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Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14363, 8 February 1911, Page 5

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AFRICA V. VICTORIA. AFRICA WINS lIY S WICKETS. Pross Association —By Tel.—Copyright. MELBOURNE, Feb. 7. There was no play yesterday owing to heavy rain. Tho match was resumed at 20 minutes i>ast four, with a poor attendance. Armstrong and Smith opened Victoria's soooud innings, Pegler and Faulkner bowling. Smith was caught in the slips. 3 for 14. Ransford mado n bad strolco to short leg. 2 for 18. (Faulkner 2 for 9.) Matthews was foolishly run out. 3 for 25. Armstrong was cheered on driving Pegler for a sixor. At 42 Voglor relieved Peglor, off whom 25 had been scored. Kortlang retired injured, 50 occupied 64 minutes. Armstrong played attractively till ho was beaten by a googly. 5 for 51. Kenny jumped out at Faulkner, missed, and was stumped. C for 67 (Faulkner 5 for 21). Kortlang reappeared, and at 67 Sinolair relieved Voglcr (0 for 18). Warne was caught at deep log. C for 75. Parsons was caught behind tho wickets from a mishit. 7 for 76. Then Pitcher was dismissed. S for 78. Victoria wiped off tho deficit of 82 in 95 minutes. At Kyle's dismissal, Faulkner's averago road 6 for 22. When Carkeok was 4, Zulch missed him at leg off Nourse. The innings lasted only 110 minutes. Tho Africans scored the required number to win in 15 miriutes, play play lasting till 6.30. The wickots fell 1 for 5, 2 for 5. Sherwell mado the winning hit by an on drive for' four, all run. The following are the scores:— VICTORIA. —Ist Innings 242

AFRICA. —Ist Innings 324 VICTORIA.—Second Innings. Armstrong, b Faulkner 30 Smith, c Voglor, b Faulkner 5 Hansford, o Pegler, b Faulkner ... 3 Matthews, run out 4 Kortlang, c Snooke, b Faulkner ... 10 Warne, c Pegler, b Sinclair 10 Kenny, st Campbell, b Faulkner ... 11 Parsons, c Snooke, b Sinclair 0 Pitcher, b Faulkner 0 Kyle, b Faulkner 0 Carkeek, not out 4 Extras 7 Total 90 Bowling.—Faulkner 7 for 26, Sinclair 2 for 13, Peglor 0 for 25, Vogler 0 for 18, Nourse 0 for 1. AFRICANS.—Seoond Innings. Strieker, st Carkeek, b Armstrong 2 Zulch, Kb.w., b Ransford 3 Sherwell, not out 4 Campbell, not out 0 Bowling.—Armstrong 1 for 0, Ransford 1 for 0. THE FOURTH TEST. The Australian team for tbo foutb test is as follows: —Bardsley, Trumper, lvolloway, Carter, Hordern, Cotter (New South Wales), Ransford, Armstrong (Victoria), Hill, Gehrs, Whitty (South Australia). Matthew# (Victoria) is twelfth man.