THIRD TEST MATCH

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 97, 18 January 1921, Page 7

THIRD TEST MATCH

ENGLAND SECURE GOOD LEAD AUSTRALIA’S SECOND INNINGS A POOR START By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. (Rec. January 18, 0.50 a.m.) Adelaide, January 17. For th© continuation of the Teat match to-day the weather was ideal. The wicket is wearing, splendidly. Russell and Woolley opened to Gregory and Kelleway, and 1 they were batting for fifteen minutes before a run vTaVinauie. After square hitting Gregory for a brace, the next ball struck Woolley on the kidneys, knocking him out for several minutes. .Russell turned Kelleway to the ropes, and then to the on for two, which brought his score to 50. Woolley then glanced Gregoire in Ine slips, and was brilliantly caught by Kelleway at third man. 4—250 —70. His was a valuable innings, his cover strokes, driving and cutting being masterly. He hit nine fours and one six, and batted 121 minutes. Douglas followed and played Mailey cautiously. Russell-late cut Gregory to the boundary, th« ball flying just out of Collins’s reach over tho fence. By squarecutting Gregory-, Russell brought up 300. In the next over Douglas tipped a ball from Mailey to Oldfield, who just missed him. Both batsmen appreciated) .Mailoy’s loose balls. Russell brought up 50 in 107 minutes by cutting a “googly” for four. The next 1 ball Russell should have been stumpedl The 300 took 278 minutes to compile. Ryder relieved M'Donald, and in the first over Douglas drove him straight down the ground, and them he scored two singles. The English captain effected a beautiful cut to the ropes off Armstrong, and then glanced a similar number off Ryder. At the lunch adjournment the score stood at five wickets for 321. Russell’s score was 70 and Douglas’s 29. After lunch Kelleway came on again. Russell sent him to the boundary and rattled along on singles till his score stood at 80, the highest, on his side. Douglas glanced Gregory behind the wicket for four, and treated the next ball in a similar way. Mailey came on again at 350, which were compiled in 323 minutes. Douglas, low down, scooped Mailey for four, and driving the next ball for a similar number, the Englishmen passed Australia’s score. Douglas was now 50, which he had hit up in 98 minutes. Nine runs later Bardsley missed Douglas, who gave a difficult catch. After the addition of one run the English captain was smartly stumped, after batting solidly for 113 minutes. His score included seven fours. 6—374 —6O. Fender, after making two, was clean bowled by M'Donald. Russell brought up 460 in 365 minutes. Strudwick was caught at mid-off by Pellew for nine. Parkin, who followed', was never comfortable, and was stumped, the store standing at the tea adjournment—9 —437—12. After tea play was slow, Russell doing most of the scoring. After Howell had scored two he was caught by Gregory, off Mailey. and the innings closed for 447. after 398 minutes’ batting. Russell’s total of 133 was made in 250 minutes. It included one aix and twelve fours, and with the exception of two changes it was a sound display. England thus had a lead of 93. The Australians commenced their second innings with Collins and Bardsley. The first ball Collins hit for four, and the next he fluked through the slips for a similar score. Bardsley had hardly got going before he was clean bowled by Howell. He was batting 25 minutes, and his score included two fours. 1 —34 —l6. Kelleway succeeded. Parkin then sent down a hot one, which injured Collins’s finger, and ""the latter was out shortly after, hitting Parkin to short leg, where Hendren, took a smart catch. 2—63—24. Collins was 57 minutes at the wickets, and hit three fours. Kellewav was badlv missed by Fender, after playing in most spasmodic fashion. Ryder was content with singles until he hit up a three, then, when facing Howell, he lifted him to Woolley, who took the catch. 3—71—3. Stumps were then drawn for the day. The following arc details of the scoring:—

ENGLAND. First Inniugs. Hobbs, c. and b. Mailey 18 Rhodes, run out ; 16 Makepeace, c. Gregory, b. Armstrong 60 Hendren, b. Gregory 36 Woolley, c. Kelleway, b. Gregory ... 79 Russell, not out 135 Douglas, 1.b.w., b. Mailey 60 Fender, b. M'Donald 2 Strudwick, c. Pellew, b. Mailey .... 9 Parkin, st. Oldfield, b. Mailey 12 Howell, c. Gregory, b. Mailey 2 Sundries 18 Total 447

The wickets fell as follow:—One for 25, two for 49, three for 111, four for 161, five for 250, six for 374, seven for 391. eight for 416, nine for 437, ten for 417.

Bowling Analysis.—-M'Donald took one wicket for 78 runs (two no-balls); Gregory, two for 108 (one no-ball); Kelleway, none for 25 (two no balls); Mailey, five for 160; Armstrong, one for 29; Ryder, none for 29. AUSTRALIA.

First innings 354 .Second Innings. Collins, c. Hendren, b. Parkin ... 24 Bardsley, b. Howell 7? 16 Kelleway, not out 19 Ryder, c. Woolley, b. Howell 3 Sundries 9 Total for three wickets 71 SYDNEY PRESS COMMENTS ON THE PLAY. Sydney, January 17. The “Sydney Sun’s” Adelaide correspondent writes that Hearne’s condition fails to show signs of marked improvement, and the Englishmen fear that he will be unable to assist them much more during the tour. His absence during the Australians’ innings was most noticeable. With Howell and Douglas tiring, Hearne would have been invaluable as a bowler and in keeping down the runs. The "Herald,” paying a tribute to the run-stealing proclivities of Hobbs and Rhodes, said they had the crowd jumping with excitement. They have stolen hundreds of runs in their careers, but they paid the price on Saturday. What had never happened before, to England’s bad luck, happened now. The "Telegraph” says: "This is indeed a Test. The honours appear to be with the invaders, whose score, in spite of their attenuated tail, promises a fight to a finish." Oldfield played an astonishing innings, easily the best of the match.—Press Assn. ENGLISHMEN’S TASMANIAN FIXTURES CANCELLED CAVING TO SHIPPING TROUBLE. Sydney, January 17. Owing to the shipping trouble the English cricketers’ Tasmanian fixtures have been cancelled, and matches in Victoria, at Stnwell, Hamilton, or Maryborough, are Leing arranged,—Press Assn. AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND STEELE UNABLE TO ACCEPT INVITATION. (Rec. January' 17, 10.40 p.m.) Adelaide, January 17. Steele is unable to accept .the invitation to join the team to tour New Zealand.—Press Acea. ‘