THIRD TEST

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 17 January 1925, Page 5

THIRD TEST

AUSTRALIANS AT THE WICKETS

SOME GOOD MEN GO CHEAP

FINE STAND BY ANDREWS AND RYDER

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ADELAIDE, .Tan. 16.

Tiro third test cricket match opened in brilliant sunshine in the presence of 30,000 people. The wicket was fast and the. outfield perfect. Collins won the toss- for the third time in succession and decided to- send his men in to- bat. Ho himself, with A. Richardson,, opened the innings to tlio bowling of Tate and Gilligan. Tate bad the assistance of a southeast breeze in sending bis deliveries down from the southern end. In his second over* he got Collins with a beauty, which swung in from, leg and took the bails off. Collins made two attempts to play it-. Gilligan bowled three overs from the northon, end for six runs. Ho was relieved b‘/ Freeman and the midget slow bowler skittled Gregory’s stumps with the last ball of the over. Taylor got his leg in front of a straight one from Tate and was given out before scoring. Three wickets bad now fallen for 22 runs, Australia repeating the Melbourne performance when three wickets went for twenty-seven. A. Richardson and Ponsford held up the wickets white 92 runs were added. Richardson was playing forcefully, while his young Victorian colleague contented himself with keeping his wicket up. The South Australian was particularly sweet on Freeman, -belting him for four fours in two overs. As the partnership neared the century the spectators had visions of a good recovery, but shortly after luncheon Ponsford snicked one from Gilligan to Strudwick and was out. He bad played a careful innings, allowing Richarclson to do most of the scoring. When only four runs bad been added Arthur Richardson played over a good length ball from the left arm bowler, Kilner, and was dismissed. His 69 runs made in 136 minutes had been a godsend to the, Australians. His strokes were made all round the wicket and included seven boundaries. Vic Richardson survived only long enough to make four, then followed his namesake back to the pavilion. Six wickets were now down for 119. T ie rapid fall of the home side astounded the. spectators, who, realizing, the seriousness of the position, refrained from the usual barracking. Each stroke was followed intently, and the subdued hum of applause showed that the onlookers allowed no feature of the play te pass their notice.