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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15511, 11 January 1911, Page 10

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SOUTH AFRICA v. AUSTRALIA. THE THIRD TEST MATCH. ■ MAGNIFICENT INNINGS BY THUMPER. United press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ADELAIDE; January 10. The test match was continued to-aay in hot weather and on a perfect wicket. Kelleway 89 and Ransford 31 resumed Australia’s first innings, facing the bowling of Llewellyn and'Sinclair, with the total at 72. The bowlers were vimful, the fielding was close and runs were not easy to get. Kelleway was not enterprising,' but Ransford was more aggressive, and reached his halfcentury as the result of eighty minutes’ batting. Without adding to his score he missed Llewellyn and was bowled. Bardsley got to work immediately. Sinclair had bowled eight overs for 11 runs, but the ninth yielded four, ana 100 went up after IQS minutes’ play. At 111 Kelleway was smartly caught at the wickets. He had batted 114 minutes. One hundred and twentysix were up when Pegler and Schwarz were tried with the ball. Twenty minutes’ tedious play followed before luncheon, only 69 runs being made in eighty-seven minutes, and not a single four being scored. At the adjournment the score was 141 (Bardsley 26, Trumper 11). Sinclair and Llewellyn bowled on resumptiofi of play. Trumper glanced each man to the boundary, and then hit Llewellyn twice for four. Facing Sinclair, he hit 15 off the over with four different strokes. Faulkner replaced Llewellyn, and four to Trumper mad© him 50 for sixty-one minutes’ play. Four more meant that he had notched 44 out of 47 in twenty-five minutes. Pegler relieved Sinclair. Two to Bardsley completed 200 in 173 minutes. A snick to the boundary gave -uardsley 50. in eighty-seven minutes. At 226 Nourse, who had relieved Faulkner, got Bardsley leg before. The batsman, who was suffering from a slightly strained wrist, had showed merely defence for 102 minutes. .He hit only one four. Gehrs played a lively innings for 20. He made some fine strokes, and then tamely put a. ball to mid-on—five for 276. Hill started with a stolen run. Trumper, driving Faulkner for four, completed his cbntury in 126 minutes. In the same over Hill was caught at long-on off a no-ball. At the tea adjournment the total was 295 (Trumper 100, mill 7). Llewellyn and Schwarz howled after tea. Trumper quickly got to work, but Hill was soon out, caught on the boundary behind the bowler—six for 319. Armstrong's first scoring stroke was a drive to the boundary off Llewellyn. Runs came freely, so Pegler and Sinclair were tried. Three hundred and fifty were hoisted in 246 minutes. Trumper, with two hits for seven off Pegler, was 150 for 176 minutes. The next man to go was Armstrong, who tried to place Sinclair- to the on, but the ball kept low, and bowled him.—--seven for 334. Carter began watchfully. Trumper continued to be vigorous. Three fouri off Pegler’s over brought up --B0 for 312 minutes. Carter was soon into doubles, and then two fours came off one over by Sinclair. Nourse and Schwarz -went on at 424, and Schwarz in his first over got Carter leg before—eight for 430. Cotter stayed for Trumper. who quickly ran to 200, which took him 227 minutes. Ho v.as in altogether 230 minutes. He hit twenty-five fours, and did not give a chance, making scarecly a false stroke. He playe-d a magnificent innings, in which he only once lifted the ball, and that was nearly a. six. He received a great ovation. The fielding of the Africans was fair. The weather changed to cool late in the afternoon, bun rain is unlikely. Hill says that Trumpcr’s innings was the finest he has ever- seen.

The following are the scores:— SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. Zulch, c Macartney b Whitty . 105 Sherwell, lbw b Armstrong . 11 Faulkner, o Hill b Armstrong . 56 Noui6«, b Cotter .... 1) Hathorn, b Whitty ... 9 Llowellyn, run out . . .43 Snooke, o Kelleway b Cotter . 105 Sinclair, c Armstrong b Kelleway 00 Strieker c Kelleway b Armstrong 43 Schwarz, b Armstrong . . 15 Pegler, not out . . . .04 Extras ..... 33 Total 452 Bowling Analysis—Cotter, two wickets io~ 100 runs; Whitty, two lor 114; Armstrong, four for 103; Kelleway, one' for 72; Macartney, none for 51; Gehrs, none for 4. AUSTRALIA. First Inning*. Kelleway, o Sherwell b Llewellyn . 47 Macartney, b Llewellyn . . 2 Hansford, b Llewellyn . . . 50 Eardsley, lbw b Nourse . . 54 Trumper, not out . .203 Gehrs c Schwarz b Faulkner . 20 Hill, o iSnooke b Schwarz .16 Armstrong, b Sinclair . . .31 Carter, lbw b Schwarz . .17 Cotter, not out . , . S Extras . . . , . ' 6 Total for eight wickets . 45S MELBOURNE, January 10. The total receipts of the second test match were £2256. The Victoria Cricket Association will present Faulkner with a. gold bat in recognition of his score of 204.

NEW ZEALAND TEACHERS. (Received January 10, 10.40 p.m ) SYDNEY’, January 10. The, New Zealand teachers defeated the Burwood Electorate Cricket Clu->. Tho latter made 186, and the visitors 20S (Lusk 21, Holland 10, Donohue 16, O’Shea 45, Thomas 12, Grant 16, Travona 56, Olsen 3, Whit© 8, Pringle not out 7, Gray 0, extras 14).