BATSMENS' DAY OUT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 77, 24 December 1907, Page 7

BATSMENS' DAY OUT.

ENGLISHMEN AT MELBOURNE. BATTING AND BOWLING SUCCESS OF RHODES. ; "FAILURE OF SAUNDERS. Br TELEGRAPH—rKESS ASSOCIATION - —COPYRIGHT. (Rec. Dec. 23, 9.37 p.m.) Melbourne, Doccmbor 23. Tho weather was fine, and it was much cooler for tho continuation of the cricket match between the Englishmen and a Victorian eleven. With seven wickets down for 321, the Englishmen carried their score to 503, thanks chiefly to a century by Rhodes, aided by Fielder. These two batsmen were still going when the Englishmen closed their innings nt 503, with one wieket to fall. The batting of .tho home team showed that they had tho liugo total of their opponents in mind. They all played on the enreful side, and three wickets foil for 156. Rhodes was bowling in excellent form. Shortly after ■ play' began Rhodes had a narrow escape of boing caught bohind the wiokots. He played a great innings, his score including a sixer and ten fourors. With Fioldor as partner 67 was put on in twonty-two minutes. Fielder got his 50, including two sixers, in thirty minutes, by forceful batting. Tho scoros are:— ENGLAND. FIRST INNINGS. Crawford, c. Moran, b. Collins 43 Hobbs, b. Armstrong ' 77 Haye3, c. Warne, b. Armstrong ... 98 fiutchings, c. M'Konzio,* b. Armstrong 4 Guun, c. Saunders, b. Tarrant 24 Hardstaff, c. Moran, b. Tarrant • 34 Fano, b. Tarrant ... 17 Barnes, 1.b.w., b. Armstrong 15 Rhodes (not out) : ... 105 ■Humphries, c. M'Alister, b. Collins ... 15 Fielder (not out) ■ ... 50 Sundries . ' 21

■•i Total, for nine wickets. 503 .: BOWLING ANALYSIS. ' Armstrong 4 wiokcts for 104. Collins, 2 wickets for 111. Tarrant, 3 wickets for 92. Smith, no wicket for 36. Warne, no wicket for 39. Saunders, no wicket for 100. VICTORIA. FIRST INNINGS. M'Kenzie, ■ b.. Rhodes 19 Warne, o. Gunn, b. Rhodes 31 Ransford, b. Barnes ... .;. ... 38 Armstrong (not cut) ... ... • ... 32 Tarrant (not out) ... ... 30 ; Sundries . ... I- ... 6 Total, for three wickets... ... 156