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Dominion, Issue 1337, 15 January 1912, Page 5

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THE AUSTRALIANS IN TROUBLETHIRD TEST. HOBBS COLLARS THE BOWLING. AND AMASSES 187. OTHER ENGLISHMEN SCORE WELL, By Telegraph—Press AesociaMon-Copyrieul (Rcc. January U, 5.5 p.m.) Adelaide, Junuary H. Play in tlio third Test Hatch, Australia v. M.C.C., was resumed on Saturday in warmer weather, and before an attendance of twelve thousand. ' Cotter and Matthews renewed the bowl-, ing to Rhodes and Hobbs with a maiden' each. Then the lxitsinen punished Cotter, each hitting him to tho boundary. Matlkcws's good length bowling kept them quieter, and ho sent down eight overs for 11 runs. A. change from Cotter to Kclleway also steadied the Englishmen, who were gelting most of their runs at this 6tagc by stealing them from in-licld strokes. Hobhs was tho more aggressive of the .pair, but cvon his rato was slow, for when ho reached fifty ho had been in a hundred minutes. Hordcrn replaced Matthews at 87, and Hobbs, who was then 53, skied his third ball over tlio bowler's head. Hill ran in somo twonty-fivo yards from tho boundary, and got to the ball wlien it was low down, but could not hold it. His effort, however, was a very lino one. Tho first hundred went up after 124 minutes' play. Each batsman thou got a good boundary hit off each of tho bowlers. At 11G Minnett replaced Kcllcway, and bowled three overs for. fivo runs, but one of Hordern's overs at this 6tage cost 10 runs. Tho Englishmen passed tho Australian total after 145 minutes' play, and lthodcs reached his fifty in 145 minutes. At tho luncheon adjournment the English total was 138—Hobbs 81, Rhodes 53. Cotter and Matthews bowled when the game was renewed, and, in the former's . second over, with nine runs added, Rhodes was out leg before. Ho had played ft valuablo defensive innings, lasting 153 minutes, and had hit fivo four 6. Gunn took ten miliutos to make his first run, us Matthews was again'-bowling well, mixing his paco judiciously, but Cotter was expensive. At 103 Minnett relieved the fast bowler, and the next quarter of an hour's play was very slow, Hobbs patiently waiting his chanco to get his century,' which he eventually completed with a cover-hit to the boundary off Matthews. At 179 Hordcrn relieved Matthews, and runs now came rapidly, though neither batsman took any heart-breaking risks. A total of 200 was hoisted for 215 minutes' play. With a now ball Colter relieved Minnett, and, in his second over, Gunn was caught at mid-on by Hill, who ran in several yards, and took the ball brilliantly near his tecs. Gunn had batted Gl minutes-Two for 20G. Hearne was next man' in, arid; began with a single off Cotter. In tho sam< over Hobbs, who was then 110,-was badly missed by Hordern at second slip. In the fast bowler's next over Hobbs touched another, which passed between Trumper and Hordern. At tho tea adjournment the total was 230-Hobbs 133, Hearne 3. Cotter and Armstrong bowled after tea; and, in two overs, Hobhs hit 1G off Armstrong, who rotired in favour of Mat thews, while Kclleway replaced Cotter. Off tho last ball of Kcllcway's over, Hearno banged a short ball hard, and about a foot high, and Hill, fielding at "silly mid-on," made a magnificent catch. Hearno had batted 42 minutes for a dozen runs. Threo for 2GO. With Mead in, Hordern replaced Kelleway. Hobbs, who was now 158, drovo a ball back to Matthews which proved too high to catch, and he then scooped Hordern up on tlio off-side, but nobody was fielding at cover. Mead was aggressive and Hordcrn did not trouble him so much as ho-had done in Sydney, so Kelloway went back to tho crease.' His second ball, Hobbs (who was now 170) cut, but Cotter, at deep point, only got a clip on the tip of the fingers off tho chance. Hobbs seemed to have a charmed life. Hordern now bowled again, vice Matthews, and Hobbs lifted his first ball to long-off only to seo it drop a few inches in front of Minnett. _ ; _ . Armstrong was then tried ineffectively, and Minnett replaced Kolleway. Off his third ball Hobbs wus Caught at deep point. The Englishman had batted 335 minutes. His first 100 was made excellently, but afterwards ho baited luckily,, and gavo several hot chances. The fourth wicket fell at 323. Mead, who had batted soundly, and Foster played out time. The ground fielding of the Australians was brilliant but, in the air, it was faulty though most of the missed chances were difficult. The bowling all day. lacked sting, Hordcrn bowlod well, but unluckily. Australia.—First Innings. Kclleway, b. Foster 1 Barddey, c. Smith b. Barnes 5 Hordern, c. Rhodes, b. Foster 25 Armstrong, b. Foster 33 Trumper, b. Hitch 2G Hill, st. Smith, b. Foster 0 Minnett, b. Foster 0 Matthews, e. Mead, b. Barnes 5 Cotter, b. Barnes 11 Carter, c. Gunn, b, Douglas 8 Hansford, not out >. .8 Sundries ' ..'. U Total 133 Bowling Analysis, Foster took fivo wickets for 36 runs; Barnes, threo for 71; Douglas, ono for 7; Hearno, none for G; Hitch, ono for 2. England,—First Innings. Rhodes, 1.b.w., b. Cotter 59 Hobbs, c. Hordern, b. Minnett 187 Gunn, o. Hill, b. Cotter 21). Hearne, c. Hill, b. Kclleway 12 Mead, not out 31 Foster, not out 0 Sundries 1 - 0 Total for four wickets 327