CRICKET.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 1367, 15 December 1910, Page 1

CRICKET.

S'AFRICANS IN AUSTRALIA. THE FIRST TEST MATCH. BEATEN BY AN INNINGS AND iii runs. BY ELECTIUC TELEGRArH —COI'TRIGnT. (per mEss association.) Sydney, December 1-1. The first test match between South Africa and Australia was won by the Australians by an innings and 114 runs. Tho- weather was perfect, and the attendance 2000. S' AFRICANS BATTING. MacArtney opened to Schwarz, who wasted no time in starting, three coming from the second ball. Faulkner was content to play a straight bat, being afraid of the bumpy wicket. Whitty bowled at the other end, and the wicket at his end was particularly bumpy. The second ball Schwarz hit out and tipped to Trumper, in the slips, a beautiful catch being made, Trumper having to run to take the ball, which was almost on the ground. Schwarz was in b>7 minutes and hit six fours. In the next over Faulkner .jumped out to MacArtney, and Carter missed a good opportunity of stumping. Whitty's second ball to Sherwell bumped towards his liead. lie swung his bat and tipped the ball high to mid-off, but the fieldsman was unable , to reach it. Batting was slow at first, and nine overs resulted in seven maidens. Then Faulkner brought his score to fifty, taking 2hrs 20min. I Kelleway relieved MacArtney, and Faulkner hit three consecutive fours. In the next over, however, he was paught by Kelleway in the slips, trying to play a straight one from Whitty. He batted 3 hours 13 minutes, and hit 10 fours. Vogler was bowled by Whitty first ball and the innings closed for 17-1. VISITORS' SECOND INNINGS. Australia leading by 354, the South Africans bad to go in again. Sherwell and Sinclair opened at 12 o'clock. Sherwell hit Whitty into the pavilion for six, and the small crowd thoii present heartily cheered him. Sinclair was again uncomfortable to Cotter's fast bowling, and. gave no ' signs of being a big hitter. At six he was clean bowled by Cotter. This was ■ Cotter's first over to-day. He. bowled very fast, and with excellent length. ' Snooke snicked the. first through the slips to the boundary. The next aver Cotter bowled Snooke, who apparently did not see the ball. Zulch looked like settling down, but scored one and then was run out. From the pavilion he appeared well in, and the umpire's decision caused comment; no other subject was discussed at tho luncheon adjournment. Sherwell followed, and played excellent cricket. He was careful, but pasted the loose, balls. The ivickefc appeared to have greatlj' improved ■ by a thorough rolling between the ' innings. There was a great difference between the placing of the field of j the Australians and the South Afri- i cans. Even for Armstrong's bowling, which was slow, only two men | were put in the deep field, the Afri- . cans playing three and sometimes four on the boundary, this way say- , ing many fours, and allowing many j hits to be run out. The Australians' fielding was generally cleaner than their opponents. j ■ With Faulkner in, the game ceased ' to be quite a procession. Sherwell, playing soundly, scored 50 in 59 minutes, when the total was 80. Hill then changed the bowling, Armstrong and Kelleway going on in place of Cotter and MacArtney. Armstrong did nob meet with much success, bowling a straight pitcher with a leg break. Many balls were allowed to pass. Kelleway bowled medium pace, with off breaks and a good length. At 60, Sherwell hit Kelleway straight to Whitty at cover point, who held it. He had batted 78 minutes and hit seven fours. This was Kelleway's first wicket in test cricket. = Faulkner was dismissed through trying to pull Whitty, who had just replaced Kelleway. This stroke he is generally successful with, but he hit the ball very high, and Bardsley caught him at niid-on. Strieker followed, and again failed to get going, - ' standing in front of a full toss from Whitty, and being given out l.b.w. After the tea adjournment Cotter and Whitty bowled to Llewellyn and Nourse. Cotter appeared to be tiring and had lost his pace and pitched short. Four twos and two three.-; were hit. off one of his overs. Llowellvn shaped well, punishing; anything on the leg. At 19, he hit Whitty too near the end .of the bat, and was caught by MacArtney at mid-off. Schwarz got a good reception, but was caught by Cotter behind the wickets 'before scoring. This was Whitty's fourth wicket, for 45. He was bowling at medium pace, with off breaks, the field being placed very close, making scoring difficult. The second century appeared in 109 minutes. Trumper missed Pearse in the slips at 17, off TCelleway. He is usually a sale catch. No urge's 50 took 96 minutes to compile. Pearse played fluid ly, and raised several of his hits. At 31 he was run out I through his own fault, having hesi- ! tated half way. Vogler was bowded Iby Kelleway first ball. Tho following were.the scores:— AUSTRALIA .—First Innings. Trumper, run out ... ... 27 Bardsley, b"Pearse ... ... 132 Hill, b Pearse ... 191 Gehrs, b Pearse ... • •• 67 Ransford, b Schwarz ... ... 11 I Macartney,.b Schwarz ... ... 1 .Armstrong, b Schwarz ... 48 Kelleway, not out ... ... 14 Carter, st Sherwell, b Schwarz... 5 Cotter, st Sherwell, b Schwarz... 0 •Whitty, c Snooke, b Sinclair ... 15 Sundries ... ... 17 Total ... ••: ... 528 SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Strieker, b Cotter ... ... 2 :Zulch, b Cotter ... ... ... 4 Pearse, c Trumper, b Cotter ... 16 Nourse. c Kelleway, b Cotter ... 5 Llewellyn, b Cotter ... ... 0 Snooke, b Whitty ... ... 3 Sinclair, b Cotter* ... ... 1 Faulkner, c Kelleway, b Whitty 62 Schwarz, c Trumper, b Whitty... 58 Vogler, b .Whitty ... ... 0 Sundries ... ••• 12 Total :• ...174 SOUTH AFRICA.—Second Innings. Sinclair; b Cotter ... ... 6 Snooke, b Cotter. ... ... 4 Sherwell, c Whitty, b Kelleway 60 Zulcli, run out ... ■•• 1 Faulkner, c Bardsley, b Whitty 43 Strieker, lbw, b Whitty ... 4 Llewellyn, c MacArtney, b Whitty IE Schwarz, c Carter, b Whitty ... . C Pearse, run out ... ••■ 31 Vogler, b Kelleway ... ••• _C Nourse, not out ••-. ••• 64 Total , ... 24C Bowling analysis.—Whitty, fouj wickets for 75; MacArtney, 0 for 12 Cotter, two for 73; Armstrong, 0 foi 35; Kelleway, two for 37. sg__mmß__x_m__s_mia