CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 709, 7 January 1910, Page 5

CRICKET.

SOUTH AFRICA WINS FIRST TEST. . FAULKNER'S DOUBLE FEAT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Oonyrieht Capo Town, Jannary 5. Though they had a lead of 102 on ,tho first innings totals'(3lo—2oß), the Marylobone team failed m their second innings to get the 213 runs required to avert defeat. Their second innings closed for 224, 'bringing their aggregate to 534,' or 19 behind that of the South Africans. Thompson, in the Englishmen's 6econd innings, got G3 runs. He made a great cffoit to save tho game, and was tho last man out.

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SOUTH AUSTRALIA BEATEN. FIRST INNINGS LEAD REVERSED. (Rec. January 6, ll.fi pm.) I Melbourne, January 6. Although they had a lead of 151 on tho first innings totals (3GO-206),, tha South Australians failed in their second innings to get the 305 runs required to bent the Victorians Tho South Australians' second innings closed i for 223, bnngiag their aggregate to 583, or 81 behind that of r the < Victorians. When play was resumed l ' to-day, the South Australians had lost seven wickets for 210, being still 91 mns behind. Tho last wicket fell with tho total at 223. Tho chief scorer 3 were: C. Hill 48, S. Hill 58, Woolcock 47, Quist 24.

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