FOURTH TEST MATCH.

Northern Advocate, 20 February 1911, Page 4

FOURTH TEST MATCH.

SOUTH AFRICANS BAT WEAKLY.

AUSTRALIA'S SUBSTANTIAL LEAD

(Received Feb. 20. 8.42 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, Feb. 18,

The fourth test match was resumed to-day in pleasant weather on a perfect Avicket. The Australians continue ed their first innings with eight Avickets down for 317 runs.

Hordern carried his not-cut score of 1. to 7, Carter was dismissed for 5, and the innings closed for 328.

The South Africans started disastrously, five of their wickets falling for the miserable total of 38, and the sixth Avicket going at 70.

Nourse, who had contributed 20 of this number by steady batting, was joined by Sherwell, and a solid partnership Avas established. The batsmen carried the score to 156, when Pherwell skied a ball from Whitty to mid-on. and was caught by Matthews. The latter was fielding substitute for Hordern, whose tAVo bowling fingers had been dislocated. The eighth wicket fell at 171, and the ninth and tinth at 205. Nourse, who carried his bat, had played stolidly and effectively, and was heartily cheered. The batting Avas generally disappointing on the perfect wicket. AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Eight Avickets (15 extras) for .. 317 Hordern (1 not out) added .... 6 , Carter 5 Whitty,.not out 0 Total 328 SOUTH AFRICA.—First Innings. Zulch 2 Strieker 1 Faulkner 20 Nourse, not out 92 Snooke 1 Sinclair 0 Schwarz 18 SherAveli 41 LleAvellyn 7 Pegler 15 j Vogler . 0 Extras " 5 Total 205 Bowling analysis—Cotter, 2 for 16; Whitty, 4 for 78; Hordern, 3 for 39; Armstrong, 0 for 25; Kelleway, 0 for 42. AUSTRALIA—Second Innings. Kelleway, run out 18 Gehrs, not out 30 One wicket for 48 With half an hour to go KelleAvay ?<nd Gehrs opened to the bowling of Sinclair and Sctnvarz. Thirty runs Avere scored in 12 minutas. Four bOAvlers were tried. Kelleway was run out by his own foolishaess.

The attendance was 21,987, and the takings £842.

With nine wickets in hand the Australians have 171 runs to the good.