Point caught by article - quickly peruse (4)
I believe the answer is:
scan
'quickly peruse' is the definition.
'scan' can be an answer for 'peruse' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'quickly' bit.
'point caught by article' is the wordplay.
'point' becomes 's' (South).
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
's'+'c'+'an'='SCAN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scan that I've seen before include "Glance negligently at" , "Type of examination" , "Conform to rules of poetic metre" , "Examine intensely -- examine superficially" , "Analyse rhythm of line of verse" .)