CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 60, 29 July 1912, Page 8

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA r. SUSSEX. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. London, July 26. For the second day of the Australian v. Sussex match the weather wii tunny, wicket fast, and the players scored freely. ! Vine, R. Rolf, and Simms were out for ', 90. R. Relf was batting for 80 minutes and hit five fours. Then A. Relf and Ranjitsinhji were associated. A. Relf was cleverly caught at mid-off after batting 125 minutes, driving and cutting well and hitting twelve fours. Ranjitsinhji's play waa delightful. He put on 36 in 75 minutes and the partnership added 107. Ohaplin, the next comer, retired without scoring, having been struck in the stomach by Emery, who was bowling erratically. Killick, tis fifth batsman, was out when Ranjitsinhji had made 82. He had made 62 by driving. He was missed when he had mads 46 by Jennings at slip, off Minnett. Chaplin kept up his wicket while Ranjitsinhji did the scoring. He reached hig century in 140 minutes. Fender and Ranjitsinhji added 51 for the seventh wicket. Ranjitsinhji was in 165 minutes and played a masterly innings. He hit 22 fours. Fender and Cox added 65 for the eighth wicket. Fender was in for 65 minutes, driving and square-leg hitting. He hit a six and twelve fours. The last two wicket* only added fivs runs. The 300 was hoisted in 255 minutes, and the innings lasted 325 Minutes. The attendance was 300.

The following are the 6core«: — I AUSTRALIA.-First Inning. £OB SUSSEX.—First Innings. Vine, b Whitty ji R. Relf, b Emery 38 A. Relf, c Macartney, b Emery .... f3 Simms, b Emery <• Killick, b Matthews , 1 Chaplin, b Matthew* J Ranjitsinhji, run out 12f Fender, b McLaren 6! Cox, b McLaren K Street, b McLaren ( Holloway, not ojut ; Extras 2! Total "jjjji Bowling analysis.—McLaren, three fo: 105; Matthews, two for 74; Minnett none for 14; Macartney, none for 27. A DRAWN MATCH. Received 28, 5.5 p.m. London, July 28. The weather was fine when the mate! was resumed. The wieket was fast. Thi attendance amounted to 2000. The Aub tralians gave an interesting end rigor ous display of batting. Macartney wai the hero of the day. Besides adding an other three-figure score to his list, hi captured one of two Sussex wickets He batted for 140 minutes, making 50 ii 60 minutes, and his century in 105 min utes. He was brilliant all round, show ing fine driving and late cutting. Hii score included twenty fours. Ifc wai marred by ohances at 89 and 116. Witl Kelleway Tie put on 160 for the seconc wicket, tliree overs at one stage yield ing 35 runs. The eentury went up ii 75 minutes, and 200 in 140 minutes Kelleway was in for 120 minutes, making 50 in 80 minutes by sound and fault less cricket. Matthews was in for 9c minutes and played a chanceless anc Resolute innings. He hit thirteen fours and scored 50 in 55 minutes. Gregory played fast and good cricket at the rats of a run a minute. Numerous bowline changes were tried. Vine leeured th« htnors. The inningg otcupied 220 minutes. Sussex had 75 minutes' play Alinnet was indisposed and Mayne •laved as substitute. Vim ttf R vigorously punished the bowling, Reli flitting nme fours.

I The following are the wore*:— AUSTRALIA.-Seeond Inning. Jennings, c Chaplin, b Holloway 6 Kelleway, e Street, b Siainig 6S Macartney, b A. Relf .'.'"' i 2 i Matthews, e Simras, b Vine m Gregory, c Cox, b Vine ... m Webster, e Ranjit«inkji, b Vim* .'.". o McLaren, run out t n llmery, not out ~ r Extras ••'.'.'.'.'.'.'.".".'.'.'.'.' n Total for serea wioket* .... "33s for'7? oll ™*\?™ for 71; Simnw, one or ß 9 ; i n A three 101I 01 48; Col > non ° ior Z2; lender, none for 12. SUSSEX.— Second Inniaa* ▼we, b Kelleway ... ' „, R. Relf « Emery, b Macartney'!'.'.'. gg A. Relf, not out , 3imms, not out i Extrai ■. .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..\\ " I Total for two wickets .. ~~m Bowlmg anal 7 ai ß ._Whittj, none for f- ?v' Jl ? De for 9; «»*«»"« ."one *«■ 20; Macartney, one for 6.

SOUTH AFRICA r. IRELAND.

m. ~. London, July j»6. The Africans made 395-Nourse in Faulkner 43, White 2, Beaumont 0 H f' m« hal L «v elaDd - l\ the seeond innings nad lost fiy e wieketn for 92 wh on •tumpg were drawn. " en . Hartigan broke his arm fielding Tf Receded 28, 5.5 p. m . fcnft Africa ■nnings and 107 runs. I re T and in ih? •«ond inning* made 118 Bo wll! analysm.-Taylor, one for 14. X.l" g for 44; Faulkner .foS' £'*£; White, none for 27; No Ul ,e,Le fori'

HEAVY SCORIA. Beoeired S», 12.20 ajß *w R W* 12 ° "* out J 186, beat Middles by 181 The match between Bwex ami t-., •••hire was drawn J tv»7 1 Lftn '