CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1922, Page 3

CRICKET.

ENGLISHMEN AT CAPETOWN. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Capetown, Nov. 11. The weather was fine and warm for the opening ■match of the English tour. The partnership between Mead and Fender was a great display of forceful and versatile cricket.. England, in their first Innings, made 311 (Sandham 4, Jupp 11, Woolley 10, Mann 4. .Mead 97, Fender 98, Kennedy ", Brown 19, Gilligan 8, Carr 24, Russell 22, extras 6). Bowling: Buys five wickets for 121 runs, Bensimon tnree for 50. The Western Provinces, in the second innings, lost four wickets for 110 (Comma’lle 40, Pat Hands 37). [The finish of this innings has not been transmitted.] England, in the second innings, made 91 for five wickets. A BENEFIT MATCH. Sydney, Nov. 11. In the Bannerman cricket benefit match Collins’ team declared with seven wickets for 346. Macartney’s tea'll, in the flrst Innings, made 211, Macartney scoring his 57 brilliantly. MACLAREN’S TEAM. AUSTRALIAN OPPONENTS CHOSEN. Sydney, Nov. 13. The following teams have been chosen to play against MacLaren’s team:— New South Wales.—Collins, Macartney, Hendry, Maile.v, Oldfield. Everett, Scanes, Nothling, Punch. Asher, Wells, Morgan. Victoria.—Mayne, Bills, Grimmett, Hartkopf, Keating, Liddlcutt, Park, Ponsford, Ryder, Wallace, Willis, Woodfull.