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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 1674, 19 December 1911, Page 2

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THE M.C.C. IN AUSTRALIA

THE FIRST TEST MATCH

AUSTRALIA'S EASY LEAD

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT,

[per PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Sydney, December 18. Interest in the first test match between Australia and the M.C.C. team is maintained, the third day's play attracting 13,000 spectators. Australia's first innings yielded 447 runs, and when stumps were drawn on Saturday tho Englishmen had lost four wickets for 142 runs, Hobbs (63) and Hearne (9) being not out. To-day the play resulted as follows:—

ENGLAND—First Innings. Hobbs, c Hill, b AVhitty 63 Hearne, c Trumper, b' Kelleway 76 Foster, b Hordern 56 ■AVoolley, b Hordern 39 Douglas, b Trumper, b Hordern 0 Barnes, b Kelleway 9 Strudwick, not out ... .:. 0 Extras 8 Total ... 318 Bowling Analysis.—Cotter, one for 88; AVhitty, one for 60; Kelleway, three for 46; Hordern, five for 85; Armstrong, none for 28; Minnett, none for 3. AUSTRALIA. First Innings 447 Second Innings, Bardsley, b Foster -. 12 Kelleway, not out 47 Hill, not out 49 Extras 11 Total (for one wicket) 119 (Received December 19, 10.30 a.m.J Sydney, December 19. The weather is fine and warm for to-day's game.