THE FIFTH TEST.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1069, 7 March 1911, Page 5

THE FIFTH TEST.

iOUTfi AFRICA NOT DONE Willi. SIX MEN AMASS 308. A FINE STAND. EULCH'S LONG AND LUCKY INNINGS THE RELIABLE FAULKNER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. March 0, 8 p.m.) Sydney, March G. Fine hot weather prevailed for the continuation of tho Test Match, South Africa v. Australia. Tho wicket was hard ind fast. Zulch and Pegler resumed South Africa's second innings. Pegler was iucliu-s-.l to hit out, but Zulch was very 6low. Fifty appeared on tho board after 41 niiuutcs 1 play. At 20 Pegler tapped Hordcrn to Cottor at mid-ou, the delivery being plainly, ono which he did not understand. Hordcrn soon had Zulch in difficulties and, when ho was 22, Carter missed an, easy chance of stumping him by fumbling tho ball. Faulkner apparently appreciated Kclloway's bowling, and hit 20 off throe overs. At 20 Zulch had .another "life." Ho should have been run out, but Trumpcr mulled tho ball. Again, at 39, ho lifted Cotter straight to Kelloway in tho Blips, but was again dropped. After this ho pegged' along, his fifty taking 110 minuks. Faulkner stands cut prominently abovo all tho other South Africans as the batsman who lias completed tho uniquoi. record of having aggregated 100 in. each'. Test Match. Ho compares favourably, with the best Australians. He is not' so brilliant as Trumper, but he is safer. Except for liis right-hand style, ho ro-\ senibles Bardsley. ' Two hundred was scored in 157 minutes. With his score at 92 Faulkner's wicket, was captured by Cotter with an extra fast delivery. Ho had batted 107 minutes'' and had hit ten fours. ' Zulch was again let off at G9( Ho drove Hordcrn hard to Hill at mid-off, , tho chance being dropped. , ' Nourso gavo another exhibition of Blo\r batting, half an hour yielding only eight' runs. ,■ Zulch's 100 appeared after 223 minutes''' play. Nourso continued slowly to 28, when he was caught at cover by Cotter off Whitty. Ho had batted G2 minutes. Strieker was next man in and tho third century appeared after 214 minutes' bailing. After completing his century Zulch sparkled up for a while. Strieker, as': usual, played a slow game. Tho Australian fielding was below the normal standard, Hordern being tho worst offender, r.hilo even Macartney was faulty. Zulch's 150 occupied 295 minutes, and 1 ho was then bowled in trying to pull a short ball from Hansford. His score included fifteen fours. Tho innings was. good, but flukey. In his last over Cotter bowled Strieker. Snooko is not out with 2. Tho following are the detailed scores:—

Australia.—First Innings. Kellcway, c. Snooke, b. Llewellyn..., a Macartney, 1.b.w., b. Schwarz 137 Hordcrn, 1.b.w., b. Sinclair 50 Bardsley, c. and b. Sinclair % Whitty, c, Nourse, b. Llewellyn 13 Trumper, b. Schwarz 31 Hill, st. Sherwell, b. Schwarz 13 Armstrong, c. Pearse, b. Schwarz 13 Ransford, st. Sherwell, b. Schwarz ... G Cotter, st. Sherwell, b. Schwarz , 8 Carter, not out 1 > Sundries 9 Total 301 Bowling Analysis—Llewellyn, two wickets for 92 runs; Faulkner, nono for 38; " Sinclair, two'for 83 j Pegler, nono for 31; Schwarz, six for 47; Nourse, none for \ 20; Fcarse, nono for 36; Zulch, nono for 2. , Fall of tho Wickets. 12345G 7 8 0 10

2 12G 271 29G 317 31G 34G 351 3GI 3GI South Afrlca....Flrst Innings. Pcarse, b. Whitty 0 Zulch, st. Carter, b. Hordem lJ Faulkner, b. Armstrong ■?- Nourse, b. Armstrong 3 Strieker, c. Macartney, b. Hordcru... Ift Sinclair, c. Ransford, b. Hordem 1 Snooke, b. Hordem 18 Llewellyn, c. Carter, b. Kelleway 24 ScUwarr,, run out « Sherwell, c. Bardsley, b. Whitty 5 l'cglcr, not out ". j* Sundries 115 Total IGO Fall of the Wickets. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7/0 0 10, 7 47 70 81 87 115 128 144 IGO IGO Bowling Analysis.-Cotter, no wickets for 24 runs; Whitty, two for 32; Hordem, four for 72; Kelleway, one for 4; Arm. strong, two for 17.

South Africa.—Second Inninns. Sherwcll, b. Armstrong • M Zulch, b. Hansford "0 Fegler, c. Cotter, b. Hordem 2G Faulkner, b. Cotter 92 Nourse, c. Cotter, b. Whitty 28 Strieker, b. Cotter '12 Snooke, not out - Total for six wickets ..... '^ Fall of the Wickets. 123 4 5 G 19 Gl 207 278 357 3GB

NO VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA. (lice. March 7, 0.20 a.m.) Sydnoy, March G. The Australian and South African cricketers to-dny decided that the Australian team should not visit South Africa next year. The matter will again bo discussed when the Australian team is visiting England, as to whether there ought to be triangular matches.