FIRST TEST MATCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16305, 21 December 1920, Page 8

FIRST TEST MATCH.

Eli I AUSTRALIA. good scoring by AUSTRALIANS. By Telegraph— Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. . SYDNEY, December 20. Play in the test match was continued in "‘Vi ' l " eil ther. The wicket still was sound. Collins and Bardslcy imported the serious note into the plajy so markedly in evidonoo in tho first innings. Douglas took a hand with the ball, making the filth bowler, but. the changes possessed little clement oi danger for tho batsmen, who were determined on, - cau tionaly and pick the loose ours, .the spectators, disregarding tho necessity tor careful batting, pined for a bright, enterprising display, but iu vain. When in ■tho forties, Collins pulled Parkin low to ..quire-leg. Hoarno got his right hand on it, but was unable to hold it. Shortly after, Bardsloy placed Hearno in front oi coverpoint and ran out. lie endeavoured to return when Hobbs looked dangerous. Bards•fy supped in turning, but Hobbs overran the ball, enabling the batsman to regain the crease. Tho let-off was not of much benefit, as Bardsley opened out and Hearne cleanbowled him. Macartney was satisfied to proceed slowly, hut was responsible for several fine shots, which were unproductive, as a result.of fine fielding. Collins several times took strike from Macartney with a single off tiio last ball of the over, but only to pat tho ball back to the bowler. At intermittent periods he momentarily sparkled, in.li lapsed again to steady play. Wi.h the total at 179, Douglas tried Rhodes, who was thus the seventh bowler. His eeconu ball almost brought about the downfall of Macartney, who jumped out of tho creaeo to meet tho ball, hut missed. So did i trudwick, with tho batsman a yard outside the creese. Undeterred, Macartney continued stepping down the pitch, executing several brilliant late cuts to tho off and leg drives to tho boundary. Others. equally brilliant were, neutralised by fine work iu the field, particularly by Hendren. Collins, after a lengthy shell in _ the nineties, reached his century with a single, to souare-leg off Wad(lington. He took three hours and a half to coramie the century, and scored the last ten while Macartney was moving from 18, to o(l. Next over he lifted Douglas to outside mid-on, where Waddington accepted an easy eaten. Douglas, next over, got Macartney, ®l?u 05 vouring to make a late cut, he j ? 10 on ‘■o his wicket. His C 9 included' nine boundaries. Macartney was dismissed in a precisely similar way in the first innings. Tay.or rauidly rattled up double figures, but s few minuter, later poked.one from Douglas over Bussell's head at second slip, the fieldsman being only able to touch the ba'l with the iips of his fingers. For this stroke the batsmen ran single. Douglas varied the bowling, making frequent changes, the three Wt-httndws. Woolley, .Waddington and Rhodes, being treated with most respect bv the batsmen, Kelleway. as usual, plaved rock, when ho had scored 4 he returned a very hot one to Hearne, who stopped it. but was unable to hold it The crowd soon barracked Kellow.ay's stonewall tactics, and an aopeal for leg before was eagerly answered by a section of tho crowd, “Out!” Ouf! ’ Tnvlor played stylish cricket all round the wicket. He was caught by Woolley after he passed his fiftieth run , The attendance was 25,000. Following are tho scores:

Total , , , , . .£67 Tho wickets fell as follow:—One for 40, two for 80, three for 140, lour lor 163, fiv.i (or 173, six for 17G, seven for 244, eight ior 249, ten for 267. Bowling Analysis—Hearne, three wickets for 77 runs; Woolley, two for 35; Parkin, ono for 58; Waddington, one for 85; Hitch, none for 37; Douglas, none for 14. Haddington bowled ono no-ball.

Total . . jqq The wickets fell u follow:-One for 0, two ior 50, for 70, four for 143, jivo for 14b, six for 158. seven for IGS, cigiit (or ISO. nine for IHB, ten for 190. Bowling Analysis.—Gregory, three wickets for oG runs; Miuley, three for 95; Bydor two lor 20; Kelleway, ono for TO; Armstrong, none for 2.

AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Macartney, b Waddin gton . . 19 Collins, mu out • . . . . VO Bardsley, c Strudwick b He.arne . . 22 Kolleway, st Strudwick b NVoollev . 12 Armstrong, st Strudwick b Woolley . 12 Gregory, c Strudwick b Woolley . 8 Taylor, Ibw b H«arne .... . 31 Psllcw, o Hendrcn b Ilcarns . . SB Ryder, run out , 5 OldnelJ, c Hobbs b I’arkin , Mailcy, not out ..... " 10 Extras , , . 11

• Second Innings Colima, c Wadcliugton b Douglas . ](H Barclsloy, b Hcarne . , , " Macartney, 1) 'Douglas . . Taylor, c Woolley'b T?atkiu " " " r.i Pellew, Ibw b AVoollcy . . Kelloway, not out . Extras . . ‘ | p Total for iivo wickets . , , 330 ENGLAND. First Innings, Russell, b Kelloway . < Ilobbn, b Gregory . • 1 " 43 Hearnc,. o Gregory b Mailey , ! * 14 Hcndreu, c Gregory b Ryder . 1 28 Woolley, c Mailey b Ryder " 52 Douglas- at Oldfield b Hailoy . 1 21 Rhodes, c Gregory b Mailey * ‘ 3 Hitch, c Kelloway b Gregory . " g Waddington, run out . , ‘ ' 7 Parkin, not out 4 Strudwick, Ibw b Gregory • . ° Extras . , P