AUSTRALIA WINS THE RUBBER.

Evening Star, Issue 14496, 22 February 1911, Page 7

AUSTRALIA WINS THE RUBBER.

SOUTH AFRICA OUTCLASSED. .HORDERN’S GOOGLIES A THORN. TTw fourth test match was concluded at Melbourne yesterday in ideal weather and on a good wicket. Ransford and Hordern tontinued Australia’s second innings, while Schwarz and Faulkner took up the bowling. Hordern was soon dismissed, being caught at short-leg. In his forty minutes’ stay at the wickets ho waa hampered by his fingers. He hit three 4’e. Eight for 491. Schwarz’s first wicket cost 139 runs. Carter’s stay at the wickets was short. Ho was caught at short-leg. Nine for 496. Raneferd and Whitty scored freely today, and 72 runs were scored in an hour. Several changes were made in the attack. Whitty’s stand was unexpected. Ho played admirably. Ransford succumbed in trying to pull a ball. He batted for 123 minutes capitally and attractively, and hit nine 4’s. The innings, which yielded 678 runs, lasted 6h 29min. Zulch and Strieker opened South Africa’s •econd innings, but the former was handicapped by a strained leg, Cocnmaille running for him. Cotter and Whitty took up the bowling. In Cotter's second over Strieker was caught at the wickets. One for 2. Zulch made a few good strokes to leg and the off, but fell to a beautiful and dashing catch in the slips. Two for 25. Faulkner and Nourso played slow, patient, and cautious cricket. The latter was easily caught. Three for 88. Snooke filled the vacancy. One hundred runs were compiled in 85 minutes. Just before the tea adjournment Snooke was clean bowled. Four for 108. On the resumption of play Sinclair joined Faulkner, who scored 50 in 85 minutes. When 52 Faulkner was missed by Whitty off his own bowling. Thirteen runs were iscored in one over oS Hordern. When 9 Sinclair was missed by Carter off Whitty. Sinclair then drove the first sixer of the match, and Faulkner lifted Hordern for 6. Sinclair was dissatisfied with the decision which gave him out leg before. Five for 151. Schwarz’s stay was brief. Six for 158. Whitty, at mid-off, missed Faulkner when he was 79 off Hordern, but the next ball saw Sherwell caught at point. Seven for 161. Faulkner played a ball on to his wicket. He showed bright cricket during his 131 piinutes’ stay at the wickets. His score included nine 4's and one 6. Eight for 165. Pegler was caught at cover. Nine for 171. In consequence of his injuries sustained on Monday, Llewellyn dd not bat. The innings lasted 2h 25min. Australia thus won by 530 runs. The following are the scores: Australia. First innings 328 Second Innings. Kelleway, run out 18 Gehrs, c Snooke, b Faulkner 68 Bardsiey, run out 15 Armstrong, c Sherwell, b Vogler 152 Hill, st Sherwell, b Pegler 100 Trumper, c Sherwell, b Vogler ••• ... 87 Cotter, c Pearee, b Vogler 0 Ransford, b Faulkner 95 Hordern, c Pearsc, b Schwarz 24 Carter, c Snooke, b Faulkner 2 Whitty, not out 39 Extras 8 Total 573 Bowling Analysis.—Sinclair,' no wickets for 71 runs; Schwarz, one for 161; Pegler, one for 88; Faulkner, three for 101; Zulch, one for 26; Vogler, three for 59; Nourse, none for 31; Snooke, none for 12; Strieker, none for 14. South Africa. First innings 205 Second Innings. Zulch, c Trumper, b Cotter 15 Strieker, c Carter, b Cotter 0 Faulkner, b Whitty 80 N’ourse, c and b Hordern 28 Sncoke, b Hordern 7 Sinclair, Ibw, b Hordern 19 Schwarz, c Carter, b Whitty 1 Sherwell, c Kelleway, b Hordern ... 0 Pegler, c Gehrs, b Hordern 8 Vogler, not out 2 Llewellyn, absent owing to injury ... 0 Extras 11 Total 171 Bowling Analysis.—Cotter, two wickets for 22 rune; Whitty, two for 32; Kelleiray, none for 25; Hordern, five for 65; Armstrong, none for 15. PRESS OPINION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, February 22. (Received February 22, at 9.5 a.m.) The ‘Daily Telegraph’ says the feature of the test match w<is Hordern's bowling. His success will dissipate any soreness o; the other States over his inclusion. It is remarkable that while the South Africans rely on his type of bowling they make such poor showing against it. He is the true googiie, inasmuch as he turns the ball both ways, with leg-break action. Ho is also straight, with the same action. Faulkner, carrying the rest of the team in the second innings, was not unusual. Armstrong’s 152 was a remarkable effort, inasmuch as he was frequently stuck up by Schwarz. He is no nearer mastering that bowler than when they first met. The ‘ Herald ’ declares that there is not the slightest doubt about tho pre-eminence of Australian cricket. In the match ju.-t concluded they demonstrated their superiority in every department of tho game. The South Africans have, however, made their claim to international laurels strongly' enough. They play the game to the end ; no more discouraged by defeat than exalted bv victory. LONDON, February 21. (Received February 22, at 10.50 a.m.) The ‘Pall Mall Gazette’ states that tbc South African cricketers were probably as successful as could reasonably have been anticipated. The ‘Westminster Gazette’ is of tire opinion that the Australians are simply too good for their opponents. The ‘Globe’ says: —Nobody will deny that the Australians belong to a really superior class to the South Africans. The general weakness of the latter will bo a serious deterrent to the project of the triangular tests. TEST MATCHES RESULTS. At Sydney (December 9).—Australia. 528; South Africa, 174 and 240. Australia won by an innings and 114 runs. At Melbourne (December3l).—Australia, 348 and 327; South Africa, 506 and 80. Australia won by 89 runs. At Adelaide (January 7). —Australia. 466 and 339; South Africa, 482 and 360. Bouth Africa won by 38 runs. At Melbourne (February 17). —Australia. 528 and 578; South Africa, 205 and 171. Australia won by 530 runs, THE CENTURY LIST’. ■ —For South Africa.— G. Faulkner, second test 204 W. J- Zulch, third test 105 S, J. Snooke, third test 103 Q. Faulkner, third test 115 —For Australia.— C. Hill, first test 191 W. Bardsley, first test 132 V. Trumper, second test 159 V. Trumper, third test 214 (V. Armstrong, fourth test 132 0. Hill, fourth test 100 NOTES BY “ONLOOKER.” Despite the opinion of M. A. Noble. Australia have emerged triumphantly in the fourth match, and thus retained the Mhe«. They seem to have outplayed th Springboks in all departments of tho game. This seems to be tho age of records. A couple were established in the Adelaide match. On the present occasion the visi-

tora on the fourth innings were called on to make over 700 runs, which, so far as l know, is a task never before set a team sn a first class fixture. Probably the Springboks were dismayed by the hopelessness of the position, and played below their form. The innings (playing a man short) only realised 171 runs. Faulkner was again the shining star, and was responsible for 80 of the mediocre total. Sinclair was clearly dissatisfied with the decision leg-boforo which resulted in his undoing. The experiment of Dr Hordern was a pronounced success. Ho beat the South Africans with their own weapon—the insinuating googiie. In the visitors’ first innings he captured three wickets for 39 runs beforo dislocating his fingers, while yesterday he had the fire tally of five for (56. With the bat he made 7 and 24. The last wicket partnership of the Australians was responsible for 82 runs. Whitty seems to have given an unlookedfor batting display. Ransford made amends for previous failures, and the same remark applies to Gehrs, so that the team for the final test (to bo played at Sydney) will probably bo unaltered, unices the Selection Committee, now that the rubber is out of the question, may elect to give somo of the promising colts a chance.