THE FIRST TEST.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10508, 21 December 1911, Page 5

THE FIRST TEST.

CABLE NEWS

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ENGLAND V. AUSTRALIA.

FIFTH DAY'S PLAY

POSITION HOPKLE,"-

HORDER>' UNPLAYABLE; (Received Last Nighty 7;BB o'clock;) SYDNEY, December 20. The First Test Match, was coaianueri. to-day in fine, hot weather, /vith ' u steady breeze. The wicket was .wearing well, but was hard and fiery. TBie attendance was 5700.

Kjnneir (27) and Gunn (17) i England's second innings, \o tJio lonling of Cotter and Hordern. The latter's second baill saw the dismissal of' Kinneir, Trumper catching him ai .silly sflw>rt-leg,> affter four liad been, added to tlhe over-night score. Kinneir's 30 was the luckiest innings of the moitcfh. Mead joined Guan,,. who was playing TQie game had been in tor Nearly aaj hou' , f3before r tCie • IxaH reached, the : baqtisiary. : . Tjjeifr Gunn; twice drove him for four., V - ( ~ -Moad brough* thd'ihfiAdredivbv' pullling• Kelleivay,\ . j .tytyai;,.f6t /bwo. . The ceatiury,had aejli After luncheon Gumn started by pull- I ing Cotter for three. A similar stroke j later made Gum's total fifty. He hod been in for 136 manmtes.

Mead was very slow, but he sparkled up later to Hordern.. TJh«> tafcler had not such a good length as on Saturday and was. inclined to pitch short.

Mead was untoclcy at 25 (which took 95 minutes) he being run out through V3unn refusing to respond to a oaJL iMead was more than half along tho ipiltdh, and had to return. Hill throw in smartly, amd HiiUtj took the bails before he got back. Hordern hiad Rhodes badly beaten by Lis first ball, which he hit up half way along the pitch. The fourth, ball he tapped to Tcrumper at silly shorttleg, and was easily caught. Hordern now found the spot. Foster hit the first ball to the on, but it was safe. -Then Guaiiin tfaieed Mm, and.hat out/&nd tie ball went 'straagjht to .Whatity -at cover- ! point, and w#s heH: Gunn batter! 171 minutes for, 62, soaring five fours. Foster and Hearne played oautiou'sJy and sly for a few overs. Then' Foster opened out and lifted Whrtty.'" to I square leg into the ladies pavilion. The nest ball landed on the cycEng track and tlhe third he straight' drWe for n single. Facirg .Hordern. however, the Warwickshire captain was extremely uncomfortable. He poked for -. two overs', then had a hit at a ball with a. lot of ctitA, wlhdeh went high to Ransford at deep sqnare-leg, and was easily caught. Tho next ball Hearme skied to longon, but it landed safe. Hordern was now practically; unplayable. Every attempt to hit the ball rose, consequently both Hear.no j amd Woolley (who followed' Foster ) j held tihe bat still and allowed the ! ball to fall at tiheir feet. ] . Since- luncheon Hordern reeoircW ! lOoyers, two maidens, 20 run-, no J.! three wickets*. . f "|

put: ArnjEfbirahg on, the other end' ; .u the next over, Armstrong at first *?lijj making tie most brilliant catch of the* match. The ball was almost on the ground iamd tiravelling at lightning speed. He just reached it with his left hand.

After tea, Hordern. again ljowldd, but seemed to (have lost the deadly spot. Both Hearne 'and Douglas played him freely. The latter Was almost brilliant. Jt was a. surprise after thy reports of his slowness in the" other States.

Two'hundred appeared in' 249 'uinxites.

The brilliance was only temporary. With Armstrong and Kelleway bowling the scoring fell back to the old groove. Although both wero playing the correct game, it was monotonous for the spectators. '

The next fifty runs were obtained without special incident., Both; con-J tanned - , to bat smmdly, giving" a, remarkable display of defence. ;j At. fiW minutes •t<y:>six iTprdernj .bowled-Haaiwe with a big leg-breek..-. Heairne's occupied 14S , ftvinrute-, | and included five fours.. The', partnership with Douglas added S6 runs. Play was adowroed' with the Englishmen wanting 175 to win. The two remaining men to bat are Barnes and Stmtdwick., i Debaiiils:—.., i

AUSTRALIA. First Innings ... 447 Second Linings •■• 308' Grand Total 755 ENGLAND. First Innings 319 Second Innings. J. B. Hobbs, c Garter, b Cotter '±2 S. P. Kinneir, c Truinper, b Hpr- •_ dern v ,•■• ••• °J G. Gunn, c Whitty, b Hordern ... 62 C. P. Mead, run out ... «.•. 25 W. Rhodes, c Tramper, b Hordern 0 F. Ri Foster, c Ransford, b Hordern ... ■•• . ••"• •■• 21 J. W. Hearne, b Hordern ... 4J F. E. Woolley, o Armstrong, b Cotter ■— o * J. \V. H. T. Uooglas, not out ... 32 Sundries .. -■- ■ To'-al for eight wickets ... 26,1 (In the first test match with South Africa last season, Australia made 528 in the first innings. South Africa replied with 175 and 240. Australia thus won by an innings and 113 runs.)