MATCH DRAWN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 78, 26 December 1907, Page 5

MATCH DRAWN.

BIG SCORING AT MELBOTJRNE TELEGHAPH—PKESS, ASSOCIATIONt-COPTKIGHT. (Rec Dec 24, 11 40 pm ) ' Melbourne, December 24 I he weather was fine, ami the wickot was ect, for the continuation of tho match oen tho Englishmen and a Victornn m, in'which tho latter had lost three sts for 156, after tho Englishmen had ap at tho first strike 503 for nino wic(innmgs closed) Tho Victomn eleiem boded in compiling 488 for nmo wickets, tho match was thon declaml draun , Armstrong, iwho played lively »et, tho batting* was oF a steady md ml order In an hour's play Amiig put on 59 to Tarrant's 55 i trrant took four and a half hours in ,mg a century Ho gavo an easy chanco 106 loran placed good enckot Tho details he scores are as follow — VICTORIA. FIRST INNINGS icnzie, b RhoJps 19 iTno, c Gunn, b Rhodes ' . .31 insford, b. Barnes . , 38 rrant, c Crawford, b Gunn . 159 mstrong, c Hayes, b Rhodes . 117 -cahster, b Fielder . 11 ran, b Crawford - 75 /nth, Ibw , b Hayes . 6 iVoodfcrd, st Humphnee/b Crawford 0 CJolhns, not out 14 Extras 18

-■; Total for nino wickets ... ... 488 •••■./.. : ■Bb"wiiijre analysis. >■■"■:'' Fielder;'one wicket f0r.82. :". .<" ' .'■' "Barnes,' one wicket.-for- 6L ; -. . ' Rhodes, three wipkets for. 90., . ' Crawford, two wickets for 89. . Hayes, one .wicket for 6G. i' , , Hpbbs, no wicket for 22. \ ; - : -■ . ' ~/ 'Hatchings, no wicket for 44. .. ' . Guiin, one wicket for 16. . •' '■ ' ' '•" .'■ ' . JONES WILL NOT PLAY IN SECOND , TEST. '. TEI.EOKAPH—PEESS ASSOCIATION— COPYEIGITI.. ■ Sydney,. December 24. Ir. A.. 0. Jones, captain of the English jkot team, has roturnod to Sydney. Ho ' still too unwell to participate' in tho ond test match. .■'■.. > ■■."',