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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 179, 8 November 1910, Page 8

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SOUTH AFRICA v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA AFRICANS WITH TWO CENTURIES. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 7, 10.5 p.m. Adelaide, November 5. The weather was glorious and the wicket faster than for Saturday's play. South Australia continued the first innings. Whitty was soon bowled. The whole innings occupied 145 minutes. South Africa opened their second innings with Zulch and Striecker, who began against Whitty and Chamberlain. They batted steadily, but at 21 Zulch was out, leg before. "Sherwell was bashing freely, and Crawford relieved Whitty, beating Sherwell with a yorker at 52. At the luncheon adjournment the total stoo<l at G4, Striecker (22), and Nourse (5) being the batsmen. After lunch, the attendance mounted to 2500. Crawford and Whitty were bowling, and runs came freely. "Nourse at 17 was missed in the slips by Mayne joff Crawford, and the century appeared for 80 minutes' play, and Striecker reached his 50 in 85 minutes. Several changes were tried in the bowling, but the batsmen were hitting freelv, and the third 50 of the total'was notched in 35 I minutes. Striecker. batting finely, with hits all round the wicket, completed his j century in 13S minutes. The second hundred came in the next over, which' was remarkably good going. At tea-1 time the total was 220, of which Striecker had made 111 and Nourse 67. Crawford and Whitty still bowled. After 50 I runs had been added for hnlf-an-hour's i play, the bowling was changed, Wright J and- Chamberlain on? At 204 Striecker was caught by the' third man.' He had batted for three and a-half hours, and did not give a chance He l made his strokes all touihl the wicket ! but was particulars good o ii the off He hit 21 fours. Thelhird wicket had added 242 in 105 minutes. Faulkner was oaiipht at 29.0. Nourse completed •his century in three hours. Crawford relieved Chamberlain, and bowled Snooke —Six for 310.—Nourse now hit freei'v, and when his score stood at 131 he was badlv missed in the slips by Rees off Crawford. Llewellyn at 9 was missed at

cover by Gehrs ofT Crawford, but was cauglft by Campbell with the score at 357. Xourse. wlio was not out, batted for 312 minutes, giving a good display of steadiness, hitting, and fine defence, and his hits were powerful. He knocked 14 fours. The fielding was fair. Scores:— SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Previous clay's score, IG9 for 9 wickets. Whitty, b Pcgler 38 Wright, not out 13 Extras 8 Total 183 Bowling analysis.—Xourse no wickets for ri runs; Vosr'.er. three for 4;i; Sehwaiz, | six for GO; Faulkner, none for 3!); Pcgler, one for 17. : SOUTH AFRICA. First innings 133 i Second Innings. Zulcli, b Whitty 13 j Stricfker, c Cieiu Hill, b Chamber--1 lain 14fi i Shenvell, 1.b.w.. b Crawford 14 i Xourse, not oin. 13(1 I'Vuilrner, c Crawfovd, b Wright .. 4 Snooke, b Crawford 7 Llewellyn, :• Campbell, b fiehrs .. .. 17 Schwa rz. not out o Extras 25 I Total for six wickets 371 QUEENSLAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES Received 7, .9.35 p.m. Brisbane, Xovember 7. Queensland boat New South Wales by 19 runs. New South Wales in the second innincs made 135, Simpson contributing 55. IV.rstow took eight wickets for 51 ran:;. SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP The first round of matches in connection with the schools' championship {Trr-nmccd yesterday afternoon. High School A defeated High School B and S-r-ciits defeated Central. Hrnn school a v. high school b. This match was played on the High School ground. The B team scored 42, Richards (11) being the highest contri-bvt-r. Tli» A. team scored So, Monk {•'.'n, '! ;.ros-;l (2-2) and Sinclair (11) being top scorers. Scores: — ili«h School P,.—Riehards, b Monk, 11; Little, b Monk, 5; Grev, b Monk, 0; Cho!:.-. b Bayley, 2; Crone, b Throsse, 3; Kamblyn, b Bayley, 2; Simpson, run out, 2; O'Brien, c Mulloy, b Bayley, 9; Bacon, b Newel], 1; Bruce, not out, 0; Adlam, b Bayly, 4; extras, 5; total, 42. Bowling analysis—Throssel, one for 15; Monk, three for 9: Newell, one for 1; Bayly, three for 13. High School A.—Monk, retired, 27; Mander, c and b Chong, 3; Sinclair, c Bacon, b Little, 11; Mulloy, c Adlam, b Chong, 5; Bayly, c Richards, b Chong, 4; Throssel, c Bacon, b Riehards, 22; Newell, c and b Simpson, 0; Weston, e Adlam. b Simpson, 1; Howell, b Simpson, 2; Brokenshire, b Simpson, 3; Barkhart, not out, 1; extras, 6; total, 85. Bowling—Grey, none for 18; Chong, three for 21; Little, one for 11; Simpson, four for 12; Richards, one for 0; Hamblyn, none for 13; O'Brien, none for 4. . SCOUTS v. CENTRAL. At St. Michael's ?■■:_;;? re Scouts defeated Central bv 37 i>in- :o 34. Scores: Central.—Day,' <• Milne, 1> Gleeson, 5; Avann, c Boswell, b Gleeson, 0; Monteath, 1) Gleeson, 4; Birch, c Jenkinson, b S. Ewing, 1; Gibson, b Gleeson, 0; Lealand, 1.b.w., b S. Ewing, 7; Harvey, b 8. Ewing, 0; Williams, b Gleeson, 10; Goss, c Crone, b Gleeson, 1; Smith, not out, 1; Aldridge, c Milne, b S. Ewing, 3; extras, 2; total, 34, Bowling. Gleeson, six for 13; S. Ewing, four for 19. Scouts—Milne, c Harvey, b Birch, 3; ■ W. Ewing, c Lealand, b Monteath, 1; Grayling, b Monteath, 7; S. Ewing, e and I) birch, 1; Boswell, cAldridge,b Birch. 8; Gleeson, b Monteath, 6; Jenkinson, b Monteath, 0; Murrav. b Birch, 2; Spencer, c Day, b Birch, 3; Crone, b Birch, 0; White, not out, 1; extras, 5; total, 37. " 'Bowling.—Monteath, four for 13; Birch, six for 19. The following is the team to represent Athletic seniors against New Plymouth on Thursday next on the Recreation Sports Ground:—G. Saunders, Cooper Bevan, Holdsworlh, Gwillim, Bury, P. Street, Thomas, Deacon, Huse, J. Bennett; emergencies, Gleeson, Clark and S. Sole. .The Athletic junior team to play Fire Brigade on the South road ground is as foljows:—Elliott, Prior, Vale, Belf, Mackay; Lovell, Arthur, Fullman, James, Newsham, Chi vers; emergencies, Coad, Robinson and W. Batten. Any members unable to play are requested to notifv the secretary ,i 3 soon as possible. ■-