THE SECOND TEST.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10514, 2 January 1912, Page 5

THE SECOND TEST.

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ENGLAND V. AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIA EASILY DISPOSED OF. (.Received December 31, 5.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, December 31. The secor'd test match, England v. Australia was commerced at Melbourne to-day, The weather was perfect, o.nd the attendance numbered 26,391. The takings totalled £llß3 C. G. Macartney 'was omitted from tilio Australian team, wttiacth was the same as tlliat whicili met the EnglisJimen in the First Test.

S. P. Kinneir, J. Ireononger, J. Vine, H. Strudwick and P. F. Warner stood out of tihe English it earn. Olein. Hill won tilie toss, and decided to "bat, and Bardsley and Kelleway opened for Australia to tlhe bowling of Foster and Barnes.

Foster bowled a miaiden, and Barnes's first ball Bardsleyihit against the Qieel of his hoot, whence it rebounded on to the wicket.

| Hill was next man in. He shaped ! uncomfortable to Barnes, w*ho beat liiim three times (in one over. Kellew.ay then got his leg in front from one from Barnes. There was an immediate appeal, 'but 'before the umpire | could give 'has decision Kelleway loft ttliß wicket, satisfied that he was out. Trumper joined Hill, but the latter soon hit over one from. Barnes >and was howled. Armstrong followed, but, 'after scoring four, was caught at the wicket off Barnes, and Ransford succeeded. Trumper was 'bowled by Foster's second ball after lunch. The Englishman was swerving considerably, wlhilo Barnes was swinging in with hi ' anm, and turning them well from leg. He also kept a good length. Trumper had batted 44 minutes. At tlhis stage Barnes average was four wickets for ono run.

Minnett was cheered on appearing at the wiickets, but lie was short-lived, being eaugSht- at cover. Hordern was also cheered, the spectators remembering liis Sydney achievement with the ball.

At 62 Hitch relieved Foster, who luad taken one for 42.

At 72 Douglas relieved Barnes, whose figures now read five for 19. Cotter, who replaced Hansford, was applauded for leg-hitting Hatch to the boundary three times in one over. Then he' was run out in attempting an impossible run. Garter opened (prettily, back-cutting Hitch. The century occupied 105 minutes. At ~109 Hearne relieved Douglas, and. Carter cut and glanced 7 off his first over.

The crowd grew impatient at Barnes's placing of the field and jeered, and Barnes threw the'ball down and would not play until the crowd ceased jeering. A section thereupon cheered Barnes, but thJJlhooting was renewed as ho bowled. Such a demonstration against a successful bowler in Australia is rare. There wer« ironical yells vilhen Carter stole a run, and turned Barnes for three next over. The grandstand, however, waprilyappliaud'ed Barnes as a counter move to the unsportsmanlike 'heckling of tl'.a section of the outer reserve, some of them : "Take yo\ir time, Barnes." After the tea adjournment Barnes and Douglas bowled. The scoring wa;v slow. Carter was well caught ,at tho wickets.

At 168 Foster relieved .Bnni.es, who, fielding at missed Hordern whcvi iho was 40. off Foster's sixth lrnH. Aib 184 Woolley relieved Douglas, r.-nd dismissed Wilritty wiitib his fin-"t lja.ll. Horder.ii fed pia.yed a 'determined game thro i, ir I> out. He batted 101 minutes, five fours. The . innings closed for 184. "having lasted''222 minutes. England fielded well. Details: — ,

AUSTRALIA. —First Innings. W. Bardisley, b Barnes 0 O. Kelleway, lbw, b Barnes 2 Clem. Hill, b Barnes 4 Armstrong. <■ Smith, b Barnes ... 4 Tmmiper, b Foster 13 Rmnsford, c Smith, b Hi toll Bov Minnett, c Hobbs, b Barnes 2 Dr. H. V. Hordern, not out 49 A. Cotter, run-out 14 H. Carter, c Smith, b Doublas ... 29 W. 'J. Wihitty, b Woollen - 14 Sundries 10

Total Bowling analysisHiitcih 1 for 87, Douglas 1 for 33, -Woolley 1 for 0, Hearne 0 for 8, Barnes 5 for 44, Foster 1 for 52. How the wickets fell: 0, 5, 8, 11, 33, 38, 80, 97,140, 184. Hobbs and Rhodes opened their linings to Cotter and Wihitty. Hobbs was easily caught off the first ball of Cotter's second over by Carter, who was standing well back. (Received Last Night, 8.50 o'clock.) MELBOURNE, January 1. It rained slightly overnight, and this morning was threatening, but cleared at noon. Warner inspected the wicket, which was slow and easy, and the crowd dheered him. The attendance was 31,444, and the takings £1621. Whittv and Cotter opened the attack. Fifty occupied 45 minutes. Hordern relieved Cotter, and placed the field well on both aides. Kelleway relieved Whitty, and Rhodes narrowly esoaped playing on tflio third ball. Hearne sh'apped more confidently than Rhodes at Hordern's googlies. H'ordern had bowled seven overs for 19 runs, wilien lie was supplanted by Armstrong, who had all except three men. on the off side. This change slowed the scoring. One hundred was reached in 99 minutes. (Minnett relieved Kelleway. After three overs Minnett was relieved by Cotter.