THIRD TEST MATCH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16330, 20 January 1921, Page 8

THIRD TEST MATCH.

AUSTRALIA’S BIC SCORE. SELLBVAY AND KEDMTW SOOEB CENTURIES. By Tclug.-p.pJfc—Prase Asscciat on—Copyright. " Australian, «cd N.Z. Cable Association. ADELAIDE, January 10. Thu w cat hear continued hot lor tho tost match. Tho wicket is 1 wearing splendidly. Renew, lacing Howell, drove tho - loiirt bull, hard to rue fence, and a smart two followed off Woolley. Hobbs quickly retura*! tba ball, which was deflected, otherwise 1 ellew would have been run out. Thin proved an expensive iet-off. Lu.er Woolley made »>. Waliunt attempt to catch Pelle-w in the slips, but just iaiied. Kelleway continued to pi*>* steadily, passing four through the slips Par km, then gi&acing tho next ball iorfi> Similar number, bringing up 403 iu mmutea, Peilew dashingly and confidently reached 50 iu 65 minutes. Both batsmen appreciaied. Fender. Peilew getting hun round to leg for a beautiful four. Kellevray pit one through cover for four, this over yielding nine. Howell had. no terrors for the South Australian, who mode a magnificent shot cover point for four off the iast^ bowler. neatly turn erf him to leg for three, ana Peilew drove him for a similar number. Next over Peilew pulled Howell and drove him through cover for four. He swung the next ono high, well out of Hendren’s reach, lielleway, meantime, was slowly progressing, and a four through the slips brought Pel lew'« score up to 48, At the lunch adjournment the score was 449 ior five wickets. Kelleway not out 142, Australia now being 556 ahead. Keliewcy Lad a short life on resuming, hixtxng over one from Howell, and being clean bowled—6— 147—454. Eelleway was batting for 417 minutes. He hit thirteen fours and gavs a most useful display when runs were sorely needed. Gregory filled the vacancy. Peilew. still fea-rless of Howell, hit sixteen off one over. Parkin relieved Howell, and Peilew late cut him for three, but missed the next and was caught by Strudwick. He played a. delightful innings of 128 minutes. hiVing all round the wicket. hi 3 display being marred only by one real char.cc. lie hit thirteen fours. 7—lo4 —477. Oldfield succeeded and from the outset was extremely cautious, taking twenty-six minute? to knock up three. Gregory got- Yvoolley t > tho on boundary for four, bringing up 500, in 503 minutes Gregory’s kangaroo bop? between wickets were extremely diverting.'He got Parkin past cover for f Oldfield, who was batting in an unattractive way, endeavoured to push Rhodes and was 10. Mai ley’s appearnico did uoi improve the rate of scoring, his brightest hit being off Rhodes to the boundary- Gregory glar.ced Woolley behind the wickets for four, and 'gradually by singles brought up hi? total to 49. At the tea adjournment tho score 541 for eight wickets. On resuming iiailey cut ‘Woolley for four. Gregory then made a single, bringing up his 50 in ninety minutes. Gregory again punished Howell by getting two punerb fours, hitting eighteen off the over. Malley, who vras uncomfortable before Rhodes, was clean bowled for 13. Gregor'- was nearly run out at 77. After the addition c. one run M'DonaM stepped out to Rhodes, missed and was clean bowled for four. Gregory played 3, serviceable innings of 78. lasting 112 minutes. He hit eight fours. Australia’s notable innine-s, which occupied 560 minutes, closed for 582. The Australian lea-d is, therefore 489. In Encdnnd’s second inning Hobbs find Rhodes faced and Kellewav. The former tempted Rhodes, and an appeal for Teg before was allowed--!—4— n o. after tven tv-five minn+es’ batting. Makepeace joined Hobbs, who. hv two «nn.c»9nxe let*, cuts, which went for four off Marie-*-, broughtno his fortv-fire. Rvd-v t nop bled Hobbs again drove Mailev for foul. and ■when stumns were drawn f,w the d&r, England’s record was one for 6P.

ATTSTRALTA. First Innings. Collins, o Rhodes, b Parkin . , . B&rdsley, et Strudwick b Douglas . . 14, Celloway, q Fender b Parkin . . .4 ray lor, run out 5 Armstrong, o Strudwick b Douglas . . 31 Peilew, run out ...... 35 3 regory, c Strudwick b Fender . . .10 Ryder, c Douglas b Parkin . . . Oldfield, Ibw b Parkin . _ 50 Mailer, not out *3 M’Douald, b Parkin ... » 2 Extra* . . „ . „ .14 Total 854 Bowling Analysis—Howell, no wickets for SO runs; Douglas two for 69; Parkin, five for 00; Woolley, .none for 40; Fender,, one .'or 52; Rhodes, none for 23. The wickets fell t—One for 32, two for 15, three for 55, four for 96, five for 176, six for 2U9, • seven for 255, eight for 347, nine ior 549, ten for So 4. Second Innings. Collins, c Hendren, b Parkin , . .24 Bardsley, b Howell . . . . ,16 Kelleway, b Howell 147 Ryder, c Woolley b Howell ... 3 Armstrong b Howell .... 121 Taylor, c Strudwick b Fender . .38 Peilew. c Strudwick b Parkin . .301 Oldfield, b Rhodes . . . * .30 Muiley, b Rhodes . . . . .13 kl'Donaid, b Rhodes . . d . 4 Extras ..... . o i Total Bowling Analysis.—Howell (four no balls, four wides), four wickets for 115; Douglas (one no ball), none for 61; Woolley, none for 9: Parkin, two for 109; Fender, c-no for 105; Rhodes, three for 61; Hcbbs, none for 16 Therfvickets fell:—One for 34, two for 63 three for 71, four for 268, five for 328, six for 454, seven lor 177, eight for 511, ’nine ior s<o, ten tor 582. ENGLAND. First Inning*. Ilobbs, o and b Mailey . . o . 3a Rhodes, run out 1G Makepeace c Gregory b Armstrong *;o liendren, b Gregory . . . A 6 Woolley, c Ke lie way t> Gregory . .79 RubboH, not out • . . . # 133 Douglas, lbw b Mailev ... t\n Fender, b M’Donald .' . . * « Strudwick, c Peilew b Mailey ... 9 Parkin, Bt Oldfield b Mailey . . • 12 Howell, c Gregory b Mailey . . Extras 18 Total . 447 Bowlingi Analysis.—M’Donald (two ’ noballs;, one wicket for 73 runs; Gregory (one no-ball), two for IDS; Kelleway ft wo no-balls) none for 25; Mailey, five for 160; one for 29; Ryder, none for 29. Tho wickets fell:—One for 25, two for 49 three for 111, four for 161, five for 250 six SK.’&toTJr' 3911 * i3ht for 416 ' nine for Second Innings. Rhodes, lbw b M’Donald . « « liobbs, not out . . “ "so Makepeace, not out . * * " ~ 3 j Total for one wicket . a ENGLISH COMMENT. LONDON, Janaary 19. The “ iforcing commenting on tho fluctuations of tho test match, says:—-‘‘This is real cricket. You have never done with, these Australians until tho last one is