THE FIRST TEST.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 1, 12 December 1910, Page 1

THE FIRST TEST.

AFRICA v. ' THE ~y \ "v'Q ' FUTJ'.. El .<■, i On rcsumiz sV:,.- 1 i v '•■n.aiur(i.iyti.eran. w,.- s- ;tr „ Thpre was an alter ■. ra ~p" f ' >' ri , 1H1) Artiistrong and ?■ tinned to th><? ’T ."'7 and Llewellvn, Vogler l Z i T nottn’raie, bavmg wureu a hn g(? in - helfiing one ot Hill s fast drive gchv>art2> bowhng partmdarly weII Tnade both players cautions. ArmsLrong was bowled on attewp; t lav back to a googne t ; f Schwart7 Carter and Cotter boping vo >ie same bowler, and were promptly stmnp bv well, who has not yet n ; / portunity. Contrary tions Whitty made a s,_ aP L„ n{l playing really good si, k; . s ‘ g^ e ’ way played with excess. v 0 cautions wishing to justify inclu sion ifl hig first test matem, and carr ied his bat out. The weather was m. 3mentan]v becoming duller.

'rn y after Stricker and Zulch lor the South Af icans the K ad - /This subed i?- ' W mg’a good k- his fastest unplayable. (Pfith, proved other !’ the batsmen f; ie after anthe L-aii. Whitty at tl iled to " ht kept the batsmen quiet 0 other end overs for 18 runs. Sin- bowling 14 a disappointment, eve l al1 * proved pecting to sec a giant 'body ex stead he poked painfully fi/oI’- 1 ’-J n_ overs before he was bowled by- ‘ «L~ ter. Faulkner again proved Im; self the best batsman, playing h >.t: tiful cricket, although care. ;

Shortly after luncheon rain, which* ! had been threatening, started io drizzle and play was stopped for a couple of hours. On resuming Cotter bowled Llewellyn first ball, then afterwards Sinclair and Snooke were disp ised of cheaply. Faulkner and Schwartz made the first stand of the innings, Armstrong and Kelleway taking the bowling. The light was still bad. The century appeared for/117 minutes. At 43 Schwartz gave a difficult chance to Trumpet, who missed.

When stumps were drawn S m.th Africa had seven wickets down for 140. Scores:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Trnmper, run out 27 Bardsk(v, b Pearse 132 Gehrs, b Pearse 67 Hill, b Pearse ;J9l Ransford, b Schwartz 11 Macartney b Schwartz 1 Armstrong, b Schwartz 48 Kelleway, not out 14 Carter, st Sherwell, b Schwartz 5 Cotter, st Sherwell, b Schwartz 0 Whitty, c Snooke, b Sinclair.. 15 Sundries 17

Total 523 Bow!ing Analysis.- Schwartz five wickets for 102, Jearse three for 56, Sinclair one for 80, Llewellyn none for 54, Noutse none for 61, Vogler none for 87. Faulkner none for 71. SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Stricker, b Cotter .. 2 Zulch, b Cotter 4 Pearse, c Trnmper, b Cotter , 16 Nourse, c Kelleway, b Cotter .. ’ 5 Llewellyn, b Cotter " 0 Snooke, b Whitty 3 Sinclair, b Cotter I Faulkner, m-t out 45 Schwartz, not out Sundri es'

Comers performance ranks with the greatest in any test cont n>t. His sudden return to form came as a surprise. Previously this season he had-done nothing either m the club or the State contests. Schwartz bowled with great judgment, his last three wickets cost only sixteen runs. At one stage of the match his record stood at three for five. It is without parellel in test eric-; ket that only one of seven bowlers should have bowled a maiden over. The man to achieve this was Schwartz. He did not send down an over that w r as not scored off until eighty-seven overs had been bowled and over four hundred rms scored. PRESS COMMENT. The “Herald” describes Sherwell’s wicket-keeping as dazzling Faulkner. Schwartz’s stand, in face of the previous debacle was a highly meritorious performance. Faulkner once again proved his extraordinary consistency. Schwartz’ reputation as a bowler enhanced his fine performance, but their plucky and clever innings alone saved South Africa from ig- ! nominious defeat.