Cricket 1911

^ (UA a /W j M/r u U i l fuh (LAuxjto . A p r i l 2 2 , 1911 . CRICKET : A W EEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 75 THE SOUTH AFR ICAN TEAM IN AUSTRAL IA . (Continued from page 5k.) 1 9 t h M a t c h .— v. NEW SOUTH W ALES. Played at Sydney on February 24, 25, 27, 28 and March 1. Two S e p a r a t e H u n d r e d s b y M a c a r t n e y . New South Wales won by 44 runs. Notwithstanding that they took the field without some recognised members of the side, New South Wales won a finely contested game by 44 runs, but it is only fair to the tourists to state that a change in the meteoro­ logical conditions near the end had an important bearing on the result. Winning the toss, the State batted the whole of the first day on a perfect wicket for 415 for nine wickets, although they lost Trumper at 10 andBardsley at 23. Kelleway and McElhone added 56 for the third wicket and the latter and Macartney 136 for the fourth. McElhone started somewhat unsteadily but gained confidence the longer he stayed though his rate of rungetting was slower than Macartney’s. He cut and drove well, hit twelve 4’s and batted exactly two hours for 94. Macartney, whose return to form after a run of small scores in great matches was most welcome, stayed until he had scored 119 out of 235 in 130 minutes : his cutting was excellent and although he was let off when 39 and 81 his display must be regarded as a brilliant one. His chief hits were sixteen 4’s. Collins, who had helped to augment the score by 99 for the fifth wicket, took his total to 83 and in partnership with Emery added 74 : he hit seven 4’s in his chanceless display. In reply to a total of 436, the South Africans had made 315 by the time play ceased on the Saturday, and had still two wickets in hand. Fortune, in the shape of missed catches, was kind to them, for both Pearse and Com­ maille, who sent 76 up for the opening partnership, were let off before double figures were reached. Faulkner failed for once, but Nourse atoned by making 81—a sound and characteristic innings which lasted just over two hours and a half and contained eight 4’s. Sinclair also had much to do with his side’s recovery, seeing that he hit ten 4’s in the course of his vigorous 65 and helped to add 120 for the fifth wicket. In the early part of his innings he punished Minnett for 28 runs in two overs. On the third morning a last wicket partnership of 77 by Strieker and Campbell enabled the side to get within 28 runs of the opposing total. The former played flawless cricket and hit thirteen 4’s in making 82 not out. Going in for the second time, New South Wales again lost Trumper for a small score, but a second wicket stand of 119 by Bardsley and Kelleway retrieved the situation. The left-hander, though not seen at his best, made several fine strokes and during the 125 minutes he was in hit seven 4’s : he was, however, missed at the wicket when 33. Kelleway and McElhone left a little later, the fourth wicket falling at 174. Subsequently Macartney and Tozer added 119 together, the former for the first time in his life making two separate hundreds in a match. He scored his 126 at the rate of a run a minute, playing free and delightful cricket and hitting nine 4’s, the majority of them very good cuts. Emery subsequently hit most vigorously, and when the innings closed for 458 carried out his bat for 80, made in 47 minutes : he obtained 50 in 22 minutes, put on 76 for the ninth wicket with Massie and hit a 6 and seven 4’s. Faulkner, with four wickets for just under 18 runs each, was the most effective bowler during the innings. The visitors were left with 487 to win and lost Commaille and Pearse—both to Macartney—at 6 and 19 respectively. I’hen followed a great stand by Faulkner and Nourse, who put on 213 runs without being separated before stumps were drawn for the day. They played brilliant cricket and it was unfortunate for them that rain during the night should have affected the wicket for the last day’s play. Nourse offered a hard chance when 112, but Faulkner was guiltless of mistake : the former hit sixteen 4’s during the 224 minutes he was in, and the latter twenty-two in ten minutes longer time. Their stand—a record for the third wicket in first-class cricket in Australia—realised 318 runs, and they were dismissed by successive deliveries. The fourth wicket fell at 337, and of the remaining players only Schwarz, who carried out his bat for 45, did anything worthy of special mention. The five day’s play produced 1744 runs for the loss of forty wickets, and each of the innings exceeded 400. Score and analysis :—- N ew S outh W ales . First innings. V. T. Trumper, b Pearse .......................... W. Bardsley, c Snooke, b Pearse C. Kelleway, lbw, b Pegler ................... E. F. McElhone, hit wkt, b Sinclair... C. G. Macartney, c Pegler, b Faulkner H. L. Collins, c Strieker, b Nourse C. J. Tozer, c Strieker, b Sinclair ... L. A. Minnett, b Faulkner .................. S. H. Emery, not out................................... R. J. A. Massie, b Nourse.......................... G. Harvey, b Pegler .................................. B 9, lb 11.................................. Total.......... 5 Second innings, b Sinclair .........................,. 15 9 b Sinclair ........................ .. 73 33 b Faulkner ........................... 65 94 c Schwarz, b Faulkner ... 2 119 b Schwarz ........................ .. 126 83 eSnooke, b Faulkner .. 2 2 b Strieker ........................ .. 37 2 c and b Schwarz .. 23 58 not o u t............................... .. 80 0 b Faulkner ...................... .. 19 11 c Vogler, b Pegler .. 7 20 B 2, lb 6, w 1 ... ... 9 436 T ota l.................. 458 S outh A frica . First innings. O. C. Pearse, c Macartney, b Emery ........... 54 M. Commaille, c Bardsley, b M in nett........... 29 G. A. Faulkner, b Minnett .......................... 2 A. D. Nourse, b Emei*y .................................. 81 S. J. Snooke, c Minnett, b K elleway........... 13 J. H. Sinclair, b Massie .................................. <55 L. Strieker, not out .......................................... 82 A. E. E. Vogler, c Macartney, b Emery ... 0 R. O. Schwarz, b Macartney .................. 13 S. J. Pegler, c Kelleway, b Minnett ........... 1(5 T. Campbell, c McElhone, b Kelleway........... 32 B 14, lb 4, nb 3 ........................... 21 T otal.......... Second innings. b Macartney .................. 9 b Macartney .................. 1 c Kellewa 3 r, bMacartney ... 144 c Collins, b Kelloway ... 1(50 b Kelleway ................. 4 b K ellew ay.......................... 4 b Massie .......................... 18 run ou t.................................. 2 not o u t .................................. 45 b K ellew ay.......................... 1(5 c Minnett, b Massio .. .. 3 * B 24, lb 4, w 2, nb (5... 36 T otal..................442 N ew S outh W ales . First innings. Second innings. O. M. r . W. O. M. R. w. Vogler ........... 21 6 53 0 ............... ... ... 7 0 44 0 Pearse ........... 11 0 54 2 .................. 9 1 36 0 Sinclair ... ........... 11) 0 72 2 .................. ... 29 4 92 2 Pegler ........... 15 1 71 2 .................. ... 16 1 61 1 Schwarz ... ........... 14 2 68 0 .............. ... 12 0 77 2 Eaulkner ........... 19 2 61 2 ...........• ... 22 3 71 4 Nourse ... ... ... 10 3 24 2 .................. ... 8 2 23 0 Strieker ... .......... 4 0 13 0 ............................ ... 8 1 43 1 Snooke ... 1 0 2 0 Vogler bowled a wide. S outh A fr ic a . First innings. Sccond innings. O. M. R. W. 0 . M. R. W. Minnett ... ........... 36 6 140 3 .................. ... 11 0 56 0 Kelleway... ........... 23-5 6 49 2 .................. ... 33 6 120 4 Massie ........... 19 3 55 1 ............................ ... 20 4 64 2 Emery ... ........... 30 2 101 3 .................. ... 14 2 53 0 Macartney ........... 16 2 42 1 ............................ ... 35 5 113 3 Collins ... 1 1 0 0 Macartney bowled a wide and three no-balls, Massie a wide and one no-ball, Minnett two no-balls and Kelleway and Emery one each. 2 0 t h M a t c h — -v. AUSTRALIA. F IF T H T E S T . Played at Sydney on March 3, 4, 6 and 7. Australia won by seven wickets. For the fifth and last trial of strength between the two countries each side made one alteration in its constitution, Vogler and Gehrs giving way to Pearse and Macartney respectively. There was heavy rain during the Thursday night and showers early on the Friday morning, and Sherwell, upon winning the toss, determined to send Australia in, after he and Sinclair had carefully examined the wicket. His policy, however, was not successful, for, although Kelleway was out at 2, the total at the end of the first day was 281 with only three wickets d wn. Macartney, who had obtained 119 and 126 for New South Wales against the South Africans in their previous match, played another magnificent innings and received such ex­ cellent support from Hordern and Bardsley that the second wicket added 124 and the third 145. The pitch improved as the day wore on, but runs came readily from the start, Macartney playing with freedom and confidence throughout. He drove and cut with precision and power, and hit sixteen 4’s in scoring 137 out of 271 in 193 minutes without a chance. Bardsley was 83 not out when stumps were