THE FINAL TRIAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 583, 11 August 1909, Page 7

THE FINAL TRIAL.

AUSTRALIA 325. ' BABDSLEY'B FIRST TEST CENTURY. CARR TAKES FIVE WICKETS. ' (By Telcgraph.-Press iiaoclßUoß.-Oocjrlrht.) London, August 9. Tho fifth and final Test Match botween Australia and England began to-day i»t Kennington Oval, in the presence of twentyfivo thousand spectators, including the children of tho Prince of Wales. Tlie weather was (in© and the wioket was fast. Tho Australians scored 325—Barthley 136, Trumper 73, Macartney 50 —and at drawing of stumps England had scored 40 rung for two wickets, both secured by Cotter. The teams are composed as under; — . Australia: —Noble, Gregory, Bardslny, Trumper, Ransford,, Armstrong, Cotter, Carter, Laver, ; Hopkins, and Macartney. EnglandMacLaren, Fry, Spooner, TTutohings, Carr, Lilley, Rhodes, Hayos, Woolley, Barnes, and Sharp. The scores are: AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Gregory, b. Carr ... ... ... . 1 Bardsley, b. Sharp ... 136 Noble, 1.b.w., b. Carr ... ." ..j 2 Armstrong, 1.b.w., b. Carr 15 Ransford, b. Barnes ... 3 Trumper, c. Rhodes, b. Barnes ... ... 73 Macartney, c. Rhodes, b. Sharp ... ... 50 Hopkins, c. Rhodes, b. Sharp ... ... 21 Cotter, b. Carr , lt 7 Carter, 1.b.w., b. Carr ... . \\\ 4 Laver, not out 8 Extras ... \\\ 5 Total ... 320 Bowling Anai,tsis. ~ Carr, five wickets for 145 runs; Barnes, two for 53; Sharp, three for 67; Woolley, none for 6: Hayes, none for 10; R-hodes, none for' 34. ENGLAND. First Innings. Spooner, b. Cotter ... ... t( 13 MacLaren, 1.b.w., b. Cotter !" lg Rhodes, not out ... ... ... ' 7, Fry, not out ... ... '." 3 Extras .... ... 2 Total for two wickets, .... . ... '40 Four Wickets Fall cheaply. ' Noble won the toss, and. elected to bat. The Australians mado an unpromising start. Carr and Barnes opened tho bowling, and the former, in tho second over,, with a leg break removed Gregory's off stump after l.e had scored a single. One for 9. • Bardsley was in great form. Ho hit a sixer, and. got four for an overthrow from Hayos, Lilley blundering with the hall. Tho Sydneyite was' playing the Kentish bowler skilfully. ' ■ got leg-before to Carr- in-the-fourth I over.' Two for 27. - •-•.Sharp replaced Barnes aftir U10" first wicket foil, and the latter, .came mi again at 35, his second over yielding 10. .Fifty appeared after forty-five minutes' play, Bardsloy's share being 36, compiled by masterly driving and leg-hitting. / Armstrong, pktjing back,'got leg-beforo 111 Carr's seventh over. He was nearly, stumped with the first ball, but afterwards inipro»vd. Tlireo for 55. i. . j, Ransford was disposed of with a splendid 'bill, the third one bo received" frOnf Barnes.' Four, for 58. Bardsloy and Trumpar Make a Stand. Trumper joined Bardsley, and a fine partnership. ensued. Trumper opened : carefully. Tho bowling was good, and tho fielding fair. .Carr was losing strength, but Barnes was very steady. Woolley relieved the latter at 90, and ■Hayes replaced Carr, but the change did not trouble tho batsmen. Tho century was recorded in 100 minutes, Bardsley still showing faultless play. , . -

Sliarp succeeded Hayes at. 100, and seven runs were got off-his first over. Trumpcr hit three fourers, and a fiver for an on drive, and then drove Carr for four. Woollcy took the ball shortly before the luncheon adjournment, and eight came off his first . aver. (P The analysis debits Woolley with only six runs.) ■'■'.■■ '■'■"■', On resuming, the bowling was frequently, changed without effect. The.fielding on the part of Hayes, Rhodes, and Hutohirigs was brilliant. 1 Rhodes relieved Carr at 166. Bardsley, when ho had scored 77, gave.- a ohanco in tho slips to MaoLarcn off Rhodes's second ball. Trumpor then tried' to , pull Barnes, and was taken neatly by Rhodes very low. Five for 176. Trunipor had batted 110 minutes' for his 73, giving a chance when ho had made 48 to Barnes at mid-off off Carr. He played fine all-round cricket, hitting a fiver and eight fourers. • Macartney Opens Briskly. Macartney filled the vacancy. Bardsley reached his century in 190 minutes', playing magnificent cricket. -The newcomer" hit a couple of fourers off Carr) and began to score quiokly. Rapid changes were made in the bowling, then Bardsley played Sharp on. The retiring batsman had displayed splendid all-round defence, his hits including a sixer, twelve fourers, five threes, and eleven twos. He ivas at the wickets 225 minutes for his 136. Sis for 259. . Hopkins came next. Macartney was nearly run out at 20, but a bad return by Sharp saved him. After tea Hopkins '.was'taken easily at third slip by Rhodes off Sharp. Seven for 289. The third century appeared in 260 minutes. . Cotter, jumping out to drive Carr, Jost his wicket. Eight for 300. ' < i Carter, with the addition of ,four to the aggregate, got leg-before to Carr. Liver, tho last' man, had made eight when Macartney gavo a oatch to Rhodes off Sharp, the innings closing for 325. Macartney' batted two hours for his halfcentury, and played excellent cricket. Spoonor at cover-point, and Hutchings in deep-field, fielded magnificently throughout. ' : Englishmen's Start. MacLaron and Spooner opened England's innings. Spooner was bowled by Cotter after scoring 13. Ono for 15. The same bowler sent down a full-pitcher nnd disposed of MacLaron leg-before, after he.had made 15. Tivo for 36. Four more runs wore added, and thenstumps were drawn for tho day. A THREE-MEN SCORE. M. A.. Noble, for Australia, has dono what F. y. Jackson did for England in Test cricket during the 1005 tour; he has won the toss on all flvo occasions. The Australians did not make a brilliant opening, and it was not until Trumpor- joined Bardsley that tho Australian barometer rose to tho standard of Test cricket from a colonial point of view. The score obtained by Bardsley is 10 less than what R. A. Duff notched for Australia at Tho Oval in 1905 The two Syuney players, by their splendid 011-ronnd play, made tho English attack appear simple, j n ABita pi tlis numerous changes, at ilacLar&n'B

disposal. Macartney did not wasto any tiroo\ ) on the attack, which hod lost its sting for tliomoment This trio are crodibcd 'with no fower' than 259 runsj the remaining eight gathered . , ! 61 of the total Australia'scored oft tho bat. ■; Of the, English bowlers, D. Vt'. Carr has j made a moderate debut into Test. crickot. J. . i Sharp, tho Lancashire player, in tho present ! innings obtained his first, wicket in Test j cricket. E. H. Spoonor is ono of the best | cover-points in England, and is a worthy suc< j cessor to tho lato J. Briggs. England has not j opened too well, but the present team con' | tains several players who owe a decent total j to tho score snoot. ' i