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Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 53

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THIRD "TEST MATCH. ; ENGLISHMEN LEATHER-HUNTING. „ I FINE DISPLAY BY -HILL AND . . . ; „ HAK.TIGAN. Press Association— By -Telegraph— Copyright. '"--'_ --" ADELAIDE, January 14-. -~ V " (Received January "14, «,fr 9.15' p.m. y<~- , '-^ The" "test "match .was "resumed , in, broiling weather with a shade "temperature of" over- - --"--'.""-""' - ~;The 7 attendance numbered 3200 and "the gate -yielded: £173.- __"-.--' " '■ " 'r c '-The ' Anstralian9 _ their second rnnfngß.?rNoble_(63)~"and. O'Connor (4) faced the bowling of Fielder -and Barnesr the totaL-being "133: Only two runs had been' -added when Noble -cut a ball -from- Fielder into ""the hands-- of Gunn "at" - third _ man. - : 'Noble" batted- two -"hours and 50 minutes, and liisT 'innings was ' marked "by a dogged determination- .." - - '.-,.' -Bansford/ : opened quietly. :- Presently O'Connor got 8" off "on cover of" Barnes s, .-and" Ransford did the same to Fielder, -150 going- up in three ' hours 13 minutes. ■• " At 156 Crowford, and .Braund . bodied. - The score rose steadily, but at 179 Ransford mishit Braund and was -easily caught at mid-on. He \ was in -45 minutes, and Ishsuped nicely;- ■" . -"- _• _ -, - One. run more and -O'Connor .was beaten -by Crawford." *, His useful . innings lasted , an:hour-and«-<iuarter. . . No more wickets" - fell' : befdre 4unch. . when - the-total -was \ 199 (Hartrgan 12, 'HUI 6). '..-' - - , Fielder and -Barnes " had > charge of the attack after luncheon. " Hill drove Fielder to the boundaryt making "the total 20fr. in , 248 .minutes. - The • same- batsman '• drove Barnes" to the boundary. "- Hartigan.got 8 off one over-of" Fielder?e, '2s -runs being added m a" quarter "of -an hour. _"At r 224 Rhodes replaced " Fielder -and steadied, the" X.scoring.-' ; Crawford relieve. Barnes _at~ 233. * ~Tn his seconds over Haftigan, .who was then . , 32, -"cocked up a ball, and Fielder, running - J from .third xnan^ overran it and allowed itto pass- through his arm. " The, next" ball." was driven for .4.- -When Hill -was 22he drove -a balk from. Rhodes straight; to -Barnes at mid-off ,. only to -see,' it dropped.- > He""als- gave "Fane, at tDove^' a; difficult chance. . 'At-25ff Braund , replaced "Rhodes, ■but'runs came freely, -from^niin,- Hill .dr'iv-"" -ing -two ;ball? to-thi" boundary. .-Hutehings' end" Barnes -were 'ordered "on at 276. Four 1 byes -.off -the.- former gave --the Australians - a lead of "200. „ - Hill, when 39, enicked a "ball from Hutchings to Bfaund's left hand,.but.it was too „hot,-to-" hold and sped for 4. _ The" .over ""yielded. 10 . runs. . Hafti- . gan , reached -50, in" 7s minutes. Hill followed him shortly "- afterwards, the task haying- occupied v-102 -minutes, and 300 was--hoisted in 336 "minutes/- -.- At the tea adjournment the -total was 309-(Hartigan 64,-HiU"6O). Crawford and- Rhodes bowled after tea.. " Hill, -with a fine drive for 4." and a. hook for 3, off Rhodes,' passed Hartigan, .and a -leg-glance for a quartet.- off -Crawford," /-made him top scorer 'of the match. - Runs - now -came; rapidly. - Harbigan again" passed [Hill, and kept in front of.him; Three mra- ~ dred arid fifty went up after six and a-half "hours' batting. -The batsmen -ran numerous smart runs, and" these. induced overthrows.. Fielder and Braund- were brought on astain. and-runs oame ranidly off" the" lattex. . With-.a^3-ahd_.*asl, off- Braund, Hartioran reached" Ithe century, in- his^ first test, -and the crowd - gave hinr r an_ immense <ovation. Pjesently- ." the- Englishmen 'were 300 -behind, and Ithe , ' partnership _ had- produced 200 ' runs. Directly afterwards Rhodes relieved Fielder. Hill cut his first ball for 4, making his rIOO, Vwhioh. had_ taken him 188 minutes. j He. too.- was given an "ovation. l -The eighth wicket in a test match" record ' of 154 had long since been, passed. -" ; . - ' ;Crawfor d', relieved Braund just . before -the - finish, .but the ..batsmen took no risks, "and v played out time.-- Hartfgan was- in -3 hours 29 minutes," and played' a" great inniriprs; — defen- * eive vet forceful." .""He hit. eleven 4's. Hill, " who besan -etreakily, J&nished irreproaoh-. ' ably, "althougii twice- Huring^" the afternoon he was" so ..overcome -by. his" exertions -'/that ' he' had" fits of reaehirTg. He got thirteen ,4's. , . • . _ ' i - Faulty fielding gave the Australians a

chance which they seized. The fielding, considering the heat, was energetic- and fair, apart from a couple of bad bungles. Ste-ores : England. First Innings .. .. „ .. .. 363 > Australia. First Innings _. „ 285 Second: Innings. __ Noble, o Gunn, b Fielder .. 65 " Trumper, b Barnes •• " -« . . 0 Macartney,' b Bainea 9 M'Alister, lbw, b Crawford ""■ % . 17 Armstrong, o Htl-teliiiags, X Brannd { 34, O'Connor, b Crawford .. .. 20 " Ransford, o "Rhodes, b Braund .. 25 Hactigan, not out .. .. .. 106 C- Hill, not out .... ... ..... 105 - Extras .. .. «» .. .. .. 16" - Seven wickets for .. "..-397