CRICKET.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXII, Issue 60, 12 March 1910, Page 5

CRICKET.

ENGLAND AND SOUTH AFRICA

Press Assn—By telegraph—Copyright. (Received March 12, 11.35 a.m.) CAPETOWN, March 11. . In the fifth Test Match England has Ist seven wickets for 408. Hobbs made a magnificent innings of 187, with Rhodes 77. The first wicket partnership produced 221. AUSTRALIANS v. NEW ZEALAND [press association.] CHRISTCHURCH, March 11. NEW ZEALAND.—First Innings. Lusk, c Emery, b Whitty 22 Siedeberg.l .b.w., b Wlritty ... 2 Midla.no, b Armstrong 0 'Haddon, c Simpson, b Whittv ... 1 Reese, b Whitty ..' 20 Sims (not out) ... 51 M'Farlane, 1.b.w., 1> Whitty ... 0 Oliff, b Emery ... 5 Bennett, b Armstrong 4 Boxshall, b Whitty 19 Howden, c Mayne, b Armstrong 11 Extras ... 20 Total ... 155 Bowling aaialysis.—Whitty six wickets for 53 runs, Armstrong three for 28, Emerv one for 18, Warne none for 36. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Mayne, c and b Oliff '''"' 1 Bards-Icy, st. Boxshall, b Reese .97 Simpson, b Oliff " 17 Smith, b Bennett 16 Armstrong (not out) 62 Warne (not out) 2 Extras 14 Total for four wickets ... ... 210 CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The match was resumed in fine Aveather, with a strong north-east wind blowing across the track. The wicket is fast. Armstrong and Warne resumed the Australians' innings, Oliff opening to Armstrong and Haddon bowling at the other end. The batsmen opened confidently, and gave a pretty display between the wickets, for singles. With the score at 224, Oliff bowled Armstrong, 224—5—72. The... bowling was good, and riyns came slowly. At 233 Bennett was tried, and runs still came slowly. The runs were kept down and at 261 Bennett bowled Warne and seven runs later he also got Hopkins, the newcomer, 268—7—5. At the lunch adjournment the score stood at 269 for seven wickets. The New Zealand fielding was bright and the bowling more stirring than yesterday. Armstrong, b Oliff ... ... ... 72 Warne, b Bennett 21 Hopkins, b Bennett 5 KeHleway (in) 25 Extras 17 Total for seven wiokejfcs ... 269