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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 98, 11 September 1912, Page 5

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AUSTRALIA v. SOUTH OF ENGLAND. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, September 9. 1 For the match Australia v. South of England the weather was line and the wicket was easy. Webster, Emery, W'hitty and Smith were omitted from the Australian team. Chaplain won the toss. Hobbs hit his wicket In playing the first ball. Barrett did some fine driving and hit eight fours in a chaneeless innings. The fifty appeared in 55 minutes and the century in 100 minutes. Simms played a splendid innings, hitting all round the wicket. Relf did some brilliant driving, scoring a six and seven fours. The 200 went up in lfiO minutes. Vine was batting for 260 minutes, and reached his century in 235 minutes. He showed splendid defence and good driving, hitting fourteen off one of Minnett's overs. It was a chaneeless innings. Vine hit a five and fourteen fours. Kidd, after having been bowled by a no-ball from Kelleway, was missed twice before scoring. He made sixty in 65 minutes. Hitch did some big driving, and put up his score in ten minutes. Matthews' bowling was'splendid, but Kelleway bowled eight no-balls. The attendance was good. The following are the scores:— SOUTH OF ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs, b McLaren 0 Vine, b Matthews 107 Woolley, b Matthews 25 Barrett, c Carkeek, b Matthews .... 51 Simms, b Kelleway 39 Relf, b Kelleway 41 Kidd, l.bw., b Matthews 63 Hayes, c Jennings, b Matthews 8 Chaplin, c Macartney, b Matthews .. 16 Ilitch, e Mayne, b Matthews 27 Tufncl, not out 4 Extras 41 Total 426 Bowling analysis.—McLaren, one fot 78; Hazlitt, none for 70; Matthews, seven for 133; Minuett, none for 28; Macartnev, none for 40; Kelleway, two for 30. SOUTH AFRICA v. LORD LONDESBOROUGH'S ELEVEN'. London, September 9. In the match South Africa v. LorJ Londesborough's eleven the scores were: SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Taylor, c Ranjitsinhji, b Barnes 8 Strieker, c Spooner, b Hirst 15 Nourse, b Hirst 0 White, c Rhodes, b Barries 2ft Tancred, c Denton, b Barnes 22 Faulkner, c W. S. Bird, b Balrnes .. 0 Pegler, 1.b.w., b Barnes 13 Ward, b Hirst O. Carter, not out 4 Mitchell, .b Hirst 4 I Cox, b Barnes 5 Extras 12: Total ....^IOO Bowling analysis.—Barnes, six for 82; Hirst, four for 56. LORD LOXDEBBOROUGH'3 ELEVEN.— First Innings. ' Spooner, b Faulkner 23 Rhodes, b Pegler 4 Mead, not out 23 Denton, c Mitchell, b Faulkner .... !) Douglas, l.bw., b Faulkner 0 Ranjitsinhji, not out' 3 Extras 6 Total for four wickets 6S