THE FIRST TEST.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 424, 20 December 1911, Page 5

THE FIRST TEST.

ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIA'S SECOND INNING/ lt.\ 'JYliWipll-- Association. i'n|'.M m 1 Received Decumber 1!>, N.h p.m. Sydney. Last Night. A hot hlustcry wind was blowing clouds of dual across the wicket to, day. Dili and Kelleway resumed < Larries and Foster. Loth attack;! the bowlii.jjj freely, Mill being (,|; l ,(, < 1 ally brilliant. Kelleway also :"'" r '| freely, mostly behind the wicl;< through the agency of late outs. Tl: total readied 150 as a result of la ininute.H' play. Hill hit. seven four: The partnership added L'L W'i| Armstrong in llearno took the b;.| from Lames, lie was unable to Un\ a length and bowled full tosses anj long hoppers, which were frequent if pasied to the boundary. Douglas rj iieved Foster :»nd bowled Kelleway nljhis pads. Kelleway hit nine !on,j" and batted for LS.'t minutes.

Trumper had a great reception j joining Armstrong. He again 'tail', the cautious game, but at LI hit <■) at; Douglas. The ball struck (In < j of the bat and wont straight up (j bowler securing an easy catch. V» Hansford as a partner Arm ti played the howling freey without o< ing anything sensational. After lunch he was complete! beaten by a fast ball from Foster wh;r chipped the bails. Hordern played flukily to ISwhe Foster j clean bowled him, which h should have done much earlier, bin several times the ball failed to tin (he. wicket. When Minnettc.ame in it was ev dent, his foot was very sore, and he ha great; diiiiculfy in running bet wee the wickets. Hansford did not do play mind) anxiety to score, pat.l m everything except loose balls, thea he either glanced to leg or cut. Hi

played a short one form Barnes who he hit hard to Rhodes at point, t! heldsman making a remarkable catr.l Minneft quickly followed KansfT) to the pavilion being bowled by Horn, las at 17 in the next over. The Australian's hopes of a gor second inning score then sank. 'l'! last hall before tea Cotter was out U before to Douglas for Ik and on! darter and Whitly remained. 'Hi pair, however, added 2. r > before <,:■,:, tor was caught by C.unn at long-on ... Foster. Scores: Kelleway 70, Kardsloy I, Hill <c Armstrong 2S, Trumper M. itaai ford .'l4, Hordern IS, Minnett r (letter 2, Carter ]f). Whitly not ou ii, sundries 24 total ,'iOS. England has one wicket down If 05. Ilobbs 22, Kinncar not ooi. ::| Cunn not out 1(> Hohbs and Kinnear again openH for England, Whilty and Cotter bow] ing. Uobbs hit up 22 in 2-1 rnin lr, The sky became clouded and the bei unwatisfactory. Ounn and kinmsi settled down to ])lay out time. Ku near was missed for the third titan a ]7, Hordern dropping an easy eatri oil hia own bowling.

STATE OF THE (iAMK. | The state of the game bewt.ren Km] land and Australia is highly niter. . ] ing. In the first innings Austraif compiled a total of 447. England r<\ sponded with Kit), leaving the colonist with a substantial margin of I:.:'.' I (heir credit. Australia's noeon innings having produced HON Englaij is called upon to score -PIT in id second innings to avert defeat. Thi (ask is a great one, and the Pnglisl, men will require to be at tin ir to accomplish it. |