THIRD TEST.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 January 1921, Page 5

THIRD TEST.

AUSTRALIA BATS WELL, FOR FIVE WICKETS. TWO CENTURIES MADE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Jan. 18, 8.20 p.m. Adelaide, Jan. IS. The third test match between England and Australia was continued today, when the weather was warmer and the wicket was standing well. The over-night position was that Australia’s first innings produced 354 and England’s reply was 447, and when stumps were drawn' Australia had lost three wickets for 71 in their second innings. When play was resumed to-day Armstrong accompanied Kelleway (19 not out) to the wicket. Australia’s captain was qijickly off the mark, pulling Howell’s second ball for three. The next ball Armstrong pulled for four, dangerously close to Woolley, and then got one to leg. Four byes off Howell followed, and Parkin bowled . a maiden over. Kelleway brought his score to thirty by driving Parkin to the boundary for four, and Armstrong likewise made a nice hit off Howell through cover for a brace. The hundred took 91 minutes to compile. Woolley came on again, and Parkin bowled from the other end. The Australian captain smashed the Lancashire man to the fence, and then got two to leg, bringing his total up td thirty. Several appeals for leg before were at •this stage disallowed. Kelleway was obviously uneasy when facing Woolley. At 140 Fender replaced Parkin. Armstrong immediately turned him to leg, placing forty to his credit. Kelleway put Fender through the slips for four, reaching a similar score, and he next drove Fender for four and Woolley for two. The score now stood at 150, put together in 148 minutes. It took Kelleway 122 minutes to make 50. Armstrong then put Fender through the slips for two, and late-cut the same bowler again for two. The crowd was now in better humor. Armstrong was placing beautifully, but Kelleway-gas-batting in most scratchy fashion, (Specially when facing Woolley. After lunch seven singles were scored off Fender’s first over. At 193 Rhodes went on, and by singles the score soared to 200 in 198 nfinutes. Armstrong brilliantly lifted Rhodes to the boundary and smacked Parkin to leg for'four, narrowly missing the umpire’s head. Howell and Douglas relieved at 213. Armstrong drove Douglas through hover to Hobb's at the boundary and then snicked Howell through the slips, bringing his score up to 90, during the making of which he had given no chances. Late-cu'tting Douglas for four, he reached his century, around which he had been hovering for some time. The captain then drove Howell high to the boundary, reaching 104 inside 173 minutes. Armstrong then had a tremendous reception, his partnership with Kelleway having yielded 166. At the •tea adjournment Armstrong was 104 and Kelleway 75, and three wickets were down for 242.

As play progressed there were 16,000 persons present. Armstrong welcomed the tea respite, and resumed by driving Howell down the ground for four. He continued to treat the fast bowler (Fender) indifferently. When Kelleway reached 80 he lost Armstrong, who was clean-bowled by a beautiful ball from Howell—4/205/121. His'was a glorious innings, lasting 204 minutes, during which he hit eleven fours and gave no chance. His straight driving strokes were ideal, and his partnership with Kelleway added 194 to the score.

Taylor filled the vacancy, and immediately sent Howell to the boundary for four. Kelleway continued his stolid style of batting, getting runs painfully slow, at which the crowd became ironical. At 84 he gave a difficult chance to Strudwick. Taylor won plaudits by cutting Douglas for four, and driving Rhodes for a similar amount. He thus rattled up twenty-one while Kelleway was adding six. \ Three hundred was brought up in 320 minutes. Taylor was superb on the on drive, and by hitting Parkin to leg for four he reached 38 in finished style. He was then caught by Strudwick, off Fender—s732B/318. Taylor was exceptionally versatile. Pellew succeeded, and late-cpt Woolley to the fence for four, and hit him for a similar penalty. He made successive fours off Howell, Woolley and Douglas. Kelleway crept on, making singles and twos in a defensive style not at all pleasing from the spectacular point of view. Details are: ENGLAND. First Innings 447 AUSTRALIA. First Innings 354 Second Innings. Collins, c Hendren, b Parkin 24 Bardsley, b Howell 16 Ryder, c Woolley, b Howell ...... 3 Kelleway, not out 115 Armstrong, b Howell 121 Taylor, c Strudwick, b Fender .... 38 Pellew, not out a 26 Extras 21 Total (for five wickets) ..... 364 —Aus. and NZ. Cable Assn. THE NEWS IN ENGLAND. THE PAPERS JUBILANT. Received Jan. 18, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. J 7. The newspapers are jubilant at England’s strong position in the Adelaide match, and comment favorably on the fact that despite all the exaggerated talk of “barracking” the spectators were unstinted in their applause of the Englishmen’s performances. —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. Received Jan. 18, 9.10 p.m. London, Jan. 18. Wilson, vice-captain of the English team, cabling to the Daily Express, pays a tribute to the Australian public’s generosity towards the English team in the third test. He. says they would be glad to see England win.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.