THE FIRST TEST.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10507, 20 December 1911, Page 5

THE FIRST TEST.

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ENGLAND V. AUSTRALIA.

FOURTH DAY'S PLAY

AUSTRALIA—ALL- OUT FOR 30i>. (Received Last Night, 8.5 o'clock.)

SYDNEY', December 19. The first Test was continued to-driy. A hot, blustery wind hliew ci .uds of dust across tlhe-wicket. The attendance was 8500. Hill (49) and KeHeway (47) resumed to the bowling of Barnes and Foster in direct opposition to yestrarday s tactics. Both attacked the '.owbi.g freely, Hill being especially brilliant. Has best stroko was a glance lo line log, which he played with tllid utmost preedsion. Kelleuny al.io icoirsd mostly behind the wicket through the agency of late cuts. . Hill's fifty; occupied 101 ir.iniutes. i and Kellmriiy's 140 minutes. The to'tal of 150 oamo as a result of 152 minutes. Hill, in attempting to get Foster round to leg, was oliean 'bowled.' He scored seven fours,. The .partnershii. had added 121. "■""■■ ,!.■ ; With Armstrong in, Hearne ' took .the ballfroan Barnes. He was ''unable; to find a length, however, a.--d .bbwvd full-tossers and long-lhops;,which were frequently pasted to the boundary. Douglas relieved Foster at in his first over brought about KeHeway's downfall, bowling him off; his pads with a well-pitched up delivery.. The retiring batsman !liit 9 fours, and batted for 183 miniutes. Tramper received a great reception oa joining Armstrong. He again started a cautious ganie, but at 1-1 he 'hit out at Douglas. The bail struck the,edge of the bat and went straight i upj-Ad was easily caught by the 'lSowler.' ' ' *With. Ransford as partner Armstrong played the bowling freely without doing anytOiing sensational. He dffwe foiceifully, but in most caseb fielded well. After lunolieon In; added four, bringing his score to 28, when he was completely 'beaten by a fast hall from Foster, which clipped his bails. Hordern, the rot out main of the i fifrsfb ironings, started playing Foster freely to leg for two. Barnes started bowling the off-uheory with four men in,the slips, but the batsmen refund the invitations to 'Jiit one over that end. Presently the howler changed his attack and sent down leg-breaks with six men fielding on' the on-side • This bait was also taken wairily. Harderjii, with a "flukey" brought his, fecors to 18, when Foster cleanbawled liini, as he should have dcutihnch earlier, but several times the ball just failed to fi.id the wicket.

When Minnctt went in it was ondent that his foot was \ery sore, and he had great difficulty in running between tine wickets. He played a weak stroke, at 6, and skied the ball fron Bfaragato mid-off, but Hobbs was j isi naiaSleto reach it. Hansford did not display much anxiety to score, patting everytlhinfi back with the exception of loose balls. These he either gliamced to leg or cut. It was a stroke of the latter ion that brought abinit his downfall. Heplayed a. short oiie from Bar*:?* Jiiaird to Rhodes,at pcmtiV.whi)-marie a^r^a^abte;baichV'' : '''' ; ''-lM outgoing played, had=•'-.baited for 87 minutes', scoring'four fours. I ... Minnetttj quickly followed him to the , pavijiion. being bowled by Douglas a* 17. in the next over. Tie Australian's (hopes, which were for a good second innings score, then sank. From the last ball before tea, Ootter went out leg-before to Douglas for 2. Only Oairteir and Whitty remained, b"t this;pair however, added 25 Iwf-rre 6a.rter was caught by Gunn at ! ong-on off Foster. '","' . ' ' The inning*"closed for 303. Details :

AUSTRALIA. First Innings ... .... ... 44" Second Innings. W. Bardsley, b Foster .12 C. Ivclleway, b Douglas 70 Olem. Hill, b Foster ... '... 65 W. W. Armstrong, b Foster ... 2*> V.. Trumpcr, c and b Douglas, v.. 'l4 V. Ransfdrd, c Rhodes, b Banies M H. V. Hordera, b Foster ... ... IS R.'V. Mihnett, b A. Cotter, lb\\\ b Douglas .. 2 H. Carter, c Guim, b Foster ';.. 15 W. J. Whitty, nob out '■' Sundries ••• > ••• :.. 24 » Total ... -. :'OS Grand Total ... 755 Bowling analysis:—Foster 5 for 02, Douglas 4 for 30. Barnes 1 for 72, Woolley 0 for 15, Hearne 0 for 50. The wickets fell as follows:—2.), 150, 169, 191, 218. 246, 268, 274, 28J. 308.

Hob'lxs and Kiir.neir again opened to the bowling, of AVhiitty and Cotter. Kiinneir should have been •ji,-.mis.--ed after scoring 1, Armstrong missing an easy catch at first slip off Cotter. Armstrong is generally considered safe in that position. Cotter's next over saw tho dismissal of Hobbs, who had hit up 22 in 24 minutes, ihcludiiuig four fours. He tipped a bumping fast one to Carter, behind the wickets, who took the catch. . Kinneir had ai.other life at eight, < •this, time Kelleway at ' second slip dropping-him off Cotter. The sky had clouded over and the light had become uinsatisfactoiry. Gur.n and Ki.rne.ir settled down ro play out tim§{ Kiinneir was missed a third tine at 17, Hordeim dropping an ca-v catch off his own bowling. Fifty was scored dm an hour. Tie pair played out time without further incident. Details: — ENGLAND. First Innings ... 31S Second Innings. J. B. Hobbs, c Carter, b Cotter 22 S. P. Kinneir, not out ... ... 2_ G. Guiui, not out I" Total for one wicket ... '■■ ■