BY 70 RUNS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1378, 2 March 1912, Page 5

BY 70 RUNS.

ENGLAND WINS FIFTH TEST. SOFT WICKET, ' GENERAL RESULTS OF TOUR. ! AND THE AVERAGES. By Teletraph—Press Association—Copyright (Hoc. March 1, 7.5 p.m.) Sydney, March 1. England won tho fifth Test match by 70 rune. That it was at all possible to play to-day speaks volumes for tho rccuporativo power of the Sydnoy wicket. Yesterday the ground was a rentable lake of water. The sun shone out in tho morning, and a steady breeze which prevailed had a, wonderful effect, although, when piny resumed at .1.10 p.m., it was purely a bowlers' wicket. It was sticky, and almost every ball bumpod high. Australia had undoubtedly the worst of the weather conditions. Armstrong and Minnett resumed Australia's second innings, facing the bowling of Woolley and Barnes. Both played with groat care, and only scored 9 in tho 20 minutes before lunch. After tho iutcrval tho wicket was Somewhat better, but was still Bticky in patches. Armstrong added 10 to his ovornight score, and then hit out at a yorkcr from Barnes, and was bowled. Tho partnership had yielded 02 under most unfavourable conditions. Hansford, who was next man in, started by lifting Woolley to the track, but tho 6ama bowler broke hia wicket after tho Victorian had scored 9. Minnett meanwhile was playing very carefully, being apparently content on keeping up his wicket till tho pitch further improved. When, however, he had scored ,61 for 182 minutes' play, he cut Barnes hard to Woolley at second slip, who brought off an extraordinary catch. Tho ball was travelling fast and low, and the Englishman just darted out a hand, at'tho extremity of his reach to the left, and held the chance, falling over in the effort. Minnett, during the course of his innings, had hit 9 fours. Macartney and Carter were then together, and brought up 250 as tho result of 281 minutes' play. Rhodes then relieved Woolley for two overs, but 17 runs were knocked off him and so Woolley was put back at tho creass and Foster took the other end. Tho score had been carried to 278— when Macartney hit at a rising ball from Foster, and tho chance went straight to Woolley at fine leg. A couple of overs later Carter, having scored 23, made an exactly similar Btroke, and Australia's most optimistic supporters then gave up hope." Hordern and Hazlitt were in at teatime, but almost immediately after resuming, Hordern was run out by a clever return by Hobbs. Ilazlitt was very Bhaky, and hit an easy one to Ehodes at square-leg off Foster. That concluded the match. England. First' innings 321 Second Innings 2H Total ...» 6SB Australia, First innings 176 Second Innings. Grogory, c. Smith, b. Barnes 40 Hill, b. Foster 8 Trnmper, c. Woolloy, b. Barnes 50. Armstrong, b. Barnes 33 Ransford, b. Woolley i 9 Minnett, c. Woolley, b. Barnes 01 Macartnoy, c. Woolley, b. Foster ... 27 Carter, c. Woolley, b. Foster 23 Hordern, run out i Hazlitt, c. Rhodes, b. Foster 4 M'Larcn, not out , 0 Sundries 33 Total ~., 292 Bowling Analysis. Foster took four wickets for 43 runs; Barnes, four for 106; Douglas, son* for 34; Hitch, nono for 23; Woolley, ono for 36; Rhodes, none for 17. How the Wickets Fell. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 9 It 88 101 117 209 220 231 278 289 292 THOSE ASHES. THE BATTING AND BOWLING. OF BOTH TEAMS. The following aro tho batting and bowling averages of England and Australia for the five Test matches :— English Batting. .I § | 3.2 2 pS ,° "■ J. B. Hobbs 662 9 1 82.7 W. R. Rhode 4G3 !) 1 57.8 J. Vino 46 3 2 46.0 G. Gunn 381 9 0 4.23 F. E. Woolley ; 289 7 1 41.2 J. W. Hearne 281 9 1 35.1 T. R. Foster 226 7 0 32.2 S. P. Kinneir 52 2 0 26.0 G. Mead 105 6 1 21.0 J. W. H. T. Douglas 102 7 0 14.5 E. J. Smith 47 5 0 9.4 S. F. Barnes 35 7 1 5.8 J. W. Hitch S 4 1 2.2 H: Strudwiok 12 2 2 — Australian Batting. Runs. In. N.O. Avg. Gregory 74 2 0 57.0 W. W. Armstrong ... 324 10 0 32.4 ■ V. Ransford 252 10 2 31.5 , R. B. Minnett 305 10 0 50.5 V. Trumper 265 10 1 29.4 C. Hill 280 10 0 28.0 . G. C. Macartney 53 2 0 26.5 H. Carter 231 10 1 25.6 . C. Kelloway 177 8 0 22.1 ' H. V. Hordern 173 10 2 21.6 J. T. Matthews 71 4 0 17.7 W. Bardsloy 129 8 0 10.1 A. Cotter 112 8 0 14.0 W. J.Whitty 23 4 2 11.5 Hazlitt 5 2 0 2.5 M'Lawn 0 2 1 -

English Bowling. Wkts. Buns. Arse. T. K. Foster .12 G92 21.0 S. F. Barnes M 778 22.8 J. W. K. Douglaa ... 15 355 23.0 V. E. Woolley 8 20!) 20.1 J. W. Hitch !i 183 36.0 W. K, Khodes 0 58 — Auitrallan Bowling. H. V. Hordern 32 780 24.3 Hazlitt 4 127 31.7 11. B. Minnett 5 179 115.8 W. W. Armstrong 9 331 37.1 C. Kelleway fl 239 39.8 A. Cotter 12 548 45.0 Macartney 1 M 54.0 W. J. Whitty 3 ISS 01.0 M'Laren 1 ™ 70.0 ,T. T. Matthews 1 104 184.0 V. Hansford 0 29 - SUMMARY. First Tost, at- Svdnev, December 15-1(1.-Anstrnlia, 117 and 308. TTnglnnri, 318 and 2!tl. Australia won l>y llli nms. Second Test, at Melbourne, Docomber SMnniiary 4.—Australia 184 and 25!). England, 265 and 221. England won by eight wickets. Third Tost, at Adelaide January 12-10.--Kngland, 501 and 112 for throe wickets. Aiu<tnvli.i. 1.13 nnd *7G. England iron by Brim wiokotn. VouxUi Tut, at ilalbeuiflA FfthtttMX,

9-Uk-IWIMi4, Hi AußbaJk. 191 u>4 178. England won by an inningß and 225 runs. Fifth Tost, at Sydney.—EnglandMron by 70 runs;

OUTCLASSED?, By Teleiraph-Preji 'ABsoolatlon-Oowrlehi (Reo. March 2, 1.5 a.m.) ... Sydney, Murolv 1. At a social gathering after the match, Sir Joseph Carruthcrs, president of the New South Wales Cricket Association, oxpressed Hie opinion that tho Australians had been outclassed. Mr. Warner was not disposed to agree. The Englishmen, he eaid, had had to fight all the way. Hill said tho Englishmen had outplayed thorn in fielding, hatting, and bowling, but he could not finite agree that Australia had been outclassed.

THE DISPUTE. Melbourne, March 1. The public meeting in connection with tho oricket trouble expressed indignation at tho action of the Board of Control in. excluding six of the loading players from the team for England. The chairman was instructed to cable to tho Marylebono Club, protesting against the board's team being received as representative of Australia, and suggesting that the Marylebono Club should stipulate that a team fully representative of Australian cricket bo sent Homo. It was resolved that the board has lost the confidence of the cricketing public. - Mr. Fisher, Federal Prime Minister, is to be asked to suggest that the board agree to tho appointment, of three arbitrators. Harry Trott, the ex-Australian captain, was amongst the principal speakers. Sydney, March 1. The cricket team for England has selected Mr. Crouch, the Board of Control's representative, as manager.