FOURTH TEST MATCH.

Northern Advocate, 22 February 1911, Page 5

FOURTH TEST MATCH.

TALL SCORING BY AUSTRALIA.

TREMENDOUS TASK FOR S. AFRICA

(Received February 22, 9 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, Feb. 21

Ideal weather prevailed for the continuation of the fourth test match today, and the Australians added 103 mns to their advantage of 598, giving ihe South Africans the gigantic task of making 702 runs to win. They showid little promise of accomplishing the feat, and at the tea adjournment had lost 4 wickets for 108. The position is now as follows:— Australia, First Innings 328 South Africa, First Innings .. .205 AUSTRALIA—Second Innings. Kelleway, run out 18 Gchrs, c Snooke, b Faulkner 58 Bardsley, run out 15 Armstrong, c Sherwell, b Vogler .. 132 Hill, st Sherwell, b Pegler 100 Trumper, c Sherwell, b Vogler ... 87 Cotter, c Pearse, b Vogler 0 Ransford, b Faulkner 95 Hordern, c Pearse, b Schwarz 24 Carter, c Snooke, b Faulkner 2 Whitty, not out 39 Extras 8 578 Bowling analysis.—Sinclair, 0 for 71; Schwarz, 1 for 161; Pegler, 1 for 88; Faulkner, 3 for 101, Zulch, 1 for ?6; Vogler, 3 for 59; Nourse, 0 for 31; Snooke, 0 for 12; Strieker, 0 for 14. Schwarz and Faulkner opened the bowling, and Schwarz nearly bowled Ransford with the fourth ball. Hordern was soon dismissed, caught. r.t short leg. He batted 41 minutes, and was hampered by his injure-.! lingers. He hit 3 fourers—B for 49 L Schwarz's first wicket cost 139 runs. Ransford reached 50 in 64 minutes. Carter was short-lived. He was caught at short leg—9 for 496. Ransford and Whitty scored freely to-day, and hit up 73 in an hour. liicre were several changes in the attack. Whitty's stand was unexpected. He played admirably. Ransford succumbed in trying to pull. He batted 123 minutes, capitally and attractively, and hit nine fourers. The innings lasted 389 minutes. S. AFRICA.—Second Innings. Zulch and Strieker opened. The former was handicapped by a strained leg, Coramaille running for him. Cotter and Whitty were bowling, and in Cotter's second over Strieker was caught at the wickets—l for 2. Zulch made a few good strokes to the leg and off. He fell to a beautiful dashing catch in the slips—2 for 25— Faulkner and Nourse were slow, patient, and cautious. The latter was easily caught—3 for 88. Snooke began nicely. One hundred occupied 85 minutes. Just on the tea adjournment Snooks was clean bowled—4 for 108.

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