Lives in Cricket No 27 - CB Llewellyn

35 The Third Test, in early November, gave him the opportunity to appear at Newlands, Cape Town for the first time. There was, apparently, no opposition at that stage to his playing in that bastion of racial prejudice and the sky did not fall. Opening the bowling with J.J.Kotze in Australia’s first innings, his figures were 30.5-4-97-6, and his victims included Trumper, Armstrong and Darling. In the series he recorded 25 wickets at 17.92 each. The Star praised Llewellyn for his success on the field before adding he ‘is esteemed not only for his cricket ability, but for his personal qualities’. His success perhaps diverted censure there; this was counter- balanced by carping from his home state, Natal, where he did not play on that trip – perhaps his clerical duties at The Wanderers kept him away. After the departure of the Australians for home, it was the hope in Transvaal that Buck would represent them in the Currie Cup tournament at Port Elizabeth, playing as an amateur. This hope was dashed when Western Province objected on ‘the Triumph in South Africa The South African side which lost at Newlands to Australia in November, 1902. Standing (l to r): F.Hearne (umpire), J.Middleton, W.A.Shalders, C.M.H.Hathorn, A.W.Nourse, W.H.Creese (umpire). Seated: L.J.Tancred, C.B.Llewellyn, E.A.Halliwell (capt, wk), J.H.Sinclair, J.J.Kotze. On the ground: C.J.E.Smith, P.S.Twentyman-Jones. Buck took six for 97 in Australia’s first innings.