The Third Test

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 188, 15 January 1912, Page 5

The Third Test

ENGLISHMEN'S FINE PLAY. FOUR. FOR 327. HOBBS PUTS UP 187. rSy Cable —Press Association —Copyright Received 13, 5.5 p.m. Adelaide, January 12. The match was resumed in warmer weather, and before an attendance of twelve thousand. Cotter and Matthews renewed the bowling with a maiden each. Then the batsmen punished Cotter, each hitting him to the boundary. Matthews, bowling a good length, kept them quiet. He sent down eight overs for 11 runs. A change from Cotter to Kelleway steadied the batsmen, who got most of their runs by stealing them from the infield. Hobbs was more aggressive, but when he reached 50 he had been in 100 minutes. Hordern replaced Matthews at 87. His third ball Hobbs, who was 53, skied over the bowler's head. Ilill ran 25 yard* from the boundary, and got the hall low down, but could not hold it. His effort was a very .fine orr. Th<> first hundred went up in 124 minutes, with each batsman getting a good boundary hit off either howler. At 116, Minnett replaced Kelleway, and bowled three overs for five runs. One of Hordern's over had cost 10 runs. The Englishmen pased the Australian total after 145 minutes' play. Rhodes reached 50 in 145 minutes. At the luncheon adjournment the total was 138, Hobbs 81. Rhodes 53. Cotter and Matthews howled when the game was renewed. In the former's second over, with nine runs added, Rhodes was out leg before. He played a valuable defensive innings of 159 minutes, and hit five f ours.

Gunn took 10 minutes to make his first run. Matthews again bowled well, mixing his pace judiciously, but Cotter was expensive. At 103. Minnett relieved the fast bowler, and the next quarter of an hour's plav was very slow* T-T-obbs playing patiently to get his century, which he completed .with a cover hit to the boundary off Matthews. At 179, Hordern relieved Matthews, and runs now came, rapidly, though neither batsman took any heart-breaking risks. The second century was hoisted in 215 minutes. Cotter relieved Minnett, and in his second over Gunn was caught at mid-on ibv Hill, who ran in several ■yards and took the ball brilliantly near his toes. Gunn had batted 61 minutes.— Two for 206.

Hearne came next, and began with a single off Cotter. In the same over, Hobbs, at llfi, was badly missed by Hordern at second slip. In the fast bowler's next over, Hobbs touched another, which passed between Trumper and Hordern. At the tea adjournment, the total was 230. Hobbs 133, Hearne 3.

Cotter and Armstrong bowled after tea. Hobbs in two overs hit 16 off Armstrong, who retired in favor of Matthews, while Kelleway Teplaced Cotter. Off the last hall of his first over, Hearne banged a short ball hard, a foot high, and Hill, at "silly" mid-on, made a magnificent catch. Hearne had batted for 42 minutes for a dozen.—Three for 260.

With Mead in, Hordern replaced Kelleway. Hobbs, 1 at 158, drove a iball back to Matthews, which proved too high. He then scooped Hordern on the off side, but nobody was at cover. Mead was aggressive, and Hordern did not trouble him as in Sydney, so Kelleway went back to the crease. His second ball, Hobbs, who was 170, cut, but Cotter at deep point only got a clip on the top of his fingers. Hobbs had a charmed life. Hordern bowled again in place of Matthews, and Hobbs lifted his first ball to long off, only to see it drop a few inches in front of Minnett. Armstrong was tried ineffectually. Minnett replaced Kelleway. and off his third ball Hobbs was caught at deep point. Hobbs batted for 335 minutes. His first 100 was made excellently, but afterwards he batted luckily, and <*ave several hot chances.—Four for 323.

Mead, who batted soundly, and Foster played o'it time.

The ground fielding of the Australians was brilliant, but in the air was faulty, though most of the missed chances were difficult. The bowling all round lackedsting. Hordern bowled well, but unluckily. Scores:—

AUSTRALIA. First Innings 133 ENGLAND—First Innings. Rhodes, 1.b.w., b Cotter 59 Gunn, c .Hill, b Cotter.../ 29 Hearne, c Hill, b Kelleway 12 Hobbs, c Hordern, b Minnett 187 Mead, not out j 31 Foster, not out 0 Extras 9 Total for four wickets 327 CIVIL SERVICE DEFEAT LAW. At the Recreation Grounds on Saturday United Service defeated Law by 71 runs. Law who opened made a disastrous start, losing, Lash, Bewley, and Greathatch for 11 runs. iLawrey (not out) 13 and Paton 9 were the only ones to withstand the bowling 1 ' off Bain and Dinniss, and the innings closed for 46. Service exceeded this for the loss of two wickets, and going on scored 117 before the last wicket fell. Bain topped the score with 22, followed by Maefeay 9, Dinniss 19. Mackie (not out) 15, and extras 18. In their second venture Law batted much better, scoring 130, of which Lash was undefeated for 63, Paton scoring 23. Scores.-

_ LAW. First Innings. Lash, run out 1 Bewley, b Bain 0 Paton, c Mackie, b Bain 9 Greatbatch, b Dinniss...,' 5 Lawrey, not out 13 Anderson, b Rain 5 Reid, b Dinniss 4 Quilliam, b Dinniss 0 Webster, b Dinniss ni Ellis, b Bain. o! Johnson, c Weller, b Dinniss 1 Extras g Total Bovvlin? analysis.—Bain, four for 21; Dinniss, five for 17. SECOND INNINGS. Paton, c sub., b Bain .... Q-3 Lawrey, b Bain \\\ 0 Greatbatch, b Dinniss '''.' 3 Lash, not out <33 Bewley, c and b Bain (5 Anderson, c and b Dinniss fi Reid, b Dinniss 0 Quilliam, run out 3 Ellis, b Ingram 7 ."Johnston, b Bain 9 Webster, 1> Bam .. n Extras 10 „ To , t . al 130 Bowling analysis.—Bain, five, for 60; Dniniss three for 26; Ingram, one for ; Oollyns, none for 13. . UNITED SERVICE. e Heart, b Gmatbatch 22 Mackay, b Paton jq Collyns, c Grentbateh, b Paton".B Ingram, c, FHis. b Paton... ' <5 Dinniss, c Quilliam. b Lash 19 Napier, run out... o Mackie, not out ' / jg !>«>(!, e :hkl Ii Anderson 0 oiler, o Johnson, b Anderson... 0 New.ill. b Lash o Extras 18 Total 117 Bowling analysis.—Lash, two for 4SAnderson two for 28; Paton, three for 12; Greatbatch, one. for 14.