TEST MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1315, 19 December 1911, Page 5

TEST MATCH.

THIRD DAVS PLAY. THE BIG ENGLISH DEFICITHEARNE SHAPES WELL. AUSTRALIA AGAIN BATTING. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright (Kec. December 18, 8.5 p.m.) Sydney, December 18. For the third day of the test match— Australia v. .UX'.C—the weather, though hot, was tempered by a cool breeze. The wicket was excellent. The attendance n uni bored 13,000. Hobbs and Hciirne resumed batting for England. Wtiitty captured Hobbs iu his lirst ove.v, before ho had added to Saturday's score. The ball was pitched well up on the leg sidy, and Hobbs, attempting to glance it, lifted it lo "silly uiid-ou," where Hill effected a clever one-hand catch. Hobbs hud been at the wickets for 167 minutes, and diu'iug the course of his innings had given two chances. Ho hit five fours, and ono live. Foster followed, and Cotter, bowling from the other end, nearly added another wicket before the total had been further increased. Kvjiri>3 snicked a ball which got up waist high between Kelleway and Bardrlpy in the slips, and, instead of a wicket, four resulted, roster brought the total to 150 by driving Whitty for two. The innings had then progressed three hours.

At this stage Ti.-.mper's injury had - sufficiently improved to allow him to take his place in the field. Macartney, however, still-lidded in place of Minnett, who had injured his foot at tho practice nets. Foster quickly passed Hearne, who was then 19, twos and fours coming from almost overy stroke. This pair emulated some of the Australians—notably Hill and Bardsle) - —in making overy possible run. The practice met with the hearty approval of tho crowd, who Tepeatedly cheered the batsmen. ■ At 180 Hordern relieved Cotter, Kelleway going on at the other end. The Australians had fondly imagined that Trumper was tho only player to dare to pull balls off the stumps to tho leg boundary, but Foster disabused this idea, repeatedly pulling across, ouo hit landing on the track. Both batsmen used their feet freely in playing Hord«rn. A total of 200 went up after 211 minutes' play. Foster's 50 appeared in 50 minutes. Six runs later he attempted to play Hordern, but hit him on to his wicket, and was out. His score included nine fourers. Woolley quickly got his eye in, and faced the fowling with confidence, while Hearne was still watching every ball carefully. After luncheon Whitty and Cotter renewed the attack. Hearne's fifty occupied 107 minutes. At 293 Hordsrn took the ball from Cotter, and, in liis first over, clipped Woolley's bails. Tho spectators wero sorry to see his dismissal, as, with tho'exception of Foster, ho had proved the most attractive batsman in the team. He hit five fonrs. Douglas played his first ball up to Trumper at "silly point"—an easy catch. When Barnes joined Hearne play slowed, several maidens following. Then Barnes drove Whitty for four, making tho total 301 for the :-amo number of minutes. Hen run was loudly cheered on passing Hobbs's score by lifting Hordern to the track. Kelleway relieved- Whilly, and, with his first ball, bowled Barnes. With Strmlwick in, Hearne begun to hit out, but, at 78, he skied Kelleway, Trumper caiehing at long-off. The innings closed with a deficiency for England of. 129. The Australian fielding was generally smart and clean. England wero ail out shortly before tea-time, and tha usual interval was cut out. Trouble started early for Australia, Foster bowling Bardsley when the total stood ,-it 20, and tho innings had progressed only Sα minutes. Hill joined Kollcway, who was then 17. Both batsmen played steadily, and 50 appeared in 51 minutes. Tho'bowling was frequently changed, Douglas, Barnes, Woolley, and Foster taking a few overs each. They' were well supported by the field. After the total had passed 50 play became uninteresting, the bowlers keeping a Rood length, especially Douglas, whose cielit overs yielded only 10 runs. nenrne went on at 7G, and play brightened a little, but it was still far from brilliant, Hill and Kelleway seeming to bo determined to play out time. The first inn took 10G minutes to compile. A slight diversion camo through Hill hitting a ball about a yard along thti pitch and sneaking a run; the wicketkeeper an.l bowler both ran for the ball, and collided, and meantime the meii got home. With a quarter of an hour to go Rhodes started to bowl. The rate of scoring was not improved, in spite of the barracking of a section of the crowd. Trumper's score of 113 was his sixth century in Tests. He has also complet,wl two thousand runs in Tests. The "Herald," commenting on Minnott's brilliant debut, said he imparted splendid power to nearly all strokes, bombarding the fields on the off repeatedly, his strokes ranging from third man to straight, with an occasional on drive. He is capable of still better things, adds tho "Herald." Australia.—First Innings, Kelleway, c. and b. Woolley ......... 20 I Bardsley, c. Strudwick, b. Douglas ... 30 Hill, run out Armstrong, st. Strudwick, b. Hearne 60 Trumper, c. Hobbs, b. Woolley 113 Kiuitford, c. Hcarne, b. Barnes 26 Minnott, c. Foster, b. Barnes !!0 Hordern, not out 17 Cotter, c. and b. Barnes G Carter, b. Foster 13 Whitty, b. Foster 0 Sundries Øog

Total ; 417 How the Wickets Fell. 1 234 S 6789 10 4t 77 121 198 278 387 420 426 447 417 Bowling Analysis. Foster took two wickets for 105 runs; Douglas, one for G2; Barnes, throe for 107; Hearne, ono for 4-1; Woolley, two for 77; Rhodes, nono for 20. England.—First Inning*. Hqbbs, b. Hill. 1). Whitty i;n Kinneir, b. Kelleway l' 2 Giinn, b. Cotter .„ | Rhodes, c. Hill. l>. Hordorn 11 Mead. e. ami b. Hordorn 0 Hearne, c. Trimiper, b. Kelleway ... 7(i Foster, l>. • Hordern Sβ Woolloy, b. Hordern 30 Douglas, e. Trumper, l>. Hordern ... 1) Darnry. I). Kolleway |) Stnidwick. not out o .Sundries 0 Total 318 How tho Wickets Fell. 1 ,2 3 4 5 fi 7 8 9 10 45 53 115 12!) 142 231 293 :"J3 310 31S Bowling Analysis. . Cotter took one wicket for 88 runsj Whitty, one for 60; Kelleiray, ttee (or

■1C; Hordorn. livo for 8,">: Armstrong, nono for 28; Minnelt, uuiio for 'I Australia.—Second Innings. Bnrdsley, b. Foster 12 Kellciray, not. out 17 llill, uot out l'j Sundries „,„ 11 Total for ono wicket 119