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Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14391, 5 January 1911, Page 6

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• ■'- — *** :■ -8. AFRICA V. AUSTRALIA. - .HOME TEAM WINS—67S TO 656. Press Association—-By Tel.—Copyright ■ Received 10 p.m., Jan. 4th. MELBOURNE, Jan. 4: There was charming weather for the match to-day, and a fine attendance. The wicket was as good as at the start. '■"'..'"' Use match was full of incident and excitement. ■ It was generally considered that the Africans would achieve their first ivictory, but as the game' progressed and the prospects of a win j by them becaino uncertain, the inter- | est '-arid excitement '■ increased. • j = Truruptsr and K4lleway took the I score to -237;" Trumper, as in the j first hiriings, chopped the ball into his wicket. He' scored 159 in \7V minutes, fifteen fourers and ono sixer. His purpose was to make runs, while Kelleway kept up.' his end. '■' The latter in an hour made only 14 runs. Armstrong was in ten minutes for two. He then opened out, and hit four fourers successively. Carter got a googley which puzzled him, as ho changed his mind at the last moment, and cocked the ball up to short-leg. Sherwell walked out from the wicket and took an easy catch. _ Cotter came in, and the spectators expected a merry scene. He began hitting «too, pretty hard, hut fell into quietude for some time. The Africanders,- expectant, set five men on the boundary for him. He was unable to restrain himself long, and let go at Llewellyn, and sent the ball away to the boundary, where Commaille—fielding for Zulch, who is suffering from sciatica; —made a fine run from long-on and caught him. This •was as fine an effort as Nonrse's in the first innings, when Whit-ty was dismissed. Whitty lunged at two bails, hut at the solicitation of Kelleway kept his wicket up while -"Kelleway endeav-' cured to force the pace; The innings lasted 248 minutes, although 300 was compiled iii 220 minutes. The fielding was first class, a feature being Slierwell's wicket keeping. The- Africans, wanting 170 to win, started with great hopes. Strieker opened with Sherwell, but only one run was scored when Cotter got Strieker leg before. Faulkner had a great reception. The partnership was short lived; and there was great excitement when Whitty dislodged the hails of Sherwell, who made 16 out of 28. The ball completely beat him, whipping in from off. Nourse had mado two when an appeal for leg-before was successful. Three runs later Sinclair succumbed, leg before to Whitty. Faulkner batted nearly an hour for eight, and then gave an easy chance to Kelle-

way,, at- mid-ou. lilulollyu and Snooke carried the score to 02, when they adjoined ' for/tea. Vp. ,to this' staye Whitty had bu\vl«<l S for 0 in niuo oyors ,(fiv*i jnaidqus); Cotter had bowled for an hour at an extreme pace. After, the adjournment Schwarz began wqll, with two good off strokes, at the expeiisp of Cottar, when ho yorked him. Ziilch, hampered by sciatica, wliich prevented his fielding, batted steadily, but the Africanders wont to pieces—why, they, are unablo to explain. Tho wickeis simply rattled down. Whitty bowled with, deadly effect. Tho innings lasted only two hours, and people were amazed at the collapse, especially after.the superb form shown in the first innings. ' AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings 348 Second Inningß. Bardsloy, st Sherwell 14 Trumper, b Faullrudr .-. 159 Hill, b Schwarz 0 Gehrs, st Sherwell, b Schwarz ... 22 Macartney, c Snooko, b Llewellyn ~> Ransford, c Schwarz ... 23 Kelleway, b Pegler' 48 Armstrong, b Llewellyn 29 Carter, c Sherwell, b Llewellyn ... 0 Cotter, c Oammaille, b Llewellyn IS "Whittv, not out i... li Estras 7 Total 327 Howling analysis.—Nourse 0 for 18, Snooko 3 for 21, Schwarz 4 for 76, Lwollvn 4 for 81, Pegler 1 for 24, Sinclair 0 for 22, Faulkner 1 for 55, Strieker 0 for 10. The wickets fell—l for 35, 2 for 35, 3 for S9, 4 for 94, 5 for 17G, 6 for 237, 7 for' 279, S for 279, 9 for 305. SOUTH AFRICA.—Ist Innings ... 506 Second Innings. Sherwell, ■ 16 Strieker, 1.b.w., b Cotter 0 Faulkner, c Kelleway, b Whitty ... 8 Nourse, 1.b.w., b Cotter 2 Sinclair, 1.b.w., b Whitty 3 Llewellyn, b Cotter 17 Snooke, c Armstrong, b Whitty ... 9 Zulch, not out ;... 6 Schwarz, c Kelleway, b Cotter ... , 7 Pearse, c Kelleway, b Whitty 0 Pegler, 1.b.w., b Whitty : 0 Extras 12

Total 80 Bowling, analysis.—Cotter 4 for 47, Whitty 6 for 17, Armstrong 0 for 4. The wiekets fell—l for 1, 2 far 29, 3 for 31, 4 for 34, 5 for 46, 6 for 66, 7 for 6S, 8 for 77, 9 for 80.