TRIANGULAR CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10666, 22 June 1912, Page 6

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

DEADLY BOWLING. SOMERSET DISPOSED OF FOR 59. (United Preis Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.J (Received June 21,10.55 a.m.) LONDON, June 20 The weather was showery and the wicket was wet when the Australians commenced their match against Somerset. , Daniell won the toss, and srnt his team in to bat. The batsman were unable to cope with Minnett and Matthews, who were not changed. Bisgood was the only man to reach double figures. Braund and Daniell were caught by Webster standing back behind the wicket. Somerset was dismissed before lunch. Minnett took two wicKets in the first over, and at 15 repeated the performance. Daniell, Robson, and Sutton were'dismissed in the sixth over for two runs. In the Australians' innings Macartney was sixty minutes at the wickets, and played a faultless innings. The century took 85 minutes, and the innings las'ted 155 minutes. Robson obtained a fine average. Of his seven wickets only one was bowled. Emery and Minnett opened _ the bowling for Somerset's second innings, and Daniell and Hardy played out time. Following are the scores: — SOMERSET—First Innings. Bajana, Ibw, b Minnett 0 Braund, c Webster, b Minnett 3 Tillard, 1) Minnett 7 Bisgood, c Bardsley, b Minnett 27 Daniell, c Webster, b Minnett 0 Robson, c Bardsley, b Minnett 0 Hardy, b Minnett ' 3 Sutton, c and b Matthews 0 Joy, b Matthews o Greswell, b Matthews ' Newton, not out 7 Sundries 5 Total 59

Bowling analysis:—Minnefct 6 for 29, Matthews 4 for 25. (Minnett is credited with seven wiokets in the. detailed scores. ) How the wickets fell: 0, 10, 13, 15, 15, 16, 27, 51, 52, 59. Second innings. Daniell, not out . - Hardy, not out 9 Extra 1 Total for no wickets 15 AUSTRALIA.—First innings. D. Smith, c Braund, b Robson 6 Mayne, played on, b Greswell 20 Macartney, c Greswell, b Robson 49 Bardsley, c Daniell, b Robson 18 Gregory, c Newton, b Robson 28 Kelleway, b R-obson 4 Minnett, c Bisgood, b Robson - ,16 Matthews, c Sutton, b Greswell IS Emery, st Newton, It Robson 14 McLaren, b Gresswell 3 "Webster, not out 0 Sundries 8 Total 184 Bowling analysis:—Robson 7 for 94, Greswell 3 for 65, Joy 0 for 17. How the wickets fell: 13, 41, 87, 96, 120, 141, 152, 171, 184, 184. AFRICANS IN WALES. VISITORS BAT WELL. j (Received June 21, 10.15 a.m.) LONDON; June 20. The following are the scores in the match begun between Soutli Africa and South Wales .at Swansea to-day: SOUTH AFRICA.—First innings. ; Tancred 10, Taylor 32, Nourse 22, Faulkner 2, Snooke 30, Strieker 69, Mitchell 30, Pegler 79, Ward (not out) 30, Cox 1, Carter 23, sundries 24, Total 352. SOUTH WALES. First innings.—Two wickets for 34. SMALL ATTENDANCES AT CRICKET MATCHES. (Received June 21, 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 20. There is an active newspaper correspondence respecting waning public attendance at cricket matches. The general opinion is that there is too much cricket in England.