THIRD TEST MATCH.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2089, 15 January 1908, Page 2

THIRD TEST MATCH.

AUSTRALIANS SEVEN FOR 397.

United Pros* Association--Copyright (Rocoivod January Li, 9.15 p.in.) ADELAIDE, Junuary 11.

Th« test match was resumed in broiling weather with a shade tempera turo ol ovor 107. The attendance totalled 3/200 and the gate was £173. Noble 03 and O’Conor 4, laced the bowling of Fielder and Barnes, tho total being 133. Only 2 runs wore added when Noble cut a ball from Fielder into the hands of Gunn at third man. Noblo batted for 2 hours and 50 minutes, and his innings was marked by dogged determination. Ruusford oponod quickly and presently O’Connor got 8 off one over of Barno’s and ltansford did t he same to Fielder, 150 going up in 3 hours 13 minutes. At 156 Crawford and Braund bowled and tho score rose steadily, but at 179 Hansford mishit Braund and was easily caught at mid on. Ho was in for 45 minutes and shaped nicely. Ono run later and O’Couor was beaten by Crawford. His usoful innings lasted for an hour and a quarter. No more wickets fell before lunch when tho total stood at 199, Hartigan 12, Hill G. Fiolder and Barnea bad charge of the atadk after luncheon. Hill drove Fielder to tho boundary, making tho total 200 in 218 minutes; tho samo batsman also drove Barnes to tho boundary. Hartigan got eight from one over of Fioldor’s. 25 woro added in a quarter of an hour and at 224 Rhodes replaced Fielder which steadied tho score. Cray, lord relieved Barnes at 233. In his second over Hartigan who was then 32 knocked up a ball and Fielder running from third man overran it and allowed it to pass through his arm. Tho next ball was driven for four. When Hill was 22 ho drove a ball from Rhodes straight to Barnos at mid off, only to see it dropped, ho also gave Fane at cover a difficult chanco. At 259 Braund replaced Rhodes, and runs came freely from him, Hill driving 2 balls to the boundary. Hutchings and Barnes were ordered on at 276 and four byes off the former gave the Australians a lead of 200: Hill when 39 snicked a .ball from Hutchings to Braund’s /loft hand, but it was too hot to hold and sped to tile boundary for four. The over yielded 10 runs. Hartigan reached bi.s 50 in 75 minutes and Hill followed him shortly afterwards; tho task having occupied 102 minutes. 300 was hoisted in 336 minutes and at the tea adjournment the total was 309. Hartigan 64 and Hill CO. Crawford ami Rhodes bonded after tea and Hill with a fine drive for four and a hook for 3 off Rhodes passed Hartigan, and a leg glance for a quartette off Crawford made him top scorer of the match. Runs now name rapidly. Hartigan again passed Hill and ho kept in front of him. 350 went up after 61 hours batting. The batsmen ran numerous smart runs and these induced overthrows. Fielder and Braund wore brought on again and runs came rapidly off the latter. With a three and a ono off Braund Hartigan reached his century in his first- test and tho crowd gave him an immense ovation. Presentl.v the Englishmen were set 300 to win and the partnership bad so far produced 200. Directly afterwards Rhodes relieved Fielder and Hill cut his first ball for 4. making his 100, which had taken him 188 minutes. He too was ovated. The eighth wicket tost match record of 154 had long been passed. Crawford relieved Braund just before tlie finish, but the batsmen took no risks and played out time. Hartigan was in lor 3 hours and 29 minutes and played a great innings, defensive, yet forceful. Ho hit 11 fours. Hill who began streakily, finished irreproachably, although twice during the afternoon lie was so overcome by his exertions that had fits of retching on tho field. Faulty fielding, gave the Australians a chance which they seized. The fielding considering the heat, was energetic and fair, apart from a couple of bad bungles. AUSTRALIA Second Innings (Con.) Noble, c Gunn, b Fielder 65 O’Connor, b Crawford 20 Ransford, c Rhodes, b Braund 25 Hartigan, not out 106 Hill, not out 105 Extras ■.••••' 10 Total for 7 wickets 397 Tho following wil represent the Union C.C. in the match against tin Te Rau C. C. to-morrow afternoon on the Victoria Domain : —Lang, Emanuel, Coleman, Grant, Armstrong, Gibson, Pollock, Doyle, Austen moricc, Andrews. Tho following is the Te Rau team: —5. H. Mack, M'. H. Mack. Moore, Oliver, Kaipara, Knowsley. Sim. Laurenson, Featon, Kelly, and Witty. CROQUET. Tho following draws have been received for the Gisborne Tennis Club’s tournament, the first round of which is to be played by the 25th inst: Handicap singles: Mrs Piilairet (rec. 5 biscs) and IV. L. Coleman, byes, A. IV. S. Murray (owe 2) plays Miss F. McCredie (rec. 3); Mr* T. A. Coleman (rec. 4) plays H. Kane (rec. 1); T. A. Coleman (owe 2) plays Mrs Carmichael (owe 4); A. T. Coleman (rec. 3) plays Mrs A. \V. Murray (owe 4); Miss DeLautour (rec. 3) plays .Mrs 11. Kane (roc. 1); Miss L. Coleman (owe 4) plays Miss Murray (owo 2). Handicap doubles: Mrs Coleman ana T. A. Coleman (rec. 5) Mrs Murray and Mrs Carmichael (owe 3;, Miss DeLiautom- and W. S. Murray (rec. 5), byes; Mr and Mrs H. Kane (rec. 4) play Miss Coleman and W. 6. Coleman (owe 3). The final in"the Combined Doubles, Gisborne Club, was won. by Mr. and Mrs. Barlow (owo 25), who beat Miss De Lautour and R. Willock (rec. 5) by 60 to 42. In the final for the Men’s Handicap Singles Barlow (owe 20) beat It. Willock (rec. 7) bv 60 to 52. ROWING. Tlio first round of the Harris Fours (Poverty Bay Club) was finished last niglit., Jones, who met Stewart, got a very good start and was never headed, winning by a length. C. Clark stroked Nicholas’s crew in tho latter’s absence, beating Fox’s crew. The crews raced in fairly close order to the Point, where Clark •lengthened out and won by two lengths. Tonight the second round will bo commenced, when M*. McGuffie, W. James, F. E. Porter, and T. McConnell meet J. Webb, 0. Winter, E. Roche and D. Murray, and R. Jones, W. Barnes, A. Bristol and A. E. Lyford meet F. Seymour, B. Lowe, K. Tliaxter and L. Clark, Nicholas will have a bye.