The Fourth Test

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 245, 22 February 1911, Page 8

The Fourth Test

AUSTRALIA WINS BY 530 RUNS, j AN T INNINGS OF 758. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 21, 7.55 p.m. Melbourne, February 21. The weather was ideal and the wicket good. Schwarz and Faulkner opened. Schwarz nearly bowled Ransford with his fourth ball. Hordern was soon dismissed, being caught at short leg. He had batted for 41 minutes, and was hampered by his injured fingers, but still hit three fourers. —Eight for 491. This was Schwarz's first wicket, and it cost 130 runs. Ransford reached 50 in 64 minutes. Carter was short-lived, being caught at short leg.—Nine for 496.

Ransford and Whitty scored freely to-day, and 73 runs were scored in an hour, though several changes of attack were made. Whitty's stand was unex- ])(>■ l- d. but be played admirably. Ransford vi: cumbed when trying to pull one. He ;':i:| batted for 123 minutes, in a ea;;it:'.l and attractive innings, hitting nine fourers. The innings lasted for 389 minutes. SOUTH AFRICANS BATTING.

Zulcli and Strieker opened the South Africans' innings, the former being handicapped by a strained leg, and Commaille was running for him. Cotter and Whitty were bowling. Off Cotter's second over Strieker was caught at the wickets.—One for 2. i

Zulch made a few good strpkes to leg and oil", and then fell to a beautiful dashing catch in the slips.—Two for 2.1. Faulkner and Nourse batted cautiously in a slow and patient style, but the latter was easily caught. —Three for 88. Snooke began nicely, and the hundred came up in 85 minutes. Just before the tea adjournment, Snooke was clean bowled—Four for 108.

On the resumption, Sinclair joined Faulkner, who scored 50 in 85 minutes. When at 52 he was missed, but was caught eventually by Whitty. Thirteen runs were scored off one over of Hordern's. Sinclair was missed by Carter off Whitty. I Sinclair then drove Whitty for the first sixer of the match, and Faulkner, lifted Hordern for a sixer. Sinclair was dissatisfied with the decision which gave him out. —Five for 151. Schwarz had a short life.—Six for 158. Whitty, at mid-off, missed Faulkner when at 79 off Hordern, but from the next ball Sherwell was caught at point. —Seven for 101. Faulkner played on. His was a display <■! Vight cricket for 31 minutes, in which lu '' h . line fourers and one sixer.—Eight for Mo. Pe'gler was caught at cover.—Nine for 171. The innings lasted for 145 minutes. Scores: —

AUSTRALIA. First Innings 328 SOUTH AFRICA, First Innings 205. AUSTRALIA.—Second Innings. Kelleway, run out 18 Gehrs, c Snooke, b Faulkner 58 Bardslcy, run out 15 Armstrong, c Sherwell, b Vogler .. 132 Hill, st Sherwell, b Pegler 100 Trumper, c Sherwell, b Vogler .... 87 Ransford, b Faulkner Qh Cotter, c Pearce, b Vogler 0 Hordern, c Pearce, b Schwarz .... 24 Carter, c Snooke, b Faulkner 2 Whitty, not out 39 Extras - b Total 758 Bowling analysis.—Sinclair, none for 71; Schwarz, one for 101; Pegler, one for 88; Faulkner, three for 101; Zulch, one for 26; Vogler, three for 59; Noursc, none for 31; Snooke, none for 12; Strieker, none for 14. SOUTH AFRICA.-Second Innings. Zulch, c Trumper, b Cotter 15 Strieker, c Carter, b Cotter 0 Faulkner, b Whitty 80 Noursß, e and b Hordern 2S Snooke, b Hordern 7 Sinclair, lbw, b Hordern 1U Schwarz, c Carter, b Whitty I Sherwell, c Kelleway, b Hordern .. 0 Peglev, c Gehrs, b Hordern 8 Vogler, not out 2 Llewellyn, absent Extras li Total 191 Bowling analysis.—Cotter, two for 22; Whitty, two for 32; Kelleway, none for 25; Hordern, five for 06; Armtsrong, none for 15. NEWSPAPER OPINIONS. Melbourne, February 21. Commenting on the match, the Herald says that the googlie has ''lost his punch." The Telegraph declares that the bowling was a great improvement on thai in the first innings, but the wicket was like a billiard table, and even the South Africans admitted they had seen all there was to be seen in the way of batting.