THIRD TEST MATCH

Otago Witness, Issue 3489, 25 January 1921, Page 50

THIRD TEST MATCH

THIRD WIN FOR AUSTRALIA. ADELAIDE, January 17. The weather for the test match is ideal, and the wicket is wearing splendidly. Russell and Woolley opened to Gregory and Kelieway, and they were batting lor 15 minutes before a run was made. After square hitting Gregory for a brace, the next ball struck Woolley on the kidneys, knocking him out for several minutes. Russell turned Kelieway to the ropes and then to the on, bringing his score up to 30. Woolley then glanced Gregory into the slips, and was brilliantly caught by Kelieway at third man. 5 —250 —70. His was a valuable innings, his cover strokes, driving, and cutting being masterly. He hit nine 4’s and one 6, and batted for 124 minutes. Douglas followed, and played Mailey cautiously. Russell late cut Gregory to the boundary, the ball flying juct out of Collins’s reach over the fence. By square'cutting Gregory, Russell brought up 300. In the next over Douglas tipped Mailey to Oldfield, who just missed him. Both batsmen appreciated Mailey’s loose balls. Ruscell brought up 50 in 10/ minutes by cutting a “googly” for 4, and next ball he should have been stumped. The 300 runs took 278 minutes to compile. Ryder relieved M'Donald, and in his lirst over Douglas drove him straight down the ground. Then he scored two singles. The English captain effected a beautiful cut to the ropes off Armstrong, and then glanced a similar number off Ryder. At lunch the score stood at five for 321, Russell being 70 and Douglas 29. After lunch Kelieway came on again. Russell sent him to the boundary, and rattled along on singles till his score stood at 80, the highest on his side. Douglas glanced Gregory behind the wicket for 4, and treated the next stroke in a similar way. Mailey came on again at 350, which was compiled in 323 minutes. Douglas scooped Mailey for 4, and, driving the next ball for a similar number, the Englishmen passed Australia’s score. Douglas was now 50, which he had hit up in 98 minutes. Nine runs later Bardsley missed Douglas, who gave a difficult catch. Afte* the addition of one run the English captain was smartly stumped, after batting solidly for 113 minutes. His score included seven 4’s. 6—374 —60. Fender, after making 2, was clean bowled by M’Donald. Russell brought up 400 in 365 minutes. Strudwick was caught at mid-off by Pellew for 9. Parkin, who followed, was never comfortable, and was stumped, the score at the tea adjournment being 9—437—12. After tea play was slow, Russell doing most of the scoring. After Howell had scored 2 he was caught by Gregory off Mailey, and the innings closed for 447 runs, after 398 minutes’ batting, Russell’s total of 135, which was made in 250 minutes, included one 6 and 12 4’s, and with the exception of two chances it was a sound display. England thus had a lead of 93 runs on the first innings. Australia commenced her second innings with Collins and Bardsley. The first ball Collins hit for 4. The next he fluked through the slips for a similar score. Bardsley had hardly got going before ae was clean-bowled by Howell. He was badting 25 minutes, and his score included two 4’s. 1 —34—16. Kelieway succeeded, and Parkin then sent down a hot ona which injured Collins’s finger. He "was out shortly after, hitting Parkin to short leg, where Hendren took a smart catch. 2 —24. Collins was 57 minutes at the wickets, and he hit three 4’s. Kelieway was badly missed by Fender after playing in most spasmodic fashion. Ryder was content with singles until he hit up a 3, and then, when facing Howell, he lifted him to Woolley, who took the catch. 3 71—3. Stumps were then drawn for the day.

ARMSTRONG’S FINE INNINGS. ADELAIDE, January 18. For the test match the weather is warm and the wicket is standing well. Armstrong accompanied Kelieway to the wickets, and was quickly off the mark, pulling Howell’s second ball for 3. The next ball Armstrong pulled for 4, dangerously close to Woolley, and then he got one to leg. Parkin bowled a maiden over. Kelieway brought his score to 30 by driv iijg Parkin to the boundary for 4. Armstrong likewise made a nice hit off Howell through cover for a brace. The hundred took 91 minutes to complete. Woolley came on again, and Parkin bowled from the other end. The Australian captain smashed the Lancashire man to the fence and then got two to leg, bringing iiis total up to 30. Several appeals for leg before were at this stage disallowed. Kelieway was obviously uneasy when facing Woolley. At 140 Fender replaced Parkin, and Armstrong immediately turned him to leg, placing 40 to his credit. Kelieway put Fender through the slips for 4, reaching a similar score. He next drove Fender for 4 and Woolley for 2. The score now stood at 150, which was put together in 148 minutes. It took Kelieway 122 minutes to make 50. Armstrong put Fender through the slips fir 2 and late-cut the same bowler, again for 2. The crowd was now in a better humour. Armstrong was playing beautifully, but Kelieway was batting in a most scratchy fashion, especi ally when facing Woolley. After lunch seven singles were scored off Fender’s first over. At 193 Rhodes went on, and by singles the score went to 200 in 198 minutes. Armstrong brilliantly lifted Rhodes to the - boundary and smacked Parkin to leg lor 4, narrowly missing the umpire’s head. Howell and Douglas relieved at 219. Armstrong drove Douglas through cover to Hobbs at the boundary and then snicked Howell through the slips, bringing his score up to 90, during the making of which he had given, no chances. Late cutting Douglas for 4 ne reached his century, around which he had been hovering for some time. The captain

drove Howell to the boundary, reaching 104 inside 173 minutes. Armstrong then had a tremendous reception, his partnership with Kelieway having yielded 166 runs. At the tea adjournment Armstrong was 104 and Kelieway 75, and three wickets were down for 242 runs. As the play progressed there were 16,000 persons present. Armstrong welcomed the tea respite, and commenced by driving Howell down the ground for 4. He continued to treat the fast bowler (Fender) indifferently. When Kelieway reached 80 he lost Armstrong, who was clean-bowled by a beautiful ball from Howell. 4—2&5—121. His was a glorious innings, lasting 204 minutes, during which he hit 11 4’s and gave no chances. His straight driving strokes were ideal and his partnership with Kelieway added 194 runs to the score. Taylor filled the vacancy, and immediately sent Howell to the boundary for 4. Kelieway continued his stolid stylo of batting, getting runs painfully slowly, .at which the crowd became ironical. At 84 he gave a difficult chance to Strudwick. Taylor won plaudits by cutting Douglas for 4 and driving Rhodes for a similar number. He rattled up 21 while Kelieway was adding 6. Three hundred was brought up in 320 minutes. Taylor was superb with his on driving, and by hitting Parkin to leg for 4 he reached 38 in finished style. He was then caught by Strudwick off Fender. 5 —328 —38. Taylor was exceptionally versatile. Pellew succeeded, and late-cut Woolley to the fence for 4, and then hit the same bowler for a similar number. He made successive 4’s off Howell, Woolley, and Douglas. Kelieway crept on, making singles and 2’s in a defensive style that was not at all pleasing from the spectators’ point of view. The following spectators’ point of view.

AUSTRALIA’S FINE RESPONSE. ADELAIDE, January 19. The weather continues hot for the test match, and the wicket is wearing splendidly. Pellew, facing Howell, drove his fourth ball hard to the fence, and a smart 2 followed off Woolley. Hobbs quickly returned the ball, which was deflected, otherwise Pellew would have been run out. This proved an expensive let off. Later Woolley made a valiant attempt to catch Pellew in the slips, but just failix Kelieway continued to play steadily, passing a 4 through the slips off Parkin, and then glancing the next ball for a similar amount, thus bringing up 403 runs in 393 minutes. Pellew dashingly and confidently reached 50 in 65 minutes. Both batsmen appreciated Fender, Pellew getting him round to leg for a beautiful 4. Kelieway hit one through cover for 4. This over the fielding was good. Howell had no terrors for the South Australian, who made a magnificent shot past cover point for 4 off the fast bowler. Hobbs was given the ball, and Kelieway neatly turned him to leg for 3, and Pellew drove him for a similar number. In the next over Pellew pulled Howell and drove him through cover for 4. He swung the next one high, but well out of Hendren’s reach. Kelieway meantime was slowly progressing, and a 4 through the slips brought Pellew’s score up to 84. At the luncheon adjournment the score was five for 449, Kelieway being 142 not out, and Australia now being 356 runs ahead. On resuming, Kelieway had a short life, playing over one from Howell, and was clean bowled. —6—454—147. Kelieway was batting for 417 minutes, and he hit 13 4’s, and gave a most useful display when runs were sorely needed. Gregory filled the vacancy. Pellew, still fearless of Howell, hit 16 off one over. Parkin relieved Howell, and Pellew late cut his for 3, but tapped the next an 1 was caught by Strudwick. He played a delightful innings of 128 minutes, hitting all round the wicket, and liis display was marred by only one real chance. He hit 13 4’5.—7—477—104. Oldfield succeeded, and from the outset was extremely cautious, taking 26 minutes to knock up 3. Gregory sent Woolley to the on boundary for. 4, bringing up 500 in 503 minutes. Gregory’s kangaroo hops between the wickets were extremely diverting. He got Parkin past cover for 4. Oldfield, who was batting in an unattractive way, endeavoured to pull Rhodes and was clean bowled. He took 47 minutes to make 10. Mailey’s appearance did not improve the rate of scoring, his brightest hit being off Rhodes to the boundary. Gregory glanced Woolley behind the wickets for 4, and gradually, by singles, brought up his total to 49. At the tea adjournment the score was eight for 541. On resuming, Mailey cut Woolley for 4. Gregory then made a single, bringing up his 50 in 90 minutes. Gregory again punished Howell by getting two superb 4’s and hitting 18 off the over. Mailey. who was uncomfortable before Rhodes, was clean bowled for 13. Gregory wn* nearly run out at 77. After the addition of one run M’Donald stepped cut t Rhodes, and, missing the ball, was clean bowled for 4. Gregory had played a se viceable innings of 78, lasting 112 minute-. He hit eight 4’s. Australia’s notable innings closed for 582 run?, and the Australian lead is therefore 489. In England’s second innings Hobbs and Rhodes faced M’Donald and Kelieway. M’Donald tempted Rhodes, and the appeal for leg before was allowed. 1—20—4. Makepeace joined Hobbs, who, by two successive late cuts, which went for 4, off Mailey, brought up his 45. Ryder troubled Makepeace. Hobbs again drove Mailey for 4, and when stumps were drawn for the day England’s score was one for 66. AUSTRALIA REGAINS THE ASHES. ADELAIDE, January 20. The weather is again hot lor the test match, and the attendance is dwindling. Hobbs began by hitting Gregory for singles, and Makepeace was disposed to play steadily. Hobbs put Gregory nicely to leg for 3, and he then made some su perb drives off the same bowler, his century being hoisted in 85 minutes. M’Don-

ald relieved Gregory, and the change was we.coined by Hobbs, who made a beautiful carpet stroke to leg for 4, and then sent him to the ropes for a similar amount. He was making his runs in artistic style, getting them all round the wicxet. When he was 30 Makepeace patted a loose one back to M’Donald, which the bowler held. 2—125—50. Hendren was nearly out first bad, tapping one from M'Donald to the slips. Hobbs made a stroke to square leg for 3 off M Donald. The latter then bowled a noball which Hobbs skied and Pellew caugnt. \\ hen the score was 150 Hendren drove Mailey to the fence for a great 6. Hobbs then got 4 from a shot to leg and a single off Ryder followed. Collins by a quick return hit the wicket, but the batsman. was just home. At the luncheon adjournment the score stood at two for 166, Hobbs being 112 and Hendren 14. Alter the addition of 11 runs. Hobbs was bowled by Gregory. He played v distinguished innings, its characteristics being ins cover strokes and on-side drives. V» ooiley was only at the crease eight minutes when he played Gregory on to die wicket. 4—185—0. Russell joined Hendren, and the pair carried the score on merrily, 200 runs being registered in 182 minutes. Hendren had a let-off in the. slips by Armstrong off M'Donald. lacing Kelieway, Russell made two successive cuts for 4 each. Hendren hit M'Donald to fine leg for 4 and then for 2. Hendren was batting confidently and was well set. He made a beautiful late cut off Kelieway and 2 off Mailey, getting his 50 in 103 minutes. One run later Hendren ran cut to a short one sent by Mailey and was bowled. He played a useful innings °f 107 minutes and hit two 4’s and one 6. 5—243—51. Douglas filled the vacancy, and had scored three singles at the tea adjournment. Russell was then 36, and the score was five for 253. After tea Douglas nipped Mailey to mid-off for 4 and then to tine leg. Russell added 9 to his score and then missed a tricky ball and lost his wicket. 6—292—59. He was batting 107 minutes and hit four 4’s. Douglas drove Mailey past coverpoint, which brought up 303 in 276 minutes. Fender also got two 4’s in that over. The next over was disastrous to Douglas, who was smartly caught at point by Armstrong off Gregory. He played a useful innings of 32, including six 4’s. Kelieway badly missed Fender, and Strud wick had a let-off in the slips off Gregory, but was caught at point the next ball by Armstrong off Mailey. 8—321—1. Parkin brightened up the situation by cutting Mailey. A nice leg stroke followed, which Bardsley fumbled on the boundary and the ball went over the fence. Parkin was stumped the next ball for 17. Fender compiled 10 off M’Donald, but was missed by Taylor in the long-field. The tail Englishman was particularly dashing and completed his 42 by three successive 4’s off M'Donald. He was then caught in the outfield by Ryder without addition to his score, which included five 4’s. Howell was not out for 4, and the innings, which lasted 326 minutes, concluded at 5.50 after a great uphill fight. Australia won by 119 runs. The following are the scores:—

AUSTRALIA. First Innings 354 Second Innings. Collins, c Hendren, b Parkin 24 Bardsley, b Howell 16 Kelieway, b Howell 147 Ryder, c Woolley, b Howell 3 Armstrong, b Ilowell 121 Taylor, c Strudwick, b Fender 38 Pellew, c Strudwick, b Parkin 104 Gregory, not out 78 Oldfield, b Rhodes L 0 Mailey, b Rhodes 15 M’Donald, b Rhodes 4 Sundries 94 Total 582 The wickets fell as follows : —1 for 34, 2 for 63, 3 for 71, 4 for 268, 5 for 328, 6 for 454, 7 for 477, 8 for 511, 9 for 570, 10 for £B2. The bowling averages were: Howell, - no balls, 4 wides, four wickets for 115; Douglas, 1 no ball, no wickets for 61; Woolley, no wickets for 91; Parkin, 2 wickets for 109; Fender, 1 wicket for 105; Rhodes, 3 wickets for 61; Hobbs, no wickets for 16. ENGLAND. First Innings. Ilobbs, c and b Mailey 18 Rhodes, run out 16 Makepeace, c Gregory, o Armstrong 60 Hendren, b Gregory 06 Woolley, e Kelieway, b Gregory ... 79 Russell, not out 135 Douglas, lbw, b Mailey bO Fender, b M’Donald 2 Strudwick, c Pellew, b Mailey ... 9 Parkin, st Oldfield, b Mailey ... 12 Howell, c Gregory, b Mailey ‘2 Sundries 18 Total 447 The wickets fell as follow:—One for 25, two for 49, three for 111, four for 161, five for 250, six for 374, seven for 391, eight for 416, nine for 437, 10 for 447. The bowling averages were as follow : M’Donald, 2 no-balls, 1 for 78; Gregory, 1 no-ball, 2 for 108; Kelieway, 2 no-balls, 0 for 25; Mailey, 5 for 160; Armstrong, 1 for 29; Ryder, 0 for 29. Second Innings. Rhodes, lbw, b M’Donald 4 Hobbs, b Gregory 123 Makepeace, c and b M’Donald ... 30 Hendren, b Mailey 51 Woolley, b Gregory 0 Russell, b Mailey 69 Douglas, c Armstrong, b Gregory ... 32 Fender, c Ryder, b Mailey 42 Strudwick, c Armstrong, b Mailey ... 1 Parkin, st Oldfield, b Mailey 17 Howell, not out 4 Sundries 7 Total 370 The wickets fell as follow: —One for 20, two for 125, three for 183, four fox 185,

five for 245, six for 291, seven for 308, eight for 321, nine for 341, 10 for 370. Bowling Averages.—M'Donald, 3 no-balls, two for 95; Kelleway, 1 no-ball, none for 16; Mailey, five for 142; Arm strong, none for 41 ; Ryder, none for 19 ; Gregory, three for 60. INTENSE INTEREST IN ENGLAND. LONDON, January 17. The whole of England is breathlessly watching the progress of the test match with an intensity of interest probably never exceeded in the whole series of these historic contests. The newspapers are jubilant at England’s strong position in the Adelaide match, and comment favourably on the fact that, despite all the exaggerated talk of barracking, the spectators were unstinted in their applause of the English men’s performance. RHODES’S FINE PERFORMANCE. SYDNEY, January 20. Rhodes completed his 2000 runs and 100 wickets in test matches against Australia in this match. [The taking of 100 wickets in test matches has been accomplished by only four Australians—Trumble (141), Giffen, Noble, and Turner.] TRIBUTE TO AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC. LONDON, January 18. Wilson, who is with the English team, in cabling to the Daily Express, pays a Warm tribute to the Australian public’s generosity towards the English team m the third test. He says they would be glad to see England win. PROFITS OF THE TOUR. SYDNEY, January 18. The New South Wales Cricket Association’s share of profits of the first test match amounted to £4546. THE REVISED FIXTURES. ADELAIDE, January 18. In lieu of the Tasmanian fixtures, the Englishmen will play matches at Hamilton on January 25 and 26, at Staweli on January 28 and 29, and probably at Maryborough on February 1 and 2. THE LOSS OF THE ASHES. LONDON, January 20. The loss of the ashes was received calmly, the disappointment being tempered by England’s record fourth innings and Hobbs’s brilliant effort, the Australian appreciation of which is generally eulogised. The Westminster Gazette comments: To create a record fourth innings m test matches was something, but it was not enough. Hobbs may fairly claim that he did all that one man could in the nerve-testing situation.” The newspaper hopes that the remaining matches will provide an opportunity of showing that English cricket is not outclassed to the degree it appears to be. The Evening News says Australia won because it was the better team. Throughout the history of Australian cricket there has been nothing finer than this victory, snatched after the game seemed lost. But England was not disgraced, thanks to Hobbs and Russell’s recovery of form. England needed a larger leaven of young men to stand the strain of such a tour. Australia had a great all-round side, with no batting tail, and a variety of howling. England had a painfully long tail and needed new •hpwlers. LORD HAWKE INTERVIEWED.. LONDON, January 20. Lord Hawke, in the course of an interview, said that England had not had the best of the luck in the test matches. “ I do not say we have got our old side,” he added, “ but our players are not young. Australia discarded most of her old players and her youngsters are evidently pretty good. lam afraid our youngsters are not quite of the same calibre.” He declined to be drawn in a contro versy regarding the English captain’s tactics, but added : “ I have something to say regarding the criticisms by the players in the newspapers. Just you wait until Tuesday, when I shall speak at the annual meeting of the Yorkshire Club. My mind is made up on this point, and when test matca teams are selected in England this summer it will not be forgotten.” Another thing is that we must put an end to this disputing of the umpires’ decisions. When a man is out leg before he must not stand in the crease and argue, hut take the decision as final and retire as a true sportsman. On this point, too, more will be said on Tuesday. THE TEAM FOR ENGLAND. LONDON, January 20. Mr P. F. Warner writes that the matches against Australia in England are not well arranged. There are too many fixtures against too many weak counties. If the wickets are sticky Australia will have the hardest job to retain the ashes. On soft wickets Rhodes and Woolley will dispose of any side under 100 runs. ‘‘ Gregory and Mailey are first-class bowlers,” he adds. “ The former impressed me greatly in 1919 ; otherwise, the Australian bowling is not of the strongest.” HOBBS’S MASTERLY INNINGS. SYDNEY, January 21. The Herald says : “ It was a remarkable match, England having a winning chance till Hobbs lost his wicket after an innings in which he gave a masterly display.” He is without doubt a master among the many centurions of the present series, Bardsley and Armstrong being given in. Australia has won. tho rubber, but not the ashes, which are in England, and must be won there by the Australian team ” The Telegraph states: The ashes are ours, although the English manager has the queer idea that Australia must win them in England. The match was the greatest of the series, Douglas being hopeful till Woolley’s dismissal.”

Armstrong stated that it was anybody's game to a certain point. Hobbs equalled Trumper’s record of six centuries in tests. The aggregate records were also smashed, 1541 runs being the previous best for a test match. WEARINESS OF VISITORS. ADELAIDE, January 21. Owing to the extreme weariness of the Englishmen, the Staweli match has been ab^pdoned. AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR ENGLAND. LONDON, January 22. The probable strength of the Australians in the forthcoming cricket tour has apparently upset the calculations in some quarters. Mr P. F. Warner regrets that the programme does not include more matches against representative English teams, but Mr Latham points out that he gave the authorities at Lord’s first choice, and only asked for one date outside the Test and Middlesex matches, though later he sought for a second match against the Gentlemen. Mr Warner recommends the counties to enlarge their grounds, if possible, in view of the probable enormous public interest in the tour.