FIRST TEST MATCH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 14 December 1907, Page 5

FIRST TEST MATCH.

ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. ' ENGLAND ALL OUT FOR 273. GL'NN JUKES A CENTURY. AUSTRALIA LOSE ONE FOR 50. Received December 13, 8.15 p.m. Sydney, December 13. The weather was fine, with a frc»li breeze, and the wicket in excellent order lor the teat match. Fane, the visiting skipper, won the toss from XuMt\ and elected to bat. flu an replaced Humphries, and Young will take the latter s place at the wicket*. Young and Fane faced Cotter and llazIctt. Tlic first bowler had eight knocked oft him in the first over, but had his revenge in the third over, when Trumpcr ■napped Fane up in the slips—one for 11.

Cotter was again successful in the following over, Carter making a brilliant catch at the wickets, dismissing Young. who had done the only bit of scoring to date—Two for 18. With the score at 20, Saunders iclieved Hazlett. Htitchings scored with freedom, by clean h lrd strokes and 50 appeared on the board after forty minutes' play, (iunn was playing cautiousAt this stage Armstrong replaced Cotter, and as lie kept an excellent length, the batsmen did not appear to be at home with liim. Gunn. who bad been at the wickets some time, liegot confidence, and the score crept up steadily. Although the cricket was not of a brilliant, order, it was sound. Then Hutching* mis-hit one back to Armstrong—Three for 91. Macartney relieved Saunders, and Armstrong, who was mixing his pace, was treated with great respect. The century was hoisted as the result of 120 minutes' play, and this brought Cotter on ■gain, who took Macartney's end. Noble at the same time relieving Armstrong. The double change, however, had no effect, and then the luncheon adjouraJnent was taken. After Lunch. Gunn played fine cricket, and brought his half century up after being at the wickets eight minutes over an hour. Braund appeared content to leave most of the to his partner. The scoring was not brisk, chiefly due to the excellent fielding of the colonials. At 126, the local skipper give way to Armstrong, and as the Victorian bowler was difficult to negotiate, the batsmen deroted themselves chiefly to . Cotter. Gunn, in particular, scored , freely off the fast liowler, who eventually gave way to Hazlett. .

Onnn continued to make some Ikm ntifnl strokes, mainly on the leg side. Armstrong, meantime, had Braund completely tied up, and the batsman narrowly escaped being stumped in playing forward to the Victorian. Gunn contained to play with the utmost freeBom and confidence, driving and culling the leather to the boundary in quick succession. Braund was scoring painfully slow, and had at this time lioen ftt the wickets B6 minutes for Ifi ran«. At 180 Saunders relieved Hazlett. and off the tatter's first ball Gunn, by a boundary 1 hit, brought, amidst cheers. bis century for 122 minutes' play. His late tuts were brilliantly executed. Noble again came on,' taking Armstrong's end, and then fiunn gave his Brat chance, his total being 112. Clem Bill had the chance in the slips, but he failed to get under the ball, and as a result four were scored.

The second century then appeared on the board, at which stage Armstiong went on again in place of Noble, ami Cotter took Sannder's end. The chinze. is ft usually does, broueht altout the desired effect, finnn putting up Cotter in the slips, and Tlazlitt made a clever eatch.— Four for 208. The retiring batsnan's score included twentv 4's." Hardstaff then partnered Braund. l»:t ihe latter was almost immediatclv bowled by Cotter.—Five for 221.

Rhode* filled the gap. hut in attempting a risky nin, a smart return to Carter terminated his career, and the *heet read.—six for 222. IA/Irr the fea ndjourranenf. fraw--Tord joined Hardstaff; but Ktill the runs time slowly. Armstrong and Colter Were well on the spot, ind could not be trifled with—in fact they tied np the l*tmien time after time. After a deal of cantions play. Armstrong got a l>e»nty into Hardstaff. which completely heat him, and he retired with a dozen.— Seven for 240. Barnes had a very short shift, lfe Scored » idnzle, and then one of Cotfr's lightning jerkers hroke his leff stmnn 5n half, and the tallv was—eight for 253.

BTythe. Joined Crawford, and the litter nit three lioundaries in snceewion. lmt Wore lie eotild renew the attack Armttrong heat him.—Vine for 271. Then Blvthe eiiecnmlicd easily to rotter, and the innings closed with the Bcore at 273.

EXGLAXD. First Inninjr?. Fane, c Xrumper, b Cotter > ioung, c Carter, b Cotter i:[ Uuhb, c Hazlitt, b Cotter 119 Hutchiags, c and b Armstrong ... 42 EBnnnd, fc Cotter 30 Hards taff, b Armstrong 12 Rhodes, run out 1 Crawford, b Armstrong 31 Barnes, b Cotter 1 Blythe, b Cotter 5 Udder, not out 1 Sundries 10 - 273

Bowling analysis—Cotter, six for 101; Saunders, none for 42; Armstrong, three for 63; McCartney, none for 5; Xoble. fcone for 14; Hazlitt, none for 32. The*e were about 15.nn0 present when Australia began their first inning-. Trumper and Macalister opened for the colonials, to the Imwling of Barnes and Udder. With 4 on the sheet. M iealister placed Barnes into Hutching' bands m the slips, and the board showed •—one for 1

Hill then partnered Trnraper. ami Both Stored freely, Hie latter particularly playing stylish pricket. A sepantion had not been brought about when lime was called, and the score was: v AUSTRALIA. First Innings.

Macalister, c Hutchingg, b Barnes 3 [Trumper, not out 31 Hill, not out 10 . Total for one wicket .">(1

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