THE TEST MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 996, 10 December 1910, Page 5

THE TEST MATCH.

AUSTRALIA AT THE WICKETS, if AN IMPOSING START. "J^ By Teleeraph—Press Association-Cop'yriglitu v -\ (Rec. December 9, 8.20 p.'m.)". ' y v Sydney, December' 9:"^: The first test match between', the % Australians and'tho South .Africans': .wast begun to-dayi The weather was hotij. ; with a clear, gentle breeze,: arid the yticJ '.- ket was like a billiaid table. The'at-'; tendance amounted to 9000. •■ ' '• ..'V^ The teams were composed as follow:— -v South Africa. — Shierwell, : Vbgler,'"• Sohwarz, Pearse, Strieker, I?aulkne."i: Nourse, Llewellyn, Sinclair, Snooke, and, Zulch. • ■ '.-.■■■ ..:■ .;•;-.■.• Australia.—Trumper, Bardsjey , ,- Car-- : ter, Kelleway, Cotter, and Macartnevi ; (New South Wales); .\Armstrong and ■ Ransford (Victoria) • C. Hill and Geurs" (South Australia). .' V ;3 Hill won the toss, and elected to-batifs sending Trumper and Bardsley in'.. '-It';] was soon apparent that the .bowling ooi'i such a wicket was not , going ..to troublesome, and after a few.feelers Trumper started to hit out : iyn and Sinclair. •■■.Bardsley' starte*" more slowly, but soon, got into his stride.'-; Wnen the scoro was 52, : Trumner'■•.:-inA running for a short'hit, was cleverly' thrown out by Llewellyn, who'was.field-'i ing at point. ■.•■■ .'■■_-.^.:..-:.-.,--^1 Hill tollowed, and the ers made the bowling look • ?J?- , , Trundler s irero- soon chanced!:) in the following and Smcla,r, Schwarz and Vogler, ' : a Mi: I'aulkner and Nourse being tried-every]-: few overs. The. chief trouble lav-ill v the lack of variety,-all 'the bowling' l being slow to medium pace, and'the - yacket preventing work from taking"ef-'. feet. _ Both batsmen hit out, and'&erfi 6o minutes 100.appeared. ;.From thehino incident occurred until the which took lOS.minutes to cbm-ii

_ There was little to ohbose : , Bardslo y. and.'- .am, :.and! KT \ a l. no a PP? re , nt :choice*! bowlers:' Each ball was hit hard, and only coodi' afTi m f a«.field prevented UIS all being fonrers. When 111, had been!" compiled by.him,-;Bardsley-gave S brst chance, pulling : a ball from' Faiilk-S ner to_ square-leg ] straight "H° mssed a fairly easy catch. ; "; Hill!; quickly followed Bardsley to the c"en-i : tury, Jjardsley scoring his in a.hundred' 1 and nineteen minutes, and Hill ihis-in' 98 mmute3. . ■ ■ • ;..-. : - ■

hen-Bardsley had made. 126,:.Sher-i' well, apparently; iii desperations Pcarse the Ball. Pearse's.first delivery,;; was promptly pitched by Bardsley to x tne boundary, his .second was hit '.'for ; two_runs, and with .the third\Bardsley tried another slog, and was ■ cleaji S bowled. He had been in 150' minutes,.]-., and had hit sixteen , foursV,- Th'o part-' ; - nership .contributed 224 runs. : v''' ■: |" : ; Gehrs then joined Eill and'the'Ecor^ 1 " ing continued fast,. Gehrs -the*;i' bowling .m just the same, easy - riaiuieri(>r At 67, he was bowledbv Pearse : by .an '' ordinary straight ball; Which, apparently : ;: he tried to lift. A few balls : later,the ; ? same bowler —who was never v before' :• considered of. any class, aid .not;even - : ; good enough to. bowl .wheii 'at home-S'!-clean .howled Hill'for 191: ; : .?>,; :: ■'■■■ ■■■ ':/:':< Hill's "innings had been chanceWsa iand ..lasted 202 minutes. Hβ :-hit ng'o foiirs. ■ . ■' -:.".'.■••■■ .■"."

. With these champions gone /tho Soiithj '',:.■ Africans took heart. Schwarz relieved!" ?earso and soon had Ransford'uncom-j^ , : fortaWe, and when he had: made 11"; ■ he. was cleiu howled with , a slow ball,': ', itraight but with' a; leg-break he ; "gboglie."' . ■ .■■■:■• ". ;; : f': : -..-.■ '■':. ]

'■■■ Macartney. went in nest and ae'veri appeared comfortaßle.O'.'He fell easy victim, to .anotlier:6f.SelnvaTz's "'goog-' lies." ". •■; i' . , ;.'-...'.'.'■ >:-i •'.:'.' ",:■■"'

; who .followed Gehrs, : .sooaj.. ; showed, brilliant -form,, and , while.. Kel-V' leway held up'the.wicket,vtlie bia; Ticrj: torian hit out. in all directions: Schwarz.j, continued, to'bowl .with. Nourse,at thej ■. other end. . Although.P«arse"had riotj, been punished 'he was taken off. soon-|. after bowling Hill,. apparently to kept as a change. These'last twoiplay-.J;;' ers" saw out tile remaining'.time. until V: stumps. were drawn for the day. ..' - : ...; ; ;. : The. following; are the details, of' the ;f : ..' ",'..■■':]■ - .'■ ■' '..■-::/-v : AUSTRALIA. j '■ ..'.'■" First Innings. ;.■'.-.■- V-A*-Trumper, run out' ; ~....i. '2Y\~\ Bardsley, b. Pearso ...........i..-..:."i32jS-Gohrs, b. Pearse ..... .:......... 67J V Hffi, b. Pearse; ..;..:...;.........„... 19Ii 2 Ransford, b. Schwaiz;: \, .„'. Ill::, Macartney, b. :Schwarz „.....„.../ \\:\ Armstrong," not out" ...■.;............:;..' ■ 431'' Kelleway, not out ;...!......;;........ Vβ''-; . Sundries ....•.■.■..;..;.■....;.....'...,■■ 16l' Total for six wi0ket5. : ■.....'..'.,■.:. 494^; Bowling Analysis. ; .. -.v.-i Pearso, three wickets f0r. ; 56 • ntns; : {-^ Schwarz, two for' 84; noue : fo'r'( J i: 61; Faulkner, none for 71; Togleiy'.iioneJ' ffor 87; Sinclair, none for. 80;. Llewel-!;'; lyn, none for 39: ; " ■■'■." '•' ' '.''.'}:'.■ v;-k