BADLY BEATEN. ENGLAND V. NEW SOUTH WALES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 128, 26 November 1907, Page 2

BADLY BEATEN. ENGLAND V. NEW SOUTH WALES.

COLONIALS FAIL. j ; FIELDER DOKS GOOD WORK. By Tolejranti.— Pi eso Aesoeintiun.— Copyright. SYDNEY, 25th November. The miikli between tho Mavylcbono team and tluo New South Wales" representatives was concluded to-day. ' j The Englishmen's second innings pro- j duced 30i runs, nnd the homo men were easily disposed of for 96, tho game thus ending in victory lor tho visitors by 408 J runs. The weather wa3 beautifully fine, and the heavy rain which fell on Saturday night had not affected the wicket, which ! played splendidly. Carter missed Rhodes at 28, and Hardsiaff had mado 4, when ho was badly missed by Blaxland. Both chances were of! Cotter's bowling. Hardstaff at 17 lifted Macartney high to the bowler, but he dropped an easy one in a childish manner. Johnson, with a beautiful ball, got Ehodos's off stump just as the batsman had notched his half century. Crawford was tho newcomer, and opened his score by sonding the leather clean into the shilling stand for 6 ; but his stay was only brief. Hards tail reached 50 after an hour's batting, hitting with the utmost freedom. With 71 to his credit ho mishit Macartney, Waddy effecting a catch. " Blythe was missed, off Macartney's next ball, by Jolinson. The fielding of the home team was of an inferior character, with the exception of Waddy, who Jelded brilliantly. COLONIALS' SECOND INNINGS. Now South Wales had consoled itself with the reflection that tho deplorable display of tho -first innings was one of those things that Occasionally <. happen to the best of teams ; but the opening of the "second innings dispelled doubts on the point. The Englisji team came with a batsmen's reputation, but has now established ono for bowlers. The two innings on a splendid' wicket did not show the men up brilliantly as batsmen, but thoir bowling talent came out exceptionally strong. Fielder's "off" theory was rapidly fatal lo the home team. Old vetei-ans like Trumper and liable could not leave the '"ofi" stuff alone, and speedily fell victims. Trumper opened tho innings with a 4, and followed this up with a brace. Ho then tipped one of Fielder's fast ones into Braund's hands in the slips, thus ending his career. — Noble succumbed in a similar manner, and Diamond, Waddy, and Hopkins followed suit, Fielder's average at ono time standing at four' for 16. • Duff had a "life" when liis total stood at 29, Brauri3 dropping the ball ; but when Crawford relieved Barnes his second ball settled Duff, and his third was fatal to Blaxland. The crowd became hilarious at the downfall of their own men, but some enthusiasm was aroused by Cotter, who went for the bowling while Macartney kept Ins wicket up. Tho fast bowler had a couple ol dozen •to his credit when he was" given two "lives." He continued to belt. Braund and Crawford to the boundary in rapid succession, scoring 49 in thirty-three minutes, and then lifted Blythe to Fane. Fielder, with successive Balls, got Carter and Johnson: Following are the scores : — ENGLAND. First innings 304 ■Second Innings. Jones, c Blaxland, b Cotter „„ 0 Fane, run out 38 Braund, ftnv., b Noble 24 Hutchings, b Johnson .•., „.. 43 Rhodes, b Johnson 50 Humphries, c Waddy, b Cotter ... 3 Hardstaff, c Waddy,* b M'Cartney ... 71 Crawford, c Waddy, b Cptfer ... 30 Barnes, not out 33 Blythe, c Trumper, b Cotter ... 23 Fieldor, hit wicket, b Johnson ... 0 ' Extras , „. 7' Total . ' ..."ioi Bowling Analysis. — Cotter took four wickets for 98 runs, Johnson three for 84, Macartney one for 55, Noble one for 45, Hopkins none for 12. NEW SOUTH WALES. First innings .: 101 Second Innings. Trumper, c Jones, b FieFder ... 6 Diamond, c Humphries, b Fielder 4 ] Noble, c Jones, b Barnes % j Waddy, c Hutchings, b Fielder ... 8 Dull', b Crawford 11 Hopkins, c and b Fielder 2 ! Macartney, not out .._ 13 Blaxland, c Braund, b- Crawford ... 0 Johnson, c Humphries, b Fielder ... 0 Cotter, c Fane, b Blythe 49 Carter, c Fane, .b Fielder 0 Extras ... '.„ ... s .. 1 Total 96 Bowling Analysis. — Barnes took one Vvickct for. 12 runs, Crawford (wo for 29, Braund none for 23, Blythe one for 4, Fielder six for 27. NOTES ON THE PLAY. No judge who has followed the performances of the New South Welshmen with the bat of lato years would ever have predicted that they would twice be dismissed by any team in the, world on a plumb wicket for an aggregate of 197 runs. But such has been tho case in the present match, and 'the failure of the Sydney representatives has been complete. The match has been a veritable triumph for the English bowlers, and will long be quoted as one of the finest double efforts ever mado on a. true pitch against ;i strong batting side. The scnsatiomi 1 figures of Barnes in the Jirst inningn have" been repeated by the Kent fast bowler in the becoud. The two professionals Will, no doubt, whon looking buck on past deeds, treasure the nieniorieji of this game with the best. And thtyj'will have every reason to do &o. ' J What was wanted by the Sydney men yesterday was tomo of that' oldtime die-liaid .spirit which the Sporting Life commented upon in tho test match ai Lords in 1896, the game when Harry Troi't and Gregory each rnae'e a century in the second innings after the team had been put out for a paltry 53 in itfi Jirst knock. On play being le.sumcd, Jlai'dslaff w;is again top scorer for tho visitors, whilbt Rhodes was about with a steadily played 50. Both Barnes and Blytho have surpassed themselves by obtaining tidy totals oach innings Crawford is a big hitter, but apparently too fond of that style of play lo be a difficult wicket to capture. Cotter and Johnson, as. in the first innings, obtained most of the wro!:ols, and it cannot In- siu'd that they iViied. Tho fielding wa.> not t;ood. Colter's "Ilii's" in the Klips aif most awkward things to deal with, and Vutmian aiLi will piob.ibly h:iv.' fo !>r ir<-jiiisit!onpcl lor the test ■ »<oliio .u.il Duff, hxU'ocß of -many a stern .uphill lipju. e-oea.aliy. eg .Uia

former, wero again dismissed for next to nothing, and of most of the others nothing can be said in their favour. Cotter, however, was not ovejruwed by the occasion, and hit out lustily. Tho fast bowlor aJways scores at, :i rate whit>h Trumper himself would not be rshiimod of. He has repeatedly made a good score at the finish of the innings, like Hardslaff, though, it must be said he htftl bomo luck. Macartney wan not out either innings. Knglish stocks, which had fallen considerably after the line showing of the Victoiians, arc now higher than ever. One result of the game will be that tho fn:>t tf&t team will contain more players from tho oilier States than looked likely before the tnahh was, played. The Britishers play Queensland at Brisbane next Saturday.