First Test Match.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 149, 20 December 1911, Page 5

First Test Match.

AUSTRALIAN'S SECOND INNINGS. A LEAD OF 437. THE ENGLISHMEN BATTING. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright, Received 19, 8.15 p.m. Sydney, December 19. The match was resumed in hot weather. The blustering wind blew clouds of dust across the wicket. There was an attendance of 8500. Hill and Kelleway resumed to Barnes and Foster. In direct opposition to yesterday's tactics, both attacked the bowling freely, Hill being especially brilliant, his best strokes being the glance to leg, which he played with the utmost precision. Kelleway also scored mostly behind the wicket and through the ageney of late cuts. Hill's 50 occupied 101 minutes, and Kelleway's 140 minutes, 150 coming up as the result of 152 minutes' play. Hill, in attempting to get Foster around to leg, was clean bowled. His score ineluded seven fours, and the partnership added 12,1. With Armstrong in, Hearne took the ball from Barnes, but he was unable to find his length, and bowled full tossers and long hoppers, which were frequently pasted to the boundary. Douglas relieved Foster at IC9, and his first over brought Kelleway's downfall. He was bowled off his pads from a well pitched up delivery. He hit nine four, and was in 183 minutes. Trumper received a great reception on joining Armstrong. He again started a cautious game, but at 14 hit out at Douglas. The bait struck the edge of the bat and went straight up, the bowler effecting an easy catch. With Ransford as a partner, Armstrong played the bowling freely, without doing anything sensational. He drove forcefully, but in most cases- failed to place well. After luncheon, he had added four, bringing his score to 28, when he was completely beaten by a fast ball from Foster, which clipped his bails. Hordern, the not out man in the first innings, started placing Foster freely to leg for two. Barnes was bowling on the off theory, with four men in the slips, but the batsmen refused invitations to hit one. Presently he sent down leg breaks, with six men fielding on the on side, but this bait was also ta.ken warily. Hort'ern played flukey to 18, when Foster clean bowled him. He should have done so much earlier, but several times the ball just failed to find the wicket. When Minnett went in it was evident that his foot was very sore, and he had great difficulty in running between the wickets. He played a weak stroke at 0, when he skied Barnes at mid-off, but Hobbs was just unable to reach it. Ransford did not display much -anxiety to score, patting everything except loose balls. These he either glanced to leg or cut. It was the latter stroke that brought about his downfall, as he playsd a short one from Barnes hard, and Rhodes at point made a remarkable catch. He had batted 87 minutes, and hit four fourers. Minnett quickly followed him to the pavilion, being bowled by Douglas at 17 in the next over.

Australia's hopes of a good second innings' score then sank, and the last ball before tea saw Cotter out leg before to Douglas for two. Only Carter and Whitty remained. This pair, however, added 25 before Carter was caught by Gunn at long on off Foster.

Hobbs and Kinnear again opened to the bowling of Whitty and Cotter. Kinnear should have be'en dismissed after scoring one. Armstrong missing an easy chance at first slip off Cotter. Armstrong is generally considered safe in that position. The same bowler's next over saw the dismissal of Hobbs, who ha« hit up 22 in 24 minutes, including four fourers. He tipped a rising fast one and Carter behind 1 the, wiicketsi took the catch.

_ lunnear had another life at eight, this time Kelleway at second slip dropping the catch off Cotter.

The sky clouded over and the light hecame unsatisfactory, so Gimn and Kinnear settled down to play out time. Kinnear was missed for a third time at 17 Tlordern dropping an easy catch of his own howling. Fifty was scored in an hour, and these batsmen played out time without any further incident. Following are the scores:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings 447 Second Innings. Kelleway, b Douglas 70 Bardsley. b Foster 12 Hill, b Foster 05 Armstrong, b Foster ~' 28 Trimiper, c and b Douglas 14 Ransford, c Rhodes, b Barnes 34 Hordern, b Foster 18 JJinnett, b Douglas 17 Cotter, 1.b.w., b Douglas '.'. 2 Carter, c Gium; b Foster .[ 15 Whitty, not out '' 9 Extras 14 T(>tal 308 fall of wickets.—l—2o, 2—150, 3—lG9 4—lol, 5—218. 0—240, 7—208, 8-274' 9-283. 10—SOS. Bowling analysis.—Fester, five wickets for 02; Douglas, four for 50; Barnes, one for 7'2; Woolley, none for 15; Uearne, none for 50. ENGLAND. First Innings 31g Second Innings. Hobhs, c Carter, b Cotter. , 22 Kinnear, not out 27 Gimn, not out I<J Total for one wicket 05 JESSOP'S INCLUSION PROBABLE. Received 10, 5.15 p.m. London, December 10. Gilbert .Tcssop has resigned the secretaryship of the Gloucestershire Club, probably to proceed to Australia. Jessop could arrive in Australia in time to take part in the fourth test. which commences in 'Melbourne on February !). His inclusion would materially strengthen the English team, and greatly enhance (he attractiveness of theil display, as he is a very rapid scorel lie visited Australia in l!lf)l-2. but did not perform up to expectations; in 18 innings lie scored 3.">!>, an average of 10.0-1, his highest score being S7. The following will play for Carrington Uoad against Eire Brigade on tlje Tukapa ground to-morrow, starting at 2.30 sharp:—\V. Hooker, L. Richards, S. Ilodire. J. Yale, E. lYnwardcn. E. Knaulf. ('. Hodyi'S. ]>. Hooker. 11. McEwon. E. Elliott. 11. MoGahev, 1!. Oakcs: eiucr■tenev. K. Foote. The following will play for luglewood senior.-, in Iheir malch anain-( Waiiara at ln-:le»(.od 011 Thursda v:--W. Mai thewv ;:. Gii.'.g'Mii. I), ('li-g. I'. Thomson. 11. LilliM!.;. Dr. liault. il. f.luiekfali. !.'. Pollen. T. Nieholls. E. Nieholls. L. I'mvler.

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