CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1046, 8 February 1911, Page 7

CRICKET.

■SOUTH AFRICANS WIN EASILY. ANOTHER VICTORIAN COLLAPSE. tiy Tclcerapb—i'rcss Association—Copy rlgiit . (flee. February 7, 9.10 p.m.) • • • Melbourne,' February 7. • Tho match botwoen tlie South Atricnn team and Victoria was continued tin's afternoon at twenty minutes past four. Mich team had at tlio resumption completed an innings, South Africa having scured 32 1 and Victoria 212, a lead for the South Africans ot 82 runs. There wn}> • a poor • attendance. _ Victoria commenced their second inuinga with Armstrong and Smith opening to tho bowling of Pegler and Faulkner. hi Faulkner's third over, off tho third bait, Smith was caught ia tho slips. Ono for H. Hansford,: off a. bad stroke, was caught at short leg. Two for 18. Faulkner's two wickets, had been taken for 0 runs. Matthews was foolishly run out. Threo for 25. • ' ' ..Armstrong was cheered on driving Pcgler for a sixer. With tho Victorian score at.-12, Vogler, relieved Pegler off whom 25 had been scored. At this stago lvort■Jang retired injured. Tho compilation of. 50 runs by Victoria had occupied 51 minutes. Armstrong was - attractively beaten by ft "googly." ■ Four for_ 51. Kenny ; jumped in at Faulkner, missed him, and was stumped. Fivo , for G7. ' Faulknfr had now taken five tickets for 21 run!!.. Kortlang now reappeared and with , tho .score- at 07, Sinclair relieved Vftgler who had had 18 runs- scored off him.^'Warno was caught at deep leg. Sis wickets down for' 75 runs. Parsons was caught behind the wickets oft a mishit with' tho score unchanged and wheii Fitcher was dismissed the board showed 78, for eight wicket-;. Victoria wiped off the deficiency on the first innings after !>5; minutes' plav. At Kyle's dismissal Faulkner's average-stood at six for 22. When.Carkoek had'mado 4 Zulch missed him at leg off - Nonrse. Victoria's innings, which produped 90 -runs, lasted 110 minutes. " .T----IVith 9 rnris to get to win the South' 'Africans scored the required number ill J.Vminutes, play lasting until 0.30. .Only jivo runs had been scored when Strieker iand Zulch had been dismissed, fjherwell imidft tbo winning hit, ah on drive for [4 >all run out.- South Africa'thus won U>y' eight wickets. Scores;—-, VICTOBIA. Second Innings. ■ Armstrong, 'b. TAultner 30 Smith, c. Vogler, b. Faulkner 5 Hansford, c. Pegler, b. Faulkner 3 Matthows, run out 4 Kortlang, c. Snooke, b. Faulkner ... 10 AVarne, c. Pegler. 'b. Sinclair IB Kenny, l 6t. Campbell, 1). Faulkner ... It Parsons, c. Snooke, b. Siuclair 0 Pitcher, b;, Faulkner . 0 •Jvyle,' b. Faulkner 0 tarkeek.not out - 4 -Extra 5,.—:...,...; ,7 ..' .Total ' 00 • First innings pcoro 212 ■ 'Aggregate' 332 Bowling Analysis. Faulkner toolc seven ' wickets for 2G Ttirts; Sinclair, two for 13; Pegler, nono •for'23;.Vogler, .nono for'lSj Nourtp, nono for 1. : - .. .. SOUTH AFRICA. ; ■ Second Innings. ■ • Stricter, st. .Carkoek, b. Armstrong • 2 Zulch, l.b.wii' b. Hansford .1 Shdrwell. not out .4 Catapbell,. not out ... 0 Total for two wickets 9 First ..innings. total 1 :... ;... 321 Aggregate 333 .'JI- : ;Bowling Analysis. Armstrong took one wickct for 9 runs; Eansford/one for 0. '•7 ; MATCH." ; j. (Ece^iF^rWr^.?,.9.lo. p.m.).:,v. v. . .■' • Melbourne, February 7. For tho fourth test match of tho.South African tour, Matthews has been selected at twelfth man for Australia. (As staled yesterday the Australian team for tho next test which commences at Melbourno on Friday, will be tho samo as :that which played in tho. third test at' Adelaide with tho exccptiou that Ilorden replaces Macartney.). ... ' * , ' . i • DEATH 1 OF HARRI" GRAHAM. fßy Telegraph—Press Association.)

' Duncdln, .February 7. Harry Graham, formerly" a well-known cricketer, died this morning, aged obou--40 > years. Deceased visited England m 1693 and IS9G with Australian teams, and was At one time one of the most attractive batsmen in Australia. After.his retirement from his cricket, ho was engaged as "coach" for tho Otr.go Boys Hjgh .School, and he.represcntedthis proTinco on several occasions.

TOST AND. TELEGRAPH MATCH. (By Telecrarh.—l'rc«s Association.! Christchurch, February 7. . The annual cricket match 1/etween irevms from thb Wellington and Christchurch I'ost and Telegraph staffs was commenced a't Haeley Park on Monday. Christchurch. batting first, scored ,116 (Francis 10, Graham 1", Treweek 18, Gerard 13; Palmer not out 27).' Wellington had lost fivo wickeU for 229 wlien stumps wero drawn. Continuing to-day, tho visitors reached 302 (Graco 131,-Phillips 23; Tyrell 31, riimmer 10, Nbrris 11, Robinson not out 60). Christchurch in tho second innings made 181 (Martin 41. Gerard <3, Ford 12. ■ rainier 20. Francis 12, "extras" It). 'Wellington thus won by-an innings and 5 runs.

' .C&tch of the Season. Laws and Manning's splendid 6topk of cricket materials. Courtenay Place. Repairs a speciality.'