ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1048, 10 February 1911, Page 6

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

CRICKET. FOURTH TEST MATCH. . COMMENCES TO-DAY. By TelcEraph-Prsss Associalion-Copyriffflt. (Rec. February 10, 0.35 a.m.) •■'..'■ Melbourne, February .9. Notwithstanding that tho pitch has been covered with matting for several days, it promises to be a bowler's wicket for to-morrow's Test. The only change probable in the 'South African team from the Adelaido match is that Pearse may replace Hathorn. (The South' African team in the Adelaide match was constituted as follows:— Sherwell, Strieker,. Faulkner, Nourse, Sinclair, ' Llewellyn, Snooke, Zulch, Schwarz, Ha thorn, Pogler). SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM'S AVERAGES. FAULKNER HEADS THE BATTING. With the Fourth Test Match beginning at Melbourne to-day,'the averages of the South African team to date make interesting reading. In first-class matches, in- t eluding three tests, two matches against Victoria.'.and one against New South Wales, South Australia, eleven of Australia, and the combined universities,the figures are:— 'BATTING.

TEAMS! FOR''SATURDAY.

:' The following teams will represent Victoria College :in : Saturday's matches-.— Senior, v. -Central: B: Burns, 'Dempsey,-. Sauudors.'Howdon, Burbidge,,. Caddick, Fanning, Ward, Eerendsen, do la Mare, Saluiond.-Emergency: H. Griffiths. Thirdclass v. Wellington College B: Ryan, Rob : inson, Brosnan, Grey, C. Williams, Rigg,' Sprott, Dundon, Collins, Rountree, -Burr. ' The Templars' Cricket Club team in ,tho third-class match, to be played against Karbri, at'Karori, at'2.3o p.m. on Saturday, will be:—Wright, - Brown, Blenkinsop (2), Cresswell, Donn, Dooley, Lambert, M'Kenzie, Pooley, and Ryan'; emergencies, Tullett and'.Dryden. V:"

' The Albion'.tcam to play against Thorndon, nt Anderson Park, on Saturday, will bo as follows:—Winter, Whiterod, Farrell, Sauvarin, Duff, Lingard, Cunningham (2), Salmon, Clark, arid. Mowatt.

1 Tho following- team will represent Thorndon, against Albion at Anderson Park:—Black, Buck, Caldwell, Corrifoot, Makin, Martin, Roberts, Robinson (2), Taylor, and Wilson. ''.'.-'

Catholic Club's team to play South at Newtown Park:—Leydon, O'Sullivan,' Carroll, O'Dowd, Warne, Toms, M'Grath (2), Casey, Reade,'Moran. . JUNIOR CRICKET ASSOCIATION. The > following are the Junior Cricket Association fixtures for .February 11 .and 18:- • - . .-- - .' ■;■■>■ "• ( • :•. A Grade. Seatoun v. Selwyn, No. I 1 Newtown' Park; Thorndon v. Albion, ■ Anderson Park; Evans Bay v. Kilbirnie, "No. 5 Duppa Street; Harbour Board,'a bye. ;7 ""■'■' ' B Grade. •:' Kilbirnie Wesleyan v. "Wanderers. No. 2 Newtown Park; Kilbirnie v. Evans Bay, No. 3 Duppa : Street. ■ ... . Catch of the Season. Laws and Manning's splendid stock of cricket materials. Courtenay Place. Repairs, a speciality.*

,■■•■■ Inn. N.O.H.S.Agg. Aver. i Faulkner 16 - 204 9S0 61.25 Nourse ....16 .2 201* 670 ■ 47.8a Llewellyn :.. 15 1 • 148* 474 33.85 Strieker 17 1 .140'409-25.a8 Snooke 16 0 103 378 23.62 Sherwell 17 5 ™* 273- •22.73 Zulch ..... 16 1 105 336 22.4 Pearse. 12 1 52* 223 ,2'2 : ? Sinclair- 9 1 58* 1.5 21.87 Schwarz 13 2 64 240 21.81 Coramaille ......... 5 1 23* 87 21.75 Vogler U 3 41 133 16.G2 Peglcr 10 1 26 93 10.33 •Not out. BOWLING. . . ~ \ ..-.■' AYkts. Runs. Average.^ Coinmaille 1 18 18 Pears* 5 96 19" Schwarz 36 845 23.47 Llewellyn 20 500 25 Faulkner '. .28 759 27.10 Pegler 14 473 33.78 Sinclair 13 454 34.92 Vogler .'..... 18 687 38.16 Strieker .......... 2 . 90 45 Snooke . .'. 2 146 : 73 Nourse-......■;.........-'3 334 111.3, In all matches the averages are:— \ BATTING: . : Inn.N.O.H.S.AggVAver. Faulkner ;... 24 1 204 1377 59.84 Noursa 26 4 201* 1239 56.31 Llewellyn ......... 22 2 148* 6S5 34.25 Strieker . ■..::........ 25 1 146 7S0 32.5 Snooke 24 0 103 764 31.83 Sherwell .....23 5 144.479 26.61 Zulth 25 2 ;05 R05 26.30 Schwarz ... 20 3 74* 424 24.94 Sinclair 17 2 66° 359 23.93 Pearse 23 3 52' 446 22.3 Commaille ......... 15 2 61 219 16.81 Pegler 16 3 50 206 15.34Campbell :.... 10 ' 5 23 51 10.2 Vogler 20 3 41 155 9.11 Hathorn' 70 15 39 5.57 •Notour, .. . BOWLING. Wkts. Run?. Average. Pegler 49' ' 755 .15.40 Llewellyn 46 ... 746. . 16.21 Schwarz 76 1246 16.39 Commaille ......... 2 - -V39 . 19.5 Faulkner ' 47 1030 • 21.91 Pearso 6 139 23.16 Vogler. ...•....."..;... 52 •' 12S5 \ 24.71 Sinclair 29 761 26.9-: Strieker . ' 2 ' . 91 ; . 45.5 Nourso 11 532 48.36 Snooke .;... 4 . 259 ■ .64.75