CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10133, 6 December 1910, Page 5

CRICKET.

SOUTH AFRICA V. M AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN.

MATCH DRAWN. (Licenced Last Niglit, 9.30 o'clock.) BRISBANE, December 5. The cricket match, South Africa v. an Australian eleven, was concluded to-day, and ended in a drawn game. The South Africans continued batting on a good wicket, but the scoring was slow, tho first half hour producing nine runs. After lunch the batsmen quickened pace, and at 3.30 the South Africans declared their innings closed. The Australians' bowling, batting and fielding was splendid. In the Australians' second innings Marshall gave a cliancoless display, and easily played the bowlers till past his century. Kortlang also played delightful cricket. On the call of time Australia were 70 behind, and the match was declared drawn. The scores are : SOUTH AFRICA. First innings 3-13 Second Innings. Strieker, b Hordern 3 Snooke, e Marshall, b McLaren 5 Nourse, b Hordern 2 Faulkner, run out 21 Llewellyn, e Matthews, b Hordern 42 Pearse," e Jennings, b Matthews 4 Zulch, run out 58 Sinclair, c Kortlang, b Matthews 11 Sherwell, not out 13 Vogler, not out 18 Sundries 20 Total for S wickets 197 Bowling analysis.—Hordern 3 for 71, Maclaren 1 for 35, Matthews 2 • for 34, Macartney 0 for 25, Marshall 0 for 10, Fennelly 0 for 2. AUSTRALIA. First innings 265 Second Innings. Smith, c Nourse, b Faulkner, 15 Macartney, st. Shenvell, b Faulkner * Jennings, c Sherwell, b Faulkner 9 Fennelly, c and b Pegler 25 Marshall, st. Sherwell, b Pegler 106 Kortlang, not out 33 Sundries 13 Total for five wickets 203 Bowling analysis.—Faulkner 3 for 52, Vogler 1 for 54, Pegler 1 for 22, Snooke 0 for 10, Sinclair 0 for 31, Nourse 0 for 11, Llewellyn 0 for 10.

NEW SOUTH WALES v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

LARGE SCORING. (Received Last Night, 9.30 o'clock.) SYDNEY, December 5. The match between South Australia and New South Wales was continued to-day. South Australia in their second'innings made 4.99 (Clem Hill ;156,,1t0y Hill 123, a. Hill 25, Dolling 67, Mayhe ; 36, Hewer 3C, and' Chamberlain23.being the chief j scorers.) - -■'■lVew South Wales in their second innings have 2 wickets down for 62 (Trumper 0, Gow 0, Bardsley not out 31, and Collins not out 23.) In their first innings New South Wales made 198, and South Australia 342.

FIRST TEST TEAM.

(Received This Morning, 1.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 5. - The first test team is as follows; Trumper, Bardsley, Carter, Cotter, Macartney and Kelleway (New South Wales): Armstrong, Ransford (Victoria) ; Gehrs, Clem Hill and Whitty (South Australia.) Twelfth man— Emery. Clem Hill will be\captain.