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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 727, 28 January 1910, Page 7

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» SOUTH AFRICA BEATS ENGLAND IN SECOND TEST. ;By XelesraDli—l'reesAESocia.tion—Copy rich t, i 1 Durban, January 26. '• ' The South Africans,''.wlo "won the .'first' test match, against '.the; Marylebone team' at Johannesburg by.'lO runs,' Have won the- second test, by ; 95 runs,., thus annexing; the first, two out of the five tests on the programme; ; -.Each-, side , made 199 - in. the first innings, and then 'the' South. Africans,'set the 'Englishmen the task ■5f : hiding 347 (White ; 118,Nourse '69):; -The Maxylebbno men were unequal to the task,'their second .innings closing for 252, Hobbs'contributing 70. ;.:.,r : X, V; VICTOEIA V. NEW SOUTH WALES.' (fiec. January. 28, 0.5 a.m.): ; ■■ Sydney,, January 27. ..In. the. iator-Stato cricket" match, Victoria v. Now South ... Wales—in which Victoria scored '180, and /New.'.South Wales 103, in; the/first innings—the'second lniiings of■ Victoria conoliided fori 279) ■ the chief scorers being, Warne ' 37, 'Ainsiie.'sflj Armstrong -47; arid . Scott 81. . Scott - secured sis wickets f0r.48.. y.\- - In'. their secondinnings,. New •; South' Wales, who have; 297,;t0 , males' in-order to wm,: have scored 34' without'less. "• ' SOUTH AFRICANS HOLD TWO OUT 1 OF FIVE. i-i The Englishmen have lost the first test at Johannesburg and the second test' at Durban. - TEe third test, will' be. played at .Johannesburg.; beginning .February'■ 26, ■the, 1 fourth' •at "Cape, Town, beginning March 7, : and the fifth- at Cape Town beginning ; March;-11. . The Englishmen must win all- these' if ;they arp*to, 'secure the rubber.: The .-balance. of the- team's programme is:— VV " i '' January 29 (Saturday) 31, arid February I.—Border, at East liondon. February i (Friday) 5,; and 7.—Queen's Town and North-eastern Districts XV, at Queen's Town. - ;. "X'X,.Febr.uaiy 11 (Friday), 12 tind ern Province, at Port/Elizabeth: ".*■ : February, -18 - (Friday), 19 ~ and 21.— Transvaal;'. at-Johannesburg.' '.. February ' 22' (Tuesday),23and'' 24.— Transvaal, at Pretoria. , .'■ February 2C (Saturday), and 28, March 1; and 2.'—South Africa, at Johannesburg, (third test ;m a tell). : \ .v.. 'March; 7 (Monday),.B, .9 and-; 10.—South Africa, at Cape. Town (fourth : test match). . ..X X' . . March 11 (Friday) 12, 14, and 15.— South Africa, at Capo Town (fifth test match). ; - rXXXX i . March 16 {AVednesdayJ.—Leavo for Eng-' .land;. -;;X' j .,'X- :