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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10177, 1 March 1911, Page 5

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SOUTH AFBIOAV- NEW SOUTH WALES. BIG SCORING BY NEW SOUTH WALES. MACARTNEY 126. SOUTH. AFRICA TWO FOR-"232. (Received Last Xight) 9.40 o'clock.) SYDNEY, Febr.uary 2S V The match between the South Africans and New South Wales was continned to-day in fine but clouc? weather, an on'a good wicket. The at tendance was 2300/ ,1-4. Macartney and Tozer resumed batting, and their partnership added 103 runs before Tozer was bowled by Strieker with a long hop. A couple of overs later century appeared on the board amidst great ipplanße. His contury occupied 108 minutes. Minnett shaped wel . j He hit Schwarz for six, but next hah I was caught and bowled. At 126 Macartney attempted to pull one of Schwarz's curly ones and was bowled. He gave a'chanceless display,, batting for 128 minutes, and-hitting nine fours. ; ' • N t Emery agair gave an exhibition ot hard hitting. He landed Schware on to the track.' In the next over he lifted Sinclair on.to the top of the ladies' stand, and in the following over again lifted Schwarz on to the , track. Four'hundred appeared on the board after 271 minutes play. Emery s 50 took 20 minutes., From the start of play till the luncheon adjournment, ( S6 minutes, 176 runs were scored. Il , the first over after the interval Faulkner bowled Massie. Harvey was luckily caught by Yogler off Pegler. Emery (80 not out) batted for 46 minutes, hitting seven j fours and one six. ; The innings closed for 455. | Pearce and Comniaille opened the [ South African's second innings. Com-; in a ille scored a single and was bowled 1 iy Macartney. , When his score stood at nine, Pearce played Macartney on to his wicket*. . • Faulkner and Nourse then became pssociated, and a brilliant partnership ensued." Play proceeded practically rithout incident, neither man taking risks, but hitting loose balls. .Two hundred appeared after 123 minutes' I »lay. The bowling was very' ordinary, j Nqurse's century occupied 110 rain-1 r-tes. Fifteen minutes later Faulkner j obtained his century. j Stumps were drawn at a quarter to | six.on account of the bad'light. South 1 Africa had 232 rtins for two wickets, ; and require 255 runs to win. 1 • Macartney is the only man who has j scored two centuries in one match against the South Africans. Public | opinion in Svdney is very strong in favour of his being again included in the test matches. Who to leave out will be a nuzzle for the selectors after Clem Hill's eulogy of Hordern's display in the last test .match. Hordern is considered certain of.inclusion. Details'of thefllay ar& as follow.: ! NEW SOUTH, WALES. . . ~, First innings .-• 436 Second Innings. . ,*^ Bardsley, Trumper, b Sinclair 15 Kelleway, b Faulkner 65 McElhone, c Schwarz, b Faulkner '2 Macartney, b Schwarz 126 Collins, c Snpoke, b Faulkner 2 Tozer, b Strieker 37 Minnett, c and b Schwarz 23 Emery, not out , , HO .Massie, b Faulkner 19 Harvey; c Yogler, b Pegler ' 7 Sundries 9 *.' Total -. 458 Bowling analvsis. —Yogler 0 for 54, Pearce 0 for '36 V Sinclair 2 for '92, Pegler 1 for 61. Nourse 0 for 23, Schwarz 2 for 77 j '■'•Faulkner 4 for 71, Snooke 0 for 2, Strieker 1 for 43. SOUTH AFRICA. First Innings . 408 Second Innings. Commaille, I>-Macartney " 1 Pearce, b Macartney ■ - 9 Nourse,-not out 112 Faulkner, not out " 102 Sundries 8 Total for two wickets ' 232