THE FIRST TEST.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3536, 29 May 1912, Page 5

THE FIRST TEST.

AUSTRALIA V. SOUTH AFRICA.

BRILLIANT DISPLAY BY THE KAfBAROQS.

FIRST INNINGS REALISES 448.

BARDSLEV AND KELLEWAY IN GREAT FORM.

SPRINGBOKS LOSE THREE WICKETS FOR 42 RUNS.

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LONDON, May 27. The first of the triangular test games was commenced at Manchester to-day between Australia and South Africa.

Campbell, Carter, Cox, Llewellyn, Strieker, and Tancred were omitted from the South African team. The weather was fine and the wicket good. Gregory, the Australian captain, won the toss and elected to hat.

Jennings and Kelleway opened the batting to the bowling of Faulkner and Nourse.

The batsmen got a good start, 50 appearing in 35 minutes. Shortly afterwards .Jennings attempted to pull a ball from Pegler, and was well taken at mid-on by Schwarz. He had made 32 by attractive cricket. In the second over he survived an appeal for leg liefore wicket to Nourse. Kelleway had only reached 21. When he had scored 10 lie had been beaten by a ball from Pegler, which fortunately for him missed the wicket. Pegler laid replaced Nourse at 19, the latter failing to find his length. Faulkner was bowling steadily, but gave place to Schwarz at 53. Macartney, the incomer, was cheered on appearing. He survived an appeal for leg before wicket from Pegler when 2. Then he immediately got to work, and knocked 11 off one over from Schwarz. Shortly afterwards he hit across a slow hall from Pegler and lost his wicket.. He had batted 20 minutes, and gave a bright display; 2 for 92.

Kelleway had made 27 in moderate style. The bowling was uncertain and the fielding clean. Bardslev went in next.

Kelleway got a couple off Schwarz, which brought up the century in 72 minutes.

At 100 Faulkner resumed bowling in place of Schwarz. His first ball vielded four, through the slips to Kelleway, who was improving. Bardslev opened cautiously, and play was quieter, there being occasional singles. At 131 Hartigan took the place of Schwarz, who had l>cen again tried. At 134 White replaced Pegler. One hundred and fifty -appeared after 110 minutes’ play: Kelleway 61. Tiie latter made 50 in 90 minutes, and Bardslev 29. When the latter had scored four he was nearly run out, hut a bad return from Snooke allowed him to escape. He was beaten in the same over by Pegler but the ball missed his wicket. At the luncheon adjournment the Australians liad 2 wickets down for 159.

On resuming the attendance was 9009.

Pegler and Hartigan took up the attack, but the bowling was only moderate, and the scoring went on steadily.

Bardsley hit Hartigan io squareleg for 6. Ax 198 Hartigan was displaced by Schwarz, off whose first over Bardsley hit 15. .consisting of 2,6, 4. and 3. "When Kelleway had reached SI. Ward badly missed a chance of stumoing. off Schwarz. The second century was registered in 155 minutes, and 250 in 170 minutes.

The bowling was completely mastered.

At 252 Faulkner went on in place of Scliwarz. At this stage Ivelleway had scored 98 and Bardsley 100, which occupied 115 minutes, compiled in a masterly fashion. The score was now 269 for two wickets. Runs came fast.

At 293 Nourse, who had ben put on again, gave way to Pegler. The change was effective. In Pegler’s first over Kelleway was taken low at the wickets bv Ward, having scored 114 in 195 minutes, which included five fourers. He showed good defence, with fine drives. His century was registered in 185 minutes, and Bardslev’s in 10S minutes. Three for 29k. The partnership had added 202. Gregorv went- m next- and Vl liite replaced Faulkner with the ball. The change had the desired effect, White cleverly catching Bardsley low down, right-handed, off his own bowling-, Bardsley’s 121 had been made in 155 minutes.

When 111 be gove a- chance to Ward at the wickets, off Pegler. He gave a grand all-round display, and was always master of the bowling. He hit two sixes and eleven fours. Gregory had not scored. Min nett was the incomer—4 for 314. At 320 Schwarz resumed bowling in place of White. Minnqtt almost immediately returned a hard drive to Schwarz. He had made 12 and Gregory 5. 5 for 325. Matthews went in next. Gregory, when he had reached 12, was nearly caught by Schwarz off the latter’s own bowling. Matthews, when 5, was missed at mid-off by White off Pegler. At the tea adjournment Gregory had scored 26 and Matthews 10. 5 for 359. There wes an attendance of 11,000 after tea. On resuming play, Pegler and Schwarz shaved the bowling. At 375 Gregory was stumped off Pegler. He had scored 37 in 70 jninutes, and Matthews 15. 6 for 375. The next to go in was Emory, who did not last loiig, being howled by Schwarz for one. 7 for 376. Hazlitt followed, but- was out leg before to Schwarz without having scored. 8-for 376. The incomer, Carkeek. fell a, victim to Pegler when he had scored 5. 9 for 355. Matthews 20.

Wbitty, the last man, joined Matthews, and made a fine stand. Whitty played a stylish and vigorous innings, his driving being very line. He hit a fiver and a couple of fours off one over from Schwarz.

W hen 22 he gave a chance at longon. "White missing a hot one. Matthews gave a catch to Taylor, which the latter misjudged. The partnership, which lasted 30 minutes, added 53 runs, and then Whitty, who had scored 33, was stumped in playing forward to Pegler.

Matthews, who hatted for 90 minutes, was left not out with 49. His display was indifferent, and ho gave three chances.

The innings, which lasted 310 minutes, closed for 448, which: included 24 extras. Matthews received a knock, which split his hand, which had to he sewn, and he will probably be unable to hat in the second innings. Carter fielded as substitute for him. Emery played on badly. Hazlitt we n t second ballThe fourth century was hoisted in 290 minutes. Taylor and Hartigan opened the innings for the Africans to the bowling of Hazlitt and "Whitty. In the latter’s first over Taylor was caught. Hartigan and Nourse played out time.

The wicket was exceptionally easy and the fielding was excellent and better than was expected. Following were the scores-. All ST.R ALlA—First Innings. Jennings, c Schwarz, b Pegler ... 32 Kelleway, c Ward, b Pegler ... 114 Macartney, b Pegler 21 Bardslev, c and b White 121 Gregory, si Ward, b Pegler ... 37 Minnett, c and b Schwarz 12 Matthews, not out 49 Emery, b Schwarz 1 Hazlitt, lbw b Schwarz 0 Carkeek, b Pegler 4 Whitty, st "Ward, b Pegler ... 33 Extras 24

Total 448 Bowling analysis: Faulkner, 16 overs, 2 maidens: 55 runs, no wickets ; Nourse, 14—1—62—0 ; Pegler 45.3 —9—105—6; Schwarz, 32—0—142 3: Hartigan, 9—o—3l—o ; White, 6—1—29—1. Pegler bowled one wide. SOUTH AFRICA—First Innings. " Taylor, c Carkeek, b Whitty ... 0 Hartigan, not out- 8 Nourse, not out 8

One wicket for

THE SECOND DAY

LATEST REPORTS

(Received Mav 29. 12.55 a.m.) LONDON, May 28. South Africa has 3 wickets down for 42-

Nourse, b Whitty 17. Hartigan, not out, 18. Snooke, on-played, b Whitty 7. The weather is bright and the wicket excellent.

THE CREAT THREE-CORNERED TESTS.

(Notes by “Short-Slip.”)

The first shot in the great triangu-. lar battle between the three greatcricketing countries of the world was fired at Manchester on Monday morning, when Australia and South Africaopposed each other. The day will be marked yvith a big white stone in the annals of the game, for never before in the history of cricket has Australia, South Africa, and England had their cricketstrength gathered in the one country to decide who are champions at the great national game'. The magnificent start made by Australia in scoring 44S in their opening innings will make pleasant reading. A full report of the first day’s play appears in this morning’s issue, and from this it will lie seen that Bardslev and Kelleway, two New South Welshmen, were responsible for more than half , of the runs.

Bardsley proved himself the mostbrilliant batsman in the team on the occasion of the Australians’ last English tour, and by scoring a double centurv in the concluding test match, placed "to his credit- a feat- which had never before been performed by any batsman in the long history of teststruggles. The brilliant left-hander fell off most unaccountably in the test games against England in Australia- lastsummer. He appeared quite unable to withstand the bowling of F. R. Foster, who fired him out- almost as soon as he came in iu match after match. Bardslev appears to have struck his very 'best' form in the present tour, and by running up 121 in the first test has set the seal on a- string of brilliant performances. Kelleway is one of the finest allrounders in Australia, at the present dav. and that- he is capable of hitting up 114 against South Africa, m addition to his acknowledged bowling prowess, shows that Australia still has men capable of ranking with the o-iants of the past, such as Harry Trott. George G'iffen, Alf. Noble, and Hugh Tnunble. The South African bowling appears to have been wanting, and it is difficult to understand why such trundlers as Carter and Lleyellwy were not included. In Pegler. South Africa appears to have a bowler of the first flight, Ins record of six for 105 off 45 overs on Mondav was a capital piece of work. The'South Africans are set a lug main, and it will be interesting to see how they will fare. . If they make anything of a stand —which does not seem likely in view of the latest reports--—nothing is surer than that the match will end in a draw. Three _ days is not sufficient in which to finish a vestmatch. and it is safe to predict that if good wickets are experienced many of the tests will remain unfinished. In aivv case, the series of test games between England Australia, and South Africa will cause the greatest interest amongst cricketers the world over. Mav there be a fair field and no favor, and may the best team win.

COUNTY MATCHES

■SOME NOTABLE SCORES. (Received May 28. 11 p.m.) LONDON. May 28. Against Kent Fry made 143, and Mead 106. Against Lancashire Rhodes put up 107. Against Sssuex J. W. Hearne took seven wickets for 2S and Warner scored 130. ‘