CRICKET.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143673, 18 December 1911, Page 4

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA’S FINE SCORE. ENGLISHMEN BATTING. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright, SYDNEY, Doc. IT. The weather was fine and hot for the resumption of the match, though a strong gusty wind blow clouds of dust across the ground. The attendance was 35.000, the gate takings being £2054. Minuetfc and Trumpor resumed to Barnes and Foster. MinneU played brilliariUy. and was loudly cheered on hitting three fours in one over off Foster, all played differently. Trumpor was extremely cautious, owing to the close proximity of the century" which he brought up by .beautifully snicking Foster through the s’ip® to the boundary. Ills century occupied 100 minutes of sound and careful cricket. .Minuett’s 50 appeared ssimnltanoously in 40 minutes, bringing 050 up in 302 minutes. Foster was expensive 2S coming off four overs, mostly u v .Minuett. Woo’l.y [lien took tho ball, and off his first over Minnett lifted one to midoff. vfhich Douglas reached, but was vinable to hold. At 37S Douglas bowled in •place of Barnes. When ho had scored 113, Trumpor hit out to Woolley, and off a mishit was well caught by Hobbs at point. Ho bad hatted for 220 minutes, and hit twelve fours, giving no chances. The partnership added 109. Minnett brought the total to 400 by a dangerous .snick through the slips. Foster just having moved from the spot, and tho ball travelled to the boundary, Tho 400 occupied 347 minutes. Hordern was next. Minnett was unfortunate in getting out just before luncheon, Foster brilliantly taking him low in the slips off Barnes. Ho had scored 90 In brilliant stylo in 111 minutes, and hit fourteen fours. Cotter should have been run out fio?t hit, Douglas overthrowing, and a four resulted. A few balls later Barnes caught him off his own bowling. Carter, who followed, was also missed at two, Hobbs missing him at point off Barnes. After scoring 13. Foster clean bowled him, his first wicket at a cost of 105. Hi* next ball bowled Whitty, and the innings closed for 417. having lasted 385 minutes. The Englishmen’® fielding was fair to good. Hobbs and Kiuneir opened to Cotter and Whitty, Hobbs scored seven and Kinneir one off the first over. Hobbs should have boon out when six. He cut a fast ono to Macartney, who was fielding at point for Trumpor, and the catch was dropped. Tmmpcr was suffering from an injured knee, having been struck by a fast ball from Barnes shortly before h© was out. Hordern, who replaced Cotter at 35, had Hcbbe badly mixed. Kellcway took tho other end. Both batted steadily. Kinneir scored 22, chiefly by clean earpot drives, and was then bowled bv Kelleway, with a perfect length off break. Gunn joined Hobbs. His hand was still bound, and Cotter’s fast deliveries appeared to hurt him. Ho was clean bowled at four. Rhodes, who was next, opened his account by cutting Cotter to tho boundary for four. Hobbs played soundly, having in v*eu Australia’s big score, and tool: no risks. A splendid stroke was hi.s fine snick. Rhodes was more free, cutting and driving cleanly. Bowling changes wore frequent. Hobbs gave a. chance at 39. lifting Hordern to mid-on. Cotter failed with the catch, which was shoulder high. A four by Rhodes followed, bringing up 100 in 119 minutes. Rhodes, using his feot to Hordern, scored quickly. When within one of Hobbs’ total of 42 ho mishit a googly to Hill at point. Ho had batted for 50 minutes and played splendid cricket. The partnership added 62. With half an hour to go Mead joined Hobbs, who reached 50 by tho aid of an overthrow' to the boundary by Kollcwar, while running a short ono. Ho had been at tho wickets 139 minutes, Tho newcomer was unable to play Hordern, and hit one weakly back, which Hordern caught as it touched the ground. Two runs later a similar stroke was taken cleanly. Tlearne and Hobbs played out time. Scores : AUSTRALIA. —First Innings. Kelloway, c. and b. Woolley 20 Bardsley. c. Strudwick, b. Douglas 30 Hill, run out 40 Armstrong, st. Strudwick, b. Hotrne % 00 Trumpor, c. Hobbs, b. Woolley ... 113 Ransford, c. Hearne, b. Barnes ... 26 Minnett. c. Foster, b. Barnes 90 Hordern, not out 17 Cotter, c. and b. Barnes 6 Carter, b. Foster ..- 13 Wbitty, b. Foster 0 Extras 2G Total 447 Bowling analysis.—Douglas, one for 02; Barnes, three for 1.07; Hcarno, one for 44; Woolley, two for 77; Rhodes, none for 26: Foster, two for 105. Fall of wickets.—One—l4. two—77, three—T2J, tour —198, .five—27S, six—--357, seven—42o, eight—l 26, nine—447, ten —147, ENGLAND,—First Innings. Hobbs, not out 63 Kinneir, b. Kellcway 22 Gunn. h. Cotter 4 Rhodes, c. Hill, b. Hordern 41 Mead, c. and b. Hordern 0 Hcarno, not out 1 Extras 11 Total for four wickets 142 C. B. FRY INTERVIEWED. LONDON, Dec. 16. Mr. C. B. Fry, interviewed by Sporting Life, said that Foster and Douglas wore good county captains, but a cantain who is a bowler cannot use himself properly. It was a pity that Jessop was absent. Jessop declined to go bocauto only £7O was allowed as expenses, and the previous Australian trip cost him £l5O out of his own pocket. C. B. Fry personally considered th© financial ar- , rapgcnienhs for amateurs visiting All's- i tralia were unsatisfactory, paying a. man earning a living cannot afford to go. WAIT AKA v. G KENT'I. Tho above match was played at Wni- 1 tarn last Thursday. Urenni. who arrived twenty minutes late, batted first and made SO. Waitnra follow'd, and ' at the call of time had, hv a strange coincidence, compiled exactly the same number of runs for the loss of seven r wickets. Following aro tho scores:—

URENUI. C. Wilson, c. Kershaw, b. R. Skelton. I I M ilkinson, b. Pnrdio 0 W. Fuller, c. and h. P. Skelton ... 11 W. Wilson, b, W. Skelton 3 O’Hallornn, c. Smnill, b. Egglcsione 16 P. Spun*, h. W. Skelton 2 Blundell, c. Cudby, b. Kershaw ... 2 O’Donnell, b. Ecrlestonc 1 Bertrand, b, Kershaw 19 W. Fuller, c. Egglcstone, b. Kershaw 4 Scriinegour, not out 0 Extras $ Total SO i Bowling Analysis.—Punlic ono for 21. P. Skelton two for 14, W. Skelton two f0r.17, Eggleston© two lor 15, Kershaw throe for G. WAITARA. Smaill, b. W. Fuller 4 Harrhdn, r. Bertrand, b. W. Fuller 2 W. Skelton, h. W. Fuller 11 ! EggH.scone, c. W. Fuller, bB. Fuller 41 I W. Kershaw, h. W. Fuller 2 P. Skehon, c. Lash, b, W. Fuller... 5 I Dowsett. not out 4 I Purdio. b. W. Fuller 1 I Somerville, not out 3 < Extra* 7 j Total for seven wickets ?0 I Bowling Analysis.—Blundell none for j 22, W. Fuller three for 15. B. Fuller four for 12, Bertrand none for 19. 1