THE TEST MATCHES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1061, 25 February 1911, Page 12

THE TEST MATCHES.

A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW. The Fourth Tost match, South Africa v. Australia,' which was tho eighteenth match of tho tour, resulted in the visitors sustaining their fifth defeat. They have so far played niuo first-class matches, winning three, 10.-iiiß five, mid drawing one. Of tho other nine matches, tho visitors won seven, ami two were drawn. - Prom tho beginning of tho tour up till tho conclusion of tho eighth match, Nourse topped tho batting averages. Then Faulkner took up the running, and kept tho position until this week. latterly, however, Nourse has been batting finely, his last eight innings producing 141, CI not out, lb', 112 not out, 24, 128, 92 not out, and 28, and this lias placed him a shade above Faulkner. As illustrating the smallness of tho difference between tho two averages, it may hero bo remarked; that if, in their next innings Faulkner scores ono more run than Nourse he will regain his ■ lato position at tho top of thn average's. FronV Nourso and .Faulkner thero is n drop in tho aggregate of nS fewer than 575 till we come to tho.nex* most prolific scorer, Strieker, and in tho average of over 27 points to that of the next best, Llewellyn. ■ • .

THE SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM. TEST MATCHES. BATTING AVER AGES£ . Highest 'i • i Inn. N.O. score. Aggr. Av'g. Faulkner .... 8 0 - 204 SSB 73.5 Nourse 8 2 ' 92* 723 45.5 Snooko ......... 8 0 ■ 103 229 28.62 Zulch 8 1 105 189 27 Llewellyn ... 7 0 -80 171 24.42 Sherwell 8 1 60 161 23 Sinclair 8 1 5S* 136 19.42 Pegler C 1 2G 81 16.2 Schwarz 8 1 G1 113 16.11 Pcarso 4 0 31 53 13.25 Strieker 8 0 ' 48 90 11.25 Hathorn 2 0. 9 11 . 5.5 Vogler .1 2* 2 .66 .' BOWLING. Wkts. Buns. Average. Pearso 3 . 56 ■ ' 18.GG Schwarz 18 ' 555 30.83 Llewellyn ... .12 ' 424 35.33 • Vogler ' 4 \. 17G . 44 Pegler 8 . 355 . 44.37 Faulkner .. .10 458 ■ . 45.8 Sinclair. tt. : '.432. • •• 72 ' Strieker • 1 '82 82 : Nourso 1 ' 212 212 Snooko 0 76 — y ■ ■ ■ • : ALL'FIRST-CLASS MATCHES. South Africans in first-class inatchcs, comprising four Tests, two matches v. Viotoria. ono each v. New South Wales, Soutli Australia, and Eleven of Australia.' (The Combined Universities gamo being only a two-day's fiituro is not considered in averages.) BATTING AVERAGES. Highest Inn. N.O. score. Aggr.Av'g. Faulkner .... 17 0 • 204 . 983 57.82 Nourse 17 3 '201* 771 55.07 Sherwell .... 18 5 7G* 311' 24.15 Llewellyn ...15 / .0.. £0 . '333 22.2. Pcarso 11 1 52' . 219 21.9 Zulch IS . 1 ; .105 - 353 v-.j 20.76 Sinclair .11, 1 • 58*, 194 -19.4 Snooko 17 0 103 319 ■ 18.73 Schwarz ..... 14 1 . 64 228 ,17.53 Vogler 13' 1 41 135. .15 Pegler '12 I 26 116 10:54 Cominaillc... ■ 4 1 23* 26 8.C5

< BOWLING AVERAGES. ' Wkts. liuus. ' Average. ■ Commaillo 1 18 18 Pearse .5: 96" 19.2 Llewellyn 21 ■ ; 5C5 : ' 2G-90 Schwarz 38 ' 1010 ' 27.37 ' Faulkner 32 942 20.43 Pegler IS -GOl .13.39 Vogler 22 77G '35.27 Sinclair 13 568 . 43.69 Strieker 2 122. 61 SAooke 2 158 79 Nourso 3 368' 122.69 ALL MATCHES. THE BATTING, AVERAGES. •' ' .Highest Inn. N.O. score. Aggr. Av'g. Nourse 28 5 201* 1359 59.081 Faulkner ... 2D 1 291 1477 59.080 Llewellyn ... 23 : 2 ■ 148* G92 32.95 Strieker 27 ,1 146 , 784 30;15 Snooko 26 0 '103 772 29.GD Shorwoll ..... 25 5 141 520 26 Zulch 27 2 105 622 24.88 Schwarz- ...... 22 3 71* . 443 23.31 Pearse 23 3 : 52» 446 22.3 Sinclair 19 2 66* 374 22 Conunaillo . 15 2 61 219- 16.84 Peeler ........ 18 3 59 229 15.20 Cnmpbell ... 10 5 23 51 10.2 Vojtler 22 3 41 157 8.28 Hathorn 7 0 , 15 39 5.57 BOWLING AVERAGES. • Wkts. Runs. • Average. Pegler 53 883 16.66 Llewellyn 47 811 17.25 Schwarz 7S 1445 18.52 Commaillei .; 2 39 19.5 Pearso 6 ' 139 23.16 Faulkner ......... 51 1213 . 23.78 Voder 56 1374" 24.53 Sinclair 29 . 875 <30.17 Nourso 11 - 567 '51.55 Strieker ;... 2 123 61.5 Snooke 4 271 . 67.75 :

AUSTRALIA. ; THE FOUR TEST MATCHES, BATTING AVERAGES. Highest Inn. N.O. soorc. Aggr. Av'g. Trumpcr 7 1 214* 55G 92.06 Bardslcy 7 0 132 440 ■ 02.85 Hill . 7 0 191 412 58.85 Armstrong ... 7 0 132 410 58.55 Kelleway 7 1 65 269 -41.83 Hansford ...... 7 • 0 95 312 41.55 Gehrs 7 0 07 202 28.85 Wliitty 7 3 39' 77 19.25 Horderu 2 (I 21 31 15.5 Cotter 7 1 3G» ,72 12 Carter 7 1 17 55 9.16 Macartney ... 5 0 7 15 3 BOWLING AVERAGES, , Wlcls, liuns. Average. Hordern 8 105 13.12 Wliitty 31 531 17.22 Cotter 20 549 27.45 Armstrong 8 422 52.75 Kelioway 0' 338 56.33 Macartney 1 113 U3 ALL FIRST.CLASS MATCHES, BATTING AVERAGES. . V il 3 •« el C) "« O 1 M " .5 ic i ' u ■ u I o o o K £ mY< fi 8 < Barbour (N.S.W.) 6 2 113* 307 76,75 Trumper (N.S.W.) 15 1 211" 1059 <5.6-1 Bardsey N.S.W.) 15 1 191* 1018 72.71 Hill, C. (S.A.) ... 15 0 191 815 51.33 Crawford (5.A.)... 0 1 79* 271 51.2 Armstrong \v.) ... 10 1 132 C 92 40.13 Hill. L.R. (5.A.)... 4 0 ■ 123 I<9 4-1.(5 Gehrs (S.A.) 15 1 120 009 43.5 Kortlang (Vic.) ... 13 2 91 478 43.45 Sl°Elhoiic(N.S.W.) 8 0 101 211 40.00 Matthews (Vie.) ... 9 2 51 .209 38.28 Kellewav (N.S.W.) 15 2 fio 497 38.23 Kansford (Vic.) ... 15 1 !>:. 483 34.5 Hordern N.S.W.) G 0 61 182 30.33 Smith Vic.) 13 0 M 315 21.23 Witty (S.A.) 14 4 38 148 14.8 Mucnr ncy (NSW.) 13 0 43 143 11 Cotter (N.5.W.)... 15 2 30* 133 10.23 Carter (N.5.W.)... 13 8 ■ 19 110 10 bowling averages. Wkts. Runs. Av'ge. nordern (N.S.W-) ... 27 358 13.29 Wliitty (S.A.) 1119 ' --.09 Wright S.A.) 7 33- .2.58 Kvh» (Vic.) '' Crawford (S.A.) H 355 27.5 Avm/trong (Vic.) ... 3t #9(1 29.29 llarlctt (Vic.) -I" 29.) J9.5 Kellewav _ (N.5.W.).. 24 709 29.51 Lnvcr (V ic.) •• no.is Cotter (N.S.W.) 33 1001 30.30 Matthews (Vic.) .... 10 517 ' 34.12 Emery (N.o-WO ... 12 420 35.5 Macartney (N.S.Wjt Z 322 IS