THE FIFTH TEST.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1068, 6 March 1911, Page 5

THE FIFTH TEST.

SHERWELL'S BRILLIANT WICKET* KEEPING. SOUTH AFRICA BATTING. A ROUT. VISITORS HAVE TO FOLLOW ON, ALL OUT FOR 160. By Telegraph-Press AESoclatlon-Copyrleht. (Bee. March I, 7.10 p.m.) Sydney, March i. To-day was fine and warm, and tho wicket was assisting tho howlers. Bardsloy and Whitty resumed, and several maiden overs were bowled. Whitty increased his scoro to thirteen, and was then brilliantly caught by Nourso at deep square-log off Llewellyn. Trumper opened with three fours, and threo hundred appeared in 223 minutes. Shortly after, Bordsley tipped ono back to Sinclair. Ho had scored 94 in 137 minutes. His scoro included nine fours, and it was obvious that ho had not recovered from tho injury to his hand which he shook after hard strokes. His innings was a ch&ncclcps one. Hill had scored ono when ho gave a chance to Sherwcll to stump him. But tho hall came too low for tho crack South African wicket-keeper to secure. It was the first opportunity Sherwell had missed in Sydney.

Trumper was dismissed at 31. He scored in .good style, but finally stepped out to a big off-break from Schwarz, and was bowled. Ho hit fivo fours. ■

Two balls later Armstrong was caught by Pears© off Schwarz before scoring, and tho next over Schwarz captured Hill, who stepped out, missed, -and was stumped by Sherwell like lightning.

This performance Sherwell repeated with Cotter in the following over, and again tho next with Rausford. It was the best display of vrickot-keopiug seen for a long time.

Schwarz's average to-day was five for six. Ho was bowling with a tremendous off-break with leg action,'and seemed to paralyse the batsmen. South Africa at the Wickets. Zulch and Pearse opened for South' Africa to Cotter and Whitty. Tho latter bowled Pcarso before scoring. After six overs .Ilordcrn took up tho bowling, Zulch jumped out to a "googlie," fell, and was stumped. Faulkner and Nourse, the partners who scored so well in tho last match, wero then together. Scoring was slow.' Armstrong relieved Kelleway, who had ffono on, and with his fifth ball bowled Nourse, who batted 33 minutes for three. Faulkner reached 50 in teventv-five minutes, and a few minutes later was bowled by Armstrong. Ho hit six fours. Sinclair attempted to liven things ; and pulled one of Hordcru's "googlies" to Rans-' ford, who made a brilliant catch on tho boundary. Tho ball swerved eeveral yards. Hordern was greatly puzzling tho batsmen and even the wickct-keoDer. Thcv could not tell which way the "ball was going to break, and wero frequently beaten. J '

Snooko scored eighteen and then jump, od out to Hordera, swiped, missed, and .wn.s bowled. ~;i;;,v , ~.,, Strieker followed and ploy became very slow. In fifty minutes only 19 runs were made. Strieker then attempted n drive to Hordern and lifted the ball to Macartney at mid-off. Schwarz, who was nest, received an ovation for his bowling. Ho scored 13 runs. Ho drove hard, thought the ball had passed Cotter, and van. Cotter mj.do a wonderful stop and returning smartly hit tho wicket. Llewellyn was tho next victim. He batted soundly for 21 and then tipped a ball from Kellciray which the wicketkeeper held. Pegler did not get a strike, Sherwell skying the next ball from Wintry, to Bardsley at square-leg. Tho South Africans wero thus all out wanting four runs to prevent a followon. Hill sent them in again and Sherwell and Zulch opened to tho bowling of Cotter ami Armstrong. The latter beat Sherwell at U, clipping the bails. Zulch and Pegler played out time. The fielding was good throughout. Tho attendance was 24,300. Detailed scores:^ Australia.—First Innings. Kelleway, c. Suooke, b. Llewellyn... 2 Macartney, 1.b.w., b. Schwarz 13/' Hordern, 1.b.w., b. Sinclair 50 Bardsley, c. and b. Sinclair 91' Whitty, c. Nourse, b. Llewellyn 13 Trnmpcr, b. Schwarz .......; ....... 31Hill, st. Sherwell, b. Schwarz 13 Armstrong, c. Pearse, b. Schwarz 13 Ransford, st. Sherwell, b. Schwarz ... G Cotter, st. Sherwell, b. Schwarz' S Carter, not out l Sundries ' <)

[ Total 301 Bowling Analysis.—Llewellyn, two wickets for 02 runs; Faulkner, none for 38; Sinclair, two for 83; Poglor, none for 31; Schwarz, six for .47; Nourse, none for ' 26; Pearse, none for 36; Zulch, none for ! Fall of (ho Wickets. 12345078 -9 10 2 120 271 290 317 310 310 351 301 301 South Africans.—First Innings, Pearse, b. Whitty 0 Zulch, st. Carter, b. Hordern 15 Faulkner, b. Armstrong 52 Nourse, b. Armstrong 3 Strieker, c. Macartney, 1). Hordern... 19 Sinclair, c. Hansford, b. Hordern 1 Snooke, b. Hordern 18 Llewellyn, c. Carter, b. Kelleway 24 Schwarz, run out 13 Sherwell, c. Bardslcy, b. Whitty f> I'cglcr, not out 0 Sundries 10 Total 100 Fall of the Wickets. 123450 7 0 9 10 4 47 70 81 87 115 128 144 100 IGO Bowling Analysis.—Cotter, no wickets for 24 runs; Whitty, two for 32; Hordern, four for 72; Kelleway, one for 4; Arui« strong, two for 17. South Africa.—Second Innings, Sherwell, b. Armstrong U Zulch, not out 7 Pcglcr, not out lfl Total for ono wicket 33