Cricket

Southland Times, Issue 12033, 15 January 1908, Page 2

Cricket

THE THIRD TEST. SHADE TEMPERATURE 107. fi.USTBAI.ia 7 for 397. EIGHTH WICKET RECOBD. Per United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph Copyright. ADELAIDE, Jan. 14. Received Jan. 14, 9.16 p.m. The tost mutch was resumed in broiling weather with a shade temperature of over 107 degrees. The spectators numbered 3200 and the gate £173. Noble 03 and O'Connor 4 laced the bowling, Fielder and Barnes' total being 133. Jnly two runs were added when Noble cut a ball from Fielder into the hands of Gunn at third man. Noble hatted fur 2 hours 50 minutes, and his innings was marked by dogged determination. Ransford opened quietly. Presently O'Connor got eight off one over of Barnes, and Ransford did the -ame to Fielder, 100 going up in 3 hours i:j minute.;. At 150 Crawford and Braund bowled. The score rose steadily, but at 179 Ransford mis-hit Braund and was easily caught at mid-on. He Has in for 45 minutes and shaped nicely. One run more and O'Connor was beaten by Crawford. His useful innings lasted an hour and a Quarter. N'o more wickets fell before lunch, when the total was 199.—-llartigan 12, Hill 6, Fielder and Barnes had charge of the attack after luncheon. Hill drove Fielder to the boundary, making the total 200 in 248 minutes. The same batsman drove Barnes to the boundary and HarUgan got S out of one over of Fielder's. Twenty-five runs were added in a quarter of an hour. At J24 Rhodes replaced Fielder, which steadied the scoring. Crawford relieved Barnes at 233. In his second >ver Hartigan, whose score was then 32, .'ocked up a ball and Fielder, running from third man, over ran it and allowed it to pass through his arm. The aext ball was driven for four. When Hill was 22 lie drove a hall froi Rhodes straight to Barnes at mid-off mly to see it dropped. He also gave Pane at cover a difficult chance. At „'s!t Braund replaced Rhodes. Runs :ame freely from him, Hill driving two balls to the boundary, llutciiings and Barnes were ordered on at 270. Four iyes off the former gave the Australians a load of 200. Hill, when his -.core was 30, snicked a ball from Hutchings to Braund's left hand, but ;t was too hot to Isold and . I for 4. The over yielded 10 runs. Hartigan ■cached 50 in 75 minutes. Hill followed aim shortly afterwards, the task having occupied 102 minutes. The score •eached 300 in 33G minutes. At the ea adjournment the total was 309. Hartigan 60, Hill GO. Crawford and Rhodes bowled after tea. Hill made i fine drive for four and hooked three iff Rhodes, and passed Hartigan's score oy a glance. Four off Crawford made lim top scorer of the match. Runs now came rapidly. Hartigan again passed Hill and kept in front of him. The total was 350 after 6% hours bat.ing. The batsmen ran numerous mart runs and these induced overthrows, Fielder and Braund were brought on again and runs came rapidly iff the latter. With three and one off Braund Hartigan reached his cc-n----tury in his hrst test and the crowd gave him an immense ovation. Presently be Australian's lead was 300, and the partnership lino produced 200. Directly ifterwards Rhodes relieved Fielder. Hill cut his first ball for four, making his hundred, which had taken him 188 minutes. He too was cheered. The eighth wicket test match record of 154 had long since been passed. Crawford relieved Braund just before the finish, but the batsmen took no risks and played out time. Hartigan was in for 3 hours and 29 minutes. He played i great innings, defensive yet forceful. He hit eleven 4's. Hill, who began streakily, finished irreproachably, although twice during the afternoon he was so overcome by his exertions that ne had fits of retching and had to leave the field. lie hit 13 fours. Faulty fielding gave the Australians a chance which they scizeu. The fielding, considering the heat, was energetic and good, apart from a couple of bad bungles. Scores: — ENGLAND.— Ist innings 3G3 AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings 255 Second Innings. Noble, c Gunn, b Fielder 65 Trumper, b Barnes 0 MacArtney, b Barnes 9 Macalister, 1.b.w., b Crawford .... 17 Armstrong, c ilutchings, hj Braund 34 O'Connor, b Crawford 20 Hansford, c Rnodes, b Braund .... 25 Hartigan, not out 106 Hill, not out 105 Extras 10 Total for 7 wickets 397 Following team will play to-day:— Appleby Juniors to play I.C.C. on I.C.C. ground:—Butler, Martin, Glennie, Jordan, Groves, McDermotl. Horan, Raines, Findlay, Newall, Rae. Invercargill C.C. ll.—Brown (2), Stewart, Dewar (2), Mathias, Tothill, Robinson, Pyle, McCartney, Rattray. The following will represent Union Juniors against Bluff, on the Union ground:—Taylor, Cochrane, Tangney icapt.), Hamilton, Strang, Robertson, ..IclT.erson, Clark, Donaldson, Irwin, j 106, Richards.