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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 58, 26 July 1912, Page 8

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AUSTRALIA v. HAMPSHIRE. A WIN FOR HAMPSHIRE. By Cable— Prws Association—Copyrigkt. London, July 24. When the match between the Aus- j tralians and Hampshire was resumed the weather was warm and the wicket good. The partners, Kelleway and Gregory, added 17 to the overnight score, and then Kelleway was run out to a stroke by Gregory to mid-on. Brown hit the wicket. The partnership added 102. Gregory and Matthews made a good stand for the seventh wicket, adding 58. Two hundred was hoisted in ISO minutes. Gregory was caught at the wickets by Stone standing back. He played a chanceless innings, with splendid pulling and cutting. He hit eleven fours. Matthews was not beaten, but the others made no stand.

Requiring 83 to win, Hampshire accomplished the task in 45 minutes. After Whitty had bowled Bowell, Mead made a single and three fours off the rest of the over by faultless play. Stone was bowled by a full piteh, to which he ducked his head. It was Hampshire's first victory over the Australians. There were 000 spectators. The following are the scores:— HAMPSHIRE. First Innings 371 Second Innings. Bowell, b Whitty 20 Stone, b Emery 20 Fry, not out ." 12 Mead, not out 33 Extras , ]

Total for two wickets 8G AUSTRALIA. First Innings 197 Second Innings. Jennings, run out 19 Mayne, c Stone, b Newman 32 Smith, c and b Kennedy 9 Bardsley, c and b Kennedy 2 Kelleway, run out 46 Gregory, c Stone, b Brown 85 Minnett, e Mead, b Brown 1 Matthews, not out 45 Whitty, b Kennedy 8 Emery, c Stone, b Kennedy 0 Carkeek, c Brown, b Kennedy 1 Extras " 9 Total 256 Bowling analysis.—Brown, two for 28; Kennedy, five for 91; Newman, one for 48; Remmant, none for 26. AUSTRALIA' y. SUSSEX.

Received 25, 9.20 p.m. . \ London, July 25. The Sussex team to meet the Australians is as follows:—Ranjitsinhji, Chaplin, Simms. Fender, Holloway, Vine, A. Relf, R. Relf, Killick, Cox and Street. SOUTH AFRICANS IN IRELAND. London, July 24. . The match South Africa v. Woodbrook I Club was abandoned owing to the rain I after the Africans had declared their ' innings closed with the loss of seven wickets for 212. The scores were:— ' Taylor 71, Snooke 11, Beaumont 33/ White (not out) 39, Faulkner 6, Peeler ' 0, Carter 28, Ward (not out) 9. RANJITSINHJI IN FORM. London July 24. Playing for Susses against Lancashire, Ranjitsinhji acored 176. THE AUSTRALIAN TBAM. By Telegr» ? h—Press Association. Dunedin, Thursday. The Otago Cricket Association 'has written to the New Zealand Cricket Council with a view to negotiations being opened with the Board of Control for the Australian eleven to visit the ' four centres in the Dominion on its way ' home via America. I