for 30; Whitty, two for 41; Emery, four for 75; Kellewav, none for 31; Minnett, three for 25. AUSTRALIA. —First Innings. Jennings, c King, b Shipman 15 Mavne, b Shipman 40 Smith, b Astill 10 Bardsley, not out 58 Kellewar, not out 38 Extras 7 Total for three wickets 183 SOUTH AFRICA v. KENT. London, July 18. The following were the scores for the first day of the match South Africa v. Kent:— SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Tanered, c Iluish, b Fairservice 0 Taylor, c Hubble, b Humphreys 9fi Strieker, b Blythe 54 Nourse. b Morfee 19 White, b Morfee 30 Faulkner, b Humphreys 20 Beaumont, lbw. b Blythe 47 Snooke, c Seymour, b Blvthe 52 Peglcr. c Iluish. b Fairservice .... 8 Carter, c Humphreys, b Fairservice 12 Campbell, not out 0 Extras o? Total 300 KENT.—First Innings. Huntings, c Faulkner, b Pegler 17 Humphreys, not out 4