CRICKET.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 7, 19 December 1911, Page 2

CRICKET.

THE FIRM’ TEST. VI.'ITgIIS 129 BEHIND. 1 I Syaney. Dec. 18. i There was a line hot day. with a cool breeze, and the wicket was in excellent condition. Hobbs and Hearne resumed play. M hrtty captured the former in his first over before adding to Saturday’s score. The ball pitched well up to leg and attempting a glance he lifted it to silly mid-on. where Hill made a clever old’-hand catch. Hobbs was at the wickets 167 minutes, and gave two chances. He hit five fourers and one five. Foster followed. Cotter, bowling iu the other encl, nearly added another wicket before the total was (iirtb.ei' iiicreased. Hearne snicked a ball waist high between Kelleway and Bardsley in the slips. Instead of a wiek' t a tourer resulted. Foster brought the total up to 150 by forcibly driving Whitty for 2. The innings had then been in progress 3 hours. Trumper's injury was sufficiently improved to allow him to take iiis place in the field. Macartney. however, still fielded in place ef Minnctt. who hn;l injured his foot .nt the pi-act ice nets. Fester quickly passed Hearne at 19, twos and fours coming at almost every stroke. This pair emulated some of the Australians. notably Hill and Bardsley, making every possible run. The practice met with the hearty approval of the crowd, who repeatedly <1 •< • < I them. At 180 Hordern replaced Cotter. Kelleway going on at the other end. r lJ’.c Australians fondly imagined that Truniper was the only player who dare, pull balls off the stumps to the leg boundary. I’-iit Foster disabused them of the idea. rc prate dv pulling the ball across and once landing it on the track . Both used their feet freely to Hordern. The 200 went up in 211 ininuti s. Ecste r’s 50 appeared in 50 minutes, but 6 runs later he attempted to play mie of Hordern’s, and hit it on liis w : eket. His score included 9 foure rs. Woolley quickly got his eye in and faced the bowling with confidence, while Hearne* was watching carefully. .After luncheon ’Vhitt.v anel ('eater lenewcel the attack. Hearne ’s 5o came in I<>7 minutes. .At 293 Heirdern took the ball from C'eittcr and in the first over clipped Weie-lley’s bails. The* spectators were serrv to see his dismissal, .as with the exception of Foster he is the most attractive batsman of the team. He h’’t five fourers. Douglas, played the first ball up to Trumpcr at rilly point, who took an easy catch. AVhen Barnes joined Hearne tlie play slowed, several maidens following. Then Barnes drove AA r hitty for 4, making the total 301 for the same number of minutes’ play. Hearne was loudly cheered on passing Hobbs’ score by lifting Hordern to the track . Kelleway relieved Mliitty, and with his first ball bowled Barnes. AVith Strudwiek in Hearne hit out. At 76 he skied Kelleway to Trumper, who took the catch at long-off. The innings closed with a deficit of 129. The Australians’ fielding was generally smart and clean. England were out shortly before tea time and the interval was consequently cut out.

Trouble started early for Australia. F.:,tec bowling Bardsley win n tlie total was 29 and the in t’.ing-; bad been in progress 35 minutes. Hill joined Kelleway, who was 17. Both played steadily. The 50 app aicd in 51 minutes. The bowling was frequently changed, Douglas. Barnes. Woolley and Foster taking a few overs each. They were well supported by the field. After passing 50 play’ became uninterest ing. the b*.whirs keeping a good length, especially Douglas, whose ( ight overs yielded 10 runs. Hearn ? on at 76 and play brightened r. bttle, thought it was still far from brilliant. Hill mJ Kellewnv seem c:l determined to play out time. Tiro P!0 took 106 minutes. A slight diversion was created by Hill hitting •I ball about a yard along the pitch

and sneaking a run. The wicket ket per and bowler both ran along I lie pitch for tiro ball and collided, in t’.e meantime the men g .t i.o-ne. I'.’ilh a quarter of an hour ' _ gRhod< s started lo bowl. The raie of se ring was m.-t improved in spite <■!’ the barracking of a section of :he crew.l. N ; fuitlxr wickets fe’l 1 •■- fore stumps were drawn. Sc, res. ENGLAND. First Innings. Hobbs, e llill. b MTiitty 63 Kinneir. b Kelleway 22 Gunn, b Cotter 4 Rhodes, e Hill, b Hordern 41 Ahead, c and b Hordern 0 iUr.iiic, <■ Trump*:r, b Kelleway 7’3 i.'.-'(". b Herd ern 56 '■’ .W’ey, b Ilci’dcrn 39 ')<-"glas, <• Ti j.b Iroi’dem 0 Earner-. b Kcilcway 9 Sirrn’ wick, not out 0 .-'-mlcles 8 Total 3! 3 The wickets fell as follows:— 12 3 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 •5 113 !2’> I 12 231 293 293 310 31 s f‘wwii::g Analysis.—('otter one for ". Whitty *.:ie for 60. Kelleway three t’<.:’ Hordein five for 8.5, Arm■ti ’i.ig none f ;r 28. Alinnett none for Al STR.Q.IA. First Innings 44" Second Innings,. Bardsley, b Foster Kelleway. not :ut '.7 Hill, not * nt 49 Smidric: II T* (al f' !’ * 11*' wicket ID BILLIARDS. STEVENSON AND GRAY". Lmdcn. Dec 18 The "Times” says that the fir-t match was net brilliant. Stevens* 11 was wit of form and lost throe vi’itieal days, while Gray was stab-. He is not tlie player he was last a. *ll.