FOURTH TEST MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1489, 11 July 1912, Page 5

FOURTH TEST MATCH.

SOUTH AFRICA V- ENGLAND POOR STAND BY VISITING TEAM ONLY THREE WICKETS TO FALL. By Telegraph—Press Association—ICopyright1Copyright London, July 9. At the conclusion of play to-day South Africa required 223 runs to win, and witli only three -wickets to fall. The Africans resumed with eight wickets down for 141, Pegler (30) and Carter (12) being the batsmen. The wicket was easy. The attendance numbered three thousand. Dean and Barnes had charge of the bowling. Carter, after adding 3to his score, was brilliantly caught, left-handed, by Dean at point, off Barnes. Nine for 146. Ward was bowled before ho 6cored, and Pegler Carried his bat for 35, made in ■ fiftv minutes. The whole innings lasted 160 minutes. Rhodes and Hobbs began England s secend innings, to the bowling of'Nourse and Pegler. Nourse was troublesome, but Hobbs, in splendid'form, punished Pegler. There was some smart running between Rhodes, after scoring ten in forty minutes, played back to Pegler, and wa9 clean bowled. Pegler with this wickot secured his hundredth for tho season. Onofor'46. Spooner -filled the vacancy, and opened quietly. Hobbs reached 53 in fort'y.five minutes. , ■ The first change took place ,with 53 on the board, Faulkner relieving Nourse. Six runs later Carter went on in place of Pegler. The ■ former change was effective, as at 78 Hobbs, who had made 55 of the total, was caught at mid-off by Nourse, off Faulkner. Two for 78. The Surrey batsman had showed all-round form. His scoro contained six 4's and six 3's, and was completed in sixty-five minutes. . • Fry followed. Pegler replaced Carter at 81. Eleven runs later the English captain skied Pegler to mid-off-a. poor stroke -where Nourse bagged another catch. Three for 95. 1 At this timo Spooner was 23, and batting stylishly. . Hcarno ; joined the Lancastrian, beginning cautiously. An exoellent partnership was established. The century ' was posted in ninty-five minutes. Faulkner was keeping an excellent length, varying his attack with an occa- ; sional "googly." Pegler, who was inclined to overpiteli at times, was replaced by Nourse with the score at 136. At lunch time Spooner (39) and Hearne (22) were still together, tho total being ■three for 141. j, ■ • When play fas resumed there was an attendance of 7000. Pegler and Nourse bowled. The batsmen were careful. After 135 minutes' play the scorers posted .150. Fifteen l runs later Hearne's middle stump was knocked baOk by a splendid ball from Nourse. ■ ' Four for 165; The retiring batsman had batted in moderate fashion for an hour for 35 runs, The partnership had put on 70 runs. , Sprioner's score was now 50, made in VllO minutes. It included thirty singles. With Hearne's departure there ensued a collapse. Woolley, Jessop, and Foster ■ made: no J;hs: mckets v ,falling;—five for 180,. six.'for ! lßi;"and'seven 'for 181.' Smith and Spooner became associated. Faulkner bowled vice Pegler.at 197, and tho second century camo. 'up. after.>' 190 minutes' play.

■At 207, Spooner, after' an innings lasting 155 minutes, was bowled by a Faulkner "gobgly." Eight f0r,807. Ho had played a masterly and chanceless innings for 82, the scOro including six 4's. . The ninth . wicket fell at 224. and the innings terminated 14 runs laterj after a duration of 230, minutes. '

The weather was oppressive when the South Africans set out to get the 33} required to win. The attendance had increased to 8000.

Tancrod and Taylor faced tho bowling of ■Barnes and Foster. The batting .was quiet, tho boiyling steady. Tancred alone made a stand.- Taylor, White, Llewellyn, and Faulkner went for 49. White .was caught off a tremendous skier, while Faulkner was bowled off his pad by a ball he ■ made .no . attempt ,to play. ' ; ' , ■ x Fifty was posted after seventy minutes' play. At 67 Dean replaced Barnes, and Nourse, after taaking 15, was caught off Dean's first. - Five-for G7. Two runs later Strieker was run out in attempting, a foolish run.' j : With 77 up, Rhodes relieved Foster. Snooke went at 85, bowled by Dean. The century was hoisted as the result of 125 minutes' play. Tancred and Pegler played out time. The latter was badly missed when 7. Tancred had batted 130 minutes. ' Details are.as follow:— ' ENGLAND. . First-Innings . 212 Second Innings, W. I?. Rhodes, b. Pegler .: 10 J. B. Hobbsj c. Nourse, b. Faulkner 55 'R. H. Spooner, b. Faulkner 82 C. B. Fry, c. Nourse. b. Pegler 7 J. W. Hcarne, b. Nourse 35 F. E. Woolley, c. Nourse, b. Pegler i G. L. .Tessop, b. Nout'so : t F. R. Foster; b. Noiirse. 0 E. .T. Smith, c. Ward, b. Faulkner ... 11 8. F. Barnes, not out 15 H. Dean, b. Faulkner ' 8 Sundries , 10

Total ;. 233 • How the Wickets Fell. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 46 78 95 165 180 181 181 207 224 238 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Run?. Wkts, Nourse 30 11 52 3 Pegler 31 0 ' 110 1 3 Faulkner 24 2 50 4 Carter 5 1 ' 16 0 SOUTH AFRICA. ' First Innings. I/. J. Tanered, c. Spooner, b. Barnes ... 15 H. W. Taylor, c. Hobbs, b. Dean 31 A. D. Nottrse, b. Bnmes 5 C. B. Llewellyn, c. Smith, b. Barnes 0 G. A'. Faulkner, c. and b. Barnes ... 5 L. Strieker, fc. Dean 10 G. White. c. Barnes, b. Wool ley 0 5.,, T. Snooke, b. Barnes 23 S.' ,T. Pegler, not out . , 35, C. P. Carter, c. Dean, b. Barnes '5 T. Ward, b. Dean 0 Sundries 12 . Total 147 How the Wickets Fell. 1 2 3 4 5 ti 7 8 !M0 18 25 25 43 G9 70 80 130 140 147 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Mdns. Buns. Wkts. Foster 1« 7 20 0 Barnes 22 7 !B 6 Dean 12.3 1 i\ 3 Woolley 6 2 13 1 . Foster bowled 4 no-balls and Woolley 1

Sccond Innings. H. W. Taylor, c. Smith, b. Foster 2 I;. J. Tancrcd, not out I® G. White, c. nml' b. Foster J " C. B. Llewellyn, b. Barnes : '1 G. A. Faulkner, b. Barnes 0 A. D. Nourse, c. Foster, b. Dean 15. j L. Strieker, run out 0 S. ,T. SnoDke, b. Doan S S. J. Pegler, not out •• 12 Sundries (J Total for seven wickcts 105 AUSTRALIA V. SCOTLAND. . London, July 9. The match between tho Australian Eleven and Scotland was continued today. Details are as follow:— AUSTRALIA. ' First Innings 29j Second Innings. Jennings, 32; Mayne, 41; Macartney, 21; Minnett (not out), 31; Bardsley (not out), 30; sundries, 13. Total for three wickots 171. ' ' ' ' SCOTLAND. First Innings 173 Bowling Analysis.—Whitty, two for 45; Hazlitfc, one for 33; M'Laren, one for 37; Kelleway, Bono for 11; Minnett, six for 35. ' DENTON MAKES 182. (Rec. July 10, 10.20 p.m.) London, July 10. Denton, in playing for Yorkshire against Gloucestershire made 182 runs.