A Test Record.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 193, 13 February 1912, Page 8

A Test Record.

ENGLAND SCORES 589. ] MAGNIFICENT BATTING. AUSTRALIA'S BIG CONTRACT. Bj Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 12, 7.15 p.m. Melbourne, February 12. The main question here is not will England win, but what will she win by. There was a fair attendance at the start, growing to 13,424. The wicket was good and the weather perfect. The takings were £519.

Hordern and Cotter began the attack. | The batsmen were extremely cautious,) taking half an 'hour to score 16. Cotter was relieved by Armstrong, who bowled with greater accuracy than hitherto in the match. Hordern troubled Gunn occasionally. The fourth century went up for 36A minutes' play. Rhodes reached Hobbs' score in 390' minutes, as against Hobbs' 269 minutes. Gunn was watchful and patient. He obtained 50 for 122 minutes. A fewminutes before lunch Minnett bowled Rhodes, who, playing forward, just snicked a ball, which was caught by Carter. He was in for 389 minutes, and hit 14 fourers. While he did not give an actual chance, he executed several uppish strokes. It was a great display, but 'hardly as finished and artistic as HoWbs'. Two for 425. '

Hearne next played two from Minnett carefully, but from his third he was caught in the slips. Three for 425. Luncheon adjournment was then made. On resumption Foster joined Gunn! Cotter and Minnett bowled an over, iwhen Matthews relieved Cotter, who dis placed Minnet, whose average stood at two for 45.

Foster \ was immediately aggressive, and quickly ran into the thirties. At 480 Hordern relieved Cotter, who had none for 112. Hordern again steadied Gunn. Armstrong relieved Matthews, whose tally stood at none for 68. Gunn was caught at short leg by Hill, who, fell outstretched in his effort to gather the ball.. He was cheered for his successful effort. Gunn was in 174 minutes and gave a stylish display. He hit six fourers. Four for 486.

Douglas, who succeeded, was caught third ball at silly point by Bardsley in an exactly similar manner as Hill. Five for 486.

Woolley was next. Foster was batting cautiously and scoring slowly., Armstrong was bowling finely, sending down six overs, of which' five were maidens. Wooley was off-driving Hordern, and registered 500 for 493 minutes. 1 Foster also was hitting Hordern, and reached 50 for 81 minutes. Foster was brilliantly caught left-handed at short-leg, a hot shot, by Hordern, who was applauded. Foster hit four fourers. Six for 513. Mead and Woolley played until the adjournment. Six for 527.

On resuming .Cotter and Armstrong bowled. Runs came freely off Cotter. When 543 was up Minriett relieved him. Woolley was scoring steadily on the leg side. He was cheered for magnificently on-driving Armstrong for six, reaching 50 in 67 minutes. He was soon afterwards caught at mid-on. He hit four fourers and one sixer. Seven for 565. Vine was next. Hordern replaced Min- { nett, who relieved Armstrong. Mead reached 21, and carried England's score to 579, breaking the record of England m a test of 577, made in Sydney by Warner's team in 1903. He was then bowled by a beauty. Eight for 579. Smith succeeded. Kelleway relieved Minnett. Smith drove Kelleway for two hoisting 587, breaking the record for tests of 580, made by Australia in Sydney in 1894. Cheers went up when Smith was caught at mid-off. Nine for 58«, Barnes was caught from a forward stroke at short-leg. The innings lasted 588 minutes.

Hill received another ovation on returning to the pavilion. Australia's fielding improved upon Saturday's, when the slip fielding was particularly poor. Carter's wicket-keeping, was excellent. Tjhe extras comprised 2 byes, 4 leg-byes, 4 wides, 9 no-balls. Carter and Kelleway opened to the bowling of Foster and Barnes. Douglas relieved Barnes after the first over.

ENGLAND.-First Innings. Hbbbs, c Carter, b Hordern 178 Rhodes, c Carter, b Minnett "' 179 Hearne, c Armstrong, b Minnett..'.' « Gunn, c Hill, b Armstrong 75 Foster, c Hordern, b Armstrong ..... 50 Douglas, c Bardsley, b Armstrong!![ 0 Woolley, c Kelleway, b Minnett . 56 Mead, b Hordern 21 Vine, not out 4 Smith, c Matthews, b Kelleway 7 Barnes, c Hill, b Hordern......'!!' 0 Extras ' Ifl Total « 589 Bowling analysis: Cotter, none for 125; Kelleway, one for 70; Armstrong,l three for 93; Matthews, none for 68-, Hordern, three for 137; Minnett, three for 59; Ransford, none for 8. 1

AUSTRALIA. | First innings \qi J Second Innings. Carter, not out 5 Kelleway, not out !..!..! 2 Extra !!! 1 Total for no wickets 8 PAST RECORDS. partnershipTach WICKET. Now that the record for a first-wicket partnership in test matches has been established by Hobbs and Rhodes, the record partnerships for all wickets in previous test matches will doubtless be of interest. They are as follow: By England. 185 for Ist—F. S. Jackson and T. Hayward, at the Oval 1899 152 for 2nd—W. Gunn and A. Shrewsbury, at Lords 1893 210 for 3rd—J. T. Brown and A. Ward, at Melbourne 1894-95 101 for 4th W. Barnes and A. Shrewsbury, at Lords 1886 193 for 6 th—L. C. Brand and R. E. Foster, at Sydney 1903-04 : 158 for 6th—R. H. Spooner and T. J. Tyldesley, at the Oval 1905 ; 142 for 7th—K. L. Hutchings and J. Sharp, at the Oval 1909 '] 90 for Bth—J. Briggs and W. W.

Read, at the Oval 1886! 151 for 9th—W. W. Read and W. H. Scotton, at the Oval 1884 ISO for liOth—R. E. Foster and W. Rhodes, at Sydney 1903-04 By Australia. 180 for'lst—W. Bardsley and S. E. Gregory, at the Oval 1909 174 for 2nd—A. C. Bannerman and L. J. Lyons, at Sydney 1891-92 207—for 3rd—W. L. Murdoch and R. J. H. iScott, at the 0va1....- 1884 til for 4,th— S. B. Gregory and G. H. S. Trot, at Lord's. 1896 1i42 for st\i—3. Darling and S. E. Gregory, at Melbourne 1894-95 142 for 6th—H. Graham and S. E. Gregory, at Lord's 1,893 155 for 7th—O. Hill and H. Trumble, at Melbourne 1897-98 j 243 for Bth—o. Hill and R. J. Har--1 tigan, at Adelaide 1907-08 154 for 9th—J. M. Blackham and S. E. Gregory, at Sydney... .1894-95 120 for 10th—W. W. Armstrong and R. A. Duff, at Melbourne. 1901-2

PLUNKET SHIELD. WON BY AUCKLAND. A SENSATIONAL FINISH. Bj Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The Plunket Shield match, Canterbury v. Auckland, had a sensational finish. Auckland were left with 59 to get, but so well did Reece and Bennett bowl that eigth wickets fell In making the runs, the excitement during the last hour being intense. Scores:— CANTERBURY. First innings 80 Second Innings. fit. B. Luck, b Brooke-Smith 9 W. Carlton, c Ellis, b Thompson.... 2 W. Hayes, c Taylor, b Thompson... 8 R. G. Hickmdt, lbw, b Olliff 12 A. Norman, b Mason. 27 D. Reese, c Thompson, b Olliff 45 W. Patrick, b Thompson 30 D. Sandman, <b Olliff 26 A. Thomas, hit wicket, b 011 iff.....', 5 C. Boxshill, c Wallace, b Olliff 9 W. Bennett, not out 5 Extras * ,14

Total _ 192 Bowling analysis: Thompson, three for 57; Smith, one for 28; Olliff, five for 67; Mason, one for 23; Taylor, none for 3. AUCKLAND. First innings 220 Second Innings. Sale, b Reese 14 Hemus, c Thomas, b Reese 11 Horspool, lbw, ib Reese 9 Sneddon, c 'Lusk, b Bennett.. • 3 Smith, c Boxshill, b Bennett 1 Taylor, b Bennett 1 Wallace, b Reeco 13 Mason, run out g Thompson, not out 1 Ellis, not out 0 Extras 1 \ Eight wickets for 59 Bowling analysis: Reese, four for 35; Bennett, three for 23. In Wellington senior cricket on Saturday Petone inflicted an innings defeat on North, who scored 91 and 129, as against 'Petone's '259. Nunn carried his bat for 132.

At Auckland Parnell beat University by an innings and 61 runs, Parnell taking their score to 273, and University, who had made 147 in the first innings, getting only 65 in the second effort. For Parnell A. Warner scored 57 and Wright 42}, while H. Warner took five wickots for 30 runs. Ponsonfoy, with 141 and 56, beat Eden, who scored 74 and 109. Each team was three men short in its second innings. (Bowling for Eden, Alexander took four wickets for 11 runs. North Shore beat Grafton by 49 runs on the first innings, scoring 177 to Grafton's 128 . McCormack made 48 for Grafton. Bowling for North Shore, Howden took six wickets for 27 runs. Batting again North Shore made 90 for four wickets (G. Caere 38 not out, L. Dacre 32).