FIRST TEST MATCH

Gisborne Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5665, 20 December 1920, Page 5

FIRST TEST MATCH

AUSTRALIA'S FIRST INNINGS CONCLUDES FOR 267.

ENGLISHMEN REPLY WITH 190

HOME TEAM’S SECOND EFFORT 46 FOR NO WICKETS.

DISAPPOINTING PLAY BY BOTH SIDES.

(United Press Association—Copyright.)

(Received Dec. 19, 5.0 pan.) SYDNEY, Dec. jtß. _ The test . match was resumed in fine hot weather. The wicket was in splendid condition. When* play closed for the day the attendance was 40,000, .aid the takings amounted to £4OOO. Half an hour sufficed to dispose of the Australian tail. Oldfield placed. the first ball to Rhodes at midoff. The fieldsman fumbled it, but recovering control returned smartly to the wicket, where Ryder had hacked up, but was sent bacx by Oldfield, but too late to prevent being run out, and the innings closed with 267.

ENGLAND’S FIRST INNINGS Russell and Hobbs opened ior England. The first ball was again ratal, Kelleway hitting Russell’s wicket. Incidentally, Russell was the first* batsman clean bowled in the mate/}., Gregory bumped occasionally from the opposite end but batsmen eagerly pounced on loose deliveries, deflecting severely to the boundary. The third ball after lunch Hearne looked Mailey close up to first slip, which Gregory accepted. Hendren in the next over sent a very fast one from Gregory to Mailey at second slip. The fieldsman got his hands rounds the hall, but could not liold it. Gregory in the next over clean bowled Hobbs, who was attempting a glance. Hobbs had ratted up 49 in brisk fashion and never looked like getting out. Woolley treated Mailey with tne utmost respect and in playing back made an uppish stroke which just fell short of slip. Mailey judiciously mixed his bowling in the hope that the batsman would have a hit, but they were invariably despatched to boundary. Woolley was particularly severe, pulling and driving past covex" in brilliant style. Hendien was bottled up and was content to allow his partner to forge ahead. Though the fielding was not without blemish it was of a high class character and was a big factor in cuitailing the score. Hendren when t.-s skied Ryder and was caught at first slip by Gregory. Having bowled only one ox er, Armstrong gave way to Mailey when Douglas arrived. England’s captain appeared uncomfortable against the puzzling slows but launched out anci returned a hot one, the ball hitting the bowler on the head and temporarily laying him out. In the following over W oolley smacxed a hard one high over point’s head but Mailey sprang in the air and effected a tiilliant one-hand catch. ' After the tea adjournment Arm strong relied on Gregory and Mailey notwithstanding the tendency of the batsmen to punish loose ones. Mailer liberally punctuated his deliveries with something to hit and Parkin was tempted and one to the boundary where Kelleway dropped it. Mailey deserved better results as his break from either sicio constantly worried the batsmen many uppish strokes resulting The “tail” end of the side offered little resistance and the innings closed for 190. ~ Gregory bowled consistently throughout, though at the commencement be sent, down sever.,L off the wicket which were promptly glanced to boundary. He took three catches acquitting hmiselr with distinction in the field, which is a high tribute, considering the high standard throughout the match.

AUSTRALIA’S SECOND ATTEMPT. Collins and Bardsley opened Australia’s second innings against Hitch and Waddington. Bardsley gave glimpses of international form, soon running into the twenties. Botn batsmen accommodated themselves to the bowling, neither taking unnecessary risks. With only half an hour to plav Douglas tried Parkin again, but as in the first innings he possessed no terrors for the batsmen. Following are the'scores: — AUSTRALIA. (First Innings.)

Macartney, b V addingt-on ... 19 Collins, run out - - •'" on Bardsley, c Strudwick b Hearne Kellaway, run out ... ••• 80 Armstrong, st Strudwick b ... Woolley' i o Gregorv, c Strudwick t> Mooney •- Tavlor, lbw b Hearne « Bellow, e Hendren b Hearne ... 8b Ryder, run out ... Oldfield, c Hobbs b Parkin ... ■ Mailey, not out Sundries

Total “ D/ The wickets fell as follows One for 40 runs, three for 140, four xor 163, five for 173, six for 1/6, seven for 244, eight for 249, ten lor 20/. Bowling analysis.—Hearne three, wickets for ,77 runs. Woolley two lor 35, Parkin one for SS, W aldington one for 35, Hitch none for 3/, Douglas none for 14. Wadduigton bowled one for no ball. . • , (Second Innings.) Collins, not out Bardsley, not out... •■; ••• . Sundries . < ‘ ' ■ Total, no wickets for 46 ENGLAND.- ■ (First -Innings.) Russell, .• h Ivelleway Hobbs, b Gregory ... - - Hearne, 'c Gregory b Mailey ... 14 Hendren, c Gregory b Ryder ... -S Woolley, c MaHey b Ryder ... o•Douglas, stu Oldfield b Mailey... Rhodes, o-Gregory b Mailey ... - Hitch, c Kelleway b Gregoiy .... 5 Waddington, run out ••• ••• | Parkin, not- ‘out.-... -■- . Strudwick, lbw .- b -Gregory ... 4 Sundries . •••- *:\

'4 , , - ... 190 Totai , The wickets fell as'•follows:— one for: none, -two for - fV ioi-<O, •«><£«•* Armstrong none toi

AN EXPERT’S OPINION.

ENGLISHMEN NOT AS GOOD AS FORMER TEAMS. .

AUSTRALIAN BATTING STODGY,

(Received' Dec 19, 0.0-p.n1.1 N . • SYDNEY, Dec. The Sunday papers describe theplay on-both sides, so \far as disappointing'when the easy condition of the wicket is considered. . Charley ;Turner, an o.d interna** • tional player thinks ‘. the English combination not- so. good as w.iir-'-'-tenms. As a whole the team lacks that finish and general all round effectiveness which characterised form er elevens. He says the Australians treated the howling far too seriouslyThe English bowling is certainly of good length, but it was lack oUforcethe: park of the,Australian -batsmen tha; tniade ti-buble tbe.r patting being-'-generally, stodgy , ana

scratchy.’ Parking howling was- fax the best on his side, but the English bowling is generally.-below standard and wanting in all-round’danger ot former teams. The bowling of Australians is good and as backed up by sound fieldsmen. — up by sound fielding. • y