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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10403, 17 July 1912, Page 5

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AUSTRALIA v. SOUTH AFRICA. TEST MATCH. ' United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. RecelvetPJnly 17, 9 a.m. London, July 16. Australia In the first innings made 890. Scores AFRICANS—First Innings. ■ Faulkner, b Whitty ..5 Tancred. 1 b w.. Matthews .. 31 White, o Carkeek, b Minuett .. 0 Llewellyn, c Jennings, b Minnett 8 Nourse, b Hazlitfe ~ 11 Taylor, o Kelieway, b Hazlitt .. 93 Strieker, l.b w., b Kelieway .. 48 Mitchell, b Whitty 13 Schwarz, b Whitty 0 Pegler, o Bardsley, b Whitty 25 Ward, not ont .. 1 Extras .. 29 Total .. 263 AUSTRALIANS—First Innings. Jennings, b Nonrce .. 0 Kelieway, 1.b.w., Faulkner .. 103 Macartney, b Nourse .. 9 Bardsley, 1.b.w., Llewellyn .. 164 Gregory, b Llewellyn .. 5 Mayne, st. Ward.b Pegler . . 23 Minuett, b Pegler . . 39 Matthews, o Faulkner, b Pegler 9 Hazlitt, b Nourse .. j. 0 Wbitty, lb. w., Pegler .. 8 Carkeek, not out .. 6 Extras .. 30 Total .. 390 Bowling analysis: Nourse three for 60, Pegler four for 79, Schwarz one for 44, Faulkner one for 86, Llewellyn two far 71, Taylor none for 12, Strieker none for 8, The weather was brilliant, hot and breezy. Faulkner and Nourse were bowling. Runs came freely. The century took 120 minutes. made 61 in .a hundred minutes. Llewellyn replaoedfFanlkner and Pegler took Nourse’s end at 123. Kelieway made 51 after 145 minutes, 150 was hoisted in 150 minutes.. Several changes were made in the bowlers, but the batsmen were not troubled They added 89 in the nest hour, ami the fis’d was lifeless. 302 was hoisted, in 190 minutes. Bardsley made 101 after 163 minutes* play. He was faultless,- and did some brilliant driving. Faulkner replaced'Strieker at 253 and got Kelieway leg before in his second over. He showed spleortid defence and did some brilliant driving. He gave only one hard ohanco, and batted 230 minutes three for 256, a record for a third wicket partnership in test matches. Gregory came nest. Bardsley when 131 was badly missed by White. Gregory in trying to hit across was howled by Llewellyn—four for 277. Mayne .filled the vacancy., Bardsley reached 150 after 255 minutes by splendid judicious' driving end leg hitting. At lunch the score was four for 294 On resuming Faulkner and Llewellyn were bowling. 300 was hoisted In 260 minutes. Bardsley was oat leg before to Llewellyn after being at the wicket 240 minutes. gHe played a splendid innings, and hit all round. He made one sixer. Minuets filled the vacancy 350 was hoiß*od in 295 minutes, Pegler replaced Llewellyn, and Msyna <was stumped in his second over. Matthews came next,. He hit a skier and was brilliantly caught. Hazlitt’s middle stump was uprooted by a swerver. Whitty before scoring lost Minuett, who played a vigorous innings. The innings lasted 340 minntea. The Africans in thele second innings have lost eight wickets foe 146. AFRICANS—Second Innings. Tancred,£o Bardsley, b Hazlitt.. 19 Strieker, b Hazlitt ~ 13 White, b Matfhewa ..18 Llewelyn, b Macartney .. 59 Nonrse. 1 b.w.. Kelieway .. 10 Faulkner, c and b Matthews ~. 6 Taylor, act out 5 Mitchell, b Matthews .. 8 Schwarz, o Macartney, b Matthews 1 Tancred and Strieker faced Hazlitt and Whitty. Tancred in Hazlitt’s fifth over was brilliantly taken at long-off fay Bardsley. White, the incomer, was bowled fay Matthews, who replaced Whitty. , Llewellyn filled the vacancy, Hazlitt’s whose length Was varying, bowled Strieker —3 for 62. Nourse was rssxli and made a hstter stand Whitty relieved Matthews at 74, and Kelleway took Hazttfe’s end at 85 The century took 75 minutes. Nourse was uncomfortable and was got leg before, Faublner joined Llewellyn. Macartney relieved Whitty at 126, and got Llewellyn with a break back Matthews replaced Kelieway and got Taylor before . scoring. Faulkner was easily caught. Mitchell was taken with a fast yorfeer. and Schwarz was easily caught at mid-off. The attendance was 10 000. The King was present, and both teams were presented to Hia Majesty