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ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. THE FIFTH TEST MATCH. Per Press Association—Copyright. SYDNEY, February 27. The wicket was saturated, but Hill was anxious to start, on the theory that the bowling would break up the j pitch and it would be bad for the English batting. Douglas was unwilling to go on, but the umpires inspected the wicket and decided that it was playable. 1 . /. Australia's first innings closed for 176, 148 behind England's score. Rolling improved the wicket somewhat. Hobbs and Rhodes opened England's second innings. Macartney and Hazlitt were the bowlers. Play was careful to lucheon, when 20 were on the board. During the interval a bright sun considerably improved the wicket, and' at the close of the day's play the total for nine wickets was 209. The following are the scores : x . England. First Innings ... ...... ...... ... 324 Second Innings. Hobbs, c Hazlitt b Hordern 45 Rhodes, low b Armstrong ... 30 Hearne, b Hordern 18 Foster, b McLaren ... .., ... 4 Douglas, b Armstrong ... ... ... ... 8 Gunn, b Hordern ... ... ... '...... '61 Woolley, c Armstrong b Hazlitt ..: • 11 Vine, not out ....:. ...... 5. Smith, b Hordern ..;... ... ... ... 13 Barnes, b Hordern ..-. ...... 4 ' Extras ... ..: - ... 10 Total for nine wickets ... ... 209 Australia.. First Innings^ Trumper, c Wooiley, b Barnes ... 5 Hill, c Smith, b Hitch ... ... 20 Gregory, c Gunn-, b Douglas ...... 34 Minnett, c Douglas, b' Hitch ... ... 0 Armstrong, lbw, b Barnes 33 Ransford, c Hitch b Foster ...... 29 Carter j c sub. b Barnes 11 Macartney, c and b Woolley ...... 26 Hordern, b Woolley ... ... ' 0 liazlitt, run out '. 1 McLaren, not out ...... 0 Extras ... ... - •••••■ 19 Total ... :..'.-.. .. 176 Bowling Analysis.—Foster, one wic-; ket for 55 runs; Barnes, three for 56; Hitch, two for 31; Douglas,;one for 14; Woolley, two for 1.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXII, Issue 8312, 28 February 1912, Page 3
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