CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 203, 6 December 1910, Page 8

CRICKET

SOUTH AFRICA v. AUSTRALIAN > ELEVEN. A DRAWN GAME. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received. 5, 9.30 p/m. > Brisbane, December 5. i The match was concluded in oppres- i sive weather. The attendance was good. . The South Africans continued on a good wicket. The scoring was slow, the first half-hour providing only nine runs. After lunch the batsmen quickened tine pace, and at 3.30 the innings was declared closed. The Australians' bowling and fielding were excellent, and they also batted splendidly in the second innings, Marshall giving a magnificent display in a chanceless innings. He played the i bowlers with ease, and passed the cen- '. tury amid wild enthusiasm. Kortlang played delightful cricket.- Time expired, leaving Australia 70 runs behind, and the match was drawn. Scores: — SOUTH AFRICA. First innings 343 Second Innings. Faulkner, run out 21 Llewellyn, c Matthews, b Hordern.. 42 Pearse, c Jennings, b Matthews 4 Zuleh, run out 58 Sinclair, c Kortlang, b Matthews 11 Sherwell, not out 13 Vogler, not out 18 Extras 20, Total for eight wickets 197 Bowling Analysis. Hordern, three for 35; Matthews, two for 34; MacCartney, none for 25; Marshall, none for 10; Fen-nelly, none for two. AUSTRALIA. First innings 265 Second Innings. Smith, c Noursc, b Faulkner 15 MaeCartney, st Sherwell, b Faulkner 2 Jennings, c Sherwell, b Faulkner... 9 "Fennelly, c and b Pegler 25 Marshall, st. Sherwell, b Pegler 106 Kortlang, not out 33 Extras 13 Total for five wickets 203 Bowling Analysis.—Faulkner, three for 52; Vogler, one for 54; Pegler, one for 22; Snooke, none for 10; Sinclair, none for 31; Nourse, none for 11; Llewellyn, none for 10. THE FIRST TEST MATCH. j AUSTRALIAN TEAM. Receivled 6, 1.15 a.m. Sydney, December 5. The Australian team for the first test is as follows:—Trumper, Bardsley, Carter, Kelleway, Cotter, MacArtney, Armstrong, Rans'ford, Hill, Gehrs, and Whitty. The twelfth man is Emery. Hill will be captain. SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES. Received 5, 9.30 p.m. •Sydney, December 5. Sou-th Australia made 499. Clem Hill 156, Roy Hill 128, S. Hill 25, Hewer 30, and Chamberlain 23, were the chief scorers. Kellewa7 bowled six for 72. Clem Hill batted for 186 minutes, and hit 21 fours; Roy Hill was at the wickets for 112 minutes, and hit twenty-one fours. New South Wales, in the second innings, lost two wickets for 62. Trumper and Gow made dudes. The not-outs are Bardsley (31) and Collins (23). , NORTH TARANAKI CHAMPIONSHIP. SECOND ROUND FIXTURES. The following are the fixtures for the ' seeond round, the first mentioned teams having the home matches in every case: Dec. B.—Tnglewood v. Urenui, at Inglewood (unfinished match); Carrington 'Road v. Waitara, Recreation Grounds; Athletic v. New Plymouth, Tukapa ground. Dec. 15.—Inglewood v. New Plymouth, at Inglewood (unfinished match); Athletic v. Carrington Road, Recreation Ground; Waitara v. Urenui, at Waitara. Dec. Road v. New Ply.moutk, Recreation Grounds; Athletic V. Urenui, at Tukapa; Inglewood v. Waitara, at Inglewood. Dec. 29.—Harrington Road v. Urenui, at Carrington Road; New Plymouth v. Waitara, Recreation Grounds; Athletic v. Inglewood, at Tukapa. Jan. s.—lnglewood v. Carrington Road, at Tnglewood; Urenui v. New Plymouth, at Urenui; Athletic v. Waitara, at Recre--1 ation Grounds. ' Jan. 12.—Urenui v. Inglewood, at Urenui. Jan. 19. —New Plymouth v. Inglewood, at Recreation Ground*. A special meeting of delegates to the Association will be held on Wednesday night, to elect a secretary in place of Mr. T. R. Southall, who has resigned, and to arrange regarding representative matches.