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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 54, 22 July 1912, Page 8

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AUSTRALIA v. LEICESTERSHIRE.

Bv Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, July 19.

In the ma,tch Australia v. Leicestershire there was no play till after lunch, I as it was raining in the morning. The ; weather was still dull and the wicket | was soft. King and Shipman handled the bowling. Bardsley pulled 'the liftli ball and was easily caught at short leg bv Knight. He hit six fours. The partnership added 79. Gregory and Kelleway saw the 200 hoisted in 150 minutes. Gregory played a ball from King on to his wicket. Minnett and Matthews did not last long. When Matthews was caught Kelleway had made 08 by sound cutting and driving. Rain came on and there "was twenty minutes' delay, then the sun came out. Kelleway and Whitty added 47 for the eighth wicket. Whittv hit two sixes and three fours. Kelleway and Emery added 32 for the ninth wicket, then kelleway was taken at short leg after 165 minutes' chancele.ss play. He hit seven fours. Emery made 25 in fifteen minutes. His score included two- sixes. The innings lasted 240 minutes.

Wod and Knight faced Whitty and Emery. Minnett relieved Whitty at 32 and got Wood first ball. Mounteney hit two fours and was bowled third ball. Knight and Whitehead saw 50 hoisted after 30 minutes, and Knight was taken in the slips. Whitehead hit three fours in his first over off Matthews.

The following are the scores:—• AUSTRALIA. —First Innings. • Jennings, c King, b Shipman 15 Mayne, b Shipman 46 i Smith, b Astill 19 Bardsley, c Knight, b King 58 Kelleway, c King, 1) Astill -87 Gregory, b King 6 Minnett, c Sturman, b Shipman .... 7 Matthews, c Boden, b King 10 Whitty, b Kin" 27 Emery, c Mounteney, b Astill 20 Carkeek, not out 0 Extras 20 Total 327 Bowling analysis.—Shipman, three for 85; King, .four for 130; Astill, three for 42; Curtis, none for 29; Wood, none for 15. LEICESTERSHIRE. First Innings 217 Second Innings. Wood, e Kelleway,, b Minnett 14 Knight, c Jennings, b Matthews .... 31 Mounteney, b Minnett 8 Whitehead, not out 12 Extras 3

Total for three wickets 08 Received 21, 5.5 p.m. London, July 20. The Australians' match with Leicestershire was abandoned owing to persistent rain. Bowling analysis.—Whitty, none for 13; Emery, none for 20; Minnett, two for 14; Matthews, one for 12. SOUTH AFRICA v. KENT. London, July 19. The scores in the match South Africa v. Kent at present stand as follows: 'SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings 300 KENT.—First Innings. Hardings, c Faulkner, b Pegler 17 Humphreys, b Faulkner G2 Seymour, c Snooke, b Faulkner 22 Woolley, lbw, b Snooke 43 Hubble, b Taylor 31 Dillon, not out 31 Knott, lbw, b Faulkner 3 Huish, b Faulkner 1 Fairservice, not out 0

Total for seven wickets 208 Received 21, 5.5 p.m. London,, July 20. In their first innings Kent scored 245. The South Africans declared their second innings closed with eight wickets down for 152. Kent responded with 185 for four wickets, and the match was drawn. The following are the scores:—Dillon, c and b Faulkner 24 Fail-service, not out 17 Morfee, b Faulkner 15 Blytlie, b Faulkner 0 Extras l(j Total 245 Bowling analysis.—Nourse, none for 33; Pegler, two for 88; Faulkner, six for 48; Carter, none for 15; Snooke, one for 20; Taylor, one for 22. SOUTH AFRICA.—Second Innings. Taylor, c Seymour, 1) Woolley 4fi Tancred, b Blythe ". 4 Strieker, c Seymour, b Fairservice.. 16 Nourse, c Hubble, b Humphreys 20 White, c Knott, b Fairservice 4 Faulkner, not out 18 Beaumont, c Dillon, b Fairservice'.'. 1 Snooke, b Woolley 10 Carter, not out 23 Pegler, st Iluish, b Woolley 8 Extras ' g Total for eight wickets 152 Bowling analysis— Blvthe, one for 3GWoolley, three for 45; Fairservice, three foi 51; Morfee, none for 0; Humphreys one for 0. KENT.—Second Innings. Humphreys, c and b Pegler 5 Hardinge, b Carter 54 Seymour, b Faulkner .[[ [ [ 53 Woolley, not out 59 Hubble, c Strieker, b Faulkner 1 Dillon,, not out 7 Extras * g Total for four wickets 185 Bowling analysis.—Nourse, none for 20; Pegler, one for 41; Faulkner, two for 32; Carter, one for 22; Taylor, none for 21; White, none for 43.