THE FIRST TEST MATCH.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 10, 22 December 1911, Page 5

THE FIRST TEST MATCH.

CONCLUDED IN FAVOUR OF AUSTRALIA.

A GOOD MARGIN

Sydney, December 21. The weather was fine and hot for the conclusion of the match. There were only one hundred present when the match was resumed. England wanted 175 runs to win, and had two wickets to fall when Douglas and Barnes faced Hordern and Cotter. Barnes quickly brought up clou ole ntrures, driving Cotter to the boundary. Douglas, however, faced sx overs without scoring before being bowled with a big leg break by Hordern. Strudwick scored a lucky tomoff Cotter by snicking through slips, followed a few balls later by splendidly cutting him to the track. When the total was 291, Hordern bowled Barnes. Australia won by 14G runs. Jho inlasted 370 minutes. Scores; — AUSTRALIA. First innings 447 Second innings 80b Total 755 ENGLAND. First innings 318 Second Innings. Hobbs, c Carter, b Cotter ... 22 Kinnear, c Trimmer, b Hordern 80 Gunn, c Whitty, b Hordern ... 6 2 Mead, run out ... ... ••• 2o Rhodes, c Trumper, b Hordern 0 Foster, c Hansford, b Hordern ... 21 Hearne, b Hordern ... ••• 43 Woolley, c Armstrong, b Cotter i Douglas, b Hordern ... ... -D Barnes, b Hordern ... ... 14 Strudwick, not out ... ... LExtras ... ... Total » J 291 Grand total 609 Fall of Wickets.—One 29, two 36, three 141, four 141, five 148, six 167, seven 177, eight 268, nine 2(6, ten 291. Bowling Analysis.—Whitty, no wickets for 41; Cotter, two for 71; Hordern, seven for 90; Kclleway, none for 27. Armstrong none for 89. HO 111 )ERN ’ S ARRANGEMENTS. Sydney, December 21. Hordern informed the selectors he will he able to play t in the second test, but owing to business bo -will not be able to take part in the third or fourth tests, but may possibly be able to play in the fifth.

HAVE THE ENGLISHMEN ANY

HOPE P

PRESS THINKS NOT

(Received 22, 9.15 a.m.)

Sydney, Dec imb or 22

The “Herald” says that at no stage lid the Australians look like losing the test. They hatted, howled, and fielded hotter than the Englishmen in -ecent years. English cricketers consider that the only way the v:si”iig team can hope for success against Australia is hy sound defensive ratner than brilliant hatting. The South Africans also adopted these tactics hut Australia won nine out of the last eleven tests, proving that an enterorising batsman, as represented by Australia, loses nothing hy comparison. ~ The “Telegraph” states that considering the English team was not representative and Warner was unable to play Australia can he congratulated on a good fight. If England is to win in Australia she must send her best team. It is open to a'gument oven if the best team could_ win. The Englishmen may do better in the remaining matches. Many of them ire young players in their first test. This is more serious to an Englishman than to an Australian, as cricket is sacred to the English and no sport is sacred to Australians, who had no traditions to live up to.