RECORD OF THE TOUR.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 89, 8 January 1908, Page 7

RECORD OF THE TOUR.

(BY THE DI.ADE.) It is superfluous to congratulate the Englishmen on their gallaut i up-hill victory. Their performance speaks for itself. . Tho record, to date, of tho tour of the team is shown by tho following tables:— RESULTS OF MATCHES. Western Australia. an, ; innings and 131 funs. South Australia. - Won by-an innings and 183 runs. Victoria. Drawn. Now South Wales. Won by 408 runs. Queensland. Won by an innings and 41 runs. An Australian Eleven, Drawn. First Test Match • (Sydnoy). ,'Xost by . 2 wickets. Victoria (second - match). -Drawn. Bendigo Eighteen. Drawn. Socona Test Match •' 1 (llolbourne). Won by 1 wicket. Synopsis—Played 10, won 5, lost 1, drawn 4. AVERACES IN ALL MATCHES. The following are the batting and bowling averages of tho Englishmen in all matches of tho present tour (Bondigo excluded):— BATTING. ■ : ; v No. of Not Aver-

. ■ .THE CENTURY , i : The list of centuries, scored:during:the pre . i Bent, tour are as; under:—. . - .;r ENGLAND. ' !:-■ ■*—"Name.- County.:' Score.- Match. 1 ,: P. L. Fane ; .Essox 133 . W. Aus. ■ 1 A., Or Jones... Notts .119 S. Aus. ; V I i-L;-G.-Brnund Somerset- 160 S.Aus. J. HardstafT Notts .. . 135 S. Aus. iJ. N. Crawford iSurroy 114 S. Aus. - ■ .1,! ,G.,Gnnn . ' .Notts.: 119 Ist test (Syd.J: "1 /! r.W. R.'Rhodes; l i Yorkshire 105* 2nd moh. (Vic. j K. L. Hutclungs Kent 126 2nd test (MeL) < *Not out. ' ■■ .".'v 1 AUSTRALIA.' .■. Name.- : State. 1 Score. Match. C. Hill S.Aus. 104 S. Aus. Vilianfiford . ,Victoria 102 Vio. (lstmch.J i W. <Vf. Armstronß:Victoria. 117' Vic.(2nd mch.. . F. A. Tarrant Victoria 159 Vic. (2nd mch) ; > SOME CLOSE FINISHES. ' ;i England and Australia have now mot on .58 occasions. The English Elevens have proved : victorious ■on 34 occasions, Australia 0n.29, and ■ 15' "Tests" are marked drawn. The ap* ponded table of closo finishes may prove in«t foresting at tho present juncture:— ; |-No: of.-- Won . r Match. Tr, ■ : Ground;' ■ ■by Team* 9 ; 1882 ' 'Kenniiigton Oval ■ 7 runs Aus* 19 '1885; . Sydney. :G runs Aus. ; 25 "1887 - ' Sydnoy ~-'l3 runs' Eng. . 32 1890 Kennington Oval 7 runs Aus. 39 1891 Sjdney 10 runs Eng. 45 1896 Manchester 3 wkts. Aus. ; G1 . 1902 Melbourne 82 runs Aus. • . ,G5 *-• Manchester''; ,1-'; .or 3 :runs Aub.;-, ; ; 6G 1902 . Kennington Oval 1 wkt.> Lag. ill,,,v\th'E MELBOURNE'.v/ll'cKETy I Results' of •previous '"Test ".matches played at Melbourne are as under:—' r .■■■■..>..■ . i Year. V-. ...Winner. 1 . . ' . Result. i 1877 ; ..'.' Australia ..; Won by..45 runs. 11877.'... England ,J.' W6n-by. 4 wickets. , 1879 'Australia".'... Won by .10 wickets. . JBBI ' j— : ■ ... Dravrn. -, 1882 ... ' — ... Drawn. 1882. ... Australia. ... 9 wickets. • • - . 18S3 ... ? England ... 1 innings and 27 runs. , 1885'.;; England' ...; 10 wickets. ... • ' j 1885 ... England ... I'innings and 98 runs* -1892-... Australia ... 54 rims. 1894 ... England \ ... 94 rune. 1895.England ... G.wickets. ' ) 1898 ;.. Australia ... 1-innings and 55 rana<'.1898 ... Australia ... 8 wickets. ' l 1902 ... Australia ... 229 runs. / 1902 ... Australia '... 32 runs. ' v ,1904 t.. 'England,.;:.; 185 runs. . ; -. ■1904 ... Australia ' 218-runs. . , THE THIRD TEST. . .The-third Test of the present tour and thek ; 79 th of the Aggregate is to commence at Adelaide next Friday. The last English (-victory was gained at Adelaide in March, 1892. Sinco ; this'date the '.'Tourists" have been defeated' oh dach occasion at' Adelaide, ns followB:— . "1895," 382 runs; "1898," one innings and 13 runs; "1902,",f0ur wickets; "1904," 216 rims. : Seeing the ill-luck of' tho Englishmen at AdeU . aido; probably , the iiext Test match will re«' : suit in a win for Australia.

Name/ Innings, out. Runs. age. W. R. Rhodes ... 13 5 418 5G J. Itardstalt ... 12 1 '549 19.00 A. 0. Jones ... 7. 0 . 319 49.85 K. L. Jlutchings... 12" 0 ■ 583 • 48.58 G. Gunn . ... 5 0 232 46.40 L. C. Braund ... 12 1 503 45.72 J. B. Ilobbs ... G-, .0 ■ 238 " 39.66 F. L, Fane ... 11 0 377 34.27 J. _\\ Crawford ... 13 0 Sot 27,23 A. Fielder ... 10c: ;.fi; 103 25.75 R. A. Young ... 7 0 150 21.42 S. F. Barnes ... 11 2 1S5 2(1.55 E. G. Hayes Y 0 139 19.85 C. Wythe ... T 1 87 14.50 J, Humphxici S A S3 7.87,

""" BOWLING.' ' : Namo.- • . Wkts. Runs. 'AveragSi G, Gunn M ... 1 16 16 C. Blytho ... w 22 406 18 45 A. Fioldar ... 33 738 22.38 J.: N. Crawford .... ; ... 30-v; 743: / 24.78 S. F. Barnes 27 , 700 25 92 L. C. Braund , ... '■... 21 705 29.37 W. K. Rhodes _. ... 13 423 _ 32 59 E. G.. Hayes . ... ... 2.' 116 : . B8 , . 13 Jlobbe 0 24 — Ik - L.\ Hutchings' ' ... 0 44 — H AVERAGES IN TESTS. ' J 1 The.batting.and the bowling averages of, thi • Englishmen , and' the . Australians m : the ,two | Test matohes completed are as under:— ,{ , ; ENGLAND-BATTING. No. of Not Avew | ■ Name. » Innings, out. Buns. oge. , J. B. Hobbs 2 0 111 55 50 | K. L. Hutclnngs ... 4 , 0 215 6375 G. Gunh' 1 . 0 208 52 L. C. Brannd ... 4 1 141 47 A. Fieldei' ... 4 3 31 31 v.- 4 v. ,0 .106 ' .. 26.50:;i F. L. Fane 4 0 98 24.50 S.- F. Barnes' 4 : (l .64 ..-21.33-! W. R Rhodes ... 4 0 77 19 25 J. N. Crawford ... 4 0 71 17,75 ; 'J. Humphries ... 2 0 22 11 1 C. Blytho 2 0 20 10 - !R. A. Youhg ... 2 0 16 8 , ;• Av OJ Jones 'and E.-G. Hayes have not up*;l to, the present , played in Test Matches. :; BOWLING. Name. 1 ■ . Wkte. Runs. Average I J. N. Crawford ... . ... . 10 - 251. 25.1 i A. Fielder ... 12 321 26.75 S. F. Barnes , 8 239 '29.87 L. C. Braund 3 1 197 65 fig C. \BIytho "... r 1 '88 88 , W. R. Rhodes - ... ..; '1 : ■ 101 ' 101-' AUSTRALIA-BATTING. 1 si. r. O . ■ ; .' : ■ ■' - . : ■ i ' • No. of Not Aver;Name.: • Innings, out. Runs: ■ age. H. Carter 4 1 154 51.39 M A. Noble .. 4 0 189 47.25 W; W,'.Armstrong..-.. 4v ■ 0.-. 159 -. :• 39.75 ■ V. Trumpet ... 4 0 158 39 50 C. C. Maqartney;' 4 0 135 33.75 G. H. Hazlitt 4; 2 56 28 G.-Hill 4 0 107 26.75\ A. Cotter 4 1 79 2633 V.'/'Randford...'.- „; i 0 82 . : 20.50 iP.iA.,Macahster ■... 4.. 0.' ' 69/ ■ 17.25'. J. V. Saunders ' ... 3' 1 ■ .'9 ;45ftBOWLING. ' .Name.. . , Wkts. Runs. 1, Average.W. W. Armstrong' ... 9 .185;' 20.55 . M. A. Noble 4 104 24 A. Cotter . ... 14 426 30 43 ' J. V. Saunders ... ... 8 268;. 33.5 C. C. : Macartney i... : 2 • 99'! > 49JS G.H. Hazlitt : ... . 0 • 98k ■'■■■■