CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7901, 17 August 1905, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE FIFTH TEST MATCH. AUSTRALIA 67 RUNS BEHIND. LONDON, Aug. 15. There Was fine weather and a goo« wicket. Cotter got Rhodes in. the second over. Lillcy made four tourers off Cotter before the latter got his off slump. Arnold played a capital innings. The Englishmen batted for six and a quarter hours for 430. ENGLAND.—First. Innings. (Continued.) Arnold, c Trumpcr, b Cotter ... 40 Rhodes, h Cotter 36 Lillcy, b Cotter 17 Urearley, not out 11 Sundries 20

Total 430 Bowling analysis : Cotter sever for 148, Noble none for 51, Armstrong none for 76, McLcod none for 47, Lavcr two for 41, Hopkins one for 32, Duff none for 15. Duff began by hitting out, and scored a couple of tourers off Hirst. Duff was batting brilliantly. He got thirteen oft one over from Arnold. Noble opened carefully ami slow, getting only one boundary hit in 25 minutes. Duff's century appeared in 130 minutes, and he received an ovation. The second century was hoisted after 2 hours 50 minutes' play. At this stage Lillcy retired, having split a finger, Brearley and Jones keeping wickets. Armstronb hit out splendidly, and notched 10 off) one over from Rhodes. Duff was at Uio wickets 3hrs 20min and .Bit 20 tourers. Darling indulged in somp powerful! hitting. Kelly, aftpr ono of his characteristic lively ijnnjngs, marked by good cricket, was eventually run out; The Australians'' innirtgs, which had lasted five hours, closed for 363. Scores : AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings. lYumpor, )> Drearily 4 Duff, c and b Hirst. MIS Hill, c Rhodes, 1> Urearley IS Noble, c MacLiiim. b Jackson 25 Armstrong, c substitute, h Hirst 18 Darling. In Hirst 07 Hopkins, b Urearley ... 1 McLeod, b Urearley O Cotter, c Fry, b Urearley , 0 Kelly, run out ... 42 Laver. not out 15 SundricJ 31 Total 3«t Uowling analysis.—Hirst, three for 86 ; Urearley, five for 110 ; Arnold, none (or 30 ; Rhodes, none for 59 : Jackson, ono for 27. With only ;i few In miles to play, Kauri <nd w<-nt in lor thu second innings, anil whvn stumps wuci! drawD for the day had lost ono wicket for no runs, Arnold ibeing bowled ■by Cotter.