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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 28, 30 May 1912, Page 7

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AFRICANS V. AUSTRALIA. 'By Electric Telegraph.--Copyright.) (United Press Association. i London, May 28. Faulkner gave a masterly exhibition of off-driving and his cutting was especially good. He gave one chance. He batted 255 minutes. The innings lasted 300 minutes. Whitty bowled superbly. Bowling analysis:—First innings: Haziett 10 overs, ■! maidens, 16 runs, 1 wicket; Whitty 31 overs, 12 maidens 55 runs, 5 wickets; Emery 37 overs, 10 maidens, 94 runs, 1 wicket; Kelhiway 11 overs, 3 maidens, 27 runs; 0 wickets; Matthews 12 overs, 3 maidens 10 runs, 3 wickets; Miimett, 0 overs, 2 maidens, 10 runs, 0 wickets. Kellaway howled one wide, Minnctt three no-halls, byes 2, leg byes 5. ’The Africans followed on, 183 behind. Faulkner and Hartigan faced Kellaway and Matthews Faulkners’ luck was out, the third ball, a break back from Kellaway beat him and ho retired without having scored . Hartigan had made a single. Nourse was next. Whitty relieved Matthews at 22. The change affected a separation quickly, Nourse being taken by Bardslcy at third man in Whitty’s first over. He made 18. 2 for 22. Snooke filled the vacancy. In the next over Hartigan sneenm- !)('(! to a good hall from Wellaway. He scored only four. 3 for 22! Taylor the .next batsman promised to stop, lint a lot ;of anticipations wore unfulfilled* Af -15' a good length, hall from Whitty, fi jyime in and .found Snooke’s wicket. He made 9. Four for 15. White was the incomer. Fifty was reached ajjtcr 65 minutes. At 56 Matthews went on again in place of Whitty. Fourteen runs later White was taken at the wickets oil' Kellaway for npi<f.'‘ 5 for 70. 'Schwarz tlien ( capie in. ~ t ~ The next over saw Matthews repeat his first inning's performance, accomplishing the hat trick. The hist victim was Taylor (21). Mitchell was the incomer. 6 for 70. Next hall Schwarz was cleverly caught right-handed hy Matthews off his own howling. 7 for 70. Ward was next. Attempting a stroke he foil over and was bowled by Matthews without scoring 8 for 70. Matthews’ fine performance was greeted with an ovation and was congratulated heartily by his colleagues. Beaumont filled the vacancy. The howling continued too good lor the Africans. Next over Mitchell was beaten by a good ball from Kellaway, without scoring. Beaumont was eight 9 lor 78. Pegler was last man but the partnership did not last long, Beaumont at seventeen being beaten by Kcdiaway, Pegler was eight. 10 for 95. The innings lasted 95 minutes. Bowling Analysis Kellaway 11.2, overs, 4 maidens, 33 runs, 5 wickets; Matthews, ft overs, 1 maiden, 38 runs, 3 wickets; Whitty, 6 overs. 3 maidens, 15 runs 2 wickets. Kellaway, three no balls, byes 5, leg byes 1. Following is the English team against the Africans Fry, Spooner, Warner, Jossop, Foster, Brearley, Hobbs, Rhodes, Barnes, Smith, Woolley. Reserve Humphreys.