ENGLAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2815, 26 February 1908, Page 63

ENGLAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES.

GOOD SCORE BY THE VISITORS.

SYDNEY, February 18. (Received Feb. 18, at 9 p.m.) , The cricket match between England and New South Wales was advanced a stage further to-day. / The weather was fine and the wicket 'Was in -good order. The visitors, in their anxiety to pile up a big score a>gainet the colts, made the play in the earlier part of the day painfully slow, but they after■wards livened up. Hardstaff's batting j lacked it* usual crkpness, and the bate- i mm gave easy chances at 17 and 18. Braund took four and a-balf hours in compiling bis score. This is his (second century of the tour, but it was marred" by two difficult chances at 66 and 91. ; Fielder, -who wa6 suffering from a strain of the right arm, did not bat. , New South Wales made a bad start in their second innings, two wickets being down i&r 30. When play ceased the score (stood at 78 for two wickets. February 19. The cricket match between England and New Sou-th Wales wae continued to-day. The weather was fine, and the wicket as good as it was at the begamning of the match. To-day's play left the game at a most interesting stage-, J;be home team requiring12 runs to win witih one wicket to fetfThe interest gsrew as New South Wales overhauled the Bnglistimett'sscor^, and'towards the olcae it was intense. Owing to bad ligtot pjay was stopped five minutes before 6. . ' Trumper played a fine innings,' showing a return ~ot a lot of his old form. Wi*fi Bardsley he added 169 for the third wicket. Tbrfs ia Bftrdefey's first 'oe<n*Hry in big cricket. He took, three hours to compile it, and displayed eioellent aM-rouad form, which was not marred by & chance. llie Rev. Mr Weddy's two innings m this match have earned him a place ■as jfeweMbh man in the fifth test match. ,The following axe the soores: — First Innings .. .. .. .. .. 298" Second Innings. Hobbs, c W*ddy, b Minneit « 12 - Hayas, c Bardsley, b Bowden .. 33 Hutchings, o M«c»rte«y, b Bowden 5 Pane, ' c 'Di*aiob<l, b Hopkins . . 101 Hardstaff, b Minnett ra Bmund, »ot out 132 o Diaxaond^ b Maoartn«y 53 Young, c Macartney, b Btiwden ..- 7 Jones, c Trumper, b- Bjumes .. 17 Bly4he, b Bowden IS Fielder, absent* .. .. t.- .. 0 - Extrad .. ... V y .* „ .- 8 ToUL 456 Bowling Analysis.— Bowden, 4 wickets for 119 run*; Minn*tt, 2 wickets' for 02 ruos; (Maoaxtney, 1 wicket for 40 jtuhb; Hopkina, 1 ■wiefcet for 82 rune; Bacn«a, 1 wick«t for 37 runs. N*w South "Wai.es. First Innings „ .. 368 Second Innings. Macartney, c and b Hobbs .. 20 Barnes, b Bly-the 9 Bardsley, b Blythe 108 Trumper, c Jones, b Hardstaff .. 74 • Waddy, c Young, b Bhodes .. 57 - ' Diamond, c Hayes, i> RWdee . . 30 X ' Hopkins, at Younj, b Rhodes .. f 3 . Bowden, c Hayes, b Bhcctea .. '22 Newton, c H«rdat*ff, b Bhodes .. 20 Minnefct, not o«.t »,i .. .. .. 18 Gorry, not ou* ........ 1 Total for mn» wickets .. 375 , , Feruary 20. The match between England and New South. Wales has been abandoned owing to the rain. THE FINAL TEST MATCH. POOR SCORE BY AUSTRALIA. GOOD STAND BY ENGLAND. SYDNEY, February 21. The final test match between England and Australia was commenced' to-day. The weather cleared up well, with a strong, cool, southerly wind. Crawford played, but Fielder was unable to play. Jones won the toss, but preferred to let 'Australia bat on a wicket that had practically been under water oH the previous day. Macartney and Noble commenced cautiously to Rhodes and Barnes. Macartney made a single,, and tnen tried to putl Barnes^ but misMt him, Crawford getting a simple catch. One foe 10. The wicket was apparently giving a little trouble, although Noble found no difficulty in scoring. O'Connor stayed at the wickets for .-quite a- respectable time, although he played somewhat flukily. He wisely left th* scoring to his partner. After he got 9 he tipped Crawford into the wicketkeeper's hands. Two for 46. Gregory joined Noble, but the latter was almost immediately bowled by a fine bail ixom Barnes.- Three for 46.

Hill partnered Oregary. Tie South Australian gob oft the mark immediately, and had a dozen up in 18 minutes. Then a really clever catch by Hutchingis dismissed him. Hill got Barnes round to leg. The hit was highj but a long way clear of Hatchings. The ktfter, however, with a great eprint, managed to nail it one hand almost on the ground. Four for 64. Armstrong came next. Play was very slow till the luncheon adjournment, the weather becoming* dull. Armstrong was out in the second over after lunch, sending Crawford back to him in simple fashion. Five for 73. / Gregory was a long time in getting into double figUTes. Trumpex partnered him, and runs cany more freely, but Trumper had only got into double figures when he lashed out at Barnes,^nd snicked the tall to Braund in the slips. Six for 94. Crawford and Barnes bore the brunt of tba bowling, and the wicket suited them. The century was obtained in 119 minutes. Ransford scored 11, and then lifted Barnes high, Gunn effecting a brilliant catch on the boundary, Seven, for 124» Hartigan followed. Gregory was batting solidly, and making many pretty strokes. The new-comer did not last long, as, after making a single, he patted one gently back to Crawford. Eight for 129. Gregory's time had now come, for he skied one from Barnes gently back, the bowler effecting a. catch. Gregory batted an hour and 40 minutes. Nine for 137. Sounders, the last man, joined Carter, but $he Victorian was taken behind the wickets off his first ball. Fane and Hobbs commenced England's first innings. The latter obtained a single off Noble's first ball, bat the fourth ball dean bowled Fane.~ Cmc for 1. Hobbsi and Gunn, playing steadily, Bad 5& on th© board in as many minutes. Both had the bowling well in hand, although Macartney, O'Connor,' Armstrong, Noble, and Saundera tri«d to dislodge them. As the wicket improved Hobbs began to 1 take more liberty, hitting brilliantly. The century was compiled in 100 minutes. Qunn sooTed Ms half-oentury in 105 minutes by patient cricket. Koble, who bad secured hie wicket for ">22 runs, came on again a* 116, -and j steadied the batsmen- up a- bit; As the , light failed play wasy stopped at 5.45 I The. attendance sat the adjournment reached 6000. , ■ February 22. The fifth test match, between England and Australia, waa continued to : day. Light siowers fell- in the- morning, but the weather* was dry with a shard southerly gale blowing when Hobbs and Gunn resumed England's first innings. The wicket was slow, but easy, wh^n stumps were drawn last night, but the rain 'made it a bit more difficult at the start to-day. Hobbs added 7 runs to his scope- before Saunders bowled hinr. Two for 135. The score mounted quietly, aaid then, rain prevented play for a quarter of an -hour. On resuming Hutchings was run out. Gu»n called him, but repeated, when- Trumper' returned the ball smartly to the wicket-keeper. By this tune Hutchings was three-parts"'' of the way down to the other wicket. The wicketkeeper threw the ' ball to Saundere, the ' bowler, and Hutohings, who did not | attempt to get back, was dismissed. I Three for 168. [ After lunch Hardstaff commenced hardhitting, getting into double figures in three strokes. Then a heavy shower ' drove the players to the pavilion. The wicket got such a. drenching that at 4.30 p.m. play was abandoned for the day. s ' February 24. The fifth test match between England and Australia was continued to-day. Owing to frequent rain squalls play was not resumed till- 3.30 p.m. '.Considering the soaking the wicket got it played fairly welL Gunn. maintained his place at the wickets right thorough, but there were evidences tßat the team were anxious to get their opponents on the heavy wicket before it recovered. Barnes really threw "his wicket away, making no attempt to get back after ■ starting on a second run. The crowd was. not too well pleased with tOie tactics, inviting the Englishmen to play the game. The innings closed without any intereeting feature from a cricket point of view. Noble and O'Connor commenced the second innings for Australia. I O'Connor gave a chance to Braond shortly after starting, but it was not token. Both batsmen were out "to play* out time in the hope that a better wicket i would be theirs to-morrow. The weather is overcast-, but it shows indications of clearing. The attendance was very small. Rhodes, Crawford, and Barnes were tried ia quick succession with, a view of upsetting the Australian skipper's tactics. Noble's bat then broke, and a few more minutes ir.are consumed. Stomps were drawn without the less of a wicket. The- following as» trhe scores: — ' • Ekoxajtd.— Fir«t Innings: Fane, b Nobifr .. „ ,«,••*. 0 - HoMm£ b Sfonder* .. .« ». 73 Gunn, not ont •• .« _*■ »«i ». 123 Hiftcmsgß; sun out .. .. ... " 18Hardwtaff, 6 O'Connor, b Saxmders 1? Cmwfora, o Hill, b- SMmdenr .. ft ' Bnwna, st -Cuter, b Macartney SI Bhodes, o Nobl«, b Armstrong .. 10 Young, rt Cart*!, b Macartney „ 0 Jones,, b Macartney .*. *» .* 0 Barnes, run out ..i 1 Extras .- ... .« .. 9 Total .. ... as « ... 881

Bowling Analysis. Noble, one wicket fox 62 rung. Saunders, three wickets for IK runs. Macartney, three wickets for 44 runs. Armstrong, one wicket for 29 runs. O'Connor, no wickets for 23 runs. Australia. — First Innings. Noble, b Barnes ~ 35 Macartney, c Crawford, b Barnes 1 O'Connor, c Young, b Crawford .. 9 Gregory, c and b Barnes . . „ 44 Hill, c Hntchings, b Barnes .. 16 Armstrong, c and b Crawford .. S Trumper, c Biwund. b Barnes .. 10 Rmsford, c Goran, b Barnes . . 11 Hftiiigatt, c and b Crawford . . 1 Carter, not out 1 Saunders, c Young, b Barnes .. 0 Extras 10 Total 137 Bowijns Analysis. Crawford, 3 wickets for 52 runs. Burnes, 7 wickets for 60 runs. Rhodes, no wickets for 15 runs. Second Innings. Noble, not out .... 11 O'Connor, not out 4 Extra • .. 1 Total for no wickets .. .. 16