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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 May 1912, Page 3

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♦ AUSTRALIA v. SOUTH AFRICA. CORNSTALKS' J3ICJ SCORE. [BY ILKCTIUC TKLKaiIAPH-COrriliaHT.] [PER FHKBB ASSOCIATION. J (Received This Day, 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, May 28. South Africa in their first innings made 'J().j -Hartigan 20, Faulkner (not out) I'2'2, White '22, -Mitchell 11, Schwarz 10, Heaumont 31, l'egler 0, Ward 0, sundries 11. In their second innings South Africa have so far made 05—Faulkner 0, liartigan 1, Nounse 18, Snooke 0. Finery and Wiiitty opened the attack on the .second day, and the South Africans started badly, Nourse in playing back to the iil'tli ball in WiiittyV first over was beaten, being clean bowled. Snooke, the incomer, was uncomfortable, and played I Whitty on when only seven. The batsmen played anxiously, five overs only producing two singles. Shortly afterwards Ifartigan's end came. In attempting to cut a .short pitched ball from ICmery he was taken at the wickets. The wind wa« helping the bowlers. White filled the vacancy: the bowling and fielding was clever. White was obviously handieiinnod, as he was batting with an injured hand. At luncheon the wore stood at lour wickets for 13U—FauJkner (not out) (it. White (not out) 18. On resuming the attendance had readied ."iIMK). Wliitty and Kmery were the bowlers, and the batting partnership was soon dissolved, Whitty getting White out leg before wicket in his second over. lie bad made 2'2 in 100 minutes. Faulkner's .-col's , was now (iM. — Five for 1-13. .Mitchell filled the vacancy. When II he played forward to "Whitty and was clean bowled. Schwa rz followed, and llazlctt replaced Finery at HrJ. The change was successful. Tfie incomer, when 10, lashed at lia/.lett but missed the ball and was clean bowled. Beaumont cane in next and Faulkner reached the century in l>2o minutes. He was playing cautiously. I'enuinont reached MI, when lie was clean howled by .Matthews. He was at the wickets for sixty minutes.—Eight for 2()-">. Disaster now overtook the Africans. Matthews performing the hat-trick. IVgler went out l.b.w. first ball, and Ward, the last man. retired to the pavilion under exactly the same circumstances. Faulkner carried his hat tor V 2-2. Australia, wmi by an innings and S8 runs.