AUSTRALIA'S SCORE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 70, 16 December 1907, Page 7

AUSTRALIA ' S SCORE.

LITTLE BETTfR THAN ENGLAND'S v^;

FIELDER'S PAST AND.-DEADLY. . , . STUFF. i \ 'f IT TEMPTED* THE " STAES. ,, -Ll , BY TELEGEAPH— PttESSft ASSOCIATION—COmffIIQHT^ ' (Reo. Dec., 15, 5.30 p.m.) Sydney December , 14. , The result of th6?sebo : nd day's play in the* test match is tbabvthe Australians, \rith onewicket clown for ,50. on Friday afternoon* vere all disposed of' for' 300, which loft'tlie Englishmen in a minority of 27, 19) of Which, wore wiped off beforo-close of play without*; losing a wicket. ;i " : ; V'"ii .;.;■;' ! ; FIELDER , BOWLS TRUMPER. i>:,. Trumper and Hill, the not outs,; resumed batting to tho bowling of Barnes and' Fielder. Both played cautiously at the; opening,. Tho partnership added 22, "Erumpor getting in some fmo strokes, but he played forward to Fielder and Josf;. .his-.wi.ckot—two iotHi, With Trumper away, H'ilf forced the ncor-. ing, Noble contenting himself with defending and getting runs 'occasionally- ThejVhun-v dred appeared for 83 minutes' letting. —,-. Tho fielding of tho Englishmen was. fault-, less, and helped to ko'o'p'Hill's-tally down," for ho was hitting--vigorously. Bljsthe and Brannd replaced the, opening, bowlegs at tho contury. Tho Adiola!'do"man- > raisedjhi3;.half-., contury in ninety mitilife's". ( ' ! ; "^".." WEATHER CHAMCES—i«»BLE AND 1 HILL DEPART. Crawford reliored Blytho at"ll9, but l the/ bowling comploteljrcollapsed. Rnringtho luiy.. cheon adjournment-clouils-bardaxl up, a thunderstorm threatened, v and_ a. Jjght dmolo bogan. Barnt's and FioMof ' resumed bowling, and tho light was very bad. Noble put up the fast bowler in thoi slips, Braund taking a buautj,fifl..cjitcli- i -two:'-'for' 164. Armstrong w.dfit,iin) r .and just about this time the drizzle stopped, and tho light; bogan to improve. Hill, who played a brilliant innings without a chance, hit one of' Fielder's off balls into thot slips, where Giirin. snapped him up—four For ''"T.7T. , : -■-• '■•

ARMSTRONG MEDDLES-WJIH-AN OFFBALL. 'Ransford partnered Armstrong,.and at'lßl Braund was tried again. A, separation wa3 soon offected. Armstrong • could riot leave Fielder's off stuff aloner and paid penalty, Braund getting him in the.slips. . M'Cartney was next, and tho Sydnoyite was soon in double figures, passing Ransford bofore t)io second [ ceiitriry appeared. Mo. Victorian then openod out, and began to punish tho bowling.

Barnes relieved Braund, and for the .first tinio in tho match > Rhodes wont on, taking Fielder's end. The change was effectual. Ransford chopped down on one from Rhodes, and tho ball glidod into Braund's hands.in the for 222.

WID£S AND WICKETS. : .■...".: Cartor was nest, and play became very slow. After the tea adjournment, Fielder and Blytho bowled. Tho light was' growing bad.' M'Cartney was playing souidlyt Fiolder snnt dow.n, a,, qouplo of jwides in succession, and 250 wont up. A few minutes later M'Cartnoy put Fielder iubo tho wicket-, keeper's hands. The 'retiring batsman had br.ttod soventy-ono minutes, for his 36" —seven" 'for-253. ' " , I ; ;'" Haziott sneceeded. Fioldor, who was bowling splendidly, liadj ;ji<)w an average of .five, for 66. Hewlett shaped indifferontly before tho fast bowler, but Carter showed good, cricket, and raised the score to the! level of England's first innings amid chccrs.i

1 GREAT FIELDJNC. I : v>' The superb fielding of the Britishers 'kept the Australian score from assuming large dimensions. Braund eventually clean'bowled Carter—eight for 27?'.'' j Cotter took up the vacancy, and the Englishmen spread themselvos on the boundary for him, but the precaution was unnecessary, as after ho. had scored a couplo Braund clean bowled him —nine-for-281. Sanndors, the last man, unexpectedly, helped Hazlett to lift tho total to 300 boforo he gave Braund his chance. ' •' si ■ VISITORS' SECOND INNINCS. The Englishmen fiogan their second .innings with only half an 'hour to play. ,-Pano and Rhodes oponctll- ; 'RKodi!sowa's , . given a life, being missed b'j"'Carter off' Cotter. Bach bntsmon plVyed'',cdut;id(islT lr nnd .they, wore at the were drawn. Tho scores .•arc" os -iiiicler. ! : .7; ' ; Macalister, e. Barnes ...- 3 Trumper, b. Fielder' V, ; .,.. '.','.„...■' '....AS Hill, c. Gunn, h. ]j%lder.;.,, 1,''"..,,,, ... ~87 Noblo, c. Braund, ■,b.',i<'}e,ldqr > , : .. lV ...' 37 Armstrong, c. Braund, b. FieldoT ..!■ 7 Ransford, c. Braund, b. Rhodes .' 24 M'Cartney, c. Young, b. Fielder 35 Carter, b. Braund''-;- *' ■ ... 25 Hazlott, not out 18 Cottor, b. Braund"." .7; ;..- 2 Saunders, o. Braund, b. Fiolder ... ... 9 Sundries * i 10 Total ... ! ~: 300 ; • Rhodes, ono wicket for 13. . Crawford, no .wickets for 14. ■ Braund, two'ivickets for 14.; ; Blytho, no wickets for 33. | Barnes, ono%M(!lset for 74.! : Fielder, six wickets for 82.: ; ENGLAND. : ; First innings ... 273 SECOND INNINGS. I '■ __ Fane, not out ..... ( ~» -. ; ..< 8 Rhodes, not ov.ftf^' Y ... ■ ..:, 10 Sundries ; ~. 'u.'' ,: ''y.i. ■••'■■'l

Total for <norwjckots ... 19 INTEREST -AT.iHOMB. • Tondoni" December 13. ■ Great interest is'folt horo-in. tho doings of tho M.C.C. cricket'team, -and tlio newspapers aro issuing many, jeditjonsi-

Most pcoplo regarded England's score of 273 as Australia's opportunity, Mil nil credit is duo to Fielder and, tlie.iiold.for keeping tho Colonials' score well within' reach of their o\ni. Though there was a\ .chatiKo in...the ivoathor and consequently varying lights, there seems tc bo no reason for tho'Anati'aliaiis' dismissal othor than that thoy are .unwilling; to leave nlonq and are unanlb to 'fitiiothor jtho "off" bowling of Fioldor, who seems to have :;bcen mixing wides and wickets in a bowildfcring manner. In each of:the.two inning?, the destroying element has boon tho fast bowler, but the Kont man's six for"B2 is considerably, bet, ter than Cotter's six /for 101, especially when it is romombered that Fielder bowled in an innings of 300 and Cotter in one of; 273. Braund, bwido bowling two men for- U runs, caught three in theshpsr-The- metch now is at a stage of extxeme inters '