TRIANGULAR CRICKET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10688, 7 August 1912, Page 6

TRIANGULAR CRICKET

AUSTRALIA v. SOUTH AFRICA. AFRICANS COMMENCE WELL. (Received August 6, 9 p.m.) V LONDON, August 5. The Test mutch between the Australians iuul Soutli Africa was commenced to-day, in intermittent sunshine, with a strong wind. The attendance numbered 2000. The wicket was soaked.

and play was delayed till noon. Tailored won the toss, and after I hesitation sent his team in to bat, i Taylor and Tailored facing the bowl- I ing of Whitty and Minnett. The I Africans made an unfortunate start, Taylor being nearly run out off the I first ball, and his off-stump was downed in trying to hit a ball which kept 1 low. 1 for 2. Nourse filled the vacancy. Through a shower play was de- j ! laved five minutes. Hazlitt and Mat- I 'thews bowled on resumption. The ball was kicking occasionally. Matthews was turning to leg. A good stand was made by nearly all the remaining batsmen, Nourse «.iid Tanered adding 77 for the second wicket. Fifty runs were hoisted in 70 minutes. After the lunch adjournment play

was resumed in sunshine. The attendance was -1000. Matthews and Ila/ditt took up the bowling. Nourse scored by driving to the off. while Tanered was careful. Runs were coming steadily, and Emery replaced Hazlitfc when the score Was 77. T\vo runs later Tanered was neatly caught in the . 'ins. Nourse had then scored 30 in a hundred minutes. 2 for 79. Faulkner was the incomer. At 88 rain delayed the game for twenty minutes. Emery and Matthews bowled on play being resumed. 101 runs were hoisted in 135 minutes. Whitty replaced Matthews at 109. S'..'ven had been added when Faulkner was caught in the slips off CarkoeVs hands. 3 for 110. , Llewellyn filled the vacancy. The fielding was uncertain. Another fair stand resulted. Nourse obtained "0 in 145 minutes, and had reached 64 when he played the ball on to Jis wicket. His innings was faultless. The retiring batsman hit six fours, and received an ovation. 4 for 140. Strieker was the next man in. JSO was hoisted in 185 minutes, and <it the tea adjournment the score was 4. for 151. On resuming, Whitty and Emery were bowling. Strieker had added 3 when he lost Llewellyn. 5 for 154. Snooke filled the vacancy, and a good stand endued. Kelleway renlaced Emory at 190 and Macartney took Whitty'sV.aeo at 193. Sne.oke to Kellewa.v tlirc ni' 1 :-' later. The partnership had ach'ed 42. 5 for 196. White came next. Hazlitt replaced Kelleway at 220, and five rune later Strieker got his leg in front. Ho played an excellent innings and was SO minutes at the wickets. 7 for 225. Beaumont was next man, | and did not last long, the partnership adding seven. 8 for 232. Peglor filled the vacancv. Minnett replaced Macartney at 253. Stumps .were drawn at (5.25. Following are the .'.cores:—

SOUTH AFRICA—Ist Innings. Taylor, b Whitty • 9 Tanered, c Kelleway, lj Matthews 30 Nourse, 1> Whitty 64 Faulkner, c Kellewa.v, li Emery 35 Llewellyn, b Emery 12 Strieker, Ibw. I) Macartney 37 Snooke, :b Kelleway 20 White, not our 30 Meaumont, b Hazlitt 2 Peglcr, rot-out 16 Extras 38 Total for eight wickets 266