CRICKET

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 249, 27 February 1911, Page 8

CRICKET

ENGLISH COUNTY MATCHES. J By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright. Received 20, 5.5 p.m. London, February 26. The advisory committee of county cricket has adopted Somerset's proposal to allow live points for a win in a completed match, and three for the leaders on the first innings if the (match is not completed; also Surrey's proposal not to allow a trial ball if both batsmen are at the wickets. The committee postponed consideration of Yorkshire's proposal for limiting matches to two days.

SOUTH AFRICA v. NEW SOUTH WALES. SOME GOOD SCORING. Received 26, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, February 25. The weather was fine, and the wicket was wearing well. The attendance was 10,200. j..:i'.cy, the New South Wales wicketkeeper, started well, but was bowled by Pegler at 11. Pearse and Commaille opened for South Africa to Minnett and Kelleway. At 4, Emery in the slips badly missed Pearse off Minnett, and in the next over Kelleway missed Commaille in the same position. In the fourth over Massie repeated the mistake, while another went through between two men, making four cliances in four overs. The batsmen then settled down and played carefully. It took 65 minutes to score 76. Emery was the most expensive bowler. After a spell Minnett again bowled, with Bardsley at first slip in place of Massie, and he caught Commaille in the first over. Minnett followed this in the next over by bowling' Faulkner, who played the ball on to his I wicket. At 54, Pearse, whose innings had been flukey, mishit Emery to Macartney at point, and he held. Pearse batted for 85 minutes, and his score included seven fourers. The century appeared after 100 minutes. Snooke seemed confident, and with Nourse brightened play somewhat until brilliantly caught by Minnett in the slips off Kelleway at the fatal 13. Sinclair followed, and started some sensational batting. He hit Minnett, who had kept the other batsmen quiet, for 28 off two overs, and the second century appeared for 163 minutes' play. Sinclair's batting delighted the crowd, coming as a treat after the other alow players, and even he took 70 minutes to scoro 65 before he was bowled by Massie. He bit ten fourers. Nourse gave his first chance at 78, off a hard cut from Minnett to Bardsley at point, and it was missed. A couple of overs later Emery bowled him with a well-pitched leg break. He had batted for 153 minutes, hiljting eight fourers. Schwarz, another < victim of the unlucky 13, was bowled by Macartney. The New South Waleb ground fielding was good, but the catching was wretched. NEW SOUTH WALES.—First Innings. Trumper, b Pearse 6 Bardsley, c Snooke, b Pearse 91 Kelleway, M>w, b Pegler 33; McElhone, hit wicket, b Sinclair .. 94 Macartney, c Pegler, b Faulkner .. 119 Collins, c Strieker, b Nourse S3' ffozler, q Strieker, b Sinclair ...... 2' Minnett, b Faulkner 2Emery, not out 58

Massie, b Nourse 0 Harvey, 1) Pegler 11 Extras 2 J Total 430 Bowling analysis.—Strieker, none for 13; Nourse, two for 24; Faulkner, two for 61; Schwarz, none for G8; Pegler, two for 71; Sinclair, two for 72; Pearse, two for 54; Vogler, none for 53. SOUTH AFRICA.-First Innings. Pearse, c Macartney, b Emery .. 54 Commaille, c Bardsley, b Minnett .. 29 Faulkner, b Minnett 2 Nourse, b Emery 81 j Snooke, e Minnett, b Kelleway .... 13 j Sinclair, b Massie 65 Strieker, not out 32' Schwarz, b Macartney 131 Vogler, c Macartney, b Emery .... 0 Pegler, not out 8 Extras 18 Total for eight wickets 305

On Thursday Stratford played Toko and were defeated. Stratford made 73 (Prebble 32, Richmond 15), and Toko 95 (E. Cole 66). THE FOUR TEST MATCHES. AUSTRALIAN BATTING AVERAGES. Highest Inn. N. 0. score. Aggr. Aver. Trumper ... 7 1 214 550 92.0(1 Bardsloy ... 7 0 132 440 62.85 Hill 7 0 191 412 58.85 Armstrong . 7 0 132 410 58.55 Kolleway ... 7 I R5 269 44.83 Ransfonl ... 7 0 95 312 44.55 «ehrs 7 0 67 202 28.85 Whitty .... 7 3 39 77 19.25 Horderu ... 2 0 24 31 15.5 Cotter 7 l 30 72 13 Carter 7 1 17 55 9.16 Macartney .50 7 15 3 BOWLING AVERAGES. Wkts. Runs. Average. Whitty 31 534 17.22 Hordern S 105 13.12 (-'otter 20 549 27.45 Armstrong 8 422 32.75 Kelleway G 338 5033 Macartney .... 1 143 moo The weather on Saturday was anything hut Jit for cricket, and'matches were '•oil'." A few ardent spirits turned up on the Recreation Sports Grounds, and had some practice.