FOURTH TEST MATCH.

Evening Star, Issue 11682, 14 February 1902, Page 4

FOURTH TEST MATCH.

COMMENCES TO-DAY. • GETTING READY. Pnca Awoeiation—By Telegraph—Copyrighi SYDNEY, February 13. The weather is cool and cloudy. The teams are to bo picked in the iogThe Englishmen have returr-ied from a trip to the Blue Mountains, and have had some practice at the nets. It is taken for granted that Barnes will not play. M'Gabey takes his place. Darling will not play. • Tremble will probably captain the Australians. SYDNEY, February 14. (Received February 14, at 9.59 ajn.) The weather is fine, but cloudy. M'LAREN WINS THE TOSS. AND ELECTS TO BAT. SYDNEY, February 14. (Received February 14, at 1.24 p.m.) Darling and C. Gregory are omitted from the fourteen selected to represent Australia in the test match to-day, and Eady is twelfth man. (Received February 14, at 1.49 p.m.) The weather is fine and cool. Maclareß) won the toes from Trumblc. Robson, Garnett, and Barnes are standing out of the English team. (Received February 14, at 2.18 p.m.) At 12.36 p.m. the Englishmen had no wickets for 20 runs. Maclaren 12, Hayward 8.

A GOOD START. (Received February 14, at 3.24 p.m.) At the luncheon adjournment the telegraph showed no wickets for 68 runs. Scores: — Maclaren, rot out ~. ~ 31 Hayward, not out ~ 37 Th-J injury to Barnes, tho English fast bowler, proves to be more serious than was at first believed. On his return to Melbourna from Adelaide the ricked knee was subjected to treatment by the Tallerman process of super-heated air. The suiovitis from which he suffered was so far reduced that he was able to walk, but, despite nedicti opinion to the contrary, he will not be able to wield the ball for some little time. _____