FOURTH TEST MATCH.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2113, 12 February 1908, Page 3

FOURTH TEST MATCH.

AUSTRALIA WINS THE RUBBER

COLLAPSE OF THE ENGLISHMEN. ALL OUT FOR ISO. (Received, Feb. 11, 9.45 pan.) •MELBOURNE, Fob. 11. The wicket was excellent, but Australia’s innings was not carried much further. O'Connor was,,caught at .the wicket for a nicely-made contribution. Saunders and’ Armstrong finessed nicely, so -that Armstrong .might get. the strike, and the Englishmen also finessed that Saunders should bo captured. However, Saunders was easily caught at point. The innings lasted for 317 minutes. Armstrong batted for 259 minutes, alul hit 14 fourers and 2 sixers. The ■Englishmen were left with the formidable task of 194 to .make, but entered feeblc-heartedly, Gunn and Hobbs opening, but the Britishers were dismayed to see Hobbs caught -and bowled by Saunders without •scoring. Gunn and ilardstalf made a moderate Miami, Hards tail batting briskly, while Gunn was exceedingly patient, slow, and correct. Uard.statf was the first to go, -after an hour’s hatting, being caught bv Carter. Hutchings was bowled nock and crop. JJaauiul, who was very weak, was also clean-bowled, and •Rhodes was caught at the wickets, with Crawford also out the succeeding ball. Jones played an innings .which might bo characterised as desperate rather than finished. He saw ■Gunn howled by Saunders after 157 minutes’ batting, which included only two boundary hits. Of the remainder, 'Barnes and Fielder showed •the best defence, and the game should have been won by a biggor majority if Saunders had not missed Fielder when he was 8, off his own -bowling. He next missed Barnes at mid-on when he was 7, off O’Connor. {England's innings lasted 203 minutes, and was poor and slow, and made the howling look, more difficult than it- was. The fielding in ! general was good, although it was a •tame ending to a test match. Subsequent to the match -the'-teams wore -wired by President McKinnon, who said that the Englishmen’s -visit meant a strong revival of cricket in Victoria. The aggregate attendance at tho match was 52,761, and the takings amounted to £2005. Humphries remains in Melbourne to undergo a surgical operation. The following are tho scores: AUSTiRALIA. —tSecond Innings (continued). Armstrong, not out Rffi •O’Connor, c Humphries, b Barnes 18 Saunders, c Jones, b Fielder 2 Sundries 15 Total 385 Bowling Analysis.—Fielder, 4 for .90; Barnes, 1 for 69; Crawford, 3 for ■72; Rhodes, 1 for 69; Brauud, 0 for .18; Hutchings, 0 for 24. ENGLAND. —Second Innings. Hobbs, c and b Saunders U Gunn, b Saunders 43 .Hardstaff, c Carter, b Saunders... 39 Hutchings, b Noble 3 Brauud, b Macartney 10 ■Crawford, c Carter, b O’Connor... 0 Rhodes, c Garter, b O’Connor 2 Jones, o Saunders, b O’Connor .... 31 •Humphries, c Carter, b Saunders 11 Fielder, b Armstrong 20 Barnes, not out Sundries 0

Total ' --1 86 Bowling Analysis:—Saunders, 4 tor 76 - O’Connor, 3 for 58; Noble, 1 for ,14; Armstrong, 1 for IS; Macartney, 1 :f or To. • r> Wickets fell; 1 for 0,2 for 61, 3 for 64, 4 -for 79, 5 for 68, 6 for 88, t for 128, 8 for 132, 9 for 146.

The following will represent Union against To Rau on Victoria Domain to-morrow: Lang, Enmnuel, Mdor, Grant, Tattorsall, J. Gibson, Do>le, Pollock, Reynolds. Coleman, H. Gibson; emergencies, Monce, Mci nelson-, Wilkinson.