MASHES" RETAINED.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 573, 30 July 1909, Page 8

MASHES" RETAINED.

L j FOURTH TEST DRAWN. I THE ENGLISHMEN 209 RUNS BEHIND. }r \ SEVEN WICKETS IN HAND. t (Dy Teleeraph.-Proaa Association-Oopyrlebt) London, July 28 \ i 'Owing to yesterday's ram, *ne wicket was , too soft for play to bo resumed m.the Fourth Test Match at 11 a m., but, a breeze spring--1 ing up, a start was made at 11 50. With '"B'iead of 105 on England's first innings, and j with two wickets down, the Australians con- : tinued their second innings, wliioh was closed i, with nine wickets down for 289—-Ransfoitl \ 64 not out, Macartney.sl, Trumpcr 48. With j 2J hours left to play, and 318 to make to 1 win, England had scored 108 for three wic- ] kets at the closo of tune. Tho matoh was 1 thus drawn. Australia having won two matches, Eng. " J , land one, and one being drawn, leaving one '„ to play, England cannot now win tho rubber, bo the "ashes" 'remain with Australia. j The soores are: I ,v-_ ' AUSTRALIA. , i Second Innings. Gregory, b. 'Hirst 5 • Bardslcy, c. MacLaren, b Blythe ... 35 1 Macartney, b. Rhodes ... '... 51 Noble/ b Blythe 13 ! \ Armstrong, 1 b.w., b Rhodes 4 . .). 30 Trumper, c Tyldesley, b. Rhodes ".. 48 Ransford, not out 54 Hopkins, c Barnes, b Rhodes 9 Cotter, o MacLaren, b Rhodes a ' Carter, 1 b w., b Barnes . 12 (.' Extras 28 Total for nine wickets .. . 280 , .First Irmings > ' 147 Aggregate 436 'r { t -Bowling Analysis. ' / Barnes, one wicket for 66 runs, Blythe, two for 77, Hirst, ono for 32, Sharp, nono for 3, Rhodes, hvo for 83. ENGLAND. ' , First Innings 119 r Second Innings, J Spooner, b. Lavcrl ' ... 58 5 Warner, b'. 1 Hopkins , 25 i Tyldesley,,' b Hopkins 011 Rhodes, not out '8 < Sharp, not ,out A '. 0 !' _ Extras ..., .... 6 ?,i . . - Total for three wickets ...' . 108 [ First Innings .119 I ' Aggregate ' ' _ ... 227 t * ' l"~ ' \ . Bowling Akaiysib. I , Hopkins, two -wickets for 31 runs, Laver, ,/ ono for 15;_Cotter, none for 14, Macartney, '" none for 16; Armstrong, npno for 16 s Australian Inningsi Maoartney's stand." Vj-_ 'iSSU® .joined Macartney (who had 33 runs I' to hia credit overnight) to continue tho Aus- \ ' trahans' 'second innings. Noble opened tvitk [ a fourer and a three off Barnes in tho first r over. , , [ The pitch was greasy, and afforded a diffi- [ cult foothold The batting was bright and | vigorous, Baraes having 14 knocked off two

f, overs • i ! Blythe took Rhodes' end, and Rhodes relieved Barries The century went up after 105 play. ' \ Macartney, whan he had made 36, gavo an I ' awkward chance' to Rhodes off Blythe. Then ' the latter with a''slow jorker dismissed, ( Noble, 'jvh'o had, batted 26 minutes for 13 \ runs. Three for"l 06. i f Macartney, "('who , played resolute and I polished cricket, was boiled playing back to ; Rhodes He was missed, when his score was f 50, at mid-oij by Sharp off Blythe. His * -score of 51 included, seven fourers, and his innings lasted. 100 minuies * Four for 126 'Armstrong's innings of "30, which took 45 [ minutes, was characterised by clever playing [ ' He put'his leg < in front of a ball from [ Rhodes. Five for 148. / - Trumper-Ransford. ! Trnmper and Ransford were associated f~ The Sydnoyite gavo a hard return to Blytho when he had / knocked up 6, but the bowler i failed to hold it' Various changes in tho | bowling were tried. ' I " Trumper played free and excellent cricket, i and Ransford hit 'vigorously' He gavo a \. hard chance at 21 to Blythe at mid-on off , Hirst When the adjournment was made for lunch the wicket was drying well. ' ( On resuming Blythe and Hirst took on tho | bowlrng. ( Two hundred soon appealed on the [ board for a similar number of minutes' play [ The batting was confident and free, buL tho was indifferent and tho fielding un- [ ..Bven.- >~S~> ' ( N ' Trumper gave alliance low down to v Hirst , at mid-on off Blytht,, and Ransfoid when 26 I ' gave a chanco at the wicket off Hirst \ J J Trumper was taken at deep field by Tjldesley off Rhodes His score of 48 included a I siver and'two tourers, and ho had batted ijor 95 minutes Six for 23f i J i Hit a Six ,and Left. , ' Ransford wntinucd to play admirably 1 i Hopkins, the,'next batsman, diove Rhodes r out of the grdund foi 6, but Barnes caught j him "at point off/Rhodes a ininuto or two later. Seven for 256. •*" When Cotter was out, caught by MacLaren off Rhodes for 4, and tho eighth wicf" ket was down for 202, some surpnso was exI ' pressed at the delay in, declaimg the innings closed. /Noble, however, waited till I Caiter was dismissed leg before to Barnes. Tho innings was then declared closod, the [ score standing at 289 for nine wickets j who was not out wifh 54, batted in a masterly way for 110 minutes Ho ' made a sixer and'three fourers. '

I . ' England at the ,Wlokets. '*~ f With two hours and a half left for "play, 1_ Spooner and opened tho Englishf men's second inniDgs. The. fonner, who *, played stylish cricket, was missed by Arm- [ strong off Lavor when he had made 25. I Warner-by careful play brought tho halff century , up on tho board' in ,65 minutes. I Changes were rung in tho bowling, but botn i batsmen were in oxcellent, form,' Spooner [ making some fine off-drives. P~ (Eec. July 29/5.5 p.m.) t Hopkins,' who took Laver's place, evenI tually boirled -Warnor for 25. Olio for 78. 1 Tyldesley hit op 11, and then was given a life by Trumper off Hopkins, ,ln tho same '*"' over Tyldesloy played Hopkins 'on to the f wicket. Two for 90. • •> ' ! , Spoonor, who was' bowled by Lavor, showed masterly driving. Hi 3 scoro of 68 included seven fourors. He gave "one difficult i chance to Trumper off Hopkins. \ i i—- During the three days 46,000 people wera j orosont. i / ! COMBINED COUNTIES: A STRONG : . TEAM. '*\, (Rec. July 29, 9.55 p.m.) 1 , London, July 29. i' The Yorkshire and Lancashire team to r play tho Australians is: Hornby, Spooner, [ Hartley, Huddleston, Tyldesley, Sharp, I Hirst, Denton, Rhotrefa,. Haigb, and Hunter. i

•'■'-';":: THE FOURTH'TEST.:- "■' .The result of • the. Fourth est at' Manchester does; not allow England a' chancb this tour to annoi the Ashes from M. A. Noble, who regained -them for Australia be dofeatiug tho last English team .in tho Commonwealth on four/occasions out of tho five games played. ) .Winning > tho toss is a good start on English 'wickets; and in the Second. Test Noble. upset the theories'.of the wiseacre's in tho stand by sending England in on moro than one occasion an.'English captain has-after winning the toss in Australia, sent his opponents to the crease. On Friday, February 1, 1895, at Sydney, A. E, Stoddart beat G. Giffon in tho call, and tho South' Australian was delighted when he was informed that he would havo to take his gruel on a wiokot; winch had been spoilt by rain overnight. ' ■:;• ;'••' '■'."■Tho; Australian batsmen, scored faster ' than their wont in recent tests, and beforo tho innings was closed tho Englishmen did not havo the remotest chance'of catching their redoubtable oponeuts. V.;.Ransford, V.' Trumpcr, G. C. Macartney, W. W. Armstrong, and W. Bardsley. played -frobvand resonrcofnl cricket,' whidh mhafihavo'delighted the spectators who were at Old Tra'ffdrd;' "■■.'■'" ,■ : .W. R.,.Rhodes has : now taken M wiokots in, Tost c'riqkot. ■;- England&'.batting was brighter than usual, thanks' to'Spooner,-who 9ot a good example to the oldo'r plnyers of tho side; '.'•!,'. .■■;, The Fifth Test of ;the present tonr commences at tho OvalriSxjLMonday' week. For, the remainder of tho week a return match with a-combined team representing Yorkshire, and Lancashire is. to'-bo played at Hull. ' '■-'■ / ; TM..:avei i atres'' tor .the; tour havo been held oveft to. pressure our space. .