WIN FOR AUSTRALIA.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1453, 30 May 1912, Page 5

WIN FOR AUSTRALIA.

SOUTH AFRICANS DEFEATED. FIRST TEST WON BY INNINOS AND 88 RUNS. FAULKNER MAKES 122. By Te'-eeraph-Fresa Association-Conyrieht London, May 28. Australia has beaten South Africa in the first Test Match, by an innings and 88 runs. The South Africans collapsed in the second innings. The weather was bright and the wicket excellent on resumption to-dny.

The South Africans did not start well, four wickots falling for 51. The not-out men of the previous night, Hartigan and Nourse,'each 8, faced the bowling of Emery and Whitty. Nourse was the first to go. With the score at 30 he played back to the fifth ball of Whitty's first over, and was beaten and bowled. Two for 80. Snooke, who followed, was never comfortable. After making 7, he played the left-hander on. Three for 42, Hartigan 18, not out. So far, Emery's bowling was proving erratic. A cross breeze blowing over the ground assisted Whitty's swerve. The Batsmen Anxious. Faulkner filled the vacancy. Both batsmen played anxiously, watching every ball closely. Five overs produced but two singles. The scorers posted 52, scored after sixty'minutes' play. Shortly afterwards, with 2 runs added, Hartigan's end came. The batsman, in attempting to cut a short-pitched ball from Emery, just touched it, and was taken at the wickets by Carkeek. Four for 54. Hartigan had made his 25 in seventy minutes. At this stage, Faulkner had made but 3. He had batted half an hour for a single. Before he opened his score ho had a narrow escape from playing on to Whitty. The cross wind was assisting the bowlers materially. As White joined Faulkner Kelleway relieved Whitty, and Faulkner cut him to the fence in the first over. With the scoro at 77 Hazlitt went on, vice Emery. Faulkner, at 15, cocked a ball from Kelleway up in the slips, but out of reach. The bowling was keen, the fielding clever. White's batting was obviously handicapped by his injured hand; nevertheless he late cut Kelleway for 4, bringing up the century as the result of 125 minutes' play. Easy Chance Missed, One run later Matthews bowled in place of Kelleway, and in his first over Faulkner, who had now reached 36, gave the easiest possible chance to Whitty at midon, but the fieldsman dropped it. Minnett, replaced Hazlitt at 112, and in. his second over Faulkner reached 50 with a squaro cut to the boundary. He had taken 105 minutes to compile his score. Another change was made with the score at 132, Emery going on at Matthews's end. The luncheon adjournment was taken 4 runs later, the score being four for 130 (Faulkner 01, White 18). Whon play wias resumed there was an attendance of 5000. Whitty and Emery bowled, and. the Faulkner-White partnership wa3 soon dissolved, Whitty getting tho latter l.b.w. in his second over. Five for 113 (White 22). Tho partnership had extended over 100 minutes. Faulkner was now 03.

Tho next man in, Mitchell, had some luck after scoring 8, giving'an unaccepted chance to Hazlitt at short leg off Whitty. The latter soon had his revenge, for Mitchell, after adding 3 to his total, played forward to the left-hander, and was clean bowled. Six for 107. Schwarz followed, and Hazlitt relieved Emery with the score ta 192. The change was almost immediately effective, for Schwarz, who had hit up 19, lashed at Hazlitt, missed, and was clean bowled. Seven for 200, after 235 minutes' batting. Faulkner had brought his personal score up to 89. Faulkner's Century. Beaumont followed, and a few minutes later saw Faulkner reach his century with a single off Whitty. The time occupied was 220 minutes. As he approached 100 Faulkner played cautiously, and received an ovation on achieving the three, figures. Beaumont went to 31, and at this stage disaster overtook the South Africans, Mattiiews getting the last three wickets with successive balls, and doing tho "hat trick." Tho Victorinn clean bowled Beaumont. Eight for 205. Tho retiring batsman had made some good drives. The next ball Pegler (the new man) put his leg an front to Matthews, and Ward, tho last wicket, did exactly the samo thing with tho succeeding delivery. Faulkner carried his bat for 122. Faulkner gave- a masterly exhibition, his off-driving and cutting being especially good. Only one chance marred his innings, which lasted 255 minutes. The whole team was disposed of in 300 minutes. Whitty bowled superbly. Second Innings Opens, Wnth a deficit of 183 runs facing them tho South Africans followed on, Faulkner and Hartignn being opposed by Kclloway and Matthews. Faulkner's luck was out now, for the third ball—a break-back from Kelleway—beat him and he retired without scoring. Ilartigan had got a single on the board. Nonrse went in next. At 22 Whitty relieved Matthews, and the change effected a speedy separation, Nourso being taken by-Bardsley at third man in Whitty's first Over. He had made 18. Snooko filled the vacancy. In the next over Ilartigan succumbed to ft good ball from Kelleway, having scored only i. Tho total was still as it wins when Nourse went—22. Taylor, the next batsman, promised to stop the rot, but this anticipation was not fulfilled. At 45 a good-length ball from Whitty came in and found Snoolce's wicket; he hnd mado 9. White was tho incoming bntsmnn. The half-century appeared for (lixty-fivo minutes' play. Six runs later Matthews took the ball from Whitty. At 70 White was taken at the wickets off Kelleway with 9 on. Matthews Does the "Hat Trick." Schwarz filled the vacancy. The next over saw Matthews repeat his first innings performance by accomplishing (he "hat trick." His first victim was Taylor, with 21 on, and tho total still 70. Mitchell took his place, and off the next ball Schwarz was dismissed by a clever righthanded catch by Mattiiews ofY his own bowling. Ward, the new man, was attempting n stroke when he fell over and was bowled by Matthew." IV n 'Muck.** Matthews'* f'"° performance earned him an ovation, and he win congratulated heartily by lik colleague.". Beaumont filled the vacancy but the Australian bowling continued too good for the Africans. In the next over Mitchell was beaten by a J? 110 '' ' m " ''' mn Kellewnv, and retired without having scored. Pegler was the last man, but the partnership did not la.it long, for Beaumont, at I*. was beaten by Kelleway, Pegler carrying bis bat out for 3. The innings lasted ninety-five minute*

The following are the detailed Bcoren— SOUTH AFRICA.-First Innings. H. W. Taylor, c. Carkeek, b. Whitty 0 A. B. Nourse, b. Whitty 1" G. P. D. Hartigan, c. Carkcek, b. . Emory 23 S. J. Suooke, b. Whitty 7 G. A. Faulkner, not out 122 G. C. White, 1.b.w., b. Whittv 22 F. Mitchell, b. Whittv 11 11. 0. Schwarz, b. JTiizlitt in R. Heaumont, b. Matthews 31 S. J. Pegler, 1.b.w., b. Matthews 0 T. A. Ward, 1.b.w., b. Matthews 0 Sundries H Total , 205 Bowling Analysis. 0. M. It. W. Hazlilt 16 4 41! 1 Whitty 31 12 55 5 Emery 37 in 91 1 Kelleway 11 3 27 0 Matthews 12 3 10 3 Minnett 0 2 1G 0 Kelleway bowled 1 wide, and Minnett 3 no-balls. Byes, 2; leg byes, 5. How the Wickets Fell. 123458 7 8 9 10 16 30 42 54 143 107 200 205 205 205 Second Innings G. A. Faulkner, b. Kelleway 0 G. P. D. Hartigan, b. Kelleway i A. D. Nourse, c. Bardsley, b. Whitty 18 S. J. Snooke, b. Whitty 9 H. W. Taylor, b. Matthews 21 G. C. White, c. Carkeck, b. Kelleway 9 F. Mitchell, b. Kelleway 0 R. O. Schwarz, b. Matthews 0 T. A. Ward, b. Matthews 0 R. Beaumont, b. Kelleway 17 S. J. Pegler, not out 8 Sundries 9 Total 95 ■ AUSTRALIA. ' First innings 448 Bowling Analysis. O. M. R. W. Kelleway 14.2 4 33 5 Matthews 8 1 38 3 Whitty 6 3 15 2 Kelleway bowled 3 no-balls. Byes, 5; leg byes, 1. How the Wickets Fell. 123456789 10 1 22 22 45 70 70 70 70 78 95 SECOND TEST MATCH,

ENGLISH TEAM SELECTED. London, May 29. The following 13 the English team to meet the South Africans in the Second Test at Lords on June 10-.— Fry Hobbs Spooner Rhodes Warner Barnes Jessop Smith Foster Woolley Brearley Reserve —Humphries.