CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 990, 3 December 1910, Page 5

CRICKET.

AFRICA AND AUSTRALIA. FIRST DAY'S PLAY. By Tclezrapli—Press Association—Copyright. (Rec. December 2, 9.15 p.m.) Brisbane, December 2. Tho South African cricketers began a match against an Australian eleven at Brisbane to-day. The weather was warm, and tlio wicket rather soft. Tho , attendance uumbored about two thousi and. , ' Australia sent Africa to the - wickets, and three wickets woro down 1 for 10. Nourso and Faulkner stopped j tlio rot, and assisted to bring tho total 3. to 7G. The bowling was good, but tho fielding poor, and six catches woro dropped before tho tea adjournment. Llewellyn, Sherwell, and Sinclair battod with splendid olfect, scoring rapidly. The innings occupied four hours ? nine minutes. Australia started- at five r minutes to time, and tlio first pair - wero together when stumps wero-idrawn. SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings. a Strieker, ,b. M'Laren 1 y Snooke, c. Jennings, b. M'Laren 0 Zulch, b. M'Cartney 2 Nourso, c. Marshall, b. M'Laren ... 2G Faulkner, o. Jennings, b. Matthews 70 Pcarce, b. Macartney 5 Llewellyn, b. Matthews 50 i- Sinclai;-, b. M'Laren 47 ') Vogler, c. Kortlang, b. Hordera 41 [1 Shorwell, not out 76 . Pegler, b. Hordera 8 ' Sundries 17 d '. Total 343 e " Bowling Analysis. M'Laren took four wickets for 85 io runs; Macartney, two for 74; Hordern, it two for 54; Hartigan, none for 12; 1. Matthews, .two for 83; Marshall, none ij for 17. M'Laren bowled two wides d and three no-balls. [e AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Hordorn, not out 1 Matthews, not out 6 1- — > Total 7". 7 THE TOOW.OOMBA MATCH. Brisbane, December 2. 'c. In tho match of tho South African a . cricketers against Toowoomba, the it latter in their second 'innings made is 226, tho chief scorers being Jones 82, ot Barbour 40,. Fitzgerald 36, Mahoney29. id South Africa won by an innings and 11 runs. to ,°- INTERSTATE MATCH. lie SOUTH AUSTRALIA V. NEW SOUTH ly WALES. l-J (Rec. December 2, 9.15 p.m.) as Sydney, December 2. ot 'The cricket mateh between New South Wales and South Australia wai ™ commenced' to-day in fine weather,' and y on a cood wicket. Ijo South Australia batted first, and ; s t scored 342 runs. a- Tlio chief scorers were: —Dolling 24, Ja Clem. Hill 87, Gchrs 120, Chamberlaii ad 35, and Mayne 22. it- Scott captured four wickets for 4£ cr runs, and Emery three for 100. f s When stumps wore drawn New Soutl !} Wales had lost no wicliets for 44 runs, p 0 Trumpcr (29) and Bardsley (13) were C( 1 batting. Hill showed much of his old form and with Gehrs in an excellent all. round, chanceless partnership, put pi 160 in 94 minutes. !. ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. . ' >'• GERMANS SAIL NEXT YEAR. ' I'd j) y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright lr. • ea (Rec. December 2, 11.45 p.m.) on Borlin, December 2. Liout-Filcbner, leader of the Germai on Antarctic expedition, has secured i jss sealing vessel of 530 tons burden, wit] d; auxiliary engines, for his explorinj iy ship. sr- ' Tho expedition numbers 30 men, al of whom are Germans.' It is.to sail in tlje spring.