ENGLAND IN ARREAR.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 536, 17 June 1909, Page 7

ENGLAND IN ARREAR.

AUSTRALIA 350

HOME TEAM'S NEED OF FAST BOWLER,

HANSFORD, 143 NOT OUT. " (BT TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPTWGHT.) London, June 15. The Second Test Match was resumed at Lord's to-day,M'Alistor (4) and Laver (13) continuing the Australians' first innings, which they had'opened on Monday evening. At drawing of stumps to-day, Australia had scored 350, and tho Englishmen, in their second innings, had lost one wicket for 16, being thus 65 in arrcar with nine wickets in hand.

Tho weather was dull, but the wicket was in excellent condition. There was a largo attendance, 19,983 paying for admittance. The scores are: ENGLAND. ' First innings ... ... .. 269 Second Innings Havward, not out ... .... ... ... 5 Hobbs, c. and b. Armstrong ... 9 Extras ... 2 Total for one wicket ... ... 16 , - AUSTRALIA. Fibst Innings. M'Alister, 1.b.w., b, King . ... ... 22 Laver, b. Hirst . ... ... 14 Bardsley, b. Relf 46 Armstrong, c. Lilley, b. Rolf 12 Ransford, not out ... ... 143 Trumper, c. MacLaren, b. Relf 28 Noble, c. Lilley, b; Rolf 32 Gregory, c. Lilley, b. Relf ... ... 14 Cotter, run out 0 Macartney, b; Hirst ... ... ... 5 Carter, b. Hirst ... ' ... ... 7 Extras ... ... ... 27 Total 1 ... ... - ... ... ... 350 Bowling Analysis. Hirst, three wickets for 83 runs; King, one for 99; ltelf, five for 85; Haigh, 0 for 41; Jones, 0 for 15.

Bardsley Erratlo, M'Alister and Laver, the two not-out mon,' continued the Australians' first innings. Hirst and Haigh, the Yorkshire pair, opened tho bowling. ' , Laver had added only a single to his ovornighfc score when Hirst bowled him. One for 18. The batting was very careful, with steady bowling. . .

M'Alister was playing sound cricket. Bardsley, who succeeded Laver, oommenoed by hitting three fourors to leg. The halfcentury went up for fifty minutes' play. M'Alister got leg before in King's second ovor, after being at the wickets 85 mbytes. His partnership with Bardsley lasted 65 minuted. Two for 84." Bardsley had compiled 40, making many lucky strokes in .the slips. A few minutos later he lost bis wicket by a wild stroke at Rolf. Ho batted 85 minutes for his 46, and mado an excellent start, but a poor showing afterwards. His score included six fourors. Throo for 90.

The Victorians, Armstrong and >Ransford, were now together. The former displayed indifferent form, but the latter opened l promisingly. Armstrong, after making 12, wa« taken at the wickets off Relf. Four for 119.' ' . , . ,

■ A Useful Partnership. Truinper joined Ransford, who was batting brilliantly, leg hitting and cutting beautifully, Tho Victorian was nearly taken in the slips at'l3 by MacLaren off King. Trumper gave a hard chance at point to Hayward off the same bowler before ho had soored. Tie century was recorded' in 105 minutes, but the next 50 was reeled of! in 35 minute's.

At the luncheon adjournment Ransford had knocked off 60 in an hour, • including eight fourers. After lunch tho weather was gloomy. The attendance had increased considerably. , The batsman .continued to pile on runs. Ransford gave a chance at the wickets at 56, off King, and was again badly missed at 61 by Jones'at seoond dip off Rolf. Then Trumpor waß> dismissed through a fine catch, by MacLaren, off Rolf, after a partnership with Ranaford lasting 65 minutes. Five'for 198, the wicket having put on 79. The seoond oentury. appeared for 190 minutes' play. ~ Noble followed, and the Victorian indulged in quieter play, with many neat strokes occasionally. Haigh and Hirst were bowling. The batsmen brought up tho Englishmen's total (269) in '260 minutes.

Ransford Faroes the Paoe. Noble was then taken smartly at the wickets off Relf. He played excellent cricket for his 32, and Ransford had now reached 102 by delightful play. ■ Six for 269. The Victorian, hadfourteen fourers to his credit. ' ■ :

Gregory, tho new'-eqmer, ' was nearly bowled'first ball. After tea Ransford became freer again, hitting four fourers in quick succession off King by off-drives. The English attack greatly needed a fast bowler. Gregory was . smartly caught by Lilley, who for the thirdtime secured a wicket for Relf. Sovc-n for 317. Cotter was ran out without increasing the total. Ransford wisely refrained from starting on tho call of Cotter, who had no chance to get back. Tho Victorian continued steadily to knock off runs. Macartney did not stay long, playing Hirst on. Nino for 342.

Carter, the last man, contributed seven, and then isuocumbcd to Hirst, tho innings concluding for 350. ■ > A Well-merited Ovation. \ (Roc. June 16, 5.5 p.m.) ... Ransford received a great, ovation. His 'was a splendid innings,'barring the threo chances. It lasted 246' minutes, and included 21 fourers. He was brilliant all round the wicket.

Hayward and Hobbs opened- the Englishmen's second innings. Tho latter was caught by Armstrong off his own bowling, • after scoring 9 runs. Play then closed for the day, with one wicket down for 16. NOTES ON THE PLAY-THE ENGLISH BOWLERS. The Australian Eleven, by notching 350 in its first innings, has made the bowling of the Home team appear easy to negotiate. When an All England Eleven is compelled to put im a change, of (ho calibre of A. 0. Jones, the truudling department requires the. immediate attention of those who are responsible for Ihis sad state of affairs. The methods of the English bowlers engaged are well known :to their opponents, and they are not now men. J. H. King—l for 99—after Tuesday's performance cannot bo classed as a Test bowler. The Home selectors have gambled with weather prospects, and the poor batting, form-shown by tho Australians \prior to their present classic at Lords, Messrs. Fry aud Co. were oriticised by the English press prior. to the match, and tho performance of the English bowlers has certainly warranted the cabled comment. .

V. Hansford, tho brilliant left-hander from Victoria, rattled on his score of 14.1 out of a loial of 260 during bis stay ui tho creaso. Hansford's n';t out total i« similar to lhat of G. 11. >S. Trott, who scored 14,1 at Lords on June 113, IS9G. Ransford has gono one better than the genial Trott, • who «u eventually

howled by T. Richardson. I'. A. Sl'Alisler's scoro of 22 is consistent with his recent tallies of LI, lj, 32, 16, 42, 27, 11, 27, and IS. \V. Bardslcy continues to make runs, but ho was a trifle lucky in his latest eltort. V. Trumper, who is to a London crowd "The Darling of the Gods," did not slay long enough to justify tho endearing title. Jl. A. Noble, tho versatile Australian skipper, found the wicket and temperature more to his fancy, and his score of 32 does not disclose any neuralgic symptoms. A. A. Lilley has been "keeping" in Tost matches in England since 1896, ivlien he made his first appearance at-Lords. Ho is still on deck. A. Is. lielf—s for 85—obtained the best figures of a poor lot of English bowling averages on an English wicket. Armstrong is missing on this occasion from the batting honours, but before tho day closed had tho satisfaction of dissolving tho partnership ossayed by Hobbs and Hayward. The "understudy" is out for 5. Tho Englishmen on the third day will havo to display the well-known stubborness w;han tho fates are on tho ebb, in ordor to prevent a loss being recorded against them in the second Test match.

• THE CENTUKY LIST AT LOED'S. Tear. Team. Scorer. Buns. 1884 ... England ... A. 0. Steel 148 1886 ... England ... A. Shrowsbnry 1M 1893 ... England ... A. Shrewsbury 106 1H9.1 ... Australia ... H. Graham 107 1896 ... Australia ... H. Trott „. U3 1896 ... Australia ... S. E. Gregory ' 103 1899 ... Australia ... C. Hill 135 1899 ...-Australia ... V,'Trumpe'r 133 1909 ... Australia ... V. Ennsford (not out) 143