TEN=WICKET DEFEAT

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 521, 31 May 1909, Page 5

TEN=WICKET DEFEAT

FIRST TEST. j 1 * SATUnDAY'B WET PITCH.I « t AUSTRALIANS FAIL:' ENGLISHMEN SCORE. England boat Australia by tea wiekctn. 1 Tho second innings of the Australians 1 started -fairly well, throe wickets being • ( down for 97, but a collapse followed, < . and tho innings closed for 151. This left ' England 105 to mako to win, and Hobbs and Fry hit off tho runs .without the loss 1 of a wicket. Hobbs batted superbly; . Fry gave a chance when he had scored three. r FRIDAY'S PLAY. ] ; I THE BOWLERS' HARVEST. 1 (OY TZDEOmrn—I'ttESS ASSOCIATION' —COPYRIGHT.) j London, May 28. When the match between tho Australian ' crickctors and tho All-England eleven was resumed this morning, tho weather was bright and sunuy, but tho wicket, was 6oft. Trumpor and Armstrong resumed batting in ' tho Australians' first innings, two wickets (Cotter and Bardsloy) being down for 21. Trumper, in the third over, sent up an easy catch off Blythe's bowling to Hirst at mid-o(f. After his dismissal Noble joined. Armstrong.. Tho latter, jumping out to two successivo balls from Blythe, drove each for four, reaching 24. .Then Hirst, with a good delivery, removed his leg stump, tho fourth wicket falling for 46. Gregory made a short stay. Ho touched one of Blythe's off-breaks, and Rhodes, at point,,running backward, took an easy catch. Tho partnership added a single bye. Ransford and Noble carried tho score to 52, of which Noble made 12; Ransford contributed a single, and was then clean bowled by Hirst. Six for 52. Hirst at His Very, Best. ! The bowling was superb. Hirst was at his vory best, though tho wicket 1 was' undoubtedly difficult. Macartney camo next;' When Noble hnd made 15 ho attempted to hit Blytho, ,and was easily caught at point by Jessop, tho board showing seven for 58. Tho retiring batsman had been an hour at tho wickets, and made a strong defenco. Tho first hour's play yielded 31 runs. Garter retired leg-bofoto to Hirst without scoring. Eight for 59. Macartney had 7 to his oredit. When ho had made 4 lie was missed by Hirst at mid-off. O'Connor partnered him, and hit a good four to squareleg off Blytho. Four runs later ho got legbefore to Blythe. Nine for 71. Whitty was . the last. man. Macartney added three, and was then smartly caught in the slips by MacLarca off Blytho. Englishmen's Bad Start. " MacLaren and Hobbs for England, to the' Whitty and Macartney. The start was disastrous. Beforo a run had been made, Hobbs got his leg in front; of the first ball of Macartney's second over. Tyldesley came to tho assistance MacLaren, who, when ho had made five, in attempting to drive, ployed Macartney on. Two for 13. ■ : The third wicket fell for the same total, Macartney displacing- Fry's middle stump with his first ball. The score at the luncheon adjournment was three for 17—Tyldesley 10, Jones 2. '7 v On resuming,'tlie'weather was lovely, and tho attendance increased to 10,000. -Tyldesley, batting well, increased his score to 19. Jones was in trouble occasionally. A change in the bawling was tried, O'Connor ' and , Armstrong displacing -Whitty and Macartney. : Off, O'Connor's first over, Jones hit two brilliant fours to square leg. * End of Jones-Tyldosloy Partnership. After hitting up 28, Jones, in Armstrong's second over, , was snappod up by''Carter behind the wicket. The partnership lasted 55 minutos, and tlio fourth wicket fell for 61. Tho fall of tho fifth wicket left tho total unaltered, Tyldesley ending an excellent innings by playing O'Connor on to his wicket. Hirst and Jessop becaino partnerod. Jessop, after making B,' gave a chanco to Mac-1 artney oil Armstrong. Ho signalled his escape by hitting nine off one over of O'Oonnor. Forcing the game, Jessop put on 21 in twonty minutes, whilst Hirst made 11. Then, trying to sweep Armstrong to leg> he lost his wicket, and six were out for 90. Armstrong's Fine Bowling., ' Rhodes joined Hirst. Tho century appeared at the end of 125 minutes' play. Hirst, after being at the wicket for an hour for 15 runs, got his leg before ono from Armstrong, his wioket falling at 108. _ Lilloy came noxt. The new-comer had to bo oontent without sooring. Ho hit a skyer from Armstrong, Ransford, at long-off, taking an easy catch. Eight for 107. Rhodes and Thompson carried tho total to 116. Thompson lost his wicket for 6, Maoartnoy, witlh a fins return, throwing it down from leg. Blytho was tho last man. When he had scored a single, he was caught easily by Macartney at mid-off, off Armstrong. Tho iiinings lasted 160 minutes. Armstrong gave a fine display of bowling. He kept a perfect length, with sufficient break. Visitors' second Vonturo. Noble took Macartnoy with him to open the second innings of tho Australians, Blytho and Hirst conducting tbo attack. With the score at 4. and with 1 to his credit, Macartney retired leg-before to Blythe. j Noble contributed 11, and was then dis- : missed by. a wonderful catoh by Jones, loftL hand, low down at short r leg, off Blytho. | Two for 16. i Ransford and Gregory gave a good dis-; ; play of battling. Tho first change of bowl- , iee was made at 31, , Thompson displacing E Blvtho. J- Play was stopped for the day at % ten . minutes past 6, owing to duskiness. I > SATURDAY'B PLAY. i HOW HOBBS AND FRY SETTLED THE BUSINESS. (Ree. May 30, 4.30 p.m.) London, May 29. After stumps wero drawn last night, rain foil for two hours. • This morning opened oloudv. The wicket was wot, but was drying nicely. The attendance was good. Cood Partnership Broken. . Tho not out men, Ransford and Gregory, ' batted excellently and steadily, 26 runs bej ins added, in tho first' half-hour. 'Then Gregory was fairly caught by Thompson, tho batsman hitting a skyer, off Blytho, and tho fioldsman running' from mid-oil to short-leg. j Gregory gave a first'-rato exhibition; his in- . nings, of 43, , lasting 75 minutes. Threo S wiokets -for 97. ■ < ; ' Txampar mado a lingla wlion ho vraa

Bmartly caught at short-leg by Rhodes, off ■ Hirst. Ho .had given Hirst a previous ! ollanco. Four wickots for 99. ( Hansford was bowled by Blythe, 'off his pads, a few minutes later. He was at the wickets 105 minutes for his 48, and showed oxceUent cricket, hut waa sometimes in trouble. Five wickets for 103. Armstrong Falls. Armstrong was caught by Jcssop at for-ward-cover, off Blythe, sending up the first ball he received.' Six for 103. Carter was caught by Hobbs at long-leg, off Hirst. Seven for 106, • Cotter livened matters for a brief spaco. Ho hit 11 in one over, off Hirst, including a huge on-drivo for sis. Then Bardsley lifted Blythe a skyer, Thoinpson taking an easy catch at mid-on. Eight for 123. O'Connor came in to seo Cotter caught at long-on, on the pavilion rails, by Tyldcsloy, off Hirst. Nino for 125. O'Connor hit vigorously, but Lilley, standing back, caught him off Hirst, tho innings closing for 151, leaving England 105 to.malco to win. Tho Finish. Before -lunch. Hobbs and Fry opened England's second innings. Fry gavo a chance, when ho had "scored three, to O'Connor, at mid-on, off Macartney. Hobbs played splendid cricket. On resuming, after lunch, both batsmen piled up runs, Hobbß playing .superbly. Fry made tho winning hit;, a fourer to leg, amid great enthusiasm. ' ■ « Hobbs reached his half-century in 85 minutes. His scoro of 62, not out, included ninfl fourers. Ho and Fry received a great ovation. ThojßCoros are:— AUSTRALIA. ■' First Innings. Cotter, o. Hirst, b. Blythe ... , ... 2 Bardsley, c. MacLaren,'b. Hirßt 2 Trumper, c. Hirst, b. Blytho 10 Armstrong, b. Hirst ... . ... ... 24 Noblo, c. Jossop, b. Blythe ... ...' 15 Gregory, c. JRhodos, b, Blythe 0 Ransford, b. Hirst ~, 1 Macartney, e. MacLaren, b. Blythe ... 10 Carter, l.b;ir., b. Hirst ... ...; ' 0 O'Connor, 1.b.w., b. Blythe ... 8 Whitty, not out ... ■ ... ' ' ... - 0 Extras ... ... ... ... 2 Total ... 1 ... ... ... 74 Bowling Analysis. Hirst, four wickots for 28; Blythe, six for 44. Second Innings. Noble, o. Jones, b. Hirst ... ,„ 11 Macartnoy, 1.b.w.. b. Blytho ... ~i 1 Ransford, b. Blythe ... ... ' ... 43 Gregory, o. Thompson,-b. Blytho ... 43 Trumper, o. Rhodes, h. Hirst ... ... 1 Bardsley, c. Thompson, b. Blytho. ... G Armstrong, e. Jcssop, b. Blythe ... ... 0 Carter, c. Hobbs, b. Hirst ... ... 1 Cotter, o. Tyldcsloy, b. Hirst ... ... 15 O'Connor, c. Lilley, b. Hirst ... ... 13 Whitty, not out ... ... ... ... 9 Extras ... ... ... ... ... 8 ' Total ,/ • ... .-.-161 Bowling Analysis, i. " • •>' Hirßt, five wickets for 58; Blythe, iivo for 53; Thompson, 0 for 19; Rhodes',"o for 8. •- ENGLAND.'" Fimt Innings. ' MacLaren, 1). Macartnoy ~. 5 Hobbs, 1.b.w., b. Macartney ... ... 0 Tyldesley, b. O'Connor ... ... ... 24 Fry, b. Macartnoy ... ... 0 Jones, c. Carter, b. Armstrong ... 28 Jessop, b. Armstrong ... ...' ... 22 Hirst, 1.b.w., b. Armstrong ... ... 15 Rhodes, not out . ... . ... ; . ... 15' Lilley, c: Ransford, b. Armstrong ... 0 Thompson, run out ... ... ... ... 6 Blytho, c. -Macartney, b. Armstrong ...- 1 Extras ... ... ... 5 . tfotai . ••• '•••121 Bowling Analysis. . Armstrong, five wickets for 27; Macartney, three for 21; O'Connor, one for 23; Noble, liono for 2; Whitty, lione for 43. Second Innings. : Hobbs, not out ... ... ... ... 62 Fry, not out ' ... ... 35 Extras (...' . ... ' -.. .. ... \... -8 Total for no wicket ... ... 105 ; Bowling Analysis. Macartnoy, nil for 35; Armstrong, nil for 27; Whitty, nil for 18;. O'Connor; nil for 17.

THE AVERAGES, The batting and bowling averages' of the Australian Eleven to date aro as follows!— . Batting. . Name. . Innings. Not out. Runs. Av. W. W. Armstrong .... 11 3 159 57.37 ■W. : Bardslev ... J2 1 556 53.27 V. RansforJl ... 11 0 379 34.45 V. Trumper ' 10 0 293 29.3 s.'E'. Gregory ... 6 1 138 ' 27.6 M. A. Noble ... 11 • 1 283 26.3 P. A. M'Alister ... i 1 71 23.6G 6. G. Macartney' ... 9 2 152 ■ 21.71 F. Lavcr ... ... 1 0 17 17. W. J. Whitt.v' ... 8 6 29 14.5'. A. Cotter ... .... • G 0 85 \14.16 •H. Carter ... ... G O 01. . . 10.60 R. Hnrtigan ... ... 9 0 95 10.55 A.J. Hopkins ... 2 0 20 , 10. J. A. O'Connor 1 ... . 6 0 43 7.1G W. Carkwk ... ... 3 0 13 4.33 \ J Bowling. Name. : Wiokets. Rt'.ns.. Average. W. W. Armstrong ... 37 561 '' 15.16 W. J. Whitty ... 21 320 15.23 G, G. Macartnoy ... ; 20 . 314 15.7 J. A. O'Connor s ... 13 1305 23.46 A, Cotter ... ... 14 392 28. A. J.'Hopkins ... 3 102 34. M. A. Noble ... 5 213 42.6 V. Hansford ... ... 0 ' '2 —' E. Hartigan ... ... 0 4 — F. Lovor ■' 0 21 — THE CENTURY. LIST. Australia.' . Match. ' • Name, <■ Score.: Notts ... ... W.W.Armstrong 106notout Essex ... ... W. Bardslev ... 219 Essex ... ... V. Ransford . ... . 174 Oxford Univ. M. A. Noble ... 107 England. ■ Match. • ■ Name. . Score. Notts ... ... A. O. Jones ... 125 not ont Essex ... ... ,F. I. Pano ... 115, .. ' RECORD OF THE TOUR. > Notts.—'Won by an innings and 6 runs Northampton.—Won by 9 wickets.- • Essex.—Drawn. Surrey.—Lost by-5 runs, M.C.C.—Lost by 3 wiokets.Oxford University.—Drawn, ' First Tcet Match (Birmingham).—Lost by 10 wickets. . Synopsis.—Played 7, won 2, lost 3, drawn 2. UNDER-CENTURY SCOEES. ... , I The first test match between England and Australia was played at Melbourne m- March, 1877. Sinoe this gamo • tho English bowlera havo dismissed Australian elevens' for a scoro of less than a oentury on tho following occasions:— , Yoa*. Ground. Innings. Score. 1882 ... . ... Tho Oval Ist 63 1883 ... ... Sydney 2nd 83 18S6 .' The Oval Ist G3 1887 Sydney 2nd . .97 1887' ... ... Sydnoy Ist .84 18S8 .Sydney Ist 42 1888 Sydney 2nd 82 1888 ... ...' • 2nd GO 1888 ... ... The Oval Ist 80 1888 Manchester' Ist 81 18S8 ... ... Manchester 2nd 70 1890 ... ... The Oval Ist 92 1893 Tho Oval Ist 91 1896 ... ... Lords Ist 53 1896 Tho" Oval '2nd i-i 1902 ... ...- Birmingham Ist 36 1902 Manchester 2nd " SB 1909 ... ... Birmingham Ist 74 NOT COMFORTABLE IN THE WET. The Tost match was resumed at Birmingham last Friday on a wicket which allowed the bowlers of I ho two teams to secure somo good averages. The Australians did not stay long at tho crease,: being 6«nt back by Blythc anil Hirst, who bowled unchanged throughout tho innings, for 74. , - The English' Eloven were little mow lueoessful in their endeavours to oopG.witi the rsg»-

rics ol tho wicket coupled with the doliverjoa of Armstrong and Macartney, resulting in the very moderate sooro of 121, a lead of 47 on their opponents. Tho slight , gam was mainly dno to theefforts of A. 0. Jones, J. T. Tyldoeley, G. L. Jcssop, and Q. H. Hirst. In tho 1302 series IV. R. Rhodes faoed tho Australian trundlera on seven occasions. He scored 67 runs and was only onoo put out. The not out innings of 15 credited to th<>. Yorkshire player in the present game is, therefore, not an unusual batting performance for him in Test cricket. The second appearance of the coloni&lfl did not open too well, aß ; tho sido lost Noblo and Macartney before the score reacMd 20. Bansford and Gregory, however, caused the team to leave tho (pound at the end of tho day's play more hopeful, by notching 28 and 26 not out respectively. The last day's play openod _ with Australia in a.lead of 20 runs and eight wickets in hand. After Ransford and Gregory had made valuable .contributions of 43 apiece, > Hirst and' Blythe not to work again on Saturday with effect. The wicket would cut up after the scores of the overnight batsmen. Tho mighty Amistrong failed for once, and tho sido was out for 151 prior to the luncheon adjournment. Hobbs and' Fry opened : for England,. and "C.8." was lucky to bo let oil by O'Connor. Ho eventually. made the winning hit, and with •Hobbs" deservedly earned the ovation as thoy came back to tho.pavilion. The result of the match has proved that the present Australian Eleven is not comfortablo on a wicket affeoted by rain, and when facing such a pair of wet wicket boffiers at G. H. Hirst and C. Blythe. There are more tests in the near future which will allow Noble and his men a chance to redeem their failure of last week. Hirst's figures for the match are nine'wickets for 86, and Blythe's 11 for 102. Bightv-two tests havo now been played between England and. Australia. 'England has won 35, Australia 32, and 15 woro drawn.,