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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 26 November 1907, Page 3

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N.S. WALES PARALYSED. A DISASTROUS DEBACLE. EASY WIN FOR M.C.C. Received 2."> th, f>.4o p.m. Sydney, November 23. The weather was hea'ut'ifully line. The heavy rain of Saturday night had not affected the wicket, which played splendidly. Carter missed Rhodes at 28, and Hardsell had made four when ho was liadly missed liy Blaxland. Both chances were off Coffer, llardstaif at 17 lifted McCartney high to the bowler, but he dropped an easy one in a childish manner. Johnson, with a beautiful ball, got Rhodes' off stump, just as he got his hilf-century. Crawford, tli'newcomer, opened his score by sending the leather clean into the shilling stand for six, but his stay was only brief. Hardstaff reached 50 for an hour's hatting, hitting with the utmost freedom. With 71 to his credit, lie mishit McCartney. Waddy effecting a catch. Blythe was missed off McCartney's next ball by Johnson. The fielding of the home ieini was of an inferior character, with the exception of Waddy, who field'd iirilliantlv. Scores:— ENGLAND.

First Innings .. 304 SECOND INNINGS. Jones, c Blaxland, b Cotter .. 0 Fane, run out 38 Braund, Ibw, b Noble .. .. •24 Hutching*, b Johnston .. ..42 Rhodes, 1) Johnson ,jo Humphries, c Waddy, b Cotter .. 3 Hardstaff, c Waddy, b McCartney 71 Crawford, c Waddy, b Cotter .. 10 Barnes, not out " 23 Fielder, hit wicket, b Johnson ~ 0 Blythe, c Truniper, b Cotter .. 23 Sundries 7

Total 30 i Bowling analysis-Cotter 4 for 98. Johnson, 3 for 84, McCartney 1 for 55, Xoble 1 for 45, Hopkins 0 for 12.

Received 25th, 9.10 p.m. Sydney. November 25. New South Wales are all out in the second innings for Of,, the Englishmen thus winning by 408 runs. Trumper opened with a fonrer. following it with a brace, and then tipped one of Fielder's fast ones into Braund's hands in the slips, thus ending his career. Xew South Wales had consoled itself that the deplorable display in the first innings was one of those things that occasionally happens to the best of teams, but the opening of the second innings dispelled all doubts on the point. The English team, with a batsmen's reputation, is now a bowlers'. Their two innings oa a splendid wicket did not show them up brilliantly as batsmen, but the bowling talent came out exceptionally strong. Fielder's off theory was rapidly fatal to the home team. Old veterans like Trumper'and Noble could not leave the "off" stuff alone, and speedily fell victims. Diamond, Waddy, and Hopkins followed suit, Fielder's average at the time standing at 4 for 10. Duff had a life when tn,. total was "y Braund dropping tl„, ball, but when ?,?'J*"?, r r li<,n ' d lUTnv * llis STOon <l ball settled Uuff, and his third was fatal to Maxland. The crowd became hilarious at the downfall of their own men. Some enthusiasm was aroused by Cotter, who went for the bowling, while Macartney kept his wicket up. The fast bowler had a couple of dozen to his credit when he was gi ven tno livej( _ He tinned to belt Braund. anj Crawford to the boundary in rapid succession, scoring 49 ■„ :« mimit( . s . He then liftc , d Blythe to Fane. Fielder, with successive balls, got Carter and Johnson. Scores:—

NEW SOUTH WALES. First Innings ... ..101 SECOND INNINGS. Trumper, c Jones, b Fielder .. 6 Diamond, e Humphries, b Fielder .. 4 Noble, c Jones, b Barnes .. .. 2 Waddy, c Hutchings, b Fielder „ 8 Duff, b Crawford .'. . n Hopkins, c and b Fielder .. .. 2 Macartney, not out 13 Illiixland, c Braund, b Crawford .. 0 Johnson, c Humphries, b Fielder . '. 0 Cotter, c Fane, b Blythe .. 40 Carter, c Fane, b Fielder .. .. 0 Sundries .... 1

Total • o,j Bowling analysis.—Barnes 1 for 12 Crawford 2 for 29, Braund 0 for 2.'i! Blythe 1 for 4, Fielder 6 for 27. The following will represent New Plymouth West against Waitnra at Waitara on Thursday next (team leaves l>v 12.50 p.m. train:-C. IT. Archer, \V. Brereton. V. Elliott. A. S. Hasell. E. Ingram. E. Lash. .1. IT. Muldoon. \Y. 0. Weston. X. Arden. AT. O. Williams. and H. Stocker.