EVENTFUL CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 87, 6 January 1908, Page 7

EVENTFUL CRICKET.

•• .— * : AUSTRALIAN BALLY. . TWO. SPLENDID! PARTNERSHIPS. SEVEN FOR 360. il TBLBOEAHI—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COrTBIOHT, '(Roc. Jan./5, 0.35'a,id.) : ' . Molbournfi) January 4. With no wiokets down for. 96, ,and being . still ■ 20 runs in arrear, tlra < Australians started to overhaul England's ■ margin. -. Trumper and.Nob)e succeeded in doing, this, but a: separation oamo at ; 120, and threo wickets wero down 135, Australia's, itotal being. then only. 19 runs ahead of the JEng- : Jishmen's. • Tho Armstrong-Macartney pa r- . tnership again.changed tho Australian aspect for tho better,rand 360 was amassed for . seven wickets. ■ .' ■ ; MOBLE-TBUMPER ALLIANCE. The weather was fine and bright, though warm, _ arid 20,000 people were present. The ■ gross • takings to dato are over £5000. Tho wicket "was in good order, and Australia's prospects at tho start looked very rosy, with Trumper and Noble going excellently. Each scoring in turn, and both doing admirably, they kept neck and neck until Trumper was out,leg before to Crawford. Be had played fine, restrained.cricket that wps: of immense service to his sido. It was sound, beautiful cricket, and when tho defioifc had been wiped out botlrhe and Noblo were'.loudly cheered. Tnuopori was at the wickers one hour and forty minutes, and hit . seven 4's. y - ... • HILL "STREAKY,"Hill, who came next,' opened in a very ' streaky manner, and before ho got going was bowled by. a beauty from Fielder—tho best balj.he bowled during the innings. ■ ' : N.obta did not'long survive, and lost his wickot in a peculiar manner. Ho tried to hook, a full toss, which fell on his arm, and then.on to the wicket.-• ' '•'/"• V ; . Noblo had played - fine crickot, and showed - throughout what a mastor'ho is.' He.was in' for just over two hours; and in his score were six boundary hits. Tho crowd 'gave him a. . well-deserved ovat-jon. • 1 / . A FEEI.INC OF DISMAY. .Then a feeling akin to dismay was felt by | tho spectators with the fall of threo such I brilliant wickets, . and Australia's chances iookod very gloomy.' MaoAlister, who was associated with Armstrong, was soon run out. It was a foolish ' yet heroicepi sodo, for : MaoAlister sacrificed .. himself.) for, Armstrong.•'" Tho latter called, and started to run. . MaoAlister, seeing the hopelessness of the run, ran alsp to. save his partner. ANOTHER FINE STAND. With Macartney and Armstrong associthere was a magnificent exposition. of batting, and it roused thercnthusiasm of the ipefltators. Arinstrong mastered ,tho bowl'ng, arid scored with" beautifully sound , strokes iiicl vigorous driving, while his partner played sorrect cricket. Both were exceedingly at;ractive in their play, watchful and: successful,' ' Macartney showing'the coolness of a reteran. They played out to tho tea ad- 1 journinent. .. • '• - '.■ , On resuming, Armstrong vas howled- with Barnes's first ball. Ho had played - suporb cnoketifor two.and a quarter hours. He was neyer' m,. doubt,.) played . vigorously, .showod perfect..timing, and. Jut seven 4's.. Macartney .-vras r £t; tl)e , wickets- two hours' afid twentyrseven ; minutes, and got five'4's among his runs:-.>• ■ ; I •. CARTER AND COTTER. ■ Ransford. was out to a bad stroke in the . sjips.. Carter and Cotter played 'out time; .Cotter infusing much life into his play.: • The, fielding generally excellent and fceon. • The boiling did not look dangerous, but a go<jd length was preserved. Tho picket is wearing well. ■ ) V "• The.order in whioh the Australian wickets' fell was as follows:—One for 126, two for .. 131,.threo,for. 135, four for 162, five for 268, six for 303, seven for 312. ENCLAND. First Innings ... ... 332 ' AUSTRALIA. j- -, . Second Innings. Trumper, Lfi.w., b. Crawford ... 63 Noble, b,.Crawford ... ... ... '61 Ilill, b. Fielder ... ... ... ' it , g MaoAlister, run out. ... ]5 Armstrong, b. Barnes : 77 Macartney, c. Humphries, b. Braund ... 54 Ransfp'rd, c. Hutchings, b. Barnes .:. 18 Cotter, not out ... ... ... 27 Carter, not out ... ' ... 22' 'Extras' . „ t ■ ... 17 Total for seven'wickets : ... 360, first Innings ,; ... ...'266 BOWLINO ANALYSIS. Fielder, one wicket for 62. Crawford, two wickets for 105/ Barnes, two wickets for 70. Braund, one wickot for 68. Rhodes, no wickets. for 38.