THE TEST MATCH

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10671, 18 July 1912, Page 6

THE TEST MATCH

AUSTRALIANS !N T^ E LEAD. AFRICANS LOSE 8 FOR 14 G IN SECOND INNINGS. {United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received July 17, 9.45, a.m.) LONDON, July 17. The 'weathe nvas brilliant—hot and breezy—v.li'en 'the -est Match was resumed. The wicket was good. Faulkner and Nourse had ohvrge of 'the bowlling, it!io not-out 'batmen ibemg Kelleway 'and Baxdslcy. Runs camo lfrec.lv, and the century was hoisted Jin 120 mimics. Two hundred and kw,o were ljccoted in 190 minutes. 1 Bards'.ey c'vbainod 101 after 163 minutos' .play. Ho played faultless cricket, and scored chiefly by brilliant driving. He obtained tleven off one OV r,r of Peeler's. Kcllc-way feared 101 after 220 miiuftes.

•Faulkner replaced Sitricker at 253, and Kclic-way got leg before. :n lis second over. He had shown splendid defence and on-drivng, strongest on tlio leg side-. He hit seven fouivrs, and gave hi'S only c'liMieo tvhea 24. He ba-tted for 230 minutes. The isc-oro of the .jjrtrtnerivni-p is a ire cord fo.r 'tho third wicket in 'test cricket.

Gregory was the next man in, and, hitting across, was bawled by Llewellyn. 4 for 277.

Mayne fillod Hie vacancy. Barckley obtained ICO after 255 'minutes splendid and judieiors driving and leg liit-t-in<r. At luncheon adjournment the total was 4 for 2-94.

Oil -reGUin-ing. Faulknor tuid Llewellyn were ibowling. 300 was hoisted ill 2GO nriin'Jtix'. Bii.rtM!-:\v war; troubled by Llewellyn, and got leg before -to that bowl-?r. He baited 240 minutes, and gave a masterly all-round dispiny. .He -bit >a sixer, fnc-r and fifteen' fourors. 5 for 316.

Minnet.t stopped into the breach, and 350 -was heated for 295 mimito,y

play. Pcgler replaced Lfc-we'Jyn, and Mayne ! was stumped in <liis second over. G for 33-j. Matthews filled the. vacancy. Nourse replaced Faulkner at 368. Matthews hit a islc : k : iy aml'-was. taiHiaii'tly taken, •by Faulkner, .running from slip.—7 for 370.' GEfazlitt's middle stump was taken by R .swerver. — 8 ; for 379. Whittv had .scored 'three when he lost Minnett. —9 for 3SI. The'innings lasted 310 niiiiU'tos.> J,n Veglca-'w loot typell of bowling be took four wickets Ifor 16. SOUTH AFRICA'S SECOND ATTEMPT. Tiinci'cd and Strieker fatvxl the bowling of HazJifct and Whittv. Ta.n•ered, in Hazlii't's fifth over, \v?s brillian'tly taken at 'long off by Bardslev running in.— 1 for 28.

'White wffi the next .man. Slatthews replaced WhMy at 47. and got White in Irs second over.— 2 for 54. (Llewellyn filled the vacancy. Ha;-:-'libt's length wa.i varying, raid his pace difficult. Tie bowled Strieker.— 3 for 62. iN'oiinve wa'« ttlie incomer, and a Ibet.ter igtand resulted. Whitty rcjlieved Matthews at 74, and Kelleway 'took the'place of Hazlitt art 6.5. The century took 75 minutes. Nourse, v.lho <was auico reportable, got leg before to Ivellcway.— 4 .for 102. •iFaiijlkn er filled (the vacancy, and (there was another fair partnership. Macartney refered Whfi'ty at 126, -v.'nd got ICewellyn with' a break •back. He had played a, splendid free •inning?, and hit nine tourers.— 5 for ; 'l3l. ' jMa-ttJiev.to replaced Kelleway at the •bowling crease. Taylor, before scoring, l6st Faulkner, -who' was easily 'caugiht.— 6 for 13G. Mitchell was 'bawled with a 1 yorker.— 7 -for 142. iSdhwarz was easily taken at -mid-off. —8 for'l46. Stumps were then 'diawn. Foll'owinig aro the scores: — SOUTH AFRICA. First innings ffT... 263 Second Innings. ... Tailored, c BarcMoy, b Hazlitt 19 Strieker, b Ilazlitt - 13 .White, ib iMatthews 18

Llewollyn, b Macartney 59 Nounse, 1.b.w., b Keilewav 10 •Faulkner, c and t> Matthews 6 Taylor, not out 5 uVliit'diell, b Matthews 3 Schwa rz, c Macartney, b Matthews 1 Sundries 12 Total for 8 wickets 146 AUSTRALIA. • . First Innings. Jennings, b Nourse 0 Macartney, b Nourso 9 Kelleway, 1.b.w., b Faulkner 102 Bardsley, 1.b.w., lb Llew llyn 164 Gregory, % Llewellyn 5 iMayne, et. Ward, b Pogler 23 iMmnett, b Pegler 39 Matthews:', c .Faulkner, b Beglor 9 Hazlit't, b Nou.rse 0 Whitty, 1.b.w., b Pegler 3 l Car-keek, mot out 0 , Sundries 30 I Total 399

Bowling analysis.— Nourso 3 for ; 00, PogWr 4 for 79, Sehwarz 0 for' 4.4, 1 Fauikn;u- 1 for 86. Llewellyn 2 for 71, Taylor (Vfcir 12, Strieker 0 for 8. THE K!NG ATTENDS. (Receive! July 17, 8.45 a..m.) LONDON, July 17. The- King arrived at- 4.45 o'clock to witness Me Test Matdb, and he was greeted wjjh enthusiasm. He was received by the D'uke of Devonshire, President, 'and Mr F.-E. La.eey, secretary of the Marylebone Club, and Mr AVynward, representing, .the South African tOricks-'fc KS-ociation. In the interval both teams were presented to His Ma-jetety.