THE TEST MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1318, 22 December 1911, Page 5

THE TEST MATCH.

AUSTRALIA WINS. THE FIGURES OF THE MATCH. By Tclecraph—Press Association—Copjrtiriit' Sydney, December 21. The first test match of tho English, cricketers' tour was finished to-day. AiwIralia. won by 116 runs. Tho woaUvar. was fine and hot. When shimps were drawn last evening England had eight wickets down for 263 in tho second innings, and wanted 175 to win tho match. Thoro were only about 100 people present when Douglas, tho not-out man, and Barnes resumed the innings. Tbey faced tho bowling of Hordera and Cotter respectively. Barnes quickly brought up doublo figures for bimself, driving Cotter to the boundary. Douglas, however, facial the bowling for six overs without scoring before being bowled with ti big leg-break by Hordem. Strudwick scored a lucky i off Cotter by snicking him through tho slips, and followed it up a few balls later by splendidly cutting him to tie track. When the total was 201 Hoirlovn bowled Barnes. The inniugs lasted for 370 minutes. Tho full scores aro as follow ;— Australia,—First Innings. Kelleway, c. and b. Woolley _.. 20 Bardsloy, e. Strudwick, b. Douglas ... 30 Hill, run out JO Armstrong, 6t. Strudwick, b. Hearne 00 Trumper, c. Hobbs, b. Woolley 113 Ransford, c. Hearne, b. Barnes 2G Minnett, c. Foster, b. Barnes 00 Hordem, not out u Cotter, e. and b. Barnes- (! Carter, b. Foster 13' AVhitty, b. Foster 0 Sundries .'. 20 Total 417 How tho Wickets Fell. 12 3 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 77 121 198 273 387 120 12G 147 117 Bowling Analysis. Foster took two wickets for 105 runs; Douglas, one for 02; Barnes, throe for 107; Hoarne, one for 44; Woolley, two for 77; Rhodes, none for 26. England.—First Innings, Hobbs, c. Hill, b. Whitty fi3 Kinneir, b. Kelleway 22 Gunn, b. Cotter 1 Rhodes, c. Hill, b. Hordem « Mead, 0. and b. Hordem 0 Hearne, c. Trumper, b. Kelleway 70 Foster, b. Jlordem M Woolley, b. Hordem 39 Douglas, c. Trumper, b. Hordem (1 , Barnes b. Kelleway 9 ' Strudwick, not out p Sundries ti Total ; 31S How tho Wickets Fell. 123456780 10 15 53 115 129 142 231 293 293 310 318 Bowling Analysis. . Cotter took ono wicket for 88 runs; Whitty, one for 60; Kelleway, three for 46; Hordem, five for 85; Armstrong, nono for 28; Minnett, none for 3. Australia.—Second Innings. Bardsloy, b. Foster , 12 Kelleway, b. Douglas „.... 70 Hill, b. Foster 65 Armstrong, b. Foster J8 Trumper, c. ami b. Douglas Jl Ransford, c. Rhodes, b. Barnes 31 Hordem, b. Foster ]8 Minnett, b. Douglas 17 Cotter, l;b.w., b. Douglas 2 Carter, c. Gunn, b. Foster *. 15 Whitty, not" out 9 Sundries , 24 Total 308 How the Wiekota Fell. 123456 7 8 9 10 29 150 169 191 218 216 268 274 283.308 Bowling Analysis. Foster took five wickets for 92 runs; Douglas, four for 50; Barnes, one for 72; Woolley, nono for 15; Heamo, nono for 50. . England.—Second Innings, Hobbs, c. Carter, b. Cotter 22 Kinneir, c. Trumper, b. Hordem 30 Gunn, c. Whitty, b. Hordcra 62 Mead, run out 25 Rhodes, c. Trumper, b. Hordem 0 Foster, e. Ransford, b. Hordem 21 Hearne, b. Hordem 43 Woolley, e. Armstrong, b. Cotter 7 Douglas, b. Hordem 32 Barnes, b. Hordern 14 Strudwick, not out 12 Sundries ■ , 23 Total 291 Bowling Analysis: Whitty, ijo wickets for 41 runs; Cotter, two for 71; Hordcra, seven for 90; Kelleway, none for 27; Armstrong, none for 39. How the Wickets Fell. 1 2 2' 4 5.6 7 8 9 10 29 69 141 Ml 143 167 177 263 27G 291 HORDERN CANNOT PLAY IN TAVO TESTS. (Rec. December 21, 1.15 a.m.) Sydney, December 21. Hordern has informed the selectors that lie will be able to piny in the second test, but, owing to business engagements, not in the third and fourth. He may possibly play in tho fifth.