TEST ENDS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1340, 18 January 1912, Page 5

TEST ENDS.

ENGLAND EASILY IN FRONT. SEVEN WICKETS. POOR GATE ON THE LAST DAY. • 109 RUNS TO GET, GUNN AND RHODES DO IT. By Telecraph— Press (Rec. January 17, 8.20 p.m.) Adelaide, January 17. Only 2000 spectators were present to witness the conclusion of the third Test match, M.C.C. Touring Team v. Australia. Play was renewed in bright weather, and the wicket wore well. On the previous day Australia had put on 300 runs for the loss of five wickets, and the two not-outs, Minnett and Horderu, continued the innings. Minnett's score then stood at 38, and Horderu had scored three. Barnes sent down the first over, and Minnett was easily caught at cover-point without any addition to his overnight score. Ransford came in, and Foster took up the bowling at the other end. With three runs added, Horderu softly returned a ball to Barnes, who took it left-hand. Matthews was next man, and batted cautiously like Ransford, whose thumb evidently jarred him. At 383 Douglas took the ball from Foster, and Ransford, glancing him for two, reached double figures after 11 minutes' play. .'Matthews's time was'32'minutes. Then tho latter swung Barnes to the square leg, boundary,' and a series of singles' brought up 100 in 427 minutes. With a new ball, Foster went on again vice Douglas, and Woolley bowled at the other end. At the luncheon adjournment the total was 422—Ransford, 24; Matthews, 29. Foster and Barnes resumed the bowling, and runs came steadily, chiefly from Foster, who, at 439, was replaced by Hitch. In his second over, Matthews, who had then made 39, was missed by Smith at short stop, but tho fifth ball of the over bowled Ransford. The lefthander had batted soundly for 10S minutes under painful circumstances. It was a fine "knock." Eight for 447. With Cotter in Matthews hit four off each bowler, and Cotter banjjed three fours in succession off Hitch. Then Matthews was bowled by Barnes. He had playeo. a plucky innings lasting 114 minutes. Trumper limped in, and made a single, and then Cotter was bowled. The innings had lasted 497 minutes. Barnes bowled splendidly to-day, and the fielding wo,s good. With 109 runs to get to win, Hobbs and Rhodes opened for England against tho bowling of Cotter and Hordern. In the "googlic" bowler's second over, Hobbs was out leg-beforc-wickot. Ono for five. Gunn was next man, and played strictly on the defensive, but Rhodes was aggressive (ill Armstrong replaced Cotter 'iud sleadied the scoring. When Rhodes was 25 he was badly missed act slip by Armstrong, off Hordern. Minnett took the ball from Armstrong, ?nd, as Hordern was being jjunished, Matthews bowled in his place. Kelleway was also tried. Rhodes reached 50, and the century came in 95 minutes. With two more, up Gunn was dismissed. Ho had been in 91 minutes, and had hit four fourors. Heaine was the inoiuer, and save Kollew ay an easy return, before the same player caught him at mid-on. Mead then went in, and Rhodes madethe winning hit—a four to leg .off Matthews. Australia.—First Innings. Kelleway, b. Foster » 1 Bardsley, c. Smith b. Barnes « 5 Hordern, c. Rhodes, b. Foster 25 Armstrong, b. Foster 33 Trumper. b. Hitch 26 Hill, st. Smith, b. Foster _ 0 Minnett, b. Foster -. „ 0 Matthews, c, Mead, b. Barnes 5 Cotter, b. Barnes 11 Carter, c. Gunn, b. Douglas .L 8 Ransford, not out 8 Sundries i....' * 11 Total 133 Bowling Analysis. Foster took five wickets for 36 runs-; Barnes, three for 71; Douglas, one for 7; Hearne, none for 6; Hitch, one for 2. England.—First Innings. Rhodes, f.b.w., b. Cotter 59 Hobbs, c. Hordern, b. Minnett 187 Gunn, c. Hill, b. Cotter 29 Hearne, c. Hill, b. Kelleway 12 Mead, c. and b. Hordern .' 46 Foster, b. Armstrong 71 Douglas, b. Minnett - - 35 Woolley, b. Cotter 20 Smith, c. 6ub., b. Cotter 22 Barnes, not out 2 Hitch, c. sub., b. Hordern - 0 Sundries — - 18 Total 501 Bowling Analysis. Cotter took four wickets for 125 runs; Hordern, two for 143; Kelleway, one for 46; Matthews, none for 72; Minnett, two for 54; Armstrong, one for 33. Australia—Second Innings. Kelleway, b. Douglas 37 Bardsley, b. Foster 63 CarteT, c. Smith, b. Woolley K Hill, c. Hitch, b. Barnes 98 Armstrong, b. Douglas ..'. 25 Minnett, c. Hobbs, b. Barnes 3S Hordern, c. and b. Barnes 5 Hansford, b. Hitch '38 Matthews, b. Barnes. . v ................. 53 Cctter, b. Barnes 15 Trumper, not out 1 Sundries 31 Total • 47G' Bowling Analysis. Barnes took five wickets for-105 rnns; Douglas, two for 71;.WooUey, ono f0r.30; Hearne, none for 61; Hitch, one for 69; Rhodes, none for 6. England.—Second Innings. Hobbs, 1.b.w., b. Hordern 3 Rhodes, not out ..•........■,.: _. 57 Gunn, c. Cotter, b. Kelleway 45 Hearne, c. Kelleway, b. Matthews ... 2 Mead, not out 2 Sundries 3 Total for three wickets 112 Bowling Analysis. Hcardern took ono wicket for 32 runs; Armstrong, none for 12; Matthews, ono for 24; Kelleway, ono for 8. CLEM HILL'S DENIAL. (Rec. January 17, 9.10 p.m.) Adelaide, January 17. Clem Hill emphatically denies tho rumour that lie will not go to England with tho Australian cricket team, and says that he has already booked berths for himself and family.