CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14390, 4 January 1911, Page 5

CRICKET.

BECOND .TEST MATCH. T AUSTRALIA—Ist INNINGS, 348. SOUTH AFRICA—Iet INNINGS, EO6. Received 10 p.m., Jan. 3rd. • MELBOURNE, Jin. 3. ' Delightful weather conditions and a good wicket favoured the match today, and the attendance numbered 14,000. Faulkner's innings waß folfowed with intense interest. Ho and Suooke compiled 90. Faulkner snored 204, joining throe others who. have exceeded 200 in test matches—W. L. Murdoch, S. E. Grogory, and R. E. Foster. He was caught ( in the slips by Armstrong. . An ovation was given him when he retired. Ho batted 315 minutes, and hit 26 fourers. His rate cf scoring was' faster than Foster's phenomenal innings in the 1503 test at Sydney. Snooke, who had been a comparative failure' so far, justified all the good things said concerning ■him by a iirie innings. V Ho .got most, of his runs by. oif drives. He scored 50 in 87 minutes by stylish and sound play.' Sinclair for a while appeared anxious for aggression, but frequently changed -his mind-and'nJayed back. He began with two tremendously forceful oif strokes oif Cotter, then quietened, and subsequently found Macartney to his liking, jumped out at him and hit him hard' along the ground for 4. Whon Armstrong went on the spectators expected , fun as ho bowled leg thooryj with three fieldsmen on that side boundary. Sinolair let the ball go, and was not tempted by Armstrong,' who abandoned these tactics. Then Sinclair oponed his, shoulders and drove Armstrong twice for six, evoking magnificent enthusiasm. ■ Sipclair's runs included six fourers. Schwarz was dismissed with his first ball. 1 The fielding was good and keen, . The innings lasted 447.. minutes. The wickots fell, 1* for 34, 2 for 141, 1:8 for 251, 4 for 298, 5 for 312, 6 for 402, 7 for 469, 8 for 469, 9 for 482, ilO for 506. *■ :

Whitty captured Snooko and Schwarz with successive balls. Trumper and Bardsley opened,, a?., usual, quiet and: confident, to Nourse. and Snooko. At 302 Schwarz relieved Nourse. To the first hall of ~ his second ovor Bardsley jumped out, missed it, and' waß stumped. Hill came next. Ho attempted a boundary , hit immediately, jumped outj and .dragged, his first ball 1 into' his wicket. The spectators were dismayed at the two great batsmen's downfall. Schwarz's figures here were two for three, off eight balls. Sherwell appoaled for a catch at the wickets' off Trumper when the latter w>as 32. Macartney skied Llowollyn by a mishit to sliort ' slip. Ransford was ill at.ease to Llewellyn. Trumper - played brilliant 1 orickot, and tho deficit was wiped off in • 114 minutes, Trumper scoring 98. . He scored 100 in 117 misutes. By this time nearly all- South Africa's battery had. been exposed—Nourse, Snooke, Llewellyn, Sclnvarz, Pogler, Sinclair, and Faulkner being tried. Ransford was well caught at mid-bn;. Sinclair,. running,- nicely judged the catch.* _ 200 oqcupiod 147 minutes. Trumper, superb and watchful, scored all round the wicket. Ho hit 12 fourers and one sixer, and the. crowd was . charmed.

The wickets fell 1 for 35, 2 for 35, 3 for 89, 4 for 91, 5 for 176. In recognition of Nourso's amazing catch, Whitty intends to mount the ball'and present-it to Noiirse. at the termination. of the. match. . The Africans have received numerous cablegrams, including Abe Bailey's congratulations; The spectators Were satisfied that they-are a solid allround team.'

SOUTH AFRICA,—Ist Innings. Sherweil, .c Carter, b Cotter 24 Zulch, b Cotter ■ Faulkner, c Armstrong, b Whitty.2o4 Nourse, b Kelleway <^3 Strieker, b Armstrong 2(3 Llewellyn, b Armstrong •...v...;.... 5 Snooke, b Whitty . ——- 77 Sinclair, not out ..... .58 Schwaiz, b Whitty .......... ' 0 Pearse, b Armstrong ....' 6 Pegler, 1.b.w., b Armstrong ......... 8 Extras • 23 Total .......v.r.'"\so6 Bowling.—Cotter 2 for 258, Whitty 3 for 81, Kelleway 1 for 07, Armstrong 4 for 134, Macartney 0 for 43. AUSTRALIA.—2nd Innings, Bardslov, st Sherweil ........ 14 Trumper, not out ...ai 133 Hill, b Schwarz ... .;..V... 0 Gehrs, st Sherweil, b Schwarz ... 22 Macartney, c Snooke, b Llewellyn 5 Ransford, c Sinclair, b Schwarz . 23 Kelleway, not out 6 Extras ............... 5

Total for 5 wickets ...... 208 THE NEW ZEALAND TEACHERS. SYDNEY, Jan. 3. In a match country teachers it Nnw Zealand teachers, the former scored 114, the latter 266 for 9 wickets—iusk 114, sundries 46.