THE FIRST TEST MATCH.

Grey River Argus, 18 December 1911, Page 5

THE FIRST TEST MATCH.

AUSTRALIA'S TALL. .SCORE. BRILLIANT PLAY ON BOTH SIDES. * TRUMPER SCORES. THE FIRST CENT.URY. (By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.) (Per 'Press Association.) I (Red!. 5.50' p.m.) I SYDNEY, Dec. 16. Australia, in their (first innings, made 447, the scores are as follows : — AUSTRALIA— First Innings. ■ Kelleway, c. and b. Woolley >" 20 Bardsley, c. Strudwick, ib. Doug- , las 30' Hill, run out 46 Armstrong, st. Sstrudwick," b. Hearne : ' 60 Ransfbrd, s. Hearne, b. Barnes 1 ••• 26 Trumper, c. '' Hobbs, b. Woolley 113 Mmnett, c. Foster, b. Barnes ... 90 Hordern, not! oiib .. ."..... 17 Cotter, c. and'-b. Barnes 6 I Carter, b. Foster ...'. 13 , Whi'tity, .b. Foster 0 1 Sundries '. ; 26 , Total , " f !.V...! <.... 447 The following is the -fall of wickets : ' —One for-^4, two for 77* three for 121, four for 198, five for 278, six for 387, seven' 'for 420, eight for 426, nine for 447, fen for '447. ' J ; Bowling Analysis. — poster two for 105, Douglas ons for 62,' -Barnes tihifee for 107, Hearne one for '44, Woolley I two Jot 77,; Rhodes none for 26. TK'e v weather was fine and' hot, with. a, stroflg gusty' wind'/ while clouds of dust blew across 1 tihe*'ground. % b Minnett and Triimpfeir resumed batting ito the Bowling of * Barnes and Foster. M'irauett' played brilliantly arid was loudly cheered, hitting "three foiirers' in one over. - ' - . iF&tcir-'ihl'Wf all 1 the fieid placed drf- ' fereritly. • ' ' ' •' • '• Trumper was extremely cautious 'owing "ito'itKe close' proximity of the' century^ which he brought up beautifully- toy • -snicking- past • Fostier so the , slips ib the boundary. l His innings ojecupiad 1 190 minutes/ He placed sound iand careful cricket. ' <

Minmett's' fifty 'appeared in 49 m'iriufces swmultaneousV. with, 'the total of 350 in ' 302 minutes. Fostier was expensive, 28 coming- in. four overs, mostdy by Minnett. . After" Woolley took ths ball and in. % the first over-; Minnett lifted it' to mid-off, Douglas reached for it, but Was; unable to hold ii\' At 378 DougJas' replaced; Barnes in the bowling. ' < t When he scored 113 Trumper hit out afti, Woolls}'. lit mislrit, land' Hobbs aV^ove'r-poiint made a 'good catch : Tniniper batted' 226 minuatfes. ' He made twelve fours," and gave no ch&ncos. Tie partnership'- added 109 to th© score. / y ( Minnett brought ths 'total up tb 400- --■ by a" 1 dangerous snick throug-lr -the slips, Fo&ef had' just-',jaoved "fron^" the 1 spot.- .{The ball traveled to/tjie^ boundary. > -,' . 'I' The- innings '-was in progress 'tßree* Huandred and'-for^-seven^minutos wfien' Hcrdern 'Avas -the ne»'i. »Minnet was, unfortunate jn iget'ting: caught but jufig before.^ luncheon. " Fostear- brilliantly baking" • him low 'in,, the slipsj off Barnes. . 'He •- s&oreij 90 in brilliant , style in. -11l minutfesi 1 fEPe >: made four-" tcemi fours. f 'Cotter should have been run ,o,ut by the hit insteadr Douglas overthrew