THE TEST MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1525, 22 August 1912, Page 5

THE TEST MATCH.

ENGLAND ALL OUT FOR 245.

PLAY INTERRUPTED BY A DOWNPOUR. AUSTRALIANS IN DIFFICULTIESBy Tcletirapli-Press Aesociation-Cop.TiEht London, August 20. Ruin delayed play until 1 p.m. to-day. Tho wicket is very soft. England added only 12 runs to the overnight score. Barnes and Smith began tatting, and the latter, after getting 4, was bowled by a swinger from Whitty. Nino for 239. . Dean,, tho last man, came in, but before ho scored he lost Barnes—caught by \Tennings off Minnott. The innings had extended over 305 minutes. At the conclusion the luncheon adjournment was taken. On resuming the weather was still very threatening.' The attendance numbered 10,000. Gregory and Kelleway opened for Australia, Barnes and Dean bowling. The batsmen were early in difficulties. Barnes sent down three maidens. The fieldsmen were in close. Gregory was easily taken by Rhodes at short-leg off Barnes in his fifth over. One for 9. , JCelleway, 7, was joined by Macartney. The former added a single, when heavy rain fell. When they began again, at 5.20 o'clock, the ball was rising awkwardly. Barnes and Dean were still bowling. Sis nins were obtained off Dean's first 'over. Barnes's analysis road: 6 overs, 5' maidens, 1 run, 1 wicket. Then Kelleway got a 3 to leg off Barnes, but the latter got Macartney in the same over. Two for 19. Kelleway was now 12. Bardsley was next, and this pair stopped the rot. At 15, Kelleway escaped a run-out, Dean failing to handle Douglas's return. Foster replaced Dean nt 30, and Woolley bowled vice Poster at 43. Kelleway, with a i, sent the score past the half-century in sevcnty-nvo minutes. The pair were still together at stumps— two for 52. Tho attendance numbered 14,000. Of these 10,813 paid for admission. Scores are as follow:— ENGLAND. First Innings. Hobbs, c. Carkcek, b. Macartney GG Rhodes, b. Minnett 49 Spooner, c. Hazlitt, b. Macartney ... 1 Fry, c. Kelleway, b. Whitty 5 Woolley,. 1.b.w., b. Minnett 62 J. W. Hearne, c. Jennings, b. Whitty 1 Douglas, 1.b.w., b. Whitty 18 Foster, b. Minnett 19 Smith, b, Whitty ...; ~,.. 4 Barnes, c. Jennings, b. Minnett 7 Dean, not out 0 Byes 2, leg-byes 10, no ball 1 13 To,tal ..,.,.... 245 How the Wickets Fell. 123456 7 8 9 10 107 109 127 131 144 150 216 233 230 245 Bowling Analysis. O. 31. R, W. Whitty 33 12 69 4 Matthews ;..,.:•....-14 , ' ■■!>■■ 43'" 6 I! ". Hazlitt' 2fi 10 48 0 i Macartney 19 G 22 2 Minnett 10.1 3 31 4 ■ Kelleway ........... 7 2 1G 0 AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Gregory, c; Rhodes, b, Barnes ,„ 1 Kelleway, not out 26 Macartney, b. • Barnes 4 Bardsley, not out , 10 Sundries y i 11 Total for two wickets 52 A WET DAY. London, August 20. There was no play-in the Afrioa-York-shire match owing to rain.