Africans' Recovery.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 255, 7 March 1911, Page 8

Africans' Recovery.

JIKTTER .BATTING IX ,SECOND INNINGS. PASSED AUSTRALIA'S TOTAL. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Received 6, 8 p.m. ' Sydney, March 0. The weather was line and hot, and tilt wicket hard and fast. The attendance was 5300. Zukk and Pegler resumed the South Africans' innings. Pegler was inclined to hit out, but Zulch was very slow. Fifty appeared for 41 minutes' play. At 2li Pegler tapped Hordern to Cotter at mid-on. It was plain that he did understand the ball. liordern soon had' Zulch in difficulties. When he had made' 22, Carter missed an easy chance ofj stumping by fumbling the ball. | Faulkner appreciated Kelleway's ; bowling, and hit 29 off three overs. At 29 Zulch had another life. He should have been run out, but Trumper mulled the ball. Again at 39 he lifted Cutter straight to ICelleway in the slips, but Kclleway dropped it. After this, he pegged along, his 50 taking 140 minutes. i'auikner stands out prominently above all the other South Africans as a batsman. He completed to-day an unique record, having aggregated 100 in each test. He compares favorably with the best Australians, not so brilliant as j Trumper, but safer. Except in righthand style he resembles Bardsley.

Two hundred were scored in 157 minutes. At 92, Cotter bowled Faulkner with an extra fast delivery. He hadbatted for 107 minutes, his score including ten fours. Zulcli was again let off at 69. He drove Hordern hard to Hill at mid-off, and was missed.

Nourse, who followed, gave another exhibition of slow batting, his half-hour yielding eight runs. Zulch's 100 came up in 223 minutes. Nourse continued slowly to 28, when he was caught atj cover by Cotter off Whitty. He had , batted for 62 minutes. Strieker came in next, and he saw the third century! go up in 244 minutes. | After the century Zulch sparkled up a bit for a while, but Strieker kept up his usual slow pace. The Australian fielding was below'the standard. Hordern was the worst offender, but even Macartney was faulty. Zuleli's 150 was compiled in 205 min. Then lie was bowled in trying to pull a short ball from Ransford. He hit fifteen fours. His innings was good, but flukey, with an occasional brilliant drive. Cotter bowled Strieker. Scores: AUSTRALIA.

First Hillings 364 SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings 160 SECOND INNINGS. Zulch, b Ransford 150: Pegler, c Cotter, b Hordern 20 Faulkner, b Cotter 92 Nourse, c Cotter, b Whitty 28 Strieker, b Cotter 42 Snooke, not out 2 Total for six wickets 3681 Fall of wickets: One s for 19, for] 64. three for 207, four fof 278, five* for 357, six for 368. THE NEXT MEETING. Received 7, 12.20 a.m. Sydney, March 6. The Australian and South African cricketers decided to-day that the Australian team will not visit South Africa next year. The matter will be again discussed when visiting England to play the triangular matches.