CRICKET.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13490, 11 January 1908, Page 5

CRICKET.

EXUI.AXD v. AUS 111 ALIA. THE THIRD TEST MATCH. Frew A.Ksoeia tiou-Bv 'lelegraph-Go), Ji _^ht Received 9.18 p.m., Januarv iOfli. A 1) F. LAID E, Jan. Iff. The third test match began in delightful cool weather, and the attendance was over 6000. Jones (the English captain) was unable to come to Adelaide. Hayes, Blvtlie and V'oung were also left out. Roy H.ill was Australia's twelfth man. Xoble won the toss, and he and Tnimper began tho Australians' innings an a perfect' wicket. .Irumper was almostspeechless with a heavy cold. Xoble began with ;i, square leg hit to the boundary oil Feilder. Trumper snicked Barnes" first ball for three and two overs yielded eleven runs. In Fielder's second over Trumper tried a leg glance and was bowled off Ills pad". One for eleven.

C'lem. Ilill having a. severe cold was kept, back in the hope of not being wanted till Saturday. Macartney was promoted and set to business with the- confidence of a, veteran. Runs came rapidly. At- 35 Noble back cut a ball from Barnes' straight- to Hutchings at. second slip. Macalister opened with extreme caution. Macartney with a pretty four off Feilder uvula the total fifty for 55 minutes' play. The fielding was clo e and aecura+o and kept down the runs. With a double change of bowling to Crawford and Rhodes runs came faster. Macartney twice in one over cutting Rhodes to the boundary. Macalister took 35 minutes to reach double figures. At lunch the board read two for 79, Macartney 40, Macalister 16. When the game wa<= resumed Fielder and liarnc-s bowled, and ten overs produced only lo runs. Rhodes relieved F : eJder ct 92 bub the batsmen scored: oft' him and the centurv was reached in 1 hour 59 minutes. Crawford relieved Barnes af 106 and - : n lr's second over had Macalister caught at second slip. Macalister batted 91- minutes. Three wickets for 114. Armstrong wa? cautious. Rraund relieved Rhodes at ]3O and <rot Macartney leg Ik*fore. The Sydney midget batted faultlessly for- 1 hour 53 minutes, hit nine fours and did not give a chance.

Rnnsford began vigorously. At 160 Armstrong was caught at short slop. Hill batted steadily but Ransfnrd punished Fielder and Barnes. Fielder and Barnes were> the bowlers after the tea. adjourilment. Ransfonl drove the former to the boundary. With the total at 191 Hill tried to smother a, good length ball frrsm Barnes and was caught, at, the wicket.

Harfciga.n opened frith a single oft' Barnes. With all the Australian champion batsmen out the Englishmen who had worked most energetically all flay ;efe to work with redoubled vigor: their bowling was accurate, and fielding brilliant in the extreme. ITartigan with a couple of hract-ss off Barnes to leg brought up "CO which had occupied 204 minutes. Ilartigan at 6 had a narrow escape, a? he nianeed a ball from Fielder just over the head of .slip. The next ball he drove for four. With 215 up Ransford in trying to glance Barnes wa.s bowled. Ho- played delightful crisp cricket, scoring all round the wicket and batled 63 minutes. He hit six fours.

Carter joined Hartigan and Rhodes and Braund were tried with ilie ball. Hnitigan .batting stylishly, scored at a fair late. Caiter took 25 minutes to reach 10. Rhodes handed the bail to Crawford at 236. Cartel - got four off each bowler and 250 went up in 252 minutes' play. Hal tigan reached 40 by square cutting Crawford to the boundary and drove the lioxl- ball for four. Fielder relieved Braund at 267. and in his first over Carter when 25 snicked the ball hioli. Brannd jumping got it on the tips- of his fingers but could not hold it. -At 273 Hutt-hings went on at Crawford's end and got Carter l.b.w. with the fifth ball. I'hc first ball of Fielder's next over bowled Harttigan. The Qurenslander played a splendid dashing innings of 75 minutes without a chance, and hit six fours. O'Connor and Saunders played out time. Til- Englishmen fielded superbly all day. Hntchings being particularly brilliant. The following are the scores: AUSTRALIA —Ist, Innings. Noble, o Hutchings, b Baincs 15 Trumper. b Fielder Macartney, 1.b.w., b Braund '5 Maealisler. c Hutchings, b Crawford ?8 Armstrong, c Humphries', b Fie der... 17 Ransford. b Barnes 44 Hill, c Humphries, b Barnes 5 Hartigan. b Fielder 48 Carter, 1.b.w., b Hutchings 24 O'Connor, not out- 5 Saunders, not out 1Extras 13 Total for nine wickets ... 27S