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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14154, 14 March 1910, Page 5

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ENGLAND V. SOUTH AFRICA. Press A.'eoci.tilcn-By Telegraph-Copyright Received 5 p.m., March 13th. CAPETOWN, March 12. In the fifth test match England has seven wickets down for 408. Hobbs played a magnificent innings of 187, and with Rhodes, who made 77, the first wicket partnership produced 221. England in their first innings against South Africa scored 417; Thompson 51. South Africa in their first innings scored 103; followed on, and lost three wickets for 102. AUSTRALIA V. NEW ZEALAND. FIRST TEST MATCH. Per Press -Association. CHRISTCHURCH, March 12. The test match was continued to-day in ideal weather. The wicket had comnletely dried. The not-outs. Armstrong (G3) and Warne (2) resumed to the"bowline: of Oliff and Hadden. - I ' lter a string of singles. Armstrong got .Oliif away for two nairs. but in the same over wa« howled. Kelleway followed and should have been run out, but Lusk returned to the wrong end. At 203 Reese replaced Haddon. Soon ' •"ftor panuett get a beauty past Warne. ; 2f:l G—2!. Honkliic was next, but ' <!id not riay lomc. Bennett shattering > j'mcry drooped Bennett on to his wicket. 2S2—B—(s. Whittv was next man. The F ,.-, rp -- p . s unaltered when Reese bowled Kollowav. Gorrv was last man. Wh:tty twice. »ot Reese to She ' .- boundary, and 300 was up for under 1] hours nlav. Whittv made a m:.-.hit which soared hieah to Howden at UMi-d mni. and the innings closed. Tmsk Siodeberg cnened New /.eaianas sec.md inning;:, and it was mr; lom.r Kv„ : - ( > heth reached doubles • U -iP, Ho.-.kins reek the ball from Armstrong. Li;,-.;.: /ln.ve <m .-> hard above i haiory s head whi.-h xVe bowler snrnng up to ™d eeught. fi,<_i_3o. } H ,|_ hue icl!„wed.. and hath he and Hadra.m batted srihiididlv. Hnrid--in was caught at ITS; Reese mined Midlan'" niici when there was or.fv two minutes to go a misunderstanding between the C-iVTsmeu saw Reese run out. 1 la- i'lllowiii" :a» -<■■., re c • | NEW.XEAT.AXD.-i;;; Innings,' 155. Kcaead In if;, " I T.usk. c and b Emery .V:.'. S3 | Siodrhprg. run our, ;j : -> \ H addon! e Kelk-way, b'Warne"" 47 j run cub 14 I AT'STi: ' . !A.— k'TnoiVigs!'' BeiaMcc. st ih.xsha!]. b Reese 0,7 .■'r;nstrom,-."'b ()!!";['.'.'.'".'.'!.'."!.'.'.'.'.'.'!.' 72 W-.-r.ia. b t'.enn'it i......... 21 Whii'iy. ;■ Ilowdcu. b Bennett\'"!!! 14 j '"Extras "..'...'. ''' \\\\\\\\\\\\'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. is Total 306 MATCHES AT DUXEDIN. RUNKDIX. March 13. The r.ait-a a-, en Saturday resnltcd as ruder: —Dume,!i:i "!.■ their first innings compiled 2"2 : Grange made i)l in their j'rsl:' innire-s and in the secend. Cariabn:.-'-: A aauie 11 in their first I>. a!;u-a-.-i e.av loo!; four wickets for el. In Al'*'- :■ v. (-'range, the farmer '...ado 13D are! 1 i:> (for three wickets), and ihe lacier 104 and 95 (for six wickets).