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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9027, 14 January 1908, Page 5

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. Received January 13, 10.43 p.ni. ADELAIDE, January 13. The match was resumed to-day, with the temperature at 102 degrees in the shade. The gate amounted to £263. Clem Hill, though improved in health, still refrained from fielding. O'Connor and Saunders bowled. Hafdstaff was streaky, and in O'Cornor's third over was clean, bowled. Hardstaff batted two hours and seven minutes. Though at times he was uncertain, he played an extremely useful innings, and hit nine fourers —6 for 277. Crawford followed, but with five runs added, Rhodes was snapped up bj the wicket-keeper. He played a nice innings, lasting 85 minutes. Barnes joined Crawford, who hit two fine fours off O'Connor. Armstrong was tried in place of Saunders at 306, and Noble took the other end nine runs later. An hour's play yielded 56 runs. Barnes, playirg with great caution, took 35 minutes to make ten: Five minutes later 1 e drove a ball hard back to Armstrong. —-8 for 320. Humphries kept up his wicket,, without scoring till the luncheon adjournment, when Crawford was forty, and the total 332. O'Connor and Saunders resumed the attack. Crawford completed 50 in a hundred minutes. Runs came steadily from Crawford while Humphries kept up his wicket. MacArtney and Armstrong were then tried. The latter, in his second over, beat Crawford, who played a splendid chanceless innings, occupying a hundred and ten minutes. He hit eight fours. Fielder ran for the first stroke, and MacArtney at cover brilliantly threw down Humphries' wicket. Humphries lotted 65 minutes. The innings lasted 374 minutes. The fielding to-day was much better than on Saturlay. Fielder and Barnes began tie English &ttack against Noble and Trumper. A wide and a six to Noble came from Fielder, but Barnej with the last ball of his first over beat Trumper. One for seven. MacArtney was the next man. He batted cautiously, but Noble scored steadily. Half an hour's play produced 27. At 35 Barnes beat MacArcney with a break back. MacArtney was in 33 minutes. Barnes had bowled seven overs for ten runs and two wickets. At 45 Crawford replaced Fielder. Fifty went up for 6Q minutes' play. At 52 Barnes, who had bowled ten overs for five maidens thirteen runs and two wickets, was given a spell, Braund taking his end. MacAlister took 35 minutes getting into double figures, When he had crept to 17 in 48 minutes Crawford got him leg before. Three for 71. Armstrong opened vigorously, and the deficit was wiped off after 105 minutes' play. At 80 a double change of bowling (Hutchings and Rhodes) was resorted to. Armftrong's double figures took twelve minutes to get. Two fourers by: Armstrong completed the hundred in two hours. Barnes then relieved Hutchings. Noble reached 50 after he had been batting 130 minutes. Fielder took fie ball from Rhodes. Noblp, when 54, put up a ball to cover, which Rhodes scarcely reached. Each batsman' scored three in the next over. Fielder had only one over, as he had to retire indisposed. Braund took his end. Barnes' next over yielded nine runs, each batsman hitting fourers. Armstrong then made a mighty hit straight over Braund's head to Hutchings on the boundary, and the latter judged it nicely. Armstrong batted well for 55 minutes, but threw away his wicket. Four for 127. O'Connor helped Noble io play out time. Noble's defence was a master- : ly one, lasting two hours forty minutes. The Englishmen's fielding was perfect. Scores:—■ ENGLAND. First Innings (continued). Hardstaff, b O'Connor (31 Rhodes, c Carter, b O'Connor 38 Crawford, b Armstrong 62 Barnes, c and b Armstrong 12 Humphries, thrown out 7 Fielder, not out 0 Extras 21 Total 363 Bowling analysis—O'Connor 3 for 110, Saunders ffor S3, Noble 0 for 38, Armstrong 2 for 55, MacArtney 2 for 49, Hartigan 0 for 7. AUSTRALIA, Second Innings. Noble, not out 63 Trumper, b Barnes 0 MacArtney, 1) Barnes 9 MacAlister, lbw, b Crawford 17 Armstrong, c Hutchings, b Braund 34 O'Connor, not out 4 Extras 6Total fur four wickets 13 q