THE THIRD TEST.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 12, 15 January 1912, Page 2

THE THIRD TEST.

HOBBS ENJOYS HIMSELF

AT THE EXPENSE OF THE

BOWLERS

IMPRESS ASSOCIATION. 1 ADELAIDE, J«n. 13. The match was reusined in warmer weather, with an .attendance <t 112,000. <, , ~ Cotter and Matthews renewed v\ie bowling. Matthews got a gooa length, .and1'- bowling change* iron; Cotter to Kelleway steadied the batsmen, who got most-runs by stealing them from infield. Hobbs w«.s the more aggressive. Hordern replaced Matthews at 87, and his third, ball Hobbs, who was then 53, skied over the bowler's head. Hill 'ran 25 yards from the boundary and got to ,tho ball, which' was low down, but he could not hold it. Each batsman >§ut a good boundary hit off either bowler',, and at 116 Minnett replaced Kellewviy and bowled,, three.overs for five runs. The Englishmen passed cho Australian total in 145 minutes. At the luncheon adjournment the total was 138. Cotter and1 Matthews bowled when the game wns renewed. In the iormer's second over, with'nine runs addied, Rhodes played en. His was a valuable defensive innings. Gunn took 10 minutes to make his first run. Matthews again bowled well, mixing the pace judiciously, but Cotter was expensive. At 163 Minnett relieved! the fast bowler. Hobbs waited patiently for a chance to g°t his century, which he completed with a cover lut to the boundary oti Matt thews. At 179 Hordem relieved Matthews. Runs now came rapidly With a new ball Cotter relieve*! Minnett, and in his second over Gunit was caught at midkm by Hili, who nan in several yards and took tiio ball brilliantly near his toes; Hearne came next, and began wit li a- .single off Cotter. In the sam« overHobbs, who was 116, was badly missed by Hbrdern at second slip. At the tea adjournment the total was 230. , „

Cotter and Armstrong bowle-J after tea, after which Kelleway ye. placed Cotter. Off the last ball of his,fir»f over Hearne banged a short ball, hard a foot high, find Hill, at silly midon, made a magnificent catch. With Mead- in Hordern i«placed Kelleway. Mead was aggressivo, aivl Hordern did not trouble him cs m Sydney, so Kelleway went buck To the crease. His second ball, Hobbs, who was 170, cut, but Cotter at deep point only got «, clip at tlie tip of hia fingers. Hobbs seemed to bear a charmed.-.life. Hordern bowled jigniti in pl&oe of Matthews, and Armstrong was tried ineffectually. Minnvitt'repliiced Kelletyay, and off his third ball • IJobbs w?i\& caught at deep, point. The ioui-th Wicket fell at 323. Mead, who had batted soundly, and -foster played out time.

•The ground fielding of the Australians was brilliant, but in ?he air was faulty, though most of the missed chances were difficult. The ncwling all day lacked sting. Hordern bowled well, but unluckily. Scores:-— ENGLAND—Ist Innings' Hobbo, c Hordern b Minnett .. IS7 Rhodes, b Cotter ... ... 59 Gunn, c Hill b Cotter ".. 29 ■ He&rne, c Hill b Kelleway ... 12 Mead, not out ... ... ' 31. Foster, not out ... 0 Extras ... .;. .. [i .Total for 4 wickets ... ... trll

Good old uncle I He is no myth, that rich, genial, and accommodating ? old gentleman of the romantic story, who arrives at the psychological moment to straighten out the tangled I affairs of distressed maidens, impul- ■ sively heroic youths, and brain-fag- .. cred authors. He its with us in the city every., day, performing his kindly offices. Ye^s, every day. Even on New Year's Day (says an Auckland paper), when all the world was a-merry-making, the door of the loan office stood cheerfully open, and uncle dispensed- his benefactions from, beneath the sign of the throe, balls. .He beamed on the inquisitive reporter. No, he didn't want holidays; he was quite as busy «.s Father Christmas at this season, and much more so eveiy other time. Why, bless you, the woman of the city brought tiaeir troubles and the dearest of their heart's treasures to him for his kind practical advice. Nearly always the women; dozens and dozens of: them at holiday times. Yes, his beneficiaries liked going to see the races, and he liked to help them to do it properly. So-Lavish personal display of jewellery is not considered good taste; but one now wonders if some of the charmingly simple effects of beauty unadorned seen at Ellerslie during the past few days was not the result more of bad luck than good taste. J An interesting comment on the | "appendicitis vogue-"' is supplied by j Dr Wilson, of Palmerston North, in a letter to the Mr.nawatu Standard, j He denies a report that he intends j ■shortly to enter a private hospital to< i bo operated on for appendicitis, add- i ing: 'In the face of the fact that I j sim noL in the habit of urging my j patients to be operated or for an .".ttack of colic, it is not likely that I will myself submit to similar, treatment, however fashionable it may be." ."Chinamen's luck" is proverbial, remarks an exchange. It was at the Inveicnrgill races, and John asked someone what would be a good thing to back. Someone suggested Queen's Prize. John took two tickets, and went' back to his mentor, who asked what he had done; John telling him that ha had taken two on that rank outsider. The man, to fool John j further, said that lie had nob taken i enough; so John promptly took_ three- j more. After the race he collected j his dividend—£l6s 2s 6d. Surely he had the laugh on the joker. An intending female passenger to Auckland attempted to take a little clog on board the train at Palmerston j North, wrapped up like a baby, but ; tho porter looking after the barricade j on the platform had suspicions. He { iv.ade the woman undo the shawl, j 1 which was wrapped round the poodle, ; I :md did rot allow ether to board the ' train, it being too late to consign the canine tp the dog-box. '.'<■"•