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Evening Star, Issue 14531, 6 December 1910, Page 8

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1 SOUTH AFRICA v. XL OP AUSTRALIA. The match between the. South Africans , and an Australian Eleven ended at Brisbane yesterday in a draw. The visitors, who made 343 rune in their first innings, decluvcd their second innings closed with eight wickets down for 197 runs. The FJeven of Australia, requiring 276 to win, had made 203 for the loss of fivo wickets when stumps were drawn. Tho weather was oppressive, but the attendance was good. The South Africans continued their second innings on a good wicket. Tho scoring was- slow, the first half-hour producing only 9 runs. After lunch, however, the batsmen quickened the pace. At 3.30 the South Africans "declared." The Aus-1 tralian bowling and fielding were excellent. The home team batted splendidly in their second innings. Marshal gave a magnificent and chanceless display. He easily played the bowlers. As ho passed tho century there was a scene of wild enthusiasm. Kortlang played delightful cricket. Scores: —. South Afktca. First innings 343 Second Innings. Strieker, b Hordem 3 Snooke, c .Marshal, I) M'Laren 5 Xourse, b Hordern 2 Zulch, run out 58 Faulkner, run out, 21 Llewellyn, c .Matthews, b Hordern ... 42 J'earse, c Jennings, b Matthews 4 Sinclair, c Kortlaiig, b Matthews 11 Shorwell, not out ... 13 Yogler, not out' 18 Extras... 20 Kight wickets (innings closed)... 197 Rowling Analysis.—Hordern, three wickets for 71 runs; MncLircii. one for 35; Matthews, two for 34; Macartney, nil for 25; Marshal, nil for 10; Fenncllv, nil for 2. Austkauan" Eleven. First innings 265 Second Innings. Smith, c Nourse, b Faulkner 15 Macartney, st Sherwell, b Faulkner ... 2 Jennings, c Sherwell, b Faulkner ... 9 Feiuiellv, c and b Pegler 25 Marsha!, st Sherwell, b l'egler 106 Kortlang, not out 33 Extras 13 Five wickets for 203 Howling Analysis.—Faulkner, three wickets for 52 runs ; Vogler, one for 54 ; l'egler, one for 22; Snooke, nil for 10; Sinclair, nil for 31; Nourse, nil for 11; Llewellyn, nil for 10. INTERSTATE: HKAYY SCORING BY SOUTH AUSTRALIA. On the Sydney Ground yesterday the match between South Australia and New South Wales was advanced a stage. South Australia, whoso first innings realisod 342 runs, made 499 in their second venture, the chief scorers being: 0. Hill (156), Rov Ilill (125), aud Dolling i 67). Kelleway sc'curcd six wickets for 72 runs. Oem Hill batted for three hours sis minutes, and hit twenty-one 4's; while Hoy Hill was at tho wickets i'or ono hours iifty-two minutes, during which time he made twenty-one 4's. New Smith Wales, requiring to make 647 runs in their second innings to win, had lost two wickets (Trumper and Gow both failing to score) for 62 runs when stumps were drawn for tho day. Bardsley (51) and Collins (23) are not out. AUSTRALIA v. SOUTH AFRICA. The following team will represent Australia in tho first test match against the South Africans, which will be commenced at Sydney on Friday: Trumper (N.S.W.) ' Whittv S.A.) Bardsley (X.S.W.j ■ Cehrs*(S.A.) Carter (X.S.W.) C. Hili (S.A.) Kelleway (X.S.W.) Hansford (Yie.) Cotter (X.S.W.) Armstrong (Vic.) Macartney X.S.W.) Emery (X.S.W.) is chosen a 6 twelfth man. Clem Hill will captain the team.

XOTES BY "ONLOOKER." To Alan Marshal, the returned Surrey cricketer, belongs tho honor of scoring tho first century against the Transvaal invaders on Australian wickets. No wonder Marshal got an ovation from the Brisbaneites for his performance, see ing that- he is a Queensland native. He it-twentv-eeven vears of age.

The' match under notice witnessed the first draw of the tour, and was also the first instance in which the visitors " declared " before, completing their innings. All cricketers will turn with attention a.t the. end of this week to Sydney, where the first of the series of test matches, South Africa v. Australia, will be played. From tho list published above it will be Keen that New South Wales claims six of the eleven players. Armstrong, Bardsley, Carter. Cotter. Macartney, Ransford, Trumper, and Whitty wore members of the la.<L Australian" team who' visited England; while Hill and (Jehrs have been Home as members of previous combinations. Thus Kelleway is the only (so to say) "fresh blood." Ho was a prominent member of the Australian Eleven who toured New Zealand last February, and has shown fine form this season with lwtli bat and ball for his State against the Springboks and against South Australia. Yesterday he captured six wickets for 72 runs in an innings of 499 —a really fine performance,' and which doubtless was a factor with the selector in deciding in his favor in preference to Folkard. Emery, the twelfth man, is the "googlie" bowler who was in Diuiedin in the earlv part of this year with Annstrong, Bardsley, Whitty, and Kelleway. The. team will, I think, give satisfaction on the other side. Before the matches of the last fortnight wore entered on I wrote in the ' Star' of November 25 as follows :--" The Australian Eleven for the first test, to bo played at Sydney on December 9, will probably bo selected next week. The following appear to mc a likely combination :—South Australia—(J. (fill and Gehrs; VictoriaArmstrong and Hansford ; New South wales—Bardsley, Carter, Folkard, Macartney, Trumper. The remaining two places to be filled from Scott or Cotter (fast bowlers), Whitty,-Emery, Kortlang, and Kelleway." In the fifteen names suggested here the whole twelve chosen for test honors are included. In tho team are five- bowlers—Cotter. Armstrong, Whitty, Macartney, and Kelleway. Carter is, of course, wicket-keeper. Of tho three Hills playing- for South Australia against New South Wales two of the brothers—Clem and Boy—contributed three-figure scores. L. R. is a younger brother of tho redoubtable lefthander, and a couple of seasons ago gave promise oE being one of the State's most formidable batsmen. The 'Pall Mall Gazette' recently said that there never was a greater exponent of batting than Victor Trumper. Tho comment was made in discussing the recent New South Wales-South African match, in which Trumper made 70 and 78, and it has created a good deal of talk here (says a writer in tho Melbourne 'Herald'). It is impossible to actually determine who is the greatest batsman that ever lived. If I were asked who was the most brilliant batsman the, world has seen, I would say Trumper. But then it does not necessarily follow that he was tho greatest batsman that has lived. When one uses the word greatest, well, then the name of \V. G. Grace at once arises. It is a matter that leaves room for a considerable conflict of opinion. "Who is the greatest batsman of the day?" is a question that is often asked; and again opinions are very different. A low years ago Trumper was, but before one says that ho is that to-day one has to remember at least Clem Hill, J. T. Tyldesley, Warren Bardsley, and Vernon Bansford. Personally, I would say that the selection must be mado between Hill and Tyldesley, with a preference for the last mentioned, when one considers the Englishman's exceptional ability on bad wickets. Tho Googlie Bowler.—Thus the ' Sydney Morning Herald': —" Schwarz had his day out in Adelaide; Vogler 6tartled the Melbourniaiits; Sydney was reserved for the champion. We have had a glimpse of tho Faulkner who against tho M.C.C. bagged

' thirty-eight wickets for 18 runs apiecft. Saturday's play demonstrated one all-im-potrtant fact, and that is that on a perfect turf wicket tho googlies are still deadly. Schwarz coidd break on a sheet of glass ; Voglor turns them quite enough to beat the bat; Faulkner breaks them both ways several inches. There can now bo no question of the Springboks' ability to bowl on our wickets. All they have to do is to show that their batting is class enough to seriously challenge Australian supremacy." Play in the test matches will begin at roon ; luncheon adjournment from 1.30 to 2.15 p.m. ; and tea adjournment from 4 p.m. to 4.15 p.m. Vernon Ransford has recovered from the operation he recently underwent in Melbourne—the cutting of an overgrown bono in tho nose. The doctors consider that Ransford will be a different ninn as the result of tho operation, which should have been done years ago.