THE THIRD TEST.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10526, 13 January 1912, Page 5

THE THIRD TEST.

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ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIANS EASILY DISPOSED OF. GOOD BOWLING BY ENGLISHMEN. (Received Last Night, 10.10 o'clock.) ADELAIDE, January 12. The Third Test match, was begun in warm weather, on an excellent wicket. The English team,is the same as that which played in the Second Test. In the Australian team, Matthews (Victoria) replaces Whitty. Macartney is twelfth man. Clem. Hill won. the toss from J. W. H. T. Douglas, and decided to bat. Kelleway and Bardsley opened to Foster and Barnes. After a single each, Bardsley cut Barnes to the boundary, la: Foster's third over Kelleway was clean, bowled.- —1. for >6. The score; was unaltered when in '•Barnes's*next over Bardsley was snapped up at the wicket by Smith.—2 for 6. Hordeni and Ransford batted carefully. When at six Ransford had to retire temporarily owing to a severe blow on the left thumb from Foster. Armstrong, who came in r-ext, hit two fours off Barnes, who at 32 was replaced by Douglas. Foster bowled gplendidlv.' none of the batsmen being able to hit him. After bowling 1.1 overs for 8 runs, Heorne gave him a spell. ~ ~ At the luncheon adjournment the total was 45 for 85 minutes play, the bowling being very line. Hordern had simply blocked it with the object of wearing it down. ,-j ~ .. Foster and Barnes bowled after the luncheon adjournment, and runs came more rapidly. Armstrong hit each bowler to the boundary. He was then bowled ofthis pads by Foster. % Armstrong batted soundly for 59 minutes, 'hitting four fours.—3 for 65. Trumper's second shot was a fine cover hit to the boundary off Barnes. Hordern drove the same bowler to the boundary. Then he was easily caught at short square leg. He was m for 10a minutes, sedulously stone-walling.— 4 for 84. . ' The next ten jmnutes were disastrous. Hill had two balls, but off the second was magnificently stumped by Smith, who 'Brought -hack thevhall a foot from the.leg.side.—s for 88 : . _ | . Three baßs-. settled.. ;Mxnnett,', : who ; : waa \ had.five wiekefe:for 23¥-r6 forß|,' '- ; Matthews was'.nexite .•EacEr'batsHian: hit four, was 'eafeity, caught behind the bowler— 7 for 9/v. Four byes completed the 100 m iio minutes. Cotter had a merry life, which included a sixer, into the members' pavilion off Barnes. In the same over he was yorked— 8 for 113. | Ransford resumed. At the'tea adjournment the score was 125 for nine wickets. . , .. ' The innings was soon finished alter tea, Douglas getting Carter in the slips in the first over after relieving Barnes. The calamitous innings occupied 19/ minutes. There was no excuse tor the Australians. Foster bowled magnificently, always accurate, and often ! swin<nng the width of the wickets. Nevertheless, the batting was nerve- ; less and lacking dash. A forcing player might have made a lot of difference. The fielding was close and brilliant. Smith, behind the wickets, was especially smart. His stumping of Hill was j a masterpiece. : Details:— ■ ■

AUSTRALIA—First Innings. C. Kelleway, b Foster 1 W. Bardslev. o Smith, b Barnes o Dr. H. V. Hordern, c Rhodes, b Foster • • 2j> W. W. Armstrong, b Foster M V. Tnimpe-r. b Hitrh 26 C. Hili, st Smith, h Foster 0 R. B. Minnett, b Foster 0 G. J. Matthews, c Mead; b Barnes .'> Ai Cotter, b Barnes ■ 1} H. Carter,c Gunn, b Douglas ~.., » V. S. Ransford, not out j Extras *■*■ j Total • • 133 i Bowline amalvsis:—Foster 5 for 36, Barnes 3 for"7l. Doublas 1 for./, Hitch 1 for 2. Hearne 0 for 6. ENGLISHMEN OPEN WELL. The Englishmen had an 'hour to bat. Hobbs and Rhodes opened to Cotter and Hordern. They soon showed how j true the wicket was by' forcing, offstrokes off Cotter. Each batsman .drove him four four. Hobbs jumped in to Hordern and hit him down on the ground, but Rhodes was not so comfortable. Half an hour's play produced ' 7< * At 39 'Fordeni changed ends, and Kelleway relieved Cotter. Rhodes was still troubled by the slows, but worried himself out of trouble. He took 45 minutes to make 10. Hobbs, when at 25, skied Hordern, but the ball fell safely behind mid-off. At 43 Matthews replied Hordern, and appealed confident! v for a leg-before against Hobbs, but the umpire ruled against him. Matthews was bowling a fine TenstiJi, and kept the. batsmen quiet. Rhodes nearly returned a ball to him. The two batsmen played out time, when the total stood at 49. Both batted soundlv and confidently, and never looked to lie in serious trouble.

ENGLAND.—First Innings. W. R. Rhodes, not out .... 20 J. B. Hobbs, not out 2» Total for no wickets -19 The following players will represent Masterton juniors against Mauriecville, at Mauriceville, to-day:—J. B. Moodie, A. Thompson, E. Perry, W. Lett, B. Brun.ton, F. Blackman, M. Iggulden,, A. Pragnell, W. Pryor, H. J. Francis and Wixen. The drag win leave Perry Street corner at 1.10 o'clock sharp.