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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 297, 12 June 1912, Page 8

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AUSTRALIA v. YORKSHIRE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, June 10. In the Yorkshire match, Matthews, Webster, Smith and McLaren were omitted from the Australian team, and Firth replaced Bayes in the Yorkshire team. The wicket was soaked by the incessant rain, and play was delayed till after lunch. The rain re-commenced at 3 o'clock and it was decided not to play to-day. ~<:■•;,, THE TRIANGULAR TESTS. ; '" ENGLAND v. SOUTH AFRICA. London, June 10. Rain fell early, and there were further showers this morning. The pitch was impossible to he played on, and another was prepared and protected. A thousand spectators were admitted at noon on signing undertakings to abide by the decision of the umpires as to whether play should take place. Thousands were waiting outside. There was no play before lunch. There was fitful sunshine, and play started at three o'clock. The English team was not changed.

Mitchell won the toss and decided to bat, Hartigan and Taylor facing Barnes and Foster. Their bowling was deadly, and they were unchanged. The innings was a procession. The ■first ball was a leg-bye, and Taylor made a single off the second. The fift 1 - was fatal to Hartigan, who was cau- by Foster in the slips off Barnes. Hv had not scored. — One for 2. Nourse came in and Taylor was given out leg before to Barnes in his second over.—Two for 3. Sawdust was then requisitioned. The sky was cloudy. There were 8000 spectators. The fielding was smart and close. Llewellyn came next, and made a lucky snick for four off Barnes, and was then beaten by Barnes, but the ball missed the wicket. A few minutes later, Nourse succumbed to a yorker from Foster. He was the only double-figure scorer, and was in for thirty minutes. Llewellyn had made 8. —Three for 28. Faulkner filled the vacancy, and Llewellyn, in trying to drive Foster, was bowled by a shooter. The partnership only lasted seven minutes, and ended when Faulkner had made six. When at five he returned a ball hard and high to Foster, who failed to hold it,—Four for 35. Snooke came in next. Faulkner added a single, and in Foster's next over was bowled. During the partnership one of the batsmen was always in difficulties, and the howlers, with the assistance of the wicket, were masters of the situation.—Five for 36. Mitchell filled the vacancy and was nearly bowled by Barnes first ball, four byes re- , suiting. He scored a single, and then I made the tamest possible stroke, returning an easy catch to Barnes. The innings at this time had lasted an hour, —six for 42. The attendance by this time had increased to 10,000. Sc'hwarz came next, and first ball survived a confident appeal for log-before by Barnes. Three runs were added, and Snooke played forward to a ball from Barnes and was bowled.—Seven for 45. Pegler filled the vacancy, and fifty went up in the same over for 75 minutes' play. Schwarz was then caught in the slips by Foster off Barnes.—Eight for 54. Carter followed, and the next over, hitting across at Foster, was bowled without scoring. —Nine for 55. Campbell was the last man, and saw three runs added before Pegler's middle stump was uprooted by Foster. Only 58 runs had been made in 85 minutes.

[ The English bowling was splendid, al- , though the pitch was treacherous. , The English batsmen opened con- : fidently. Hobbs off-driving Nourse's first ball to the boundary. This was his only , score, for in the same over the bowler beat him. Pegler opened with a maiden over. In Nourse's second over Spooner ■ survived two appeals for leg-before. Pepler, who was bowling splendidly, beat Spooner twice with leg breaks." The batsmen were run-stealing, and Rhodes ■ had his wicket thrown down by Taylor, but reached the crease ,fu«t in time' ■ Spooner made good drives for four and six in one over off Nourse. At 34 Faulkner replaced Nourse, who was being punished. The -new bowler was in fine form and troubled the batsmen. He broke through both batsmen's defence, but without hitting the wicket. Runs continued to come. Fifty went up in 48 minutes. At 54 Carter replaced Pe.tr 1 . r Spooner, with a four to leg, passed" the i African total in 54 minutes. At 80 Llewellyn relieved Carter, and in his first over Spooner, with a two to leg reached 50 in 65 minutes. The batsmen' were now set, and in spite of frequent changes piled on runs. Rhodes with an on-drive hoisted the century in 80 minutes. At 105 Pegler was tried a*ain in place of Llewellyn, and at 106 Schvvarz relieved Faulkner. Spooner relished the bowling and hitting hard, split his bat and retired to secure a new one Tha drawing of stumps saw the partnership undissolved. Rhodes gave a capital di«play, and *«s watchful. Spooner pla T - The following are the scoresSOUTH AFRICA.-First Innings. Hartigan, c Foster, b Barnes.. 0 Taylor, Ibw, b Barnes ' i Nourse, b Foster j, Llewellyn, I Foster .... . 9 Faulkner, b Foster .......' 7 Snooke, b Barnes- o Mitchell, c and b 8arne5. ........" j ' Schwarz, c Foster, b Barnes 4 Pegler, b Foster " , Carter, b Foster q Campbell, not out fl Extras , ,» Total , / Bowling analysis: Foster bowled 131 overs, 7 maidens, 16 runs, 5 wicketsBarnes, 13 over, 5 maidens, 25 runs' 5 wickets. ' Foster bowled two no-balls; bves 19 leg-byes 3. "* *> ENGLAND.-First Innings. Hobbs, b Nourse 1 Rhodes, not out 3fi 1 Spooner, not out ffl I i Extras ~ j* Total for one wicket, „ 122 m Received 12, 1.10 a.m. \l London, June 11 |i The weather was bright and breezy H tor the continuation of the match. Eng- i land has lost two wickets for 128 runs— t Rhodes, b Nourse, 36; Spooner, not out h