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North Otago Times, 3 December 1910, Page 2

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(From Our Own Correspondent,) Per Press Association. ■ AFRICA v. AUSTRALIA. Received December 2, at 9 p.m. Brisbane, December 2. The wicket was soft at the start, the result of a storm over night. The attendance was two thousand. Australia sent Africa to the wickets. Three were down for 10. Noiursej and Faulkner stopped and got the total to 76 -.b'eforeHhey: jvere separated, f.The) bowling was good and the fielding poor, Six catches were dropped before thtl tea adjournment. Llewellyn, Sherwell and Sinclair had a splendid effect, scaring rapidly. The innings occupied four hours nine minutes. Australia started at five minutes to time, end the first pair were together when tbi stumps were drawn. ■ AFKIOA-First Innings.. Strieker, b M'Laren ', 1Snonke, c Jennings, b M'Laren 0 Zulcb, 1) Macartney 2 Nourse, c Marshall, b M'Laren ... 26 Faulkner, c Jennings, b Matthews 70 Pearse, b Macartney 5 Llewellyn, h Matthews SO Sinclair, b M'Laren j7 Vogler, c Kortlang, b Horden ... 41 Sherwell, not out '6 Pegler, b Horden •• •■• 8 Sundries ~. 17 Total •• ••• 343 Bowling-Mi'Laren 'I for 83, Macartney 2 for 47, Horden 2 for 54, Hartigan (i for l-\ Matthews 2 for 83, Marshall 0 for 17.- M'Laren towled two wides and three no balls. AUSTRALTA-First Innings. Hordern, not out 1 Matthews, not out ( Total for no wickets '>