CRICKET.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9026, 13 January 1908, Page 6

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. BY TELEGKAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received January 12, 9.17 a.m. ADELAIDE, January 11. The third test match was continued in delightful bright weather. There was an attendance of 15,000. The wicket looked as good as new. Australia's inningswas soon completed for 285, the result of 290 minutes' batting. The Australians took the field without Clem Hlil, who is in bed, and Roy Hill fielded in his place. Hobbs and Fane opened England's innings against O'Connor and Saunders. Fane cut Saunders for four. Before Hbbbs had bcored he cut a ball to Noble at point, who failed to accept the chance. With both bowlers exceedingly accurate the batsmen were not inclined to take risks. Forty minutes' batting yielded only 25 runs. At 3U Noble replaced O'Connor, who had sent down nine overs for 11 runs. Armstrong relieved Saunders at 37, and his first over yielded nine runs. At the luncheon adiourntnent, after exactly an hour's play, the total was 50. Hobbs had made 21 and Fane 25. Saunders and Noble bowled after luncheon. The first over yielded seven runs, but in the next over, Hobbs was snapped up at the wickets. He was batting 69 minutes and hit two fours. Gunn began carefully with five singles, but a three and a four off Noble carried him into double figures, which had occupied 25 minutes in compiling. Fane was playing soundly and scoring steadily. At 86 O'Connor relieved Noble, and Fane drove him for "four. MacArtney replaced Saunders, and the score had crept to 98 when Fane was run out through Gunn failing to respond to a call for a close run for a hit to cover. Fane had batted faultlessly for 100 minutes, and hit 'three fours. Hutchings was next. A couple of singles brought 100 up after 117 minutes' play. Hutchings was vigorous from the start and got to 20 in as many minutes. His score included three fours. Gunn hit seven off two balls from MacArtney, but in the same over Hutchings drove a ball back hard and low to MacArtney, who made a brilliant catch.—Three for 138. Braund was clean bowled first ball. Hardstaff started with a four off O'Connor*. Armstrong and Saunders went on bowling. Gunn hit the former over the square-leg fence for six. At the adjournment Gunn had 48 to his credit, and Hardstaff nine. The total was 160. Noble and Armstrong bowled after tea adjournment. • Gunn completed his half century in 105 minutes. The next half hour's play was quiet, but the score mounted.up steadily. At 189 a double change of bowling to MacArtney and O'Connor was tried. In the lalter's second over Gunn turned a ball into his wicket. He was batting 130 minutes and never made a mistake. He hot one six and three fours. Five for 149. Rdodes joined Hardstaff. Two hundred went up for 210 minutes' play. Saunders replaced MacAartney at 210. Ten runs were scored from the first over, nine of them by Hardstaff, who was batting finely. Hartigan relieved O'Connor at 226, and the new bowler had only two overs. ■MacArtney and Armstrong went on at quarter to six. Rhodes hit the latter to square-leg for six. Hard-1 staff got 50 in 307 minutes, and played a splendid innings, which included eight fours. Rhodes batted patiently for 50 minutes. The bowling of the Australians lacked venom, and a fast bowler was sadly missed. The fielding was good and sure, but never brilliant, except that of Ratisford. Carter did good work at the wickets. Scores: — AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Noble, c Hutchings, b Barnes 15 Trumper, b Fielder 4 MacArtney, lbw, b Braund 75 MacAlister, c Hutchings, b Crawford 28 Armstrong, c Humphries, b Fielder 17 Ransford, b Barnes 44 Hill, c Humphries, b Barnes 5 Hartigan, b Fielder 48 Carter, lbw, b Hutchings 24 O'Connor, not out 10 Saunder3, b Fielder 1 Extras 14 Total 285 Bowling analysis—Fielder 4 for 85, Barnes 3 for 60, Crawford 1 for 60. Rhodes nil for 35, Braund 1 for 26, Hutchings 1 for 5. ENGLAND. First Innings. Hobbs. c Carter, b Saunders 26 Fane, run out 48 Gunn, b O'Connor 65 Hutchings, c and b MacArtney 23 Braund, b MacArtney 0 Hardstaff, not out 51 Rhodes, not out 34 Extras 12 Total for five wickets 259