TEST CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1465, 13 June 1912, Page 5

TEST CRICKET.

AFRICA'S CHANCE NILPEGLER BRILLIANT WITH THE ' BALL. ENGLAND'S GOOD TOTAL. BPOONER AND WOOLLEY DO WELL. By Tcteerapb—Press Association—Ccpyrifht. London, June. 11. At tii'ff c'ancUisioii .'of 1 play, in the See'-r. gnd 'j'ili.s't. Match to-rtay'-IC.nglaud.'iiad : j TtUi? 'an. the : fntt innings, and Soutji,': Sfiii.ea, whose iii'st innings' sc : oi:o was 58,. . had ir«-t lour wirkc-ls for lli runs in : : its H'coml 'iii'inngs. . ; The in at (lii was resumed in bright and. i breezy weather .e'piidit.i.o.iis. The wicked I was sii.U .'softy. When play bsgati there I was an aUeiu'ancs of ;i()U0. | Rhodes. (3G) :piid Sjiooner .(G?,). were 'op.-* popal by J-'aiiikner arid Xourse. Tl;o ! partnership was soon terminated, for with ; i sis r.uns added,. KHb'cJcs. '.wai clean, bowled : • by the- fifth ball of . ■' without having added io his score. Two : .' for ,128. The partuefship; had . put on ■. :| 121 runs, t-pepner wnis now 73, made ih one .hundred minutes;.. He. rcachcd. . that, total witti a drive for four off. :■ Faulkner. - , ; . .. '' X'-Vy. (the captain) -'.followed; The rate; ; of run-getting showed 110 . abatement, and 150 was hoisted for one. hundred. 1 and ttvenlydivo lnimiW play. Schwarz ; ,; replaced ;No.urfO at .1531 . Faulkner, at ■ the other end, was keeping an. excellent length, and was. troubling Fry, s's'v Spoone'r approached.his century lie stead- . ied dowiv.;At93ke:gayeau.-easy 7 e^ . to Mitchell at off Sehwarz, and : . with ..tinlj . wiis ;bcd'.tehi' : by:;thft : ;Sam'o ? • . bowler;.. 'pegler,- wJio; rclieyed; 'Faulkner/' 1 effected .'a. separation, Fry playing, him on. Three for 18;!. VTiip Riiglisli captain. had ina.de 23- in. foriy-fivd minutes. ; The partnership had: added 55. : : . • •.Spooner,'s -Century*. •Spsoncr. was joined by Warner, and reiVched . ctfhtury.;,-,\yit.li. .«■ single bit. Schwai-a. Tbp '.Laiieastrian had batted... one hundred and sixty-fivo minutes. .' ''Both, batsmon scored steadily, and aft.iv.. ■thm> hours' .playViSOOi''''was 'signalled.: . Xoursa bowjou. in.piace of Schwar?, at-201, i and to almost immediately .Rot rid of i Spooner, that' bats- . man low at niid-off in the newcomer's. -.■first, gver. :. Fov.r fa.r.:'^ made 113 in an innings characterised by. brilliant driving and cutting.- '.lii's .score' ; incimkd. a; six i and thirteen fours. . Be-1 '/Bides. ';thp leliaiices ■■mentioned missed by [Scliw.-irz. o:T Llowelljri wheal 50; Warner and Spoorir had put on 2i..;;;■'■■ vi-'sV ""?!; . Woollev wa3 next. Warner, was play-!. . ing patchily,; and had' given . several chances,, aiui was-repeatedly beaten, .The' I ■ Keiit; .'rcjireseiitativp^ ; started 'to;: smash. ' tlio: ; J>o\vli]ig .straight i away. , Hitting- hard. and . often; lie I 'reached 50 in 'fiftv-fivo. minutes,; and. . with a pull, for 6 off Llewellyn made his.i ..individual score.. CO. ..Ho- hit 15. .off .one - a y<; r >. mainly , by' briiliant; driving/ aiid j' : ;.sent> the 1 . : ;G ;ofr;l'le;veilyn. .The rune /had- beeivi got.; ■; i,n..'.'.' : fO;Ur. .liiotirs^...and : ;.'-.ten; .minutes. .; The; v ;; scoro 303 far lour wicket's, . . '■..' ;;J . proyailed pn.JresurapT. J ;' tioW.; The ai tendancp' numbered . 10.0 W. v : . rauikner and I'egler w;ero tho bowler". ■■ Onc« ajrriin the latter, dissolved the part- ?' rierslup, gettisig - Wt-snier Ktuiiiped ill the - fourth over. T'ive, for 320. had : ' mado. 30. in niitety ini mites, and 1)3 runs; ; for\o Woolley "Yorked." Jessop followed, and. with only 3 runs . a<Jded I'egler ''yorked". Woolley, who had'; for, | Woolley's innings .was. cbancelefs, ;'■ :'P^i;'Wl l ?^ed.;.twO i I :6's: ! j and^eeveiiijd'sj. '■ j'; ■ ed, and . with'., but 1 run : added'■ .lessop ;.;hit ; aci'iv:H;; : .oi]e.v fi-o]rf.;;. Pegler niul 'ivas ' clean liowled. Seven for 324;.'Pogk-r had 1 i.-.takehpthreG 1 . wickets■. iiivsuccessive 'byers.{;M Smith; was next,., and, opposed. to Peg- '■} ■ ler, -tho. tiii! enhtinued. (o go doivn. *Af- ? ter making a ceuplo ,Smith- lost, his wieket in to .turn, a ball of Peglcr's. ..Kight for. S:!0. Barnes falloweil,:only to .'seo .Foster get l.b.w. to. Pegler" in' tho • ncxt;over." ■ Nine i'or 337. . BrwrleVi tho last .man,. w.K.'clean bowled first ball by 7 ; Pegler—teiv for • 3.37--and . the- innings eoii-- • eluded after, two.-liundred ami-, niiioty f, '■ '"iiiufe^duratioh'ji-" A'■ "vKI' ■ ' fiine'e luiicii Pegler had .. bowled- ;6ii: Covers; of.^wliicli,'r!twp.,?were'fmaidensJ,.for ; j :18 runs and' six wiekcts; In. the' last : ; j Africans' Bad Opening. ;.. With a ■ deficiency of 279,- the South i:i r %P§ :^rt^.a^in; %iav Hariigan and h'j Taylor. As., in thb'ifirst iiiuiags, Foster 1 and Jiah'.e;! bowled. ; Tho visitors inado -another bad start,. ; t'l" sluiighteiV :first;ir l nings;r T ti'.iecnniVicd to ;a "shootsr" frtim Foster : iii the kiter's third over: bite for !>.% '. Wlieii; . Kojirsei.-:" wlio ~ was.'vnexti joined 'Taylor; the weather, was bright again. The attendance "had .ri>en io 12,!1i,0, • ' !"! The bawling contituied. .to. the Si batsmeii, Nour.se! twice: -nearly plciying : ; : i Foster on. At 17 he ' lost Taylori' ih o . la'tc-r playing forward to a-.fine ball from Biirte; tSul: failiiig io sloj) it. T.wo ior 3 :i7. ■ :""" ' ' ; "\-3 l.'ewellyn joined No.urs?, arid a pro- 3 misiiig partnership wps broken by a picco bad luck. Xonrso first started to run, 1 and then made an effort tn get back. 1 reft;hied smartly to Smith, am! 1 Kburse. was rari.otit-a.-eloseitiiing. -Three for S.G.. Llewellyn was set. ■ He survived ■ ..ppeal i'm- a catch at : the rickets off Foster before ho' had scoreil. ■ was batting forty-five minutes for iT runs, the partnership, adding .13. An Excellent Stand. Faulkner sjfccceded, and" he and Llewp,!"Ttt put up on oxeolloiit stand. ; J,! W -; i' ellwyn. was responvilile f,;r the bulk of . tlfo Sis6.ri.ng..- I'.-iulline'r- had liad a nar- .]i low escape before lie scored of 'being- .'s' pdiiglit and l/owled liy Poster. Tho bat- ' ■ting- ,%as steady jind; /the" felditif : k<?cii.. : \either ho. nor I.lcwellyn was 'alilo to do iniiclt with llreiirley,. .wiw .lnnvlcil s i x ov( ' rs fir ionr singles.' Wooilev replacoil l; l" ! i~{o!- will) 55 up, after the lathi- hail ! ' T ' lieeit bosvling n'li hour and a half, and liarnes reiieved Ilr/arley one run Mrcshineiiis. were 'ilisjpt'soid in {| !0 G field' 0! tliis- singe. When r.hiy was re- ■ 7 su:iied Hobb? went: oil. in plae« of Biirnes. iiie. score 'iieing 7".. The cenfnry eiun'e. ■ f'«in an oli'-drive. I.y Fa'ulknir off ikrne.-;. ''.be runs v.eie- madi' 11 s ti,,. rr-suit- of : twin iioHiW''.baiting:. ■ "■ F'-'i'.i i nn- later i-auiknei- was o-ti 1.b.w. ; • to li.'.il'.es: lie IkhJ pliiynl a watchful inai'M;.'--, and -inr,veil <1 string, detemo. it. ioak liiai tii'fy mil'udes !o. <;ot ■ his : 5. raiilicne!'-was'ne.iiiv bowii'il by lfibbs]' ivii:h (lie tela.l at ,'i2, (he brill sn j|j ? fbr t| iiyesi Tlie next ijiilf J'hp ■ei-.'i'.-i'i! a severe knock op. the knie. I'o-l.r iiail . ; bn«.i.ed. but oni- over t , ft or 'ea when slight, rain lei!, tin an appivil n irei.ng nv.ii.ie:'.pii .ae'-.v..it. ef iaijing -tW dumps drawn. ■ : i w 1 J,icwr.!|y;i',., (V) fiils <V«'B ffip'? in CM jj, iifHttrcd ttivi 'ii'v.e-.uiiuuW, t.lip- flret-' 1

' in- eight-five, minutes'. -He< combined ; strong' driving with good, defence. ': 5 'p.* AVhen stumps woi-o drawn at foar for lH'tho pitch ■was -.soft 5 and vorv bare. Spectators to tlm number of 13.3GS paid for Admission.. Details are as folimv':—- ■ SOUTH AI'IUC.V, First jn'n'i.ngs , ; ....'.fiS Second Innings. *"''v'-'v'-: <3. P. P. 11. W. Taylor', b, Barnes ..v.;.....i.y;VV £5 ■.•As D, Nourse; run out 17 0. C. B.: Llewellyn, not out (i 9 G. A. Faulkner, 1.b.w.,- b. Barnes ir. & J. Sniioke, not out -V-Vi-v'-WivfeKS>-Sundries:"' .;.,;...;...,U....« 11: Total for four wickets ~ 1H ■■ lloiv llib Wickets Veil. 1 2 : .' .A ,1, 5 17 36 104, ' : \iT% EiNGLAAD—First Innings. . J; B. Ilobbs, b; Noursc W;. .R-, Rhodes, b, ■■ Nburso-. ..v.. >,30 ;B' V H„ Sp.ooner, ..ci " :Lleivcllyh;. ''ib,r>& Xourso 1). Fry, b. I'eglcr ■ P.. F. Warner, si. Campbell,- b. Pogler' 39 lE, E. Wooilcr, b. Prefer. -7;i 01. L. Jessopi b, Pe-rler ............... II :l?i H.' Poster,' .1.b.w., b. Pegler l.t K, ,T. Smith, b. Pegler ; S': : )15v. Barnes; not- out:' 0 W. Brest ley, b. Pegler Sundries ; ; 21: Total -.. 337 now tho Wi.ck-ets Pell.. - • ? 3 ;i .is ; ' 4 12S 183 207 320 323; 324'330 337 337 ' ■Boyrling/Aialysisi: Qyers^Mns'i:^^ . Nburse-- ..1G ; .' Poglei ,31 6 G 1 ) 7 Faulk'ner .... 23 ;:'"Gp-'-:?;72 Caiter i C 16 0 Llewellyn .... i?. ol'/v Hartigaa ..... 10Faulkner bowled a wide'. . ' ' ' - : YESTERDAYS PLAY. felX WICIvLiS DOWN. '" : (pLCc: '.TunG 0.30) a.rii.v ; 1 London, Juno 12 ; ;;i;slipTOr.;of!r;ynvW the alight, : • and thft weather. is dull <for to-day's play.: Tho Africans' score'is. now-135.f0r <,)s . ... ~' ; S...;■■■"' .*■ ■•, ) • Snooko .was Ixiwled ;. by ,) Foster after : helli_ fkicciimbeil to I Barnes's bowling'after scoring cue'. Llew- | ellyn's total now' stands, at C 7, and ho is i still batting. . • :>■'!. -■'

I AUSTRALIANS V. YORKSHIRE.

'VISITORS' ■ POOR-' START. London, Juuo 11; .There: was no' ; the Australia-' Yorkshire fixture 'until 2"o'clock..to-day. wicket. soft. ;iyon! itlife:tbss:*an'd battidi'' '•'Tho'-opening .'batsmen'.-' were Bates' and Wilson, the bowler*,Whitly nud Kelleway.: Tho former was tivico no-balled for slipping over tho crease, and ho' refused , ,to. corilinuo until Gregory :. gavo * I'imsffio jiall. ;Batli:,howJei : s begun with a. good length. Ki-lleway ;.was tho. first gct''a: wickct. BatcaKboiiig- 'clevoi'ly taken' off a .miss-hit'-b'y MacaYhiey,"' tli's. 'fieldsman. hfivinpr.-to riift for the catch. .Macartney removed Denton's 'log. stump, and Hazlits.. accounted; for Drake, that batsman;being, caught at'mid-on-by .Ten;nings;.:AV;itllllo .score.; 13, . Macartney displaced Whitty, and at ,W 31«zlitt. cleverly oe.ught. Wilson at slip, off tho left.',hander. 'Threo for;';' 54;i;Thb rctiring batsman!, hadjbeeri; atf.the;f.ivicljota. one hunHe garo:..anawkward chance ib. Bardsley' when 2G. S . Play', was .slow-; .The -hniuhvd was posted, iit. one hour, and .thirtv-fivo min- •• utos; Tasker livened things- up, getting twelve miniite.v iiiis score including a-G end a 4. .Booth succumbed'/to. tho second ball (from Macartney) after'" tho 120.- Ilaslitt occupied. thW^'otheS-,' Firth departed; before.; scbririg'-iri'; the* first'' over, l.b.vr. ■to Macartney,* and' Hirst iva? caught by ;Bard«lov off Hnzlitt in attempting a big ..liife.. Ha ii liad. ; inado'is? runs 1 ' in. ninety-five minutes., It wa<! a.- faultless. imiing>, and included eight 4's. ' Whito. was yorkod by i . Hazlitt afier gctiing'G.;. . .. . . v < v-Tlioivinning^fennin^ .Tho Australians made' a., poor : start. Dreko .and . Hirst 'were-, entrusted with tho attack, ;Kellewa.v and. Jennings" batout to j llir.it, Denton, snapping him iip at short I 'Icg-riJOno;; for:;lo;jWitjioutj further, score M^^i'tnejfs|leg;.;'stiimp^.w ; as/removed by 10—an<i\ Bardsley,'"'- play-' ing forward (q- iho first ball ho. received, to;!., thejf Dehton t Hir«f; : :' pombination .at short, leg; • It. wss a smart catch, : taken low - down. '• Three for It). ! Jennings^and;,Gregory l played; out ■. tinie;; ■ 'tha' :.sf. Tho attendance/numbered i ..V-;-)-;-;: ■' 'Y,OI!KSinRE. }£? f'J- : Bates, c;' Macartney, b, Kelleway ........ 6 ■iDentoii', :; _Arhc*irtnej->■■-.■■/■'l;.i."-' is- > Drake, e. ,Te'nniiig.<; b;. Ifazlitt '. r, i II i l-sfs ';OVyßa.r(lsicy niiz li 11'. Tasker, b, Macartney Uir/ Booth, b. Macartney p Firth, l.b.w';,' b; : 'Macartney fi , :Haigh;;c; Carkeek;- ibi-Olacafthej*':■ j) White, b. Hazlift \(i Dolphin, not out 0 Sundries -. ....'' '(> ToM How the 'tVicketi^'PeiiV.'j' i:2 3 :,4 -c. 13 0 rii 94 120 120 120 13" IS3 IM ' J ' Bowlir.?. Analysis. i . ; Shitty fook no wickets, for 4 runs; Keilewny, "no for. 42Macnrlney,. six for. "i Hazlitt; tiirco for 47. . AUSTRALIA. ' First Inniugf. K'ellcwav, c, Denton, b. Hiiit 2 Tenniiigs, not but. Ifl | Mae.ntney, b. Hirit o j lla'rdsley, e. Denton, b, Hirst n jingory, not oii.t />-. ; i;V„i-;;Vvi.v;^-' i Sundries I j To till ; for ,three' tt'ipkeis. e . How !he \Vickeis Foil. / R 'i\ '% % " | 10 in io- '■.: ■ i '#W t ; vV: l ' 'fl