CRICKET.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 1673, 18 December 1911, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE M.C.C. IN AUSTRALIA

THE FIRST TEST MATCH

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COPYRIGHT, j LPEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] j Sydney, December 16. ' The weather was fine but hot, and a strong and gusty wind blew clouds ot dust across tho ground. There '. wore 35,000 people present. I Minnett and Trumper resumed to ! the bowling of Barnes and Foster. ! Minnett played brilliantly, and was loudly cheered for hitting three fours in one over off Foster, all placed differently. Trumper was extremelcautious, owing to the closo proximity of his century, which he brought up brilliantly by snicking Foster thro-tagli the slips to the boundary. His iOO occupied 190 minutes of sound, careful cricket. Minnett's appeared in 49 minutes simultanc- j ously. The total of 350 had taken I 302 minutes to make. Foster had been proving expensive, 28 coming off four overs, mostly by Minnett, so Woollcy took the ball, and in his nrst over Minnett lifted him to mid-off, and Douglas reached but was unable to hold it. At 378 Douglas went on to bowl in place of Barnes. When he had scored 13, Trumper hit out at a ball from W 7 oolley. It was a mis-hit, and Hobbs at cover point mado a good catch. Trumper fiad batted 226 minutes, and his score included twelve fours. He gave no chance till the mis-hit. The partnership had added 109. Minnett brought the total to 400 by a dangerous snick through the slips. Foster had only just moved from the spot, and the ball travelled to the boundary. The innings had been in progress 347 minutes. Hordern went in next, Minnett being unfortunate in getting out just before luncheon, Foster brilliantly taking him low in the slips off Barnes. He had scored 90. in brilliant style in 111 minutes, iheludinofourtecn fours. Cotter should have been run out; instead, Douglas overthrow, and there was'a four. A fewballs later Barnes caught and bowled this Australian express bowler. Carter followed, and was also missed at two, Hobbs missing him at point off Barnes. After scoring "13 Foster clean bowled the wicket-keep-er. This was Foster's first wicket, it a cost of 105. The next ball bowled Whitty, and the innino-s closed for 447. Ifc bad lasted '685 minutes. The English fielding wns fair to good.

Hobbs and Kinnear opened to totter and. Whitty. seve nand Kinnear one m the first over. Hobbs should have been out when six. He cut a fast ono, and Macartney, fielding at point, ior lrumper, fumbled the catch. Trumper is suffering from an injured knee, being struck by a fast ball from Barnes shortly before ho <K>tout. to

Hordern replaced Cotter at 35, and had Hobbs badly mixed. Kellewav bowled at tho other end. Both Englishmen batted steadily. Kinnear scored 22, chiefly by clean carpet drives. Then Kelleway'bowled us middle stump with a perfect length ball and an off-break. Gunu lomed Hobbs. His injured hand was ■till bound, and playing Cotter's fast delivery ;---eared to hurt it. He was clean bowled at four. ■

Rhodes next opened his account by cutting Cotter for four. Hobbs played soundly, and having in view Australia's big total, took no risks. A. •splendid stroke was a fine' snick. Rhodes was more free, cutting and driving cleanly. Bowling changes were frequently made. Hobbs gave a chance at 39. He lifted Hordern to mid-on, but Cotter failed with the catch, which reached him shoulder high. A four by Rhodes followed, and brought up 100 in 119 minutes. Rhodes fell to Hordern. ' He had scored quickly, and was within one of Hobb s total of 42, when he mis-hit a googly to Hill at point, and it was held. He bad batted 95 minutes, -showing splendid cricket and the part neivdiip bad added 62.

. With half an hour to go. Mead joined Hobbs, who reached '50 with the aid .of an overthrow ib the boundary by Kelleway. while the batsmen were running a short one. He had been at the wickets 139 minutes. The new comer was unable to play Jiorderii, and bit one weakly back. Hordern caught it as it touched the ground, but two later Mead made a stroke and this time ifc was cleanly taken by the Koogly bowler. Hearuc and Hobbs played out time.

AUSTRALIANS—First Innings. Kelleway, c and b Woolley ... orj Bardsley, c Strttdwick, b Douglas 30 UnJ, run out 4g Armstrong, c Strudw'iek'" "li Hearne gp, Ransford, c Hearne, b Barnes Z. 26 trumper, c Hobbs, b Woolley ... 113 Minnett, c Foster, b Barnes ... ... 90 Hordern, not out 17 Cotter, b Barnes ...... .. g Carter, b Foster Z. Z. '" 13 Extras '" oq

Total U7 Fall of wickets.— 41, .77, 121, 191, 278, 287, 420, 426, 447. Bowling analysis: Foster 2 for 105, Douglas 1 for 62, Barnes 3 for 107 Hearnc 1 for 44, Woolley 2 for 77 Rhodes 0 for 26. ENGLISHMEN— First Innings. Hobbs, not out 33 Kiunear, b Kelleway ' <2p Gunn, b Cotter 4 Rhodes, c Hill, b Hordern .'.'.' Z 41 Mead, c and. b Hordern .... 0 Hearne, not out 9 Total (for 4 wickets) ~JM EXPENSES OF AMATEURS. nr> -1- Loild on, Decembor 16. T .y- i{ - .V'y, interviewed by Sporting Life, stud that Foster and Douglas wore good county captains, but a captain who bowled cannot use himself properly. It was a pity that Jes-' sop was absenft. Jeeson declined because only £70 was allowed for expenses as the previous Australian trip cost him £150 out of pocket Fry' personally, considered financial arrangements for amateurs to Australia unsatisfactory. A man earning a living cannot afford to go.