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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 64, 5 March 1908, Page 3

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KNCLAND v. SOUTH AUS'IKALIA. j A DKAWN IiAMK. I lleceived March 4, 11.30 p.m. Adelaide, March 4. The weather was line. Th» match was drawn. SOUTH AUSTJIALIA.-First lu. (cull.) Dolling, e Young, b llratind.. .. 140 Claxton. c and b Braund .. .. 45 C. Hill. -1 Voting, b Brauud ~ 33 U. Hill, b Brauud 7 Chamberlain, st Young, b Brauud.. 8 llcwer. b Crawford 0 O'Connor, not out 12 Sundries 20 ! Total 415 Bowling analysis—llrauud si\ wick<".„ tor HO, Crawford one for 101, lllyihe j one for 81, Khodes one for 33, llobbs mi'' for 30, llulchiugs none for 111. KNCLAND.—Second Innings, llutihings, c Dolling, b O'Connor.. J3 O'Connor 13 lbmisialV, '• .)■ linings, b Mavne .. II! Khodes. c C. 11 = 11, b Claxton .. 31 ll.bbs. e u'Connor. bC. Hill .. 12 (luiin. not out 5 Sundiies .. .. .. 2

Total for four wickets .. 131 Bowling analysis O'Connor one wicket for 20. Mayne one for 12, Clavton one for 21. C. Hill for 10, Dolling nou ' for 3. R. Hill none for 22, Hewer none for 18, Chamberlain no'le for 14, Celirs none for 12. INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CTl'.

de.roiirnc, .Maie.i 4. !i in e to t'ue statement that .a- i rickol As-ociatioji made only livcIK'iicc profit on the fourth tent match, the trustees of the cricket ground have published a statement showing that Hie actual profits were £1337. ■ i NSI'tiKTSMANLIIvE CONDUCT. To the Editor. Sir,- A- you published a rather unkind v.-iiivi-iu on iny letter re the fifth test match, will you kindly publish the enclosed paragraphs from the Sydu.'y liefeive to -how that my complaint of win uiiiairiics.s was correct'.'--1 am. etc., KOSSALL.

The Engli-h batsmen have been lollgilly. Ulll'i'HM)ll:llllv. and unfair!) criticised for llii'ir eil'urU U> yet the.ii--clvt'- out mi .Monday in order to g.'t lire Australians in while ilic wicket w.is still impaired. Tile tactics adopted by tlie team were, legitimate, reasonable and based on a proper conception o!' their position. They have not visitid Australia to help Australia beat them. It is astounding to iind men—ami visitors at that—making |>ersonal sacrilics in the interests of their side, being subjected to criticism, implying that they had done some serious injustice to their opponents and transgressed some unwritten law of the game. The Englishmen did make one mitake on .Monday. They should have got out an hour earlier than they did, and the run, in the early stages should have been made much faster. The amateurs who batted that day played the game perfectly and with utter personal U'lscllishucss. line does not lor a moment suggest that there was an atom of selfishness in die piny of any of the professionals. Hut the fact remains thai they were in possession too long, and that the man who had played so magnilirently on the Salindav failed to thoroughlv realise tin- situation on Monday-that i-. it would have been better lor England if liuiui. instead of getting Hi, had made hut 77.