THE THIRD TEST

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 15, 18 January 1921, Page 4

THE THIRD TEST

ENGLAND SCORES 447

AUSTRALIANS MAKE A POOK , START

COLLINS AND BARDSLEY OUT.

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ADELAIDE, 17th January

For the Test match the weather is ideal, and the wicket is wearing splendidly. Rustssll and Woolldy opened to Gregory and Kdleway. and they were butting: for fifteen minutes before a run was made. After square hitting Gregory i'or a brace, tho next ball struck Woolley on the kidneys, knocking him out for several minutes. Russell turned Keiieway to the ropes and then to the on for two, which brought his score to 30. Woolley then placed Gregory in the slips, and was brilliantly caught by Kclieway at third man. 4—250—70. His was a valuable innings, his cover strokes, driving, and cutting being masterly. He hit nine 4's and one 6, raid battsd for 124 minutes.

Doi!_glas followed and played Mailey cautiously. Russell late cut 'Gregory to the boundary, the ball flying just out of Collins's reach and over" thy fence. • By square cutting Gregory, Russell brought up 300. Nest over Douglas tipped Mailoy to Oldfield, who just missed him. Both batsmen appreciated Mailey's loose balls. Russell brought up 50 .in 107 minutes by cutting a "googly" for four. Next ball Russell should have been stumped. The 300 took 278 minutes to compile. Ryder relieved M'Donald, and in his first over Douglas drove him straight down the ground. Then he scored two singles. The English captain effected a beautiful cut to.the' ropes off Armstrong, and then glanced a similar number, off Ryder. At lunch the score stood at five wickets for 321. Russell had made 70 and Douglas 29. After lunch Keiieway came on again. Russell sent him to the boundary and rattled along on'singles .'till his score stood at 80, the highest on his side. Douglas glanced Gregory behind tho wicket for four, and treated the next ball in a similar'way. Mailey came on again at,350, which was compiled, in '323 minutes. 'Douglas, low down, scooped Mailey for four, and, driving the next ball for a similar number, the Englishmen passed Australia's score. Douglas was now , 50. which he hit up in 98 minutes; Nine runs later Ba,rdsley missed Douglas, who gave a difficult catch. After the addition of one run the English captain was smartly stumped. He had batted solidly for 113 minutes.. His score included seven fours. 6—374 —60. Fender, after making two, was clean bowled by M'Donald. 'Russell brought up 400 in 365 minutes. Strudwick was caught at mid-off by Pellew for 9. Parkin, who followed, was never comfortable, arid was stumped, the score standing at the tea adjournment, 9—437 —12. After tea play was slow, Russell doing most of the scoring. After Howell had scored two lie was caught by Gregory off 'Mailey. and the innings closed for 447 after 398 minutes' batting. Russell's total of 135 was made in 250 minutes. It included one six and twelve foul's, and -with the exception of two chances was a sound display. England thus had a lead of 93.. AUSTRALIA'S SECOND VENTURE. Australia commenced their second innings with Collins and Bardsley. The first ball Collins hit for four, andl the next ho fluked through tho slips for a similar score. Bardsley had hardly got going before ho was clean bowled by Howell. He was batting 25 minutes, and his score included two fours. 1— 34—16. Keiieway'l succeeded, ■' Parkin then sent down a hot one, which injured Collinses finger. He was out shortly after, hitting Parkin to short leg,. where^ , Hendren took a smart catch. 2—63—24/ ''Collins was 57 minutes at the wickets, and hit three fours. Keiieway was badly missed by Fender after playing in the most spasmodic fashion. Ryder was content with singles until he hit up three. Then, when facing Howell, he lifted him to AVoolley, who took the catch. 3—71—3. ' Stumps were then drawn for the da>\ Following are the detailed scores:— ENGLAND.—First Innings. Hobbs, c and b Mailey 18 Rhodes, run out 16 Makepeace, c Gregory, b Armstrong 60 1 Hendren, b Gregory 36 Woolley, c Keiieway, b Gregory • 79 Russell, not out 135 Douglas, lbw, b Mailey 60 Fender, b M'Donald 2 Strudwick, c Pellew, b Mailey 9 Parkin, st, Oldfield, b Mailey 12 Howell, c Gregory, b Mailey -. 2 Sundries' 18 Total „. , .AM The wickets fell as follow:—One for 25, two for 49, three for 111/ four for 161. five for 250, six for 374, seven for 391, eight for 416, nine for 137, ten for 447. Bowlingl Analysis.—M'Donald (two no balls), one for 78; Gregory (one no ball), two for 108; Keiieway (two no balls), none for 25; Mailey, five for 160; Armstrong, one for 29 : Ryder, none for 29. \ AUSTRALIA. First innings 354 Second Innings. Collins, c Hendren, b Parkin ' 24 Bardsley, b Howell 16 Keiieway, not out 19 Ryder, c Woolley, bHowell- 3 Sundries , - 9 Total for throe wickets • 71 The Englishmen's star was in tho ascendant at the Adelaide Oval yesterday, u-ad when stumps were drawn Douglas w;ls probably the Happiest man, in tho Co'iunonweaifJi. Woolley was knocked out by- Gregory, the Australiaii' express, who saw .his victim retire shortly after the- incident. The two Essex representatives of the team, Douglas and Russell, were now partnered, and made the longest stand of the innings. Both batsmen were lucky at tho start, | but tliis equalises the mistakes which, let | Collins continue at the crease in the first innings. Russell scored 156 on his first visit to the Adelaide wicket, but the attack on that occasion was not comparable with the high standard of bowling ho was opposed to yesterday. The Eseox professional was unbeaten, and he is to bo congratulated on his first first century" in Test cricket. Douglas, as usual, did not. score rapidly during his j tenure at the wicket, but without any ! fear of contradiction. ".Essex paved England" in tho first innings of the 97tli Test. Fender, tho Surrey captain, was expected to enhance the score sheet, but- he failed to nuiteriulise with, the "tail," which did not "wag." The bowling figures of Ihc Australians are not so eloquoct as tli.a Sydney nml Melbourne perforn « ices, 'and'for the first tiiiie in a Tost this torn- tho attack did riot, I'overwhelm their opponents. England has inacle a. capital start on the redoubtable Australians in "the second iunir.L'B. but the ?amc is far from over. Armstrong li.-i,-; i'Kcllowav. Pellew. 'Tay-v lor, gregory, ;;nd OldlieUl to pile up runs for the. Colonials, who can be reliod mi io keep 'Jingliuid lighting all the way. i