CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 207, 10 December 1910, Page 5

CRICKET

THE FIRST TEST. TALL SCORING BY THE x AUSTRALIANS. PEARSE'S SUCCESS AS A BOWLER. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 0. 8.20 p.m. Sydney, December 9. For the first test match the weather was hot and clear with a gentle breeze. The wicket was like a billiard table. The attendance was 9000. Hill won the toss, and electing to bat, sent Trumper and Bardsley in. It was soon apparent that the bowling on such a wicket was not going to be troublesome. After a few "feelers," Trumper started to hit out to Llewellyn and Sinclair. Bardsley started more slowly, but soon got into his stride. When tile score was at 52 Trumper, in running for a short hit, was cleverly thrown out by Llewellyn, who was fielding at point. Hill followed, and the two left-handers made the bowling look exceedingly cheap. In succession the trundlers were changed, Llewellyn, Sinclair, Scliwarz, Vogler, Faulkner, and Nourse being tried every few overs. The chief trouble lay in the lack of variety. All had slow to medium pace, and the wicket prevented the "work" taking effect. Both batsmen hit out. After 65 minutes, 100 appeared. From tlien no incident occurred to the second century, vvhich took 108 minutes. There was little to choose between Bardsley and Hill, and they had no apparent choice of the bowlers, each ball being hit hard, and only the good placing of the field, prevented almost all being fourers. When he had made 111 Bardsley gave his first chance, pulling Faulkner to square leg straight to Zulch, who missed a fairly good catch. Hill quickly followed Bardsley to the century. Bardsley scoring his in 119 minutes and Hill in 98 minutes. When Bardsley had scored 126 Sherwell, apparently i n desperation, gave Pearse the ball. His first was shortpitched, and Bardsley promptly smote it to the boundary. Pearse's second he hit for two, and off the third he tried another slog, and was clean bowled. He had been in for 150 minutes, and had hit sixteen fours. The partnership contributed 224. Gehrs joined Hill, and the scoring continued fast, Gehrs treating the bowling in just the same easy manner, but at 67 he was bowled by Pearse by an ordinary straight ball, which he apparently tried to lift. A, few balls later the same bowler, who was never before considered any class, not even good enough to bowl when at home, clean bowled Hill for 191. Hill's innings was a chanceless one, and lasted 202 minutes. He hit 18 fours. These champions gone, the South' Africans took heart. Schwarz .relieved Pearse, and soon had Ransford uncomfortable. At 11 he was clean bowled with a; slow straight one, but with a leg break action, the "googlie." Macartney came next, but never appeared comfortable, and fell an easy victim to another of Schwarz's googles. Armstrong, who followedi Gehrs, soon showed brilliant form. While Kellaway held' up the wicket the big Victorian hit out in all directions. Schwarz continued to bowl, with Nourse at the other end. Although Pearse had not been punished he was taken off soon after bowling Hill, apparently to be kept as a change. These two saw out time. Scores:— AUSTRALIA. FIRST INNINGS. Bardsley, b Pearse 132 Gehrs, b Pearse <57 Hill, b Pearse 191 Ransford, b Schwarz II Macartney, b Schwarz 1 Armstrong, not out 43 Kellaway, not out (j Sundries 16 Five wickets for 494 Bowling Analysis: Pearse, three wickets for 56- runs; Schwarz; two for 84; Nourse, none for 61; Faulkner, none for 71; Yogler, none for 87; Sinclair, none for 80; Llewellyn, none for 39. ALL OUT FOR A DUCK. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. What must be surely a "record" score was put up by a junior team in the Thursday cricket competition yesterday afternoon. The Australians and Lyttelton, two leading teams, were down to meet, but the adverse weather conditions frightened six members of the former team, and only five turned up. They did fairly well in their first inning-s, knocking up some 30 to their opponents' 95, but their second innings produced the magnificent total of 0, without even having a bye or other extra, to assist them. Three of the team were bowled in succession, the innings only lasting as many minutes as the number of men in the team. The following will represent L'nited Service against Egmont Village at Eg- ; mont Village to-day:—Wood, Bollinger, Bocock, Sullivan, Dimiis?, Napier, Girlling, Reed, Brabant, Osborne, Maekie, ! j«n. ;