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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 519, 28 May 1909, Page 7

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.- • — OXFORD UNIVERSITY MATCH DRAWN.

SPOILED BY RAIN. BIPBNDING SHADOW OF THE TEST. • Cdt CTwsamrn—rami association—coi'vuioiit.l London, May 2G. Plav in tho match, Australia v. Oxfon" . University, was continued nt Oxford to-dny, 1 Tho weather was unsettled, and tho pitch . was soft. There was a poor attendance. i Tho University first innings was concluded j for 182 runs, 116 behind tho first innings / total of tho Australians, who, in their second strike, scored 167 for three wickets. Tho s match was drawn. The scores aro: 1 OXFORD UNIVERSITY. ll'lßßl iNNINOS. Evans. o.Carkeok, b. Armstrong ... li Salter, b. Whittv- ... ... 39 Hoorflftn. b. Whitty ... ... ... 4 , Lccso, b. Macartnov ... 20 '■ Hurst, 1.b.w.. b. Armstrong 20 '- Lacdon. b, .Whittv ... ... ... ... 14 0 I'awson. b. Macartney ... ... ... 0 '' Cartwrieht, b. Macarimoy ... ... 3 ° Robinaon, o. and b. Macartney ... ... 0 B Extras ... ■'■'...' ...... ... 14 ■! ; Total ' ~.; ... -... ... 132 '• f'flift total of t.ho scores as cabled amounts ': to 121). but it will bo noticed that two meni- ; hero of tho tonm--Gilbcrt and Lowe—aro unf accounted for. ._ Those, two probably sccurod „'■ tho throo missing runs.] . . - v .... • ' ■ ' BoWLtNu Anai-tsis. > Mnoartnoy, fivo wickets for 24; Whitty, s throo for 32 s Armstrong, two for 33; Hopr kins, none'for 20, J AUSTRALIA. i- First innincs ... .... ->.... ...24) ? ■ '■■ Skcono iKmNas. Hartigan, b. Qilbort ... 0 Bardsloy, b. Lowe ■ ... ... ... ... 84 Hansford, e. sub., b. Hurst ..." ... 58 0 Armstrong, not. out ... ... ... 43 '• Gregory, not out ... ... , .', ... 27 '• Extras' ... "... ... ... ... 6' y -.. . ■ \. - —■ a ■'; Total for three wickets ... ."... 167 e •'... BowiiNo Analysis. ', Gilbert, one wicket for 51; Loire,'-one for s 33; Hurst, dug for 22; Evans, nono for 25} .. Oartwright, notio for 15. 1 Collaoso of the Tall. a . ■ - - i ■' J \Qn tho University inuings being resumed, y tho tail of tho team coinplotoly collapsed, e tho remaininE' four -wickets adding only, 14 s runs to tho score. ;■■;■■: -.. ;. liceso, who battod altogothor for 85 J. minutes, added 8' to his ovornight; 6Wre, Then Macartney dot to work, and'scoured tho four wickets for two runs. . ~ Tho Bovonth and eiizhtb wiokots foil foi » r 129, and the ninth and tenth for 132. The ;; "innincs occupied-155 minutes. .' v « Australia's Sooond Strike. ■■'■-.' : , (Rec. May 27, 6.20.p.m.); ' Hartigan and Bardsloy opened tho second a' innings of the Australians, ; in which' 187 e runs wero got for three wiokots. The' inI nines was interfered with bv rain,-and play,, i. wbb not resumed after lunolicon till 3.46. 6 Showors fell at intervals oftorwards. ~ . ! 'Hartigan's wiokbt fell for nil, tho second ) wickot for 73, tho third for 105. Play WAS J islow and uninteresting.. 1 I , Bardsley played Lowo on., Ho battod 60 0 minutos for his 34. •-.,.' ! s ,•-.-..'.- - .- . t ' '.''"' ""' THE BIRMINOHAM BATTLE. a .. POSSIBLE DEFENDERS, , ; \ (Reo.'Mov 27. 5.20 p.m.) . ." London, May 27. * Hoyward, who strained his knoo in tbo , Surrey-Außtralian matoh, has sufficiently rea covered, and is" going to' Birmingham in ' eonheotion with the Test match. * 1 . Diodes ,has boen added to tho » list of oligibles for the English Tost team. j ': \ (Rio. May 27, 11.50 p.m.) r London, May 27. s Gilbor.t, ■ thi ■ Oxford. bowler, is going to 1 Birmingham. , ! RAIN DELAYS THE START. (Uca. May 28, 1.10 a.m.) London, May S7. It had been arranged to play io-doy from ; 11.30 a.m. to 6,30 p.m., and on Saturday I inmjl a.m. to. 6.30 p.m.. Heavy rain just ! boforo to-day saturated tho wicket, ■ and play was impossible. \ ■ ■ After a considerable timo tho rain cleared. ' * The sun'is now shining. Tho personnel of tho teams has not yot boon dcoidodi ; -■.': •-■ ; ,'.'-''''W.:H.- RHODES. - . ~■ This fixture has provided the Australians a ; holiday prior to the big game. Bain Inter- . fered with the match to suoh an extent that : tho inevitable'draw resulted. The match assisted Macartney and Whitty to eond back their oppoucnts.'lo the pavilion. These drawn games weronptly..do96rik'd-by W. L. Murdooh. tho groat' Australian captain, as " Woary Willie Cricket." i . , „ , ~ > W. E. Khodes is : the second Yorkshire player to be mentioned in connection ivlth tho first Test nmttsh now, in progress at Birmingham, 'i'ho Yorkshireiuan played in Australia in 180304, ohd rcoently with A, O.,Jones in 1007-08. He made a sonSational cntr'y into first-class oricket ili IS9S, and at once stepped into tho shoos of E. Pcol, as tho slow left-hand bowler of the Yorkshire Eleven. Rhodes con make tho ball literally talk on a dead wicket, and at a pinch ho is ono of tho most reliable rungotters in Homo oricket. Ehodcs's perform-, nnces in Test matches to date with tho bat and ball are as follows— . . Batting. ■ innings. Notout. Runs. .'Average. 33 . 11 601! -.23.41 \ ■ -..-., Bowling, Wickots. ' Runs! ' Average. 83... 10IW . 22.80 'Followers of test'orickot'between England and Australia usually consider the final test of Stoddart's 1894-05 tour at Mclbourno as stapding out pro-eminont in intorcst in connection with tho many contests representing tho two teams. Exoitemcnt was at fever heat during tho fivo days' play, and a largo section of, the Spectators-travelled hundreds' of miles to be present, Stoddart had won the first and second, but was beaten in the third and fourth. The final Tost was to docido tho rubbor. Business in . Australia was paralysed, and at sea the ship- ' ping, signalled, "-What is tho latest about tho ■ Test?'' Tho scores wore;— Australia, 414 (J. Darling 74; S. E, Gregory 70) and 287 (G. Giffen 51, J. Darling 50) s England, 385 (A. C. MaoLaron 120, A. E. Stoddart 08, R. Peel 73) and 298 (J. T. Brown HO, A. Ward 03) for 4 wiokota. England won by tho remaining six. ■ "' ■