A BATSMAN'S WICKET

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 584, 12 August 1909, Page 5

A BATSMAN'S WICKET

ENGLAND 352. DEFICIT MET WITHOUT LOSS, SHARP 105.—FAILURE OF WCOLLEY AND HAYES. (By T&tasrooh.—Pro«s Association.—OopjrlnhU London, August 10. The Fifth Test Match between England and Australia was continued to-day at Kcnnington Owal, in glorious hot weather. The wicket was exoellent. Twenty-five thousand spectators waro present. With two wickets down overnight for 40 runs,- Rhodes {7) and Fry (3) continued England's first innings, and they, along with Sharp and Huttings, batted so well that it terminated at 365, or 27 runs in advance of Australia's first innings' total. Before stumps were drawn Gregory and Bardsley, by forceful batting, had wiped out the deficit and had added 49 rniis more without loss of a wicket. The Auitedian attack was weakened by the loss of Laver, disabled. The scores are: .. ENGLAND. ' FIHST limtNOß. Spooner, b. Cotter ... : 13 MacLaren, -1.b.w., b. Cottfur ... ... 15 Rhodes, c. Carter, b. Cotter, 66 Fry, run out ... ..» , t 62 Sharp, c. Gregory, b. Hopkins ... 105 Woofiey, b. Cotter ... — 8 Hayes, 1.b.w., b. Armstrong ... ... 4 .Hutchings, c. Macartney, b. Cotter ... 59 Lilley, not out .:. ... 2 Barnes,, c. Carter, b. Hopkins 0 Carr, b. Cotter ... ... . 0 Extras .... - - 18 Total ... ... ..«■ 352 Bowmnq AKAMSW. Cotter, six wickets for 95; Artnsfcurag, one for 93 ; Laver, none-for 13; Macartncy, none for 49 ; Hopkins, two for 61; Noble, mine for 29; Gregory, none for 4. 1 Australia., ■ First Innings ... 326 . . Second Innings. Gregory, not out .... . ... ... 35 Bardsley, not out Extras ••• ... 8 Total for no wickets -.. ... 76. Rhodes and Fry Add a Hundred. ' ■ Rhodes and Fry, the two not-out men, continued tho Englishmen's innings, Cotter and Armstrong bowling. Tlio batsmen were quiet and confident, but the runs were cliieily singles, owing to the. smart fielding. Fifty W3B hit up in the same number of minutes. At 63 Laver replaced Cotter. Ten were knocked off one over of Armstrong, and he then gave way to Macartney. ■ Laver bowled excellently, but the Sydneyite was severely punished. The century appeared at the same rate of scoring as the half-century. ." _ : At this stage Laver was compelled to retire, having snapped the muscles of his thigh—an old injury. He is Unlikely to play again during the tour. Hartigan acted as his sub-' stitute. • Rhodes showed some filie leg-hitting. Fry had 50 to his credit in 90 minutes' clever playing without giving a chance. The field was splendidly placed, Ransford brilliantly saving repeated boundaries. Frequent bowling changes were tofted to effect a break in the partnership. Then Fry, who had scored, 62, was run out, Rhodes playing ft ball,to Gregory, who smartly returned it to Noble, tho .boiler. . It was Fry's error. Hifl innings occupied ,115 minutes, and included tlx fourers. Three for' 140, tho partnership having added 100 runs, Three Wlsfcois Fall Quickly. , . Careful and faultless cricket was still played by Rhodes. Sharp joined him, ; the latter malting a shaky start. On resuming after lunch Cotter'and Armstrong took up the bowling. The fast bowler's first over saw Rhodes dismissed by a catch at the wickets. His innings included five fourors, and he batted 175 minutes for his 66. Four for 187. Woolley had his off stump lifted out of the ground by Cotter.' Five for 201. Hayes came next, but his stay was brief, as he got leg-before to Armstrong. Six for 20.6,. Three wickets had fallen in the first twenty-five minutes since lunch, Cotter showing great pace. Sharp, who was batting re.solutely, was joined by Hutclimga, and ft fino partnership, characterised by vigorous batting, followed. Shari>— Hutchings: 142 Added. Ransford was fielding superblyat' thi« stage. Tho third century was recorded in 280 minutes. Both batsmen gave a brilliant display of all-round-bitting, and quick bowling changes were made. ■ . At 93 Sharp gave a chanco to Carter at the yicketa off Carter. The tea adjournment was theft taken. On resuming, Gregory and Hopkins bowled. In the second over from Hopkinß, Gregory • caught Sharp, at oover-point, and terminated a resolute, judicious innings of 105, which had lasted 170 minutes. Seven for 318. . The partnership had lasted an hour and three-quarters, and had added 142 runs.. Eleven, fourers, three threes, and fourteen twos were among Sharp's hits. Macartney oaught Hutchings at' mid-off, off Cotter, without any change in the fccoro, and Barnes and Carr wero quickly got rid of by Hopkins and Cottor for an additional four runs, the innings, ending for 352. Australians Recover Lost Cround. With a deficiency of 27 runs on the first innings, the Australians opened tbeir account for the second time with Gregory and Bardsley. The deficit was wiped off in twentyfive minutes, and the half-century went up in forty minutes. Frequent changes of bowling vrm tried, but the batting was excellent, and tho bats-men-were unconquorcd when play closed for the day, with 76 to their credits ,