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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10710, 2 September 1912, Page 6

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SOUTH AFRICA v. GLOUCESTER- 1 SHIRE. (Received August 31, 9.25 a.m.) I LONDON, August bU. ' Tho South A means euimiienceu a niuicii yesterday against uioucestershire. "The latter hatted first, and made 126. isouth Africa made 79 in tiie iirst innings, ana when stump* were urawn ror xno clay Gloucester. Had ic-st tour .wekew tor 2<. mLUL CESTWkSHIRK— Ist Innings. sewell, c Warn, b i'aiUiuier u i;ipper, I) Peg.tsr 1u. iv. jessop, o i'aiUKiier loi breeti, b Pegicr < i'. ltoucits, b I'egier -1 A. JUobcris, b wmte 33 j.angdon, st Ward, b White 3U iVl.lis, b White 3 i-iirker, c ;\vurse, b \i iiito i> wicks, b Winto - jJeunett, not out t) bundnes 7 Total ; izo Bowling analysis.—Pegler 3 for 41, Faulkner" 2 for 44, Carter 0 for 13, White 5 for 21. Second Innings. Dipper, st Ward, b Pegler 1 b Faulkner *>' A. Rooerts, not out 9 /. Roberts, b Pegler L Langdon, not out 0 Extras 3

Total for 4 wickets 27 SOUTH AFRICA—Ist timings.^ White, 1) Parker lay lor, c Dennett, b Parker 4 Xourso, cA. Roberts, b Parker (i Strieker, c Langdon, b Dennett 2 Faulkner, c Parker, b Dennett ... 6 Tuncred, not out 27 Pegler, c and b Parker 21 Carter, c Green, b Dennett 2 Mitchell, c Wicks, b Parker 0 Ward, c Wicks, b Dennett 1 Cox, b 'Dennett • 0 Sundries 4 .Total 79 Bowling analysis.—Dennett 5 for 40, Parker 5 for 35.

AFRICANS WIN. BY TWO WICKETS. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, August 31. Gloucestoi' in their second inuings made 64. Pegler and Faulkner v.ero responsible for the downfall cf the county team, the former taking 5 wickets for 33 and Faulkner 4 for 20. South. 'Africa an their second innings Jiavo 8 wickets down for 114 runs. Dennett took 4 wickets for 51 runs, and. Jessop 4 for 33. Africa won by two wickets. AUSTRALIA v. KENT. RAIN STOPS PLAY. (Received August 31, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, August 30. A further downpour of rain occurred last night, and there was no play to-day in the Australia v. Kent match. MATCH DRAWN. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) LONDON, August 31. Thft Australia versus Kent match was drawn. Kent with six wickets down for 170 mns declared their innings closed. Woolley, with 82, was the chief scorer, giving a lively and masterly display.