THE FIRST TEST.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17022, 20 December 1920, Page 7

THE FIRST TEST.

f. j ENGLISH BATSMEN FAIL. | AUSTRALIA 123 AHEAD. | ißy Cable —Pro's Association —Copyright.) I; (Austrciia.n ntxl X.Z. Cable Association ) {\ I j (Received December i/.>> p.m. ij | SYDN"Y. December !.'• $ I Tho Test Milch wr.s resumed in fine, !:■>'. jt i weather. Tlio wicket was in splendid (f ; (lition. jj j Half .in hour t.-.i? sufficient to difpoiv o. j< i the Australian tail. OldEold plavod tho ijj j first ball to Khcdos at lnidoft. Tho r.olds- ! man fumbled it. but recovering control. rc- jj ! turned it Pinartly to the wicket. wnero Ryder had bnohod up. Rvdcr w.i« tvr.t « br.ck by Oldik-ld. but too luto to PrOYv'' Jy hi.* being run out. _ , , j; Ruj>scli and llobbs opened for [j Tho first br.ll was :i.gain fatal. Kc.lawnv hit; g tins: Riissoll's wickot. lnoi<lontallv Ku**eu u was the first batsman to bo clean bowled n S tho match. Gregory bumped oce.i*ion:i;b* >, from tho opposite end, but the batsmen f ori\- pounce:! on loo?e deliveries, defleciinr t, ' several to the boundary. 3 j Tho third ball after lunch poked 8 : Mailov up to first slip and Gregory - ' a erupted th" catch. f I Hendren in tho next over font a very |i ! one from Gregory to M:'i!ey at Focoud tshp. | ■ Th? fieldsman pot his hr.nd? round the bail. i; but could not hold it. Gregory. however. jj iu liis over, clca.il bowled Hohlis, wh > j, ' w«s Rttciupting a frJanco. Hobbs }i;id • I rattled up 4'J in brisk fashion, nnd r.evor S looked like ont. I AVoollcy trcatod Mailey irith tho utmost. f j rosjjcct, and, in nlayingf_ back, nindo an j ; impish strota\ which foil just short of * C; i P■ j Jilailey judiciously mixed loose onos wii.H f ; "bosics," jn tho hopo tba-t tho [ would have a hit, but tliev ivcr-_ invariably | dcsnatchcd to tho boundary. Wo-illoy w-< • j particularly severe on thorn, puUinjr h.iiu i : driving past co\-cr jwint in brilliant j I Ilondron U'.ifl lK>ttl--d up, nnd ivns ooiitcnt j i to allow his partner to forpc ahead. Though- ; I tho fioldincr was not without blemish, it wn« j | of a chnractor, and a big fuc- : tor in curtailing tho iscore. . Hendren, when OS, fkied Ryder, and was j caught «t first slip by Grcpory. j | Having bowled one over, Armstronj rave j • way to Hailoy when Dou?las arrived. Eti?- : land's captain npnoared _ nncomfoTtabio ! apuinat tho slow balls, but launched out, and returned sv hot one, tho ball hi t- . | tin? tlio bowler on tho head, temporarily I laving: him out. ... , , | in tho following over, Woolley smacked a. ' ' hard one hi*?h over point's head, but : epranf? in tho nir and effected a brilliant, 1 one-handed catch. ' After tlio tea adjournment, Armstrong ro- ; \ lied on Gregory and Mr.iloy. Not with- _ : standing the tendency of the batsmen to ■i punish looso one®, Mailey liboTftlly punctuated his deliveries with Fomctbinsr to hit, and I Parkin was tempted, and lifted one to tho i boundary, where Kellewn.y it. Mjiley deserved better results, an his breaks from eitlie- sido_ constantly worried the bats- ' : men., marly urcpish ptrolccs resulting. ■ i Tho tail-end of the fido offered little re- '' oistanco, the inni-ics closed for lf)0. t J G bowled con©ii3tontly throughout, though at tho commenoeraont ho sent down ■ I several off tho wicket, which wero promptl.v ' ! pin need to 'ho boundary. Ho took three i I catches, acquitting himsejf with distinction i in tho field, which wn« a Rrent tribute to * him, oonsiderincr tho liiyh standard of tlio > fieldinjr throughout tho match. . Collins and Bwdslcy opened a socorid inuinga Hitch and Waddm':ton. Bardsley Ravo plimp=o9 of international form, soon running into tho twenties. Botu batsmen- accommodated tlitmeelvos t<> tho bowling, neither ta&incr unnecessary risks. "With only half an hour to play, Dous'.aa tried Parkin again, but, no in tho first innings., he possessed no terrors for tho bate"wiien play closed for the day tho attendance was 40,000, and tho takings amounted to £4000. Scorce: — ATTSTRAUA. First Innings. ' Macartney, b Woddington .. - ; Collins, run out . Bnrdsley, o Strudwick, b Heatrno .. -J 1 Kelleway, run out .. ~ ; Armstrong, st Strudwick, b Woolley 1©rogory, c Strudwick, b Woolley .. « t . Toylor, lbw. b Hearne .. .. •• ■ PelloW, c Hendren, b Hcarne .. .. | ' Rvder, run out .. . •• j! 1 Oldfleld, o Hobbs, b Parian ... •• '' ; " Mailcy, not out • • •• "11 ! Sundries .. '*• j Total ' .. ;• • ~'on! i i Tho wickets fell as follows!— 1, 40, 2, 80, i 8 140; 4, 168;. 5, 178; 6, 176; 7, 244; 8, i . 249: 10, 2G7. _ . ; ' Bowling analysis—Heamo 3 for <7; \voot.- ' ley, 2 for 85; Parkin. - for 58; WaddingtOT, [ 1 for 85; Hitch, 0 tor 37; Douglas, 0 for 14. Waddington bowlod ono no balk ; I Second Innings. j Collins, Aot out- .. '•* no I Baxdaley, not out .. — i n i - Sundries .. „ •• >— _ I Total for no wiokete .. 4G i ENGLAND. , Fjist Innings. Russell, b Kalleway .. .. ••• 0 Hobbs, b Gregory .. •• Hearno, c Gregory, b Mailer - " Houdren, c Gregory, b Ryder >. 2» Woolley, <i Mailcy, b Ryder .. .. 6Douglas, et. Oldfield, b Mailcy ... 21 Rhodes, c Gregory, b Mailey •• •• ■' " Hitch, o Kelleway, b Gregory " ' ; Wnddington, run out .. .. "a . Parkin, not out • • * • •" „ 1 Strudwick, lbw, b Gregory •• > Sundries •• •• •" ' fell aa folio-.vsi, 0; 2, 5(1;8 70* 4, 143; 5, 146; 6, 158; 7, 160, 8, ISO; 9. 189; 10, 190. ■ . ' Bowling analysis—Greigoij. 3 J OT 56: iliul Icy, 3 for 95; Ryder, 2 for. 20; Kelhiwaj, ) 1 for 10; Armstrong 0 for 2. COMMENT ON THE PLAY. 1 SYDNEY, December 18. TVij. Sunday papers describe the play on ' both sides so far a® disappointing,, when the eaay condition of iho wicket is con--61 Charley Turoei, the old interriationr.i player, thinks that the English combination is not eo good as many pro-war team*, as tho wholo team lacks tho finish and geneial ali-round efitjctiveness which characterised former elevens. H« fiays that the Austnilians treated the bowling far too eeriouslv. The English bowlftig was certainuy of gooJ length, but it was the lack of on the nart of the Australian batsmen that made tlw trouble ; their batting being generally stodsry and scratchy. Parkin » bowlB ing was by far the best on his aide, bua the English bowling generaily was below t standard, and wanting liitbe all-round danger of former teams. The of tho 1 Australians ia good, and ia backed up oy 3 sound ficldiiig*. 0 •