The Second Test

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 223, 3 January 1911, Page 5

The Second Test

AUSTRALIA ALL OUT FOR 240. BRILLIANT FIELMN& By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Melbourne. December 31. Charming weather prevailed and there was a batsman's wicket. The attendance was Mi,(XX). The opening pair, as in the first test, had completed 59, when Trumper, trying to make a late cut, dragged the ball on to the wicket. The left-handers, Bardsley and Hill, were associated in a nice partnership, which : yielded 101 runs. Hill was the first to' go. He got the first googly ball of the day from Llewellyn. It was a remarkable ball, as Llewellyn is a left-hander, and the ball came as a complete surprise to Hill, who did not attempt to play the ball, but watched it closely, but it beat him completely, making its pace from the pitch and mystifying the Wels'h captain. Gehrs received a similar ball. He lashed out at it, and pulled it on to his pads, whence it ran to the wickets. Bardsley was out at 1(54, caught smartly in the slips, when the ball was only a few inches from the ground. Macartney shaped nicely, but foolishly ran himself out. Ransford and Armstrong were going well, when the former was run out. The partnership yielded 74. Armstrong began strongly, but Jiis recent illness had apparently weakened him for running between the wiekets. The others did little. A sensation was provided by Xourse's dismissal of Whitty. It was one of the finest things seen in Melbourne. Whitty smote the ball away out to square leg—a boundary hit. Nourse ran some distance, leaped high with his outstretched left hand, and was successful in holding the ball. The crowd was amazed, and cheered him, the players joining in the applause. The fielding was keen throughout the innings, which lasted for 240 minutes.

The South Africans, in the first innings, had no wickets down for 17 (Zulch 5, Sherwell 10), when stumps were drawn. Scores:— AUSTRALIA.—First Innings. Ti umper, b #egler 34 Bardsley, c Snook, b Sinclair 80 Hill, b Llewellyn 39 Gehrs, b Llewelyn 4 Macartney, run out 7 Ransford, run ou(; 58 Armstrong, c Sherwell, b Faulkner .75 Kelleway, c Faulkner, b Strieker ... 18 Carta-, not out jg Cotter, c Strieker, b Schwarz 3 Whitty, c bourse, b Faulkner .... 0 Extras 4 Lowl'iig analysis.—Faukner, tw:> fjr 34; Strieker, one for 36; Sinclair, one for 53; Llewellyn, two for (10; Schwarz, one ft; OR; I'cgler, one for 43; Snoske none for 10; bourse, none for 24. AFRICANS' BIG SCORING. Received 2, 8.15 p.m. Melbourne, January 2. The weather was dull at tlie start and the light irregular, but it improved until at length perfect conditions prevailed. The attendance was 19,000. . The score was taken to 34 by Sherwell and Zulch, When the former, from the off-theory bowling by Cotter, was missed in the slips, but was caught next ball at short stop by Carter. Faulkner and Zulch were joined in a fine attractive partnership, and put ou 107 runs. Faulkner opened uupromisingly, and ii looked a 8 if he would share "shenvell'a fate, but luckily he did not touch the oil stuff sent down by Cotter, who bowled for a slip catch, and Faulkner beamc cautious, settling down ito a beautiful innings, his cover drive giving him more runs than any other stroke. He lost Zulch, who had made 42 in 70 minutes. Xourse and Faulkner had put on 118 runs When the former was bowled when trying to cut Kelleway. . Five bowlers had been tried so far, ana finally Armstrong bowled the leg theory. There were only two men on the off side, at mid-off and long-off. Before he varied his attack he delivered sixteen overs at a cost of sixty-five runs, and after the change one wicket for 7 runs. Armstrong slowed the scoring by his tactics, fifty runs occuying fifty-seven minutes, which was the slowest rate of the day, 100 runs having taken 92 minutes, 150 in 130 minutes, 200 in lli" minutes, 250 in 201 minutes, and 300 in 258 minutes. Faulkner reached his century in 115 minutes, and 150 in 183' minutes. He was accorded a brilliant ovation on returning to the pavilion. The following are the scores:— Sherwell, c Carter, b Cotter 24 Zulch, b Cotter 49 Faulkner, not out 188 Nourse, b Kelleway 33 Strieker, b Armstrong 20 Llewellyn, b Armstrong "5 Snookc, not out 18 Extras jy Total for live wickets 352

Faulkner as a batsman has been remarkably consistent, his sequence of figures reading.—s4, 4, 50, fit), 74, 1, 54, 73, 70, 21, (i2, 43, 20, 49*, llf, S'l. Splendid! TASMANIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES. Received 2, !) p.m. Sydney, January 2.^ Tasmania in the first innings madei® Hudson was the best scorer, took seven wickets for 31 runs, three for 1& In the second inJp thtfv made 2-14. Hudson 94, and Carroll 2'J, were the NewSouth Wales won l>y wraungs and 113 NORTH v. SSMftl TARANAKI. By Telegr.®^— Proas Association. / / Ha wera, Last Night. The >. Taranaki team, which has been mi.'tour, met South Taranaki here to-day; The match will be continued at Vmi in the morning. Scores:— Taranaki.—Perhnm I!, Marsh ro, Williams 11, Osboime 0, Cooper 1. Gwillim 0, Bury 2, Bewley 2, Tuke 0, Bevan 0; extras 4; total 38. Bowling analysis: McCarthy, six for 12: Dnnlop, one for 18; Baker, three for 2. Smith Taranaki.—Stewart 4, Pratt 45, Baker 5. McCarthy 9, Dnnlop 0, Walker 3. Jennings 13, Cooper 5, Goldstone 4, Barry S, Slinger 0; extras 3; total 89, Bowling analysis: Bevan, one for 20: Gwillim, one for 20; Cooper, three for 34; Bury, three for 14. North Taranaki.—Second Innings: Smith 17, Gwillini 13, Perham (not out) 27, Bury 14, Bewley (not out) 2. Pratt took two wickets, and Baker one. WELLINGTON v. CANTERBURY. Christchurch, Last Night. The conclusion of the match between Canterbury and Wellington (a handsome win for the home team in a remarkably short lime) came somewhat as a surprise to sludents of form, who, although ex-, pectin.',' the win, looked for a more stubborn resistance from Wellington in the second innina-. and a somewhat lower score than Canterbury notched in their second, venture. On the first day WeiJuigtott had been left in a hopeless position v:ith nine wi.-kets down for 38, in response to ISO. The second day brought

eren worse fortune. The wicket was still kicking a good deal, and "when tile remaining Wellington wickets had gone for a few imi'!, Canterbury wore expected to make vcrv few runs themrelves. In this the critics were disappointed. Norman, Reese, .Sims and Patrick alone passed the first innings total, and the innings closed for 218, leaving Wellington 383 to get to win. Then commenced a procession quite as remarkable as in the first innings. Bennett, Canterbury's crack bowler, was unplayable, and after the first few wickets had fallen for a few runs the lemaining batsmen, realising the position, went out for a hit, and the innings closed for CO. Hickey put up a good performance in registering the top score in his team, in five minutes making 19 in lulf t dozen strokes before he was caught at the wickets off Bennett. Bennett got the remarkable figures of five for nine in the first innings, and seven for 35 in the second. Canterbury won by 3*22 runs. CANTERBURY.— Second Innings. Cavgill, c and b Hickey 12 Norman, b Hickey W. Carlton, 1.b.w., b Findiav!!!!!! 15 Reese, 1.b.w., b Brice 50 Sims, b Monaghan " [ 15 Orchard, run out ,[ [ ]| Patrick, 1.b.w., b Findiav 43 T. Carlton, 1.b.w., b Findlay .... 1 Boxshall, c Findlay, b Brice 0 Bennett, c and b Findlay 0 Sandman, not out 0 Extras 4L T o '- 81 248 Bowling Analysis.—Saunders, no wickets for 0 runs; Findiav. four for 42; Gibbes, none for 25; Monaghan, one for 38; Hiekev, two for 61; Brice, two for WELLINGTON.— Second Innings. Naughton, b Sandman 3 Midlane, not out 14, Gibbes, b Bennett [,' 1 Mahoney, b Bennett 5 Blacklock, b Bennett 10 Monaghan, b Bennett 0 Brice, c Sims, b T. Carlton4 Birch, c Orchard, b Bennett 3 Hickey, c Boxshall, b Bennett 10 Findlay, st. Boxshall, b Bennett... 0 Saunders, absent a Leg bye j Total ' 60 Bowling Analysis. Bennett, seven wickets for 35; Sandman, one for 12; T. Carlton, one for 12,