THIRD TEST.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 93, 13 January 1908, Page 7

THIRD TEST.

ENGLAND'S BATTING OUTSJIINES - AUSTRALIA'S NEED OF A FAST 'BOWLER. ' Bf JEI.EGHArn—rtiEBS iE3OCIA.TION-COrTP.IOHT, (Rec. Jan. 12, 9.17 a.m.) | Adolalde, January 11. j Tho Third .Test Match was continued in i delightfully bright, weather. Tho attond- ; anco was 15,000. The wiekot looked as good as new. . ■ v - Australia's first innings, which had produced 279 runs for aino wickots, was soon completed' for 285j tho result of 200min. batting. O'Connor' increased his-score from 0 to 10, but Saunders was bowled by Fioldor before ho could add anythirig to his single of the previous night., NOBLE DROPS A CHANGE. , The Australians took \tho Sold without Clem Hill, who is in'bed owing to his cold. In,-his place Roy Hill fielded. v ' 1 Ilobbs and Fano opened the batting against the bowling of O'Connor, and Sounders. Fane cut Saunders for 4.' Before Hobbs scorod he cub a ball to Noble at, point, who failed to accept the chance. With both bowlers exceedingly accurate, tho batsmen were not inclined to take' risks,:, and 40m'in.i batting yielded only 25 runs. At 30 Noble replaced O'Connor, who had sent down nine overs for 11 runs. , , Armstrong relieved 'Saunders flit 37,' and' his first over yielded' 9 runs; At'.the lunclioon adjournment, after exactly an hour's play, tho total was 50 —Hobbs 21, Fano 20, FIRST WIGKET FALLS, : Saunders and Noble bowled,after luncheon. Saunders's first over yielded: I iuns,!but m his next', Hobbs was snapped • at tho wickots. Ho was batting G9mm, and hit two .fours. ; i■■ /!■ V ' ■ Gunri began carefully' with fivo'singles, but a three and a .four oif Noble carried him into double figures, which task had ocoupied jiiin .2omin. Fano was playing soundly, and was scoring steadily. At SG O'Connor relieved Noble, an<J Fano drove him for 4. Maoartrioy replaced Saunders.' , i'. FANE RUN OUT. Tho scoro bad cropt to .98, when Fano was run out through Gunn failing to. respond to his call for a close run for .a,'hit to. covcr point. Fane batted, faultlessly for . lOOmin., and hit three fours. Hutchings. was next, and a couple .of. singles completed tho hundred': ill llrmm. Hutchings was vigorous from the start. ."Hp got to 20 in as many minutes, including three fours. ';.■■■■ : Gunn' hit 7 off two balls from Macartney,, but in' tho same, ovor Hutchings drove the ball back hard and: low to Macartney, who mado a brilliant catch —three for 138. BOWLED FIRST BALL. ' Brauud was clean bowled first ball by Macartney. Hardstaff started : with, a.,four; off O'Connor. Armstrong and Saundors bowled before, ten. 'Gunn hit tho former over the square-leg fence for G. . i At tho teu adjournment Gunn had scorod 48, Hardstaff ?> total 160. Noble and Armstrong bowled afthr tea. Gunn completed. His half centiVry in a hundred and minutes. : i'iio next-half hour's play'was quiet, but: tho. scoro mounted steadily. At 189 a double; ohange to Macartney and O'Connor ,was tried. CUNN DEPARTS. ' In O'Connor's second over Gunn turned tho ball into his wickets. 'He was batting one hundred and thirty miiiriteS, and never mado a mistake. ■ Ho. hit one 6 and three 4's —five for 194; ' ... ' i.v,. . Rhodes joined Hardstaff, ;and 200 went up in two hundred and ton miuutes; Saunders replaced Macartney at 210. Ten runs wore, scored from the first over; nine of them by Hardstaff, who was batting finely.' , Hariigan. (tho Queenslander) relieved O'Connor at 226, but sent down only two overs. Macartney and Armstrong went on at a quarter to six. Rhodes liit.jtbo latter to square-log for six. . A GOOD PARTNERSHIP. Hardstaff got 50 in ono hundred and seven minutes, a splendid innings, iholuding eight 4's. Rhodes batted patiently-. for fifty minutes. - ■ ' I'lio bowling of tho Australians lackcd venom, and tlio fast bowler was sadly missed. Their fielding was good and suro, 'but was nover brilliant, oxcopt that of Ransford. ■ Carter did good work at tho wickets. The details of tho Ecoring aro as under:— AUSTRALIA. % FIRST INNINGS (Continued). , O'Connor, not out ... ... 10 Saunders, b. Fiolder ... ... ... 1 Extras ... ... ... 14 , Total ' ... ... 285 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Fiolder, four wickets for 85. Barnes, threo wickets for 60. Crawford, oiie wicket for GO. Rhodes, no wickets , for 85. Braund, ono wicket for 26. Hutchings, ono wickot for 5. ENGLAND. FIRST INNINGS. Hobbs, c. Carter, b. Saunders ... ... 26 Fino, run out 48 Gunn, b. O'Connor 65 Hutchings, o. and b. Macartney 23 Braund, b. Macartney ... ... 0 Hardstaff, not out . ... 51 Rhodes, not out ... 34 Extras ... ... 12 Total for fivo wickets ... ... 259 AGGRECATE RUNS IN TEST CfcICKET. At tho conclusion or Warner's toUr in Australia, 190t, England had scored, in test matches, 28,08G runs, and Australia 27,382. Since tlio capture of "the ashes," and up to the conclusion of tho r.rcout second test match, the figures of tho two sides (including sundries) are as follow:— England. Australia. 190 i.' 28,080 1904 27,382 1305.

So. up to the one! of the last test match, Engliind lmtl scorcd hi the agßrcjute 1029 runs -"uare tluai Aimt.rnlii*- '

Jst Test ICS 1st Tost ......... 221 1st Tost 42G 2nd Tost 188 2nd Test 282 2nd Test 181 2nd Tost 151 3rd Test 195 3rd Tost 301 3rd • Tost 221 3rd Tost 295 4t.li Test 197 4t.li Test MG 4tli Test 1G!) 5th Tost 430 5th Tost 3G3 5th Test 2G1 5th Test 121 1007. 1st Test 273 1st Tost 300 1st Tost 300 1st Test 275 1908. 2nd Test 382 2nd T6st ......... 2GG 2nd Test 282 2lul Test ai7 Grand Totals ... 32;lll 30,482 I