THE THIRD TEST.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 28, 16 January 1912, Page 5

THE THIRD TEST.

THE ENGLISHMEN ALL DISPOSED OF FOR 501. AUSTRALIA—ONE FOR 96. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copy rigi t.) (United Press Association.) Adelaide, January 15. The third test match was resumed in cool weather. The attendance was 5000, and the wicket still excellent. Cotter and Hordern howled. The batsmen were ultra cautious. They would not try forcing shots, and in half an hour notched only 15 singles. At last Foster cut Cotter for 2, and Mead drove h in for 3. 350 went up for 374 minutes’ play. With the score unaltered, Hordern accepted an easy return from Mead, who batted for 107 minutes. Hordern’s wicket cost 100 runs. Douglas was next man in, and Matthews replaced Cotter. Foster was in 66 minutes before 10 appeared for him. Douglas drove Matthews for 4. Then batting became more tedious than ever'. The batsmen simply blocked the howling of Hordern. After howling twelve overs for 17 runs he resigned to Kolleway, whom Foster later on cut to the boundary. mi. At the luncheon adjournment the score stood at 393—Foster 33, Douglas 19. Cotter and Hordern howled after luncheon. The fourth century appeared iu 426 minutes. Even 1 with a

new hall the howlers could make nn impression. The batsmen let the ball hit the hat with patient stolidity. Minnett and Armstrong were called on. Foster reached 50 in 114 minutes. In Minnett’s second over Douglas played on. The English captain batted with unusual freedom, and was at the wickets only 75 minutes.

Woolcy was next in. Foster opened put and hit Minnott for three fours in one over. Then Armstrong howled him. Foster generally hits, hut today he was most watchful,, though when ho hit he put a lot of wrist power into the strikes, and placed cleverly. His innings occupied 13-1 minutes, and his score included six fours.

; Woolley and Smith shaped well.' Cotter and Hordern were soon bowling again. Smith punished Hordern’s slows by jumping out to them. When Woolley was 16 he slammed the hall back to Cotter with terrific force, and the bowler, who had followed up, was lucky to save his head, leave alone catch it. In Cotter’s next over Woolley pulled a short ball into the stumps. Ho took 10 minutes to make 20. Eight for 492. With Barnes in, Smith cracked seven off Hordern, completing the fifth century for 508 minutes’ play. A run later Smith skied Cotter, and was nicely caught at mid-on by the Englishman, Vine, who was fielding for iVumper, whose knee was injured while fielding. v Hitch lifted the first ball to Macartney on to the boundary. The in-, nings lasted 514 minutes. Cotter bowled well, but Hoi Jem, except for the first hour to-day, did not trouble the batsmen. The fielding was patchy. With 95 minutes to bat. Kelleway and Bardsley faced Foster and Barnes Kelleway swung Foster to the leg boundary. Bardsley cover-hit Barnes for 4. The, howling was exceedingly accurate, 1 and with the, fielding close, the batsmen found runs ‘hiird to got. Snicks off either bowjpr, .yielded, to Kellhway, though' the second was a' dangerous one, going near Gunn in the slips. A double change was made, Douglas and Hearno being tj'icd at 39. Twelve runs were scored ’off their first two overs, which brought up 50 in 56 minutes. Hearne’s third' over cost 12 runs, mostly to Bardsley. Kelleway snicked one luckily through the slips at 68. Hitch then replaced Hearrie. Fourteen runs came from two overs, but in' his second over Bardsley, with 40, was badly missed by Foster. Then Kelleway played on to Douglas. Ho was batting 82 minutes. One for 86. Baj-dsjey .and Carter steadily played oilt time? °' 11 ■ ' n ' ' >r -The innings to date has occupied 96 minutes. Following are the scores : ENGLAND. First Innings. Rhodes, lbw.', b Cotter 59 Gunn, c Hill, I) Cotter !.. ... 29 Hearne, c Hill, b Kelleway ... 12 Hobbs, c Hordern, b Minnott ... 187 Mead, c and b Mordcrn ... ... 46 Foster, b Armstrong ... 71 Woolley, I) Cotter ... 20 Smith, c sub., b Cotter ... ... 22 Barnes, not out ... ... ... 2 Douglas, 1) Minnott ... ... 35 Hitch, c* sub., b Hordern ... 0 Extras 18 Total 501 AUSTRALIA. iFrst Innings ... 133. Second Innings. Kelleway, b Douglas ... ... 37 Bardsley, not out 4G Carter, not out ... ... .... 4 Extras ... ... ... ... 9 Total for one wicket 96 Bowling Analysis.—Cotter, four for 125; Hordern, two for 143; Kelleway, ore for -16; Matthews, no no for'72,; Minnott, two for 54; Armstrong, one for 33.