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Northern Advocate, 11 January 1912, Page 2

The uncertainty of cricket was illustrated on the last diay but one of the recent test match at Sydney. During the tea adjournment Hill made arrangements for himself and wife to leave for Melbourne by the evening express that day. Bardslay, Armstrong and a few other players did the same, being firmly convinced that the match would be finished before 6 o'clock. At the four o'clock adjournment seven English wickets had fallen for 186, and it was reasonable to suppose that the innings would terminate well before 6 o'clock. However, Douglas and Hearne presented very broad bats to the ball, and defied al efforts to dislodge them till five mini" tes to six. There were then still two Englishmen's wickets to fall, and the match could not be finished till the following day.