A LONG ROAD.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1022, 11 January 1911, Page 5

A LONG ROAD.

AFRICAN SIGN-POST; 482. AUSTRALIA NEARING THE TOPV TRUMPER SHOWS THE WAY. 1 "FINEST INNINGS I EVER SAW." By Teleffra-ph—Press Association— Copyright* (Roc. January 10, 9.15 p.m.)' Adelaide, January 10The third Test Match was continued at Adelaide Oval to-day. The weather was hot, and the wicket was perfect. Tho. attendance reached 5000. With the South, African total of 482 to face and one wicket down for 72, Kelleway (39) and Bans- : ford (31) faced the bowling of Llewellyn and Sinclair in Australia's first innings. The Uphill Journey. The bowlers were viinful and the fielding close, and consequently runs were not easy to get. Kelleway was not enterprising in his batting, but Ransford- was more aggressive, and reached 50 as the result of 80 minutes' batting! Without any addition to his score, Hansford hit out at an enticing one from Llewellyn, missed it, and was bowled. Bardsley be-, ganj-to hit immediately. Sinclair had bowled-eight overs for 11 runs, but the ninth: yielded four, bringing 100 up in 105 minutes. At 111 Kelleway was smartly caught at .'the wickets. His - inrings , had lasted 114 minutes. With 128 . up, Pegler and Schwarz were tried with the ball,, and . 20 minutes' tedious play foliojyeti Vefore luncheon'.' Only GO runs wei'B made."'in'iff minutes', and not a single fourer wag scored. At the adjournment' -was 141-Bardsley 26, Trumpet 11.--'

' ' Trumper Takes the Burden. Sinclair and Llewellyn bowled on the resumption. Trumper glanced eacli. man . to the boundary, and then banged Llewellyn twice, for fours. Facing Sinclair, he -hit, 15 ofi one. over with four different strokes. ~ Faulkner replaced Llewellyn,' ind foiir to Trumper madb that batsman ;5(l for 61 minutes' plajv and four mora ' meant that lie bad notched 14, out of -17 ' in' 25 minutes. Pegler relieved Sinclair, '■ and two to Bardsley completed 200 in; 173. minutes. 'A. snick to the boundary gate ' ;Bardsley 50 in 87 minutes. At 226 Nourse, : .who had relieved .Faulkner, got Bardsley-:leg-before. '■ The: outgoing l batsman waa. suffering from ■ a slightly strained wrist, and.batted, merely, on the defence.. , In his stay> of 102 minutes at .the wickets ha hit only one four; • . ■ Hill Has an Escape; ,V - \ Gehrs played a lively innings {o'i: 20, making some fine "strokes, and then he tamely, put one up to'mid-on. Five wickets for 270. Hill started with a..stolen run, and Trumper, driving Faulkner for four, .completed his century .in. 126 minutes. - lii the same-over Hill was caught at long-on, off -a .no-ball. At. the tea. adjournment the total stood' at 295— Trumper 109, Hill 7. . Llewellyn and .Schwarz bowled after !tea.; Trumper was sooii off again, 'but Hill was soon out, caught on the boundary behind the ' bowler. Six .for. 319. first scoring stroke "was "a,! drive to the boundary .off -.Llewellyf).,.,!}. , hej •runs came freely, so Pegler and Sinclairwere, again resorted t0...-After 246 -min-s 'fitel' play 350 :was hoisted' on the board] for ■ Australia, and Trumper, with two hits 'for 7 off.. Pegler, reached: 15Q for 176. '.minutes at the wickets. ~ The next 'man;' to go was Armstrong, who tried to placa Sinclair to the on, but . the ball kept loiy r , and bowled him. Seven for 381. , Summit Within Sight,,

1 Carter began watchfully,, but Trumper j continued vigorously, and three fours, off . • an over from Pegler brought iip.iOO in ! 312 minutes. Garter was soon into double- .j figures, arid then hit two fours off one | over from Sinclair- bourse and Schwai'3'. ■ :.] were called into requisition at 42i, and. •:} the latter' in_ his first! over got Carter ''■ j leg-beforj. : : Eight :for 430. " ,j Cotter ..kept his end up -for Trumpet .. 1 who'quickly ian-to 200, which took him. ' j 227 -minutes. He was in altogether 230 j minutes,- and' hit 2a faurers. " Trumper i did not ..give a chance, and scarcely made ". ; a false stroke. His was. a magnificent C) innings, in which he only once lifted the.. t bill, and on that'occasion.it ,was nearly -. ] d 'sixer. Trumper received a'great ova- j "tiori. The fielding of the South; Africans. . : was fair. ■ "The weather changed to' cool! . ,| late in the afternoon, • but rain is un-j j likely. .. Hill s&ys Triimper's was 'the fin- j , . \ est innings he has ever; seen- -. At the !■ ; I drawing of stumps the" Australian score' i stood at eight wickets for; 458.° ■ : . Scores:— •; Australia.—First Innings. > Macartney, b.; Llewellyn * ; 9. Kelleway, c. Sherwell, b. Llewellyn..., 47;.' t Ransfor'd, b. Llewellyn -.50; . Bardsley.-lb.w;, b. Nourso 54 Trumper, hot out 20S--Gehrs, c. Schwarz, b. I'aulkner 20;. j Hill, c. Snooke, b. Schwarz 16 Armstrong, b. Sinclair .30 ■ Carter, l:b.w., b. Schwarz 1< ; \ \ Cotter, not 'out 8. .{ Extras '....»•••• jj .. I Total for eight wickets 458'.. ,S| South Africa. First innings . "" : ~ . j OTHER ITEMS. ( PRESENTATION TO FAULKNER* - j Melbourne, January 10. ' ] The Victoria Cricket •• Association is . ] presenting Faulkner, the South African,- ..] with a gold bat'in recognition of. his -.i score of 204 in. the second Test match,, 3 . j South ■ .Africa v.. Australia. . ; SECOND TEST MATCH TAKINGS. i Melbourne,-January 10. i The total- receipts of the second Test match were i£2250. 1 . '- / • - WIN FOR N.Z. TEACHERS. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright. ' (Rec. January 10, 10.-lOp'.m.) Sydney, January 10. ; . j The New Zealand teachers' team de- : . :. ' j feated the Burwcod Electorate Cricket. • J Club, the latter making 180. runs and ■"• the visitors 208' (Lusk 21, Holland '10, • % . .-" j Douohuc- ,16, O'Shea 45;... Thomas 12, ... • i Grant IG, Travenn SG, Olscn 3, White 8, . j Pringlo not out 7, Gray 0, extras, 14). . -- j Cricketers shbuld not fail to see the , j stock of cricket requisites at laws and . v . :i Manning's, Courtenay Place.*