THE TEST MATCH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 52, 19 July 1912, Page 8

THE TEST MATCH.

SOUTH AFRICA v. AUSTRALIA. A TEN-WICKET VICTORY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, July 17. Tilt weather was delightful and the wicket fast, but the attendance of the public was small when the match was resumed. Matthews and Macartney were the bowlers. Pegler was taken low in the slips,—Nine for 103. Hazlitt .replaced Matthews at 109, and Ward's off-stump went down ia 160 minutes. Requiring 47 runs to win Mayne and Jennings accomplished the task in 30 minutes. The following are the scores:— SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings 203 Second Innings. jTancred, c Bardsley, b Hazlitt 19 (Strieker, b Hazlit't 13 j White, b Matthews 18 | Llewellyn, b Macartney 59 iNourse, Ibw, b Kellewav 10 |Faulkner, c and b Matthews 0 j Taylor, not out io I Schwarz, c Macartney, b Matthews 1 Mitchell, b Matthews 3 Pegler, c Ivelleway, b Macartney .. 14 jWard, b Macartney * 7 Extras 13 Total 173 Bowling analysis—Whitty., none for 41; Hazlitt, two for 39; Matthews, four for 29; Ivelleway, one for 22; Macartney, three for 2D. AUSTRALIA. First Innings 300 Second Innings. Mayne, not out 22 Jennings, not out 25 i Extras l

Total for 110 wickets 48 Bowling analysis—Nourse. none for 22; Pegler, none for 14; Faulkner, none for 10. NEWSPAPER CRITICISM. Received 10, 12.30 a.m. London,, July 18. The newspapers refer to .the Africans' deplorable failure and the Australians' crushing victory. The Times says that the Australians deserved to suffer far more for blunders in the field, but afterwards completely outclassed the Africans. • , * _ The Sporting! Life says that it is significant that the Australians, though owing much to Kelleway and Bardsley, outplayed the Africans more obviously than England. FINE BOWLING PERFORMANCE. Received 19, 12.30 a.m. _ London, July IS. Playing against Kent J. W. Hearne took five wickets for 10 runs. A FINE VICTORY. London, July 17. Warwickshire defeated Northamptonshire by 303 runs.