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Hokitika Guardian, 20 January 1925, Page 1

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THIRL) TEST. ENG LAND 270 FOR 0. nouns m, not oft. AUSTRALIAN AND N 2. CABLE ASSOCIATION \ DKI.A IDF. January Mb For the third days' play in the test match tlie weather was beautifully line, The | ifli and the outlield were in perfect order. The attendance was large. At the start. Milligan announced that he would be able to luit to-day, and that Freeman would aNo hat. even il they had to play 000-lianded. Tate has Imd a special hoot made and 11111 he aide to bowl in the Au-tralians’ next innings. Tale (I I) and Chapman (0). (Saturday's not. outs. o|icneil briskly today, the bowing having no terrors for them. They added fifty-nine runs for the third wicket. Chapman displayed an equal liking for Gregory and Alailey, getting two lours off each, with beautiful drives. Tate square cut like a champion, and pulled with great brilliancy. Hold's and Sutcliffe, when they became partnered, set out to wear down the bowling. Only one run came from live overs sent down by ALiilov and KoHcww.v. The fatter fowled three .successive maidens, lloblis took fifty minutes in making ten runs, while Sutcliffe had eight on Hie Hoard for forty-five minutes hatting. Alter lunch the scoring became slightly brisker, Hobbs being, the quicker of the two. Arthur l’chardsoti bowled four overs, off which no runs were scored. AYlion the batsmen did add runs, however, they did it by masterly between the wicket running which characterised the partnership till its dissolution, which came through Sutcliffe snicking one from Ryder jo Oldfield. The pair added ninetv to flu' score.

The pitch was now showing signs of wear, the batsmen picking olf pieces. lit the afternoon, the crowd numbered tweler thousand. Rain begun to threaten. The spectators, recognising that the Englishmen tire engaged in an uphill fight, refrained from barracking at the slow scoring. Woolley with a single oil' Ryder, made his first run in the first innings of any match in the present series of fests. After tea. came the brightest play of the day. Woolley was soon got out, to a beautiful catch by Andrews at cover. Tlien llemlren. starting slowly, played briskly when he got his eye in. 1 lendren hit out entertainingly, getting four off till Hie bowlers irrespectively, through covers, driving and pulling. His partnership with Hobbs put on oO inns iu 40 minutes. Hobbs, though slower, was almost equally entertaining, strokes with pleasing certainty aid crispness. Tie had the bad luck to have stumps drawn when he was 00. ft was a wonderful Lighting innings at a time when runs were very badly wanted. iLeiidren hatted vivaciously and confidently, steering the ball between the fieldsmen with weiiderltd accuracy. The fielding, especially of Andrews, at cover was good. The only chance missed was one by Gregory, from Hobbs, when tlie latter was eight a very expensive one. Tlie wa.s tfood. '*s| echilly Mniley, who had the linemen thinking throughout.

Ollieiall.v. the attendance is given as 1800. and the takings were £RFit. The st ores wore : AUSTRALIA -First tunings ISO ENGLAND- Eirsl Innings. Whv.sull, b. Gregory Tate e. Andrews 1.. Strudwick, c. Gregory. L. K.lleway 1 Chapman, b. Gregory Hobbs (not out) SntcllFe. e Oldliehl. b. ••• Woolley. C. Andrews, b. Alailey ... 1 fen die n (not out) ' l ‘ ( F.xtras Total for six wickets \ C'l I ARTUR OF A( Cl DF.NTS. BY ON MV. Jau. F t The “Smidav Sun” comments that the lest is likely to go down .1. b,st„,v as a match of com, allies. I >*- baldv never before lias a team had such treacherous ill-luck, but however sc - iousiy mishaps may have ulloeted .• e state of Hie game it would he eiiuicl erroneous to suggest that il they bad not happened. Australia would ha. ■ been in an untenable position L>d" and Andrews bad mustered the lish bowlers. Tate and Gdligan included. when the chapter ol ueeii.onls ueurrod. -. The “Sun” states an X-ray exammalion disclosed no bone was broken m Freeman’s wrist. H is not known whether he will be aide to play again in this maleh. WF.LLI NGTON DFFKAT OTAGO. WKLLINGTON. January 10. Wellington beat Otago in the Rlunkot srdeld match by one wicket, they rcqnirod oiilv 102 runs to win, but tine howlin' 1 ’ and fielding made them, fight for the runs. When Grice joined M*" (1 ithey still required eleven. AAU-li lour required. McGirr dashed up the pitch and lifted the ball out »l Hie mini, thus ending an exciting game.