CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 56, 24 July 1912, Page 8

CRICKET.

GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, July 22. The Players made 311 and 181, and the Gentlemen 242 and 159 for six wickets. The match was drawn. SOUTH AFRICA v. WOODBROOK. London, July 22. South Africa scored 320 and their opponents 111 for no wickets. The following are the scores:— SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings.— I Tancred 131, Taylor 2, Strieker 0, Beaumont 15, White 31, Faulkner 5(5, Snooke 9, Pegler 12, Carter 12, Ward, not out 15, Cox 34, extras 0; total 32C, AUSTRALIA r. HAMPSHIRE. London, July 22. For the match Australia v. Hampshire, Macartney, McLaren, Webster, and Hazlitt were omitted. The weather

was dull, but the wicket was fast. Sprot won the toss and Minnett and Emery took up the bowling. Hampshire made a good showing. Bowell succumbed to a full toss after 18 minutes, and Stone was taken by Carkeek standing back. —Two for 40. Thence the score mounted steadily, reaching 50 in 30 minutes and the century in 55 minutes. Fry was at the wickets for 33 minutes. Barrett, the fourth batsman was out, and then Mead, who started when one wicket was down, and Jephson were associated and added 95. Jephson played splendid all round cricket without a fault for au -hour, hitting eleven fours. Mead was brilliant all round the wicket, cutting and driving. The third century went up in 140 minutes. The fielding was excellent. The following are the scores:— HAMPSHIRE.—First Innings. Bowell, lbw, b Emery 15 Stone, c Carkeek, b llinnett 24 Fry, c Carkeek, b Kelleway 24 Barrett, c Smith, b Matthews 5 Jephson, b Whitty 55 Brown, e Kelleway, b Whitty 3 Newman, c and b Emery 18 The Hampshire total was 371 and the Australians had lost three wickets for 47 when stumps were drawn.