A CORNSTALK "ROT."

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 52, 25 November 1907, Page 7

A CORNSTALK "ROT."

RAIN NOT TO BLAKE

BOWLER BARNES TIED THEM UP; SIX : 'WICKETS FOR 24. BT TELEGEAriIrrrRESB; ASSOCIATION—COPIEIGHT. (Rec. Nov. 24, 6.18 p.m.) . : Sydney/November 23; Saturday's play- in' the' cricket - match between tho English-team aiid, Now South Wales resulted jn, England's first innings closing for 304. Now South Wales were nil disposed of-for l<3l, and England had lout four wickets s for 130: when tho stumps wero drawn'. About 25,000 people were present. Dull, muggy weather,' and a temporary' chango of wind, brought up rain, : which/ stopped tho play for. tqn minutes, but did not affect the wicket. Barnes, bowling with a splendid length, had the batsmen tied up from tho start, and lie 'came out with a really fine avorage. •'.••• Diamond's dismissal in tho first few minutos mado those who.followed over-cautious; and the next two wickets went down when only 14 was on the sheet, of which Trumper contributed 9. ■' . ■ The weather cleared, and,it ..was fine before the resumption after lunch.,. Trumper and Hopkins made a-stand, the former batting brilliantly, and Trumper brought-up 75 before Braund, brought ftbout,. his downfall, by a smart catch iii the slips.'" ' •

Hopkins was caught in precisely similar manner by jiutehings," a few minutes, later. Barnes had now captured four wicko'ts for 13. .

Tho remainder of; the;' New South Wales wickets fell rapidly,,although: M'Cartney and Blaxland stonewalled for a' time.

Jones, the English captain, decided to bat instead of sending New, .South Wales in again. Before scoring, Jones, who had gone in with Fane, gave Blaxland a , chance in the slips, which was accepted. Fane played tho bowling irrtli ■ tho utmost freedom, and had-rattled'on'33 whien he had tho hard luck to bo run out. ■ Braund and Hutchings made, a long and. serviceable stand, each scoring, steadily,, but the excellent bowling of M'Cartney and Noble made the batsmen dautious," and was the means of keeping down the runs. ; Hutchings, howevej , ,:; at'times'indulged in: some hard hitting at anything that was loose. Rhodes played 'a slow and. patient innings. When tho contury was hoisted Hutcbings wont out to Johnston, and, missing the ball, was clean bowled, after giving a good display. ;•.";>: ~ :.;:;/■; ] ' Tho scores are: ENGLAND. First Innings. Jones, c. Blaxland, b. Johnston ... .„ 16 Fane, l.b.w.,"b'. Johnston '..'. ... ...80 Braund, c. Tnimper,'b. Johnston ' ... 28 Hutchings, c/ Hopkins, b. Cotter ... , 35 ; Rhodes, o. Hopkins, b. Johnston 28 Hardstaff, b'? * Cotter ' ... , ... ... 53' Crawford, c, and.. b. : Hopkins ... ... 17 Barnes, c. Noble, b. Blaxland ... ... 22 Humphries, l.b'.w.', b.i Cotter ... ~'. 10 Blytho (not out),: ... '•. ... , 24 Fiolder, b. Cotter ... : , ... 15 ■'• ■ Sundries..;,,, .t.uv."^». A 26 ' . Total ,4 '" J.r ' ... : " ... ... 304 BOWLING. ANALYSIS. ; Blaxland, 1-wicket for:4. ■ : Hopkins, 1. wicket for 38. Duff, 0 wickets'for" 21. '' Johnston,' 4.'wiekbts'for-62. ■ , .: M'Cartney,;:.O .wickets for-8. ' •'■'■' Noble, 0 wickets for-35. ' ' Cotter, 4 wickety for, 113. : • 'Second'lnnings. : Jones, c. Braxlanfy'b.' Cotter ... ... 0 : Fane, run out 5 -":'- : ;..' ! ': ;: ... ... ~', •ss. Braund. 1.b.w., b. Noblo ... ... ~, 24 Hutchiugs, b. Johnston ... "... '..',■ 42 Rhodes (not-, put) 1 - , *.! >,; 19 Humphries (not out) '„; 1 Sundries 6 Total, for 4 wickets ~. ... 130 NEW SOUTH WALES. FwsT Innings Diamond, c 'Hutchings, b Barnes ... 0 Trumpor, c Braund, b. Blytho . ' ... 38 Noblo, c. Hutchings, b. Fielder 1 Waddy, b. Barnes 4 Duff, c. Blytho, b Barnes 11 Hopkins, c Hutchings, b ~! 13 M'Cartney (not' out) [ 0 Blaxland, c. and b Blytho ... • ... 7 Cotter, c aud b Barnes 0 Carter, run out 3 Johnston, b. Barnes , 5 Sundries ,' ' "... >t " \q . _ TotaK, ' t ..~[j£ ' ; -' " ''>.<,„' BOWLING ANALYSIS. Barnos, 6 wickets for 24. Fielder, 1 'wicket, f0r.43. Blytho, 2 wickets for 24. ~ :.

S. F. Barnes (Staffordshire); SO'yeara l of a B o is _n medium n»co bowler with a deceptive swing, and did well when ho last canw to Australia-.-as Mr. A. C. MacLaren's prttpco— until ho contracted .a ,")ineo,"VJn the 190 C season, playing for Staffordshire, in the ■secomlclass county championship, Har'ries'sh'owed wonderful form with tho'ball. In coiintv matches alone he took over a hundred, wickets at a cost of leas than' 8 runs apiece, by far the best record ever obtained in tho second-class couuty championship. During tho summer ho accomplished some remarkablo. performances, notably eight wickots for 10.runs against Bedfordshire; fifteen for 93 against Cambridgeshire; fourteen for 72 against Suffolk; and twolvo for 88-against Yorkshire Second Eleven. Barnes also batted troll, on occasions.