FIFTH TEST FINALE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1070, 8 March 1911, Page 5

FIFTH TEST FINALE.

HOLLOW VICTORY FOR AUSTRALIA SEVEN WICKETS. TRUMPER PLAYS FOR AN AVERAGE. WHITTY IN GOOD FORM. First Test at Sydney: Australia won by an innings and 114 runs. ' Second Test at Melbourne: Australia won by 89 runs. Third Test at Adelaide: South Africa won by 38 runs, Fourth Test at Melbourne: Australia won by 530 runs, Fifth Test at Sydney. Australia won by seven wickets,

Dy Telecranli-Press AEsoeinUon-CapyrlEUt. (r,ec. March 7, 8 p.m.) Sydney, March 7. The Fifth Test Match, South Africa r. Australia, was concluded to-ilay, Australia winning by seven wickets. With 198 runs to get to win, tho homo eleven took strike, for the second time. South Africa, in their second innings, wero all out for 101.

Suookc and Sinclair resumed batting for South Africa, but their "lives" were short, Whitty getting each at 12. Carter caught Snooke at the wickets, tho bowler catching Sinclair. Tho latter attempted a big hit, but tho ball struck the comer of his bat, and went up.

In the following over, Whitty bowled Llewellyn. He had struck a perfect length, and was almost unplayable. Hordern, however, was not so good a< previously.

The fourth century was hoisted nfter three hundred and fifty-live minutes' play, and, after one more had been added, I'oarse was given out leg-before to RorI'.ern. The decision came as a surprise to the grandstand, who did not we the ball hit the batsman's log. It continued on to the boundary, and the batsmen had run. one, and then turned to run another before they were aware that Pcarco was out.

Australia, wanting one hundred and ninety-eight runs to win, opened with Macartney ami Bardsley. The difference iu their batting as compared with that of South Africa was at onco very apparent.,.. Macartney immediately started to punish, the. bowling; of Llewellyn and Sinclair, and lie hit up fifty-six in 35 minutes. Then ijchwarz went on, and bowled a full-pitcher, which Macartney hit to Noui'sa ou the boundary, aud was caught. Ho had' hit seven fours.

. Triunper started slowly, but the hundred appeared after 65 minutes. Play proceeded quietly without special incident to 13i, when Bardsley was bowled by Nourse.

Tho bowler repeated the performance next ball with Ransford, dismissing him with a straight good-length ball.

Trumper at (his stage was extraordinarily careful, and was evidently desirous of retaining the top nverago for tho Tests. Ho took sixty-five minutes to make fifty, which is slow going for him.

Towards the end tho South Africans played in a spiritless fashion, and Truniper an:l Kclleway carried out their bats. Tho following nro tho detailed scores:—

Australia.—First Innings, Kollewny, c. Snookc, b.. Llewellyn... 9 Macartney, 1.b.w., b. Sehwarz 13? Hoi'dern, 1.b.w., b. Sinclair 50 B.irdslcy, c. and b. Sinclair 94 W'hitty, c. Nourse, b. Llewellyn 13 Trumper, b. Sehwarz , ill Hill, st. Shenvell, b. Schwarz 13 Armstrong, c. I'earse, b. Sehwarz.:.... 13 Ransford, st. Sherwell, b. Sehwarz ... G Cotter, st. Sherwell, b. Sehwarz 8 Carter, not out 1 Sundries 11 ' Total 1 SGI Bowling Analysis.—Llewellyn, two wickets for 02 runs; ITaulkuer, none for 3S; Sinclair, two for 83; Pegler, none for 31; Sehwarz, six for 47; Nourse, none for 20; Pearse, nono for 30; Zulch, none for. 2. Fall of the Wickets. 12345G 7 8 9 10

2 12G 271 296 317 31G 316 351 3GI 361 South Africa.—First Innings. Pearse, b. Whitty 0 Zulch, st. Carter, b. Hordcni 15 Faulkner, b. Armstrong 52; Nourse, b. Armstrong 3 Strieker, c. Macartney, b. Hordcrn... 1!) Sinclair, c. Ransford, b. Hordcru 1: Snooke, b. Hordern 18 Llewellyn, c. Carter, b. Kclleway 21 Schwarz, run out 13 Shenvell, o. Hardsley, b. Whitty S' Fcgler, not out .' 0 Sundries 10 Total i 160 Fall of the Wickets. 123 150789 10 i 47 70 SI 87 115 128 H4 100 IGO Bowling Aimlysis.-Colter, no wickcta for 24 runs; Whitty,. two for 32; llordorn, four for 72; Kelleway, one for i; Armstrong, two for 17. ■ South Africa.—Second Innings, Slierwcll, b. Armstrong 14 Zulch, Ij. Kansford 150. i'eglor, c. Colter, b.. Hordern 28 IFaulkner, b. Cotter 92 Nourse, c. Cotter, b. Wliitty 28 Strieker, b. Cotter 42 Snooke, c. Carter, b. Wlutty 12 Sinclair, c. ami b. Wliitty 12 Llewellyn, b. Wliitty W Schwarz, not out (! I'oarso, 1.b.w., b. Hordcrn 2 Sundries 10 Total 401 Fall of the Wickets. 12345G789 10 10 G4 207 278 357 3GS 355 392 39S 401 Howling Analysis.—Armstrong look ono wicket for 08 runs; Horilorn, two for 117; Whitty, four for C 6; Kelleway, none for 4G; Macartney, nono for 21; liansford, one. for 9. Australia.—Second Innings. Macartney, c. Nourse, b. Schwaiv, 58' Bardslcy," b. Nourse 39 Trumpet , , not out 74 Ranstord, b. Xonrsc 0 Kellnway, not out 21 Sundries 5 Total for three wickets 103 Fall of the Wickets. 12 3 74 134 i 134 Bowling AntinUis.—Xourso ' look two wickets for 32 runs; Faulkner, none for 18; Poglcr, none for 22; Sinclair, none for 22; Sehwarz, ono. for 42; Llewellyn, none for 43; Pearse, nono for 14.