ENGLAND v.AFRICA

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1488, 10 July 1912, Page 5

ENGLAND v.AFRICA

FOURTH TEST MATCH* HOME TEAM ALL OUT FOR 242, GOOD BOWLING BY BARNESBy Telegraph-Press Assoclatioii-Oopyrfeht London, July 8. * The fourth of the series of tho Triangular Tests begwn to-day at Leeds, between England and South Africa—their second meeting. The teams were, as follow;— > England—W. R. Rhodes, C. B. Fry, F. E. Woolley, J. B. Hobbs, J. W. Hearno, G. L. Jessop, F. 'R. Foster, .R. H. Spooner, S. F. Btimes, E. J. Smith, arid H. Dean. ,■ , South Africa—AV D. ■ Nourse, G. A. Faulkner, C. B. Llewellyn, G. White, S. J. Pegler. T. Ward, L. Strieker, C. P. Gaiter, S. J. Snooke, L. J, Tancred, and H. W. Taylor. Tancred led the South Africans. Fry won the toss and batted. .The weather was dull, and the wicket on the soft side, as the result of a shower in the morning., England opened with Rhodes and Hobbs. Nourse and Pegler bowled. In the eighth over. Rhodes, who had made 7, was out to a wretched stroke, caught and bowled by Pegler. One for 20. It ,was a clever catch. . ■ ~.. Spooner filled the vacancy. The bowling was good. Hobbs, tempted when he was . 27, 'was taken cleverly on the leg side at the wickets by Ward, off. Nourse. Two fpr 44. He hod given one chance during his forty minutes' stay at the wickets.. Fry Was next. Fifty was posted after forty-eight minutes. Then Nourse got another wicket—Spooner's, Sinclair holding a catch at deep squareleg. Three for 67. The Lancastrian had given a chance of stumping at 14. Hearne joined Fry, and, with but one added, the English captain was out l.b.w. to Pegler. Four for 68. Fry was never comfortable, being beaten by.each bowler. With Woolley in, the best stand of the innings followed. The century was raised after ninety-three minutes' batting. Faulkner relioved Noufse with the scoro at 101, and Carter bowled vico r Pegler at 122. Runs continued to come, and at the luncheon adjournment the total was 148 runs for four wiokets. Brighter conditions obtained, on resumption, while the wioket had improved. The attendance had Inoreased to 3000. Nourse and Pegler were at the bowling creases. With 57 added, after lunch Fegler effected a separation; Hearne, playing baok, was clean'bowled. Five for 179. The partnership had put on ill runs. Hearne had batted unevenly for ninetyfive minutes, his score of 45 including five 4's. He gave three chances. ■

Jessop followed, only- to see Woolley in the next over boWled in attempting to on-drive Nourse., Six for 181. The Kent representative had been at the wickets for ninety-five minutes, and gave one difficult chance in compiling 57. He drove strongly, and showed fine judgment in leg-hitting;;- r.< :Foster filied the vacaicy. Fauliner relieved Nourse at .186. Jessop hit 10 off four balls, but was bdwled in playing back to the sixth. Seven for 198. 1 Smith succeeded, and 200 wea hoisted in 170 minutes. Faulkner sent down an occasional "googly," but his'length was ■uncertain. When Smith had scored 13 he was run out by White, who, stumbling at first, roturned smartly. Eight for 226. Barnes, who followed, was bowled : by Faulkner in the next over before he had scored. Nine for 227, , Dean, the last man, joined Foster, who got 11 off one over from Peglcr. Nourse bowled in place of Faulkner, and secured Foster's wicket first ball, Pegler taking a catch at mid-off. The innings lasted 200 minutes. When Taylor - and Tanored opened against Foster and Barnes, the attendance had increased to 8000. Thef weather was sunny. Taylor, after scoring a single off the first ball, wa3 in thTee-quarters of an hour before he added another, playing unenterprising cricket. - 'Tancred was the first to go, mis-hitting Barnes'to deep cover, Spooner making a catch. One for 18. Tancred. had scored 15.

Nourse followed, and, with 7 added,' he, too, fell a victim to Barnes—clean bowled. Two for 25. : . Llewollyn' was soon, out, being caught at the wickets before he had scored. Three for 25. V ' Faulkner, the next man, was nearly caught in the slips off the first ball ho received from Barnes, who was proving very difficult.' The Staffordshire bowler subsequently caught and bowled Faulkner, when, the latter had made D. Four for 43. ' ( filled the vacancy. Dean relieved poster, who had sent down ten ! overs for U runs. Fifty went up in .eighty minutes. Woolley relieved Barnes at 68. ' Three runs later Dean yorked Strioker, who had put together 29. Five for 69.

. White succeeded, and,' after scoring 6, ho was caught at mid-off by Barnes off Woolloy. . Six for '76.- Taylor ' at this time had scored 30.

Taylor's next partner was Snooke, but, with <t runs added, the, former, in attempting a leg hit off Doan, was caught by Hobbs at cover. Seven for 80. Ho had batted ■ 110 minutes for 31, showing excellent defence^

Pegler joined Snooke, and a better stand ensued. The century was hoisted in 125 minutes' batting. Foster relieved Dean 5 runs later, and Barnes carno on again, vice Woolley, at 109. Snooke batted freely, and Pegler hit hard, if nppishly. Barnes bowled Snooke when tho ktter's score was 23, Eight for 130. Pegler and Carter played out time. Scores are as follow.— ENGLAND. First Innings. W. R. Bhodos, c. and b. Pegler 7 J. B. Hobbs, c. Ward, b. Nourso 27 R. H. Spooner, e. Strieker, b. Nourso 21 C. B. Fry, 1.b.w., b. Pegler 10 F. E. Woolley, b, Nourso 57 J. Wi Heamo, b. Pegler 45 G. L. Jessop, b. Faulkner 1G F. R. Foster, c. Pegler, b. Nourse ... 30 E. J. Smith, run out 13 S. F. Barnes, b. Faulkner 0 H. Dean, not out 2 Leg byos, 2; byes, 12 11 Total 212 How the Wickets Fell. 1 2 3 4 5 G 7 8 9 10 20 44 67 GS 179 181 198 22G 227 242 Bowling Analysis. O. jr. Ti. W. Nourse 2(1.1 X 52 K Pegler 23 H 112 IJ Faulkner 13 2 60 3 Carter A 9 )4 A

SOUTH AFRICA.First Innings. L. J. Tonored, o. Spooner, b. Barnes ~ 15 H. W. Taylor, c. Hobbs, b. Dean 81 A. D. Nourse, b. Barnes . 5 C. B. Llewellyn, c. Smith, b. Barnes 0 G. A. Faulkner, c. and b. Barnes ... 5 L. Strieker/ b. Dean 10 G. White, c. Barnes, ,b. A\Wley 6 ■S. J. Snooke, b..Barnes 23 S. J. Fegler, not out 30 C. P. not out 2 Sundries 14 Total for eight wickets HI . How the Wickets Fell. 12345678 18 25 25 43 69 76 SO 130 AUSTRALIA V. SCOTLAND.. London, July, 8. Fine weather and ,a large attendance muted on the opening match of the Australians in Scotland. The Australians, batting first, scored 295, Bardsley getting 148.. He batted two hundred and eighty minutes, his score inelwling two 6's and fourteen 4's. Details aro as. follow AUSTRALIA'. First Innings. Jennings, 0; Mayne, 11; Maoartney, 0; Bardsley, 118; Kellcway, 61; Minnett, 21; Smith, 0; Hazlitt, 0; Whitty, 26; M'Laren, 0; Webster, not out, 0; sundries, 25. Total, 295. SCOTLAND. First Innings. One wicket for 4 run 3. NORTHAMPTON COLLAPSES. ; London, July 8. In a matoli against Northamptonshire, ■Surrey, after .getting fi? for the loss of only one wicket, were all out for 95. Thompson and Smith (S. J.) dismissed the lost five batsmen for two runs.