AT BAY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3549, 13 June 1912, Page 5

AT BAY.

SOUTH AFRICANS WITH THEIR BACKS TO THE WALL. FINE INNINGS BY SPOONER AND WOOLLEY. BRILLIANT BOWLING BY PEGLER. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT] LONDON, June 11. Tlie weather was bright and breezy and the wicket soft for the second day of the test match between South Africa and England at Lord’s. The attendance was 3000. Faulkner and Nourse opened the attack and the partnership of Spooner and Rhddes was soon terminated. Six were added by Rhodes from the fifth ball of Nourse’s first over, but the play was steady and the batsmen were often beaten. Rhodes was at last clean bowled by Nourse. Tlie partnership added 124. Spooner made 73 in 100 minutes. Two for 128;

Fry followed, and runs continued to pile up, 150 being scored in 125 minutes.

Schwarz replaced Nourse at 153. Faulkner kept a good length and was troubling Fry. Approaching the century Spooner’s play was quieter. At 93 ire gave an easy chance to Mitchell at mid-on off Schwarz. At 98 lie was beaten by Schwarz.

Fry, in the next over - , played on to Pegler, who had relieved Faulkner. Fry had been batting for 40 minutes, and the partnership added 55. Three for 183.

Warner filled the vacancy. Spooner, with a single off Schwarz, registered his century in 165 minutes. Both batsmen scored steadily.

A total of 200 was put up in 175 minutes. Nourse replaced Schwarz at 201. The change was affective. Spooner was taken low at mid-off by Llewellyn in Nourse’s first over. Four for 207.

Spooner obtained his 119 by brilliantdriving and cutting. He made a sixer and 13 fours. Besides the chances mentioned he gave -one to Schwarz off Llewellyn when at 50. Woolley was the incomer. Warner gave several chances. At 34 he was repeatedly beaten. Woolley smashed the bowling straight away by big hits, 50 being put up in 55 minutes. With a big pull for six off Llewellyn lie reached 60, making 15 in one over. He showed brilliant driving. Another six off Llewellyn brought the total to 300 in 250 minutes. At the luncheon adjournment the score stood at 303, with four wickets down.

The sky was cloudy and the wicket patchy. The attendance had increased to 10.000.

On resuming play, Faulkner and Pegler went on to bowl. The latter proved destructive.

In his fourth over Warner was stumped, having batted 90 minutes. Five for 320. The partnership added 113. Jessop went in next. With three runs added "Woolley was yorked by Pegler. The Kent man had batted for 80 minutes for 73. playing a clianeelqss innings. He scored two sixes and seven fours.

Six for 323. Foster, the incomer, had added one to the total when Jessop. hitting across at Pegler, was bowled. Pegler took three wickets in successive overs. Seven for 324. Smith went in next. The downfall of the tail continued. The incomer, trying to turn a ball in Pegler’s next, over, was bowled. Eight for 330. Barnes filled the vacancy. In Pegler’s next over Foster fell leg before wicket. Nine for 357. Brearley, tlie last man. was bowled by Pegler first ball. The innings lasted 290 minutes. Since lunch Pegler’s analysis was six overs, two maidens, sixteen runs, six wickets, the last five overs yielding six wickets for 7 runs. A Stern Chase. The South Africans, 279 behind, sent Hartigan and Taylor in to face the bowling of Foster and Barnes. The batsmen made a bad start, the bowlers threatening to repeat the first innings slaughter. In Foster’s third over Hartigan succumbed to a shooter. One for 5. Nourse was the incomer. The weather was now bright, and the attendance reached 12,000. The bowling continued to worry the batsmen. Nourse twice nearly played on to Foster.

Taylor, playing forward, was beaten by a fine ball from Barnes. Nourse had then scored six. Two for 17.

Llewellyn partnered Nourse. a promising partnership being broken by bad luck.

Nourse started to run and returned, but was unable to get back, Rhodes returning the bail smartly to Smith. Before Nourse bad scored. Llewellyn survived a general appeal for a catch ta the wicket off Foster. Nourse had batted for 45 minutes. The partnership added 19Three for 36. Faulkner followed, and a. fine stand was made. Llewelyln did most of the scoring. Faulkner, at 15. was beaten by Barnes. Llewellvn bad scored 55. Brearlev relieved Barnes at 36. Faulkner,' before he had scored, was nearlv caught- by I oster off the latter’s own howling. The batting was steady, and thefielding keen. The batsmen were unable to do much. Brearley bowled six overs for four singles. Woollev replaced Foster at 55, the latter having bowled for 90 minutes. Barnes went on again in place of Brearley at 56.

Refreshments were dispensed on the field.

Hobbs relieved Barnes at 76, and Barnes replaced Woolley at 77. Faulkner, off-driving Barnes, hoists ed the century in 120 minutes. Four runs later Faulkner was got rid of leg-before to Barnes. He made a watchful, strong defence, with good hitting. His first five took 50 minutes to secure.

Snooke was the incomer. Foster bowled one over after tea, and then slight rain set in. An appeal was made for failing light and stumps ware drawn, the score then standing -at 114 for four wickets. Llewellyn scored 60 in 150 minutes. He displayed strong driving and a good defence. He obtained 50 in 80 minutes. When 52 he was nearly bowled by Hobbs, four byes resulting. The next ball hit him on the knee. The pitch was soft and very bare. A total of 13,568 paid for admission. The following are the scores: — SOUTH AFKIOA—First Innings. Hartigan, c Foster b Barnes ... 0 Taylor, l'bw, b Barnes 1 Nourse, b Foster ••• 13 Llewellyn, b Foster 9 Faulkner, b Foster 7 Snooke, b Barnes 2 Schwarz, c Foster b Barnes 4 Pegler, b Foster 4 Carter, b Foster 0 Campbell, not out , 0 Sundries 17 Total 58 —Bowling Analysis.—; ___ ,O. M. R. W. Foster 14 7 16 5 Barnes 15 5 25 5 Foster sent two no-balls, and gave 12 byes and 3 leg-byes. EXG LAND. —First Inn ings. Hobbs, b Nonrso 4 Rhodes, b Nourse _ 36 Spooner, c Llewellyn, b Nourste... 119 Fry, b Pegler 29 Warner, st Campbell, b Pegler... 39 Woolley, b Pegler 73 Jessop, b Pegler 3 Foster, lbw, b Pegler 11 Smith, b Pegler 2 Barnes, b Nourse 0 B rear lev, b Pegler 9 Extra's 21 Total 337 Bowling Analysis.

SOUTH AFRICA—2nd Innings. Hartigan, b Foster 0 Taylor, b Barnes 5 Nourse, run out 17 Llewellyn, not out 60 Faulkner, lbw, b Barnes ... ... 15 Snooke, not out 5 Extras 12 Total for four wickets 114 THE LAST DAY. SOUTH AFRICA, SIX DOWN FOR 135. (Received June 13. 12.50 a.m.) LONDON, June 12. There was an overnight shower, and the weather is dull. South Africa have lost six wickets for 135. Snooke, b Foster lb Mitchell, b Barnes 1 Llewellyn, not out

AUSTRALIANS V. YORKSHIRE.

LOW SCORING ON A SOFT WICKET. WHITTY IN A PETULANT MOOD. LONDON. June 11. The weather was dull and the wicket soft when the match started at Bradford at 2 o’clock to-day. No play had keen possible on the Monday owing to rain. Sir A. White won the toss for Yorkshire, and decided to bat. Whitty and Kelleway opened the attack. The umpire, Mr Carlin, twice noballed Whitty for slipping over the crease, and Whitty refused to continue until Gregory (the Australian captain) gave him the ball. Both bowlers had a good length. Bates mis-hit, and Macartney took him cleverly, running. Macartney removed Denton’s leg stump, and Drake was caught at midon. Macartney displaced Whitty at 13. At 54 Wilson was cleverly caught in the slips. He batted for 130 minutes. He gave an awkward chance to Bardsley at 26. Play was slow, the first hundred taking 135 minutes to compile. Tasker hit up 15 in twenty minutes, including a sixer and a fourer. Booth succumbed to the second ball. At the tea adjournment six wickets bad fallen for 120. On resuming Macartney and Hazlitt were the bowlers. Firth departed in the first over. Hirst, in attempting a big hit, was taken at long-on. He played for 95 minutes in faultless style. He lnt eight tourers. Sir A. White was yorked by Hazlitt. The Australians made a poor start. Drake and Hirst were entrusted with the bowling. At ten Kelleway was taken at short-leg. Playing forward Macartney’s leg stump was removed. At the" call of time Australia had lost three wickets for 28 runs. The following are the scores: — YORKSHIRE—First Innings. Bates, c Macartney, b Kelleway... 6 Wilson, c Hazlitt, b Macartney... 49 Denton, b Macartney ... 12 Drake, c Jennings, b Hazlitt ... 5 Hirst, c Bardsley, b Hazlitt ... 45 Tasker, b Macartney ... 15 Booth, I) Macartney 0 Firth, lbw, h Macartney 0 Haigh. c Oarkeck, !> Macartney, 9 Sir A. White, b Hazlitt 6 Dolphin, not out 0 Extra b Total 155 Bowling analysis Whitty none for 4, Kelleway one for 42, Macartney six for 54, Hazlitt three for 47. The wickets fell as follows: —One for 13, two for 43, three for 54, four for 95, five for 120, six for 120, seven for 120, eight for 137, nine for 153. AUSTRALIA —First Innings. Kelleway, c Denton, b Firth ... 2 Jennings, not out 19 Macartney, b Hirst 0 Bardsley," c Denton, b Hirst ... 0 J Gregory, not out 5 Extras 2 Total for three wickets 28 The wickets fell as follows: —One for 10, two for 10, three for 10. Stumns were then drawn.

Xourse ... 16 5 46 3 Pegler ... 31 S 65 7 Faulkner ... 29 6 72 0 Carter ... 4 0 15 0 'Llewellyn ... 9 0 60' 0 Hartigan ... 10 ! 2 14 0 Schwarz ... 20 3 44 0