TRIANGULAR CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10665, 21 June 1912, Page 3

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

AUSTRALIA'S THIRD DEFEAT

SURREY WINS BY 21 lIUNB

i f'Unifcri Pre** Awrinfiop 'Bi,' '!:Vf-- ! fric Triegravh — Copyright. • (Received Juno 20, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, June 19. The Australians were defeated in the matdr against Surrey by 21 runs. Tho weather was hot but threatening when tho. game was resumed. The wicket was hard, i The attendance was small. | Hitch and Smith had charge of the ' howling. Macartney, by a single off ; Smith, completed Lis thounir.d mar, '■ being the first this season. Be re- ! ccived an ovation. Fifty was obtained in 05 minutes, and the century took ; 100 minutes. j Gregory arc! Macartney lost their i wiekt>ts with hulls from d<Fi iVrc-tt bc-wlors. Macartney Imd playj cd 1 !0 minutes. . ! A feature of the innings was tne ! partnership of Smith, and Jennings. j At lunch the score was live for 168 — | f-'mith 27, Jennings 33. ! On resuming Hitch and Pmith again j took up the bowling. The second ! century took £OS minutes. Both : batsmen were attractive, and neither were rash. Jennings was run out by a splendid return from Hobbs at cover 1 point. His 82 was obtained in 120 ; minutes, and he scored all round the i wicket. ' He hit a liver and eleven ■ fours. Smith was then 01, scored-by ; brilliant driving and cutting. The | partnership lasted 115 minutes, and added 176 runs. When Smith was 99 lie saw Matthews caught at mid-on, and he had added a si"£le .when IIQ WAS easily caught by Hayes off his own bowling. He had been 155 minutes at the wickets, and gave a splendid display. He hit a fiver and thirteen fourers. Smith, received, an ovation. Following are the scores: — 1 SURREY. ! F'rst innings 190 Second innings 247 Grand 'total 437 AUSTRALIA. First innings; ~.... 109 Second innings. Mayne, c and b Smith 12 j Macartney, b Smith 51 Bardsley, b Hitch 17 Gregory, c Abel, b Rushlby 17 Kelleway, Ibw, b Smith 3 Smith, c and b Hayes 100 Jennings, run out 83 | Matthews, c Abel, b Hitch 9 I Hazlitt, not out 0 Emery, b Hitch 1 Carkeek, b Hitch 0 Sundries 15 Total 307 ! Grand total 416 I Bowling analysis.—Rushlby 1 for 65, Hitch 4 for 107, Abel' 0 for 13, Smith 3 for 79, Hayes 1 for 12, Bird 0 for 1, Meyers 0 for 15.

(In the former match with Surrey some weeks ago, the Australians were victorious by seveii wickets.)

SOUTH AFRICA v. SOMERSET,

! A DRAWN GAME. (Received June 20, 9.10 a .mi.) LONDON, June 19, The match between South Africa' and Somerset was drawn. South Africa made a great stand in ■t heir sec ntd ner nef gadawtme nueu v their second innings, which was declared closed when three wickets were down for' 800, Somerset had lost eight wickets for J 128 when stumps were drawn. Following are the scores: —

SOUTH AFRICA. First innings 96 Second innings. Taylor, st Bisgood, b Braund 71 Tanc.red, b Robson 34 Nourse, b Bridges 113 Snooke, not out 77 Sundries 5

Total for fchre wickets (in- 'j nings declared closed) ... 300 ; Bowling analysis :—'Greswell 0 for I 57, Robson 1 for 69, Stewart 0 for \ 46, Hardy 0 for 42, Bridges 1 for 42, I Braund 1 for 38. SOMERSET. First innings ■•• 127 Second innings. Daniell, b Faulkner ■■ 62 Bajana, b Cox 29 Tilalrd, b Carter 1 Braund, c Ward, b Carter 4 Sutton, Ibw, b Carter 8 Bisgood, b Cox 1 Robson, b Cox 2 Hardy, b Faulkner 0 Stewart, not out 14 Sundries ?

Total for eight wickets

Bowling analysis.—Faulkner 2 for ] 37, Peeler 0 for 23, Carter 3 for 35, ' Cox 3 for 16.