THE FINAL TEST.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 56, 7 March 1911, Page 5

THE FINAL TEST.

GOOD SOUTH AFRICAN BAT-

TING

[PBESS ASSOCIATION.] ; (Received March 6, 8 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 6. The weather was fin© and hot, and the wicket hard and fast. Zulflh r.nd Pegler resumed play Pegler seemed inclined to hit out, but Zulch was very slow. The1 fifty appeared in 41 minutes. At 26 Pegler tapped! Hordern to Cotter at mid-On. He plainly did; not understand the ball. Hordern soon had Zulch in difficulties. When 22 Carter missed an easy cliiance of stumping, but fumbled the ball Faulkner appreciated Kelleway's bowling, and hit him for 29 in three overs At 29, Zulch had .another life, and should have been run out, Truitper mulling the ball. Again at 39 he lifted Cotter straight to Kelleway in. the. slips? dropped it. After this he pegged jalong.. his 50 taking:l4Q mihutesv-" ~ ' "- J Favlkner stands out, prominently above aill"; the other SoutK Africans as a: batsman ■ He completed! a unique record, having aggregated 100 runs in each test He compa-r.es favorably with tho best of the Australians. Ha is not sq brilliant asi Trumper, safer., Except r ,that , ; he—bata_iu. the right hand ..style, he, resembles BarjJs--ley^'' ■' . : ■'' ■ .■•"".''• ' '": .' "'■' ■ ' The 200 was stored in 157 miniite.s. At 92 Cotter bowled Faulkner with an oxtria fast delivery. He batted 107 minutes, and hit tec. fours'.: Zulch was again let off at 69. He drove Hordern hard to^ Hill at .mid-^ off. but was missed

Nourse gave another .exhibition of slow batting, a half-hour yielding only 8. . ZulebJs 100 appeared in 223 minutes. Nourse continued slowly to 28, when he was caught at cover by Cotter off Whitty. He batted 62 minutes.

Strieker was next,- and1 the third certury appeared after 244 minutes' play. • After the century .Zulch sparkled up for a while, and Strieker played his usual slow game. . The Australian fielding was; below the .standard. Hordern was the worst offender, and even Macartney was faulty. Zulch's 150 appeared after 295 minutes, and he was bowled in trying to pull a short ball from Ransford. He hit 15 fours. His innings was good, but fluky, with an occasional brilliant drive. In the last over Cotter. bowled Strieker, Snooke being in with 2. Following are the scores:— f I SOUTH AFRICA—2nd Innings.

Zulch, b Ransford 150 Pegler, c Cotter b Hordern ... 26 Faulkner. 1) Cotter \)2 Nourse, c Cotter b Whitty ... 2S Stricter, b Cotter ... , ~. ,42 Snooke, not out .., ~ ... « 5 1 'Extras ' ... :..',.':. , ' 2>?

Total for' 6 wickets' ..,' ...,-3b"B The fall of wickets ii 19, 64, 207, 278, 357; 368. ' ' '