THE THIRD TEST MATCH.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13316, 17 January 1912, Page 2

THE THIRD TEST MATCH.

AUSTRALIANS' GOOD SHOWING. [J'ltEsa Association—Copyright] (Received Jan. 15, 7.5 p.m.) Adelaide, Jaii. IG-, 'Clio test match was resumed in dcJii'iitful weather.. !tml before an attendance- of 6000. Trie wicket was still m admirable order for run' getting. Foster and Barnes bowled, and tour .from the former's initial over made 100 iff 99 minutes. Bardsley completed 50 off Ba.-lies' first over. Runs came steadily, two good hits being a cut by Banlsley off Barnes, and a crack to squaro leg by Carter oft' Foster to the boundary. Foster pegged away at Bardsley's legs, and at last bowled him off'his pads. Banlsley was batting 128 minutes, and hit 5 fourors— 2 for 122. Hill reached double figures off eight balls, two straight hits 6-ff Barnes travelling to the boundary. Douglas immediately replaced Barnes, but Hill drove him to the boundary. Foster bowled three leg theory overs which Hill allowed to pass ifliheeded In the former's next ho glanced th« ball to the boundary, and five more oft' the same over mad.; 150 in 156 minutes. Hitch, re'ieved Foster, but 11 came froni his first over, seven of them to Hill for two straight hits. At the luncheon adjournment the total stood at 174, Carter 29, Hill 37. On resumption Foster and Barnes bowled, but the batsmen were content with ten singles, before Hill snicked Foster to the boundary. In the same over. Hill, with 47 to his credit, was nearly out the same way as in the first innings. Smith whipped tho ball b?.<:k splendidly, but Hill swung his ba* round in time to beat him. Hitch had an over which yielded 'two fmiror.s jto Carter. Hill leg hit off Foster, and reached 50 in 80 minutes. Barnes had a fruitless over with a new ball, then Douglas and Hoarne bowled. Carter twice cut Hearne to the pickets, thft first stroke giving him 50 in 135 minutes. When Carter was 56, and Hill 53, one should have boon run out, ns both were at tho one end as the result of too risky a call by Hill. For once Hobbs returned wildly, Hill got home, and Carter scrambled in at tho other end before tho wicket-keeper coiild get the ball to the boiler. A return to the bowler in the.first place must have meant a wicket. Runs came .'■nrt.'iy, 'but not furiously, chiefly off Hoarne, and 250 was hcisted for 242 minutes. Carter, with a pair of twos off Hen me. passed 6(5, his record for a I tost. Wool'ey replaced Douglas, and jin the second over Carter was o-uurht. I -it the wiekot. He played a splendid resolute innings, without a chance, batting 176 minutes, and hitting 8 fourers. He received a groat ovation —3 for 279. At'the ten adjournment the score was 284, Hill 88, Arm"+rong 1. Carter gave i chance to T'lvnes at point, off DousrW when 48. V'.t;t.or n nd Primes howi"d when operations were renewed, and the fnr'■""t was °n ;iecurate outside the leg ftinnn and Barnes outside the off that ■f'l! batsmen found runs hard to tret. They came in singles so few and far between tint i" 25 minutes only 15 "r» scornrl. Then four to Hill off Barnes to long-on completed 300 in 'W minutes. In Barnes' nevt over Hill, ivhen trying ti force 100 was caught at mid-on. He payed a map-tp'-iv and ehineelpsr. innings of I(V> 'iiinrte.s. und hit. 11 fourers! Minnctt ii-M'nT, sbokily. but Armstrong mado !?oo;l forcing shots off both bowlers. •Vf, 31S Douglas replaced Barnes and M'oolley took the other end. While Anrstronrr was- closely defensive Minnptt was atrcressivo and the latter got f"iir off pnoh bow!«r. A wristy cut off Woolley Was particnlarlv fine. At 'M 9 was beaten by a real good ba'l from Doui'las. He wos in for 80 mi"n+"s. Horderii was the next man, Bi'.J 350 went up in 362 minutes. The '^•'r staved till stumps were drawn. Minpotr v.o S d-'sl'ing nu<l crisp for an 1% "iiv. The Pnlding bciT^n well, but b.-eame l««s<> in the middle of the aftornoon. The scores were as follows:— Australia; fn-.vt innings. Total ; 133 England; first inninps. Total .: 501 Australia: second innings. Kclloway li Douglas 37 Rnvdsloy, b Foster f?3 Cnrfer.f Smith, b Woolley 72 Hill, c Hitcli. h Bfiriies " OS Armstrong, b Douglas 25 >'ir.j-.otfc, lVnt out, " 3R Horriorn. not out • ?, Extras 24 Total for 5 wickets 3GO