A GOOD RECOVERY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 138, 7 December 1907, Page 7

A GOOD RECOVERY.

, 1 ENGLAND V. AN AUSTRALIAN TEAM. BRAUND'S WOEK. AUSTRALIANS MAKE ONE SHORT OF 300. By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. BRISBANE, 6th December. The cricket match, England v. an Australian Eleven, began to-day. The Australians batted first, and made within one of the third century. England had lost one wicket for 61 runs when stumps were drawn. The weather was fine and hot, and the attondancc was fair. The wicket was in good order. Hobbs, Barnes, and Jones stood out of tha English team. M'Alister won. the toss from Fane, and sent in Ilartigan and. Macartney. Fielder and Blythe bowled. Tho score slowly mounted to 33, when Hartigan drove a ball back to Braund, who had relieved Blythe, and retired. Tarranfc rame in, and hit Braund for a couple. He then tapped him high to leg, and was caughL by Humphries, the wicket-keeper. M'Alister filled the vacancy. Macartney, by good cricket, knocked up 42, when he drove Braund back and was caught, this being Braund's second catch off his own bowling. Armstrong' hit Braund for 6, and was then stumped by, Humphries. At lunch, four wickets were down for 92. Huns continued to come slowly. The first century was hoisted by M'Alister cutting Fielder for 4. After an hour, and three-quarters' play, M'Alister and Gregory saw the total to 137, when the latter went across to Blythe, who was bowling vice Crawford, mid was out l.b.w. Redgrave joined M'Alisler, and' the pair added 26 runs. M'Alister then hit Braund up to Fielder at nrid-off, and retired. Hayes joined Redgrave, and the scoring became brisk. Redgrave went foi the bowling, and the second century was hoisted as the result of two hours' play. Redgrave passed M'Alister's score amid applause. Shortly afterwards he was bowled by Fielder, having hit up 6£ in forty-seven minutes. Cotter and Hayes settled down. Cotter quickly ran into twenties, and tlier. touched Fielder to Braund in the slips. Tha catch was taken, but no-ball was called, and the wicket was saved. The adjournment followed. Resuming, Cotter lifted Braund over the fence for 6, and placed the next ball in Crawlord's hands at deep-on — eight for 279. Evans came, and 10 were added. Evans then went for a short run, and Hayes was run out. Saunders, the next man, made a single, and was caught by Rhodes, the innings closing for 299. „„ . ' Young and Fane went in foivEriglnnd, Cotter bowling to Y t ourjgl The' first halfhour produced -30 runs. t -When ihe total was at 24, Fane ran for a short drive, and Young, hesitating, was nearly run out. The win-getting wag not brisk. .The half-century was passed, and Fane was caught by Tarrant. Humphries joined Young, and thej played out time. Tho scores are :—: — Australian Elevdn. — First Innings. Hartigan, c and b Braund 1( Tarrant, v c Humphries, b Braund ... t Macartney, c and b Brauud ... ... f Armstrong, si Humphries, b Braund t Gregory, 1.b.w., b Blythe 2"i M'Alistev, c Fielder, h Braund ... 55 r t Redgrave, b Fieldev ... 6f Cotter, c Crawford, b Braund ... 3f Hayes, run out '... 3£ Saunders, c Rhodes, b Braund ... ] Evans, not out 12 Sundries J Total 29£ Bowling analysis. — Braund, seven wickets for 117; ' Fielder, one wicket for 50 Blythe, one wicket for 60. England. — First Innings. Fane, c Tarrant, b Saunders • ... 21 Young, not out 34 Humphries, not out ( Sundries £ Total for one wicket 61 NOTES ON THE PLAY. The colonial team -differed in one respect from ihat first chosen, Saundera replacing Ransford. There are, therefore, three left-hand bowlers on the side — Macartney, Tarrant and Saunders— surely a record for an Australian team. The Englishmen lost the toss, an item which will mean more in a test game. The total of 299 id a, creditable one, especially seoing that the wickets fell cheaply at the start. Tlie two crack bats on the side — Armstrong and Tarrant — tailed. 'However, the long overland journey from Melbourne to Brisbane just before, the match w,ould not be tho best training against bowleis of the calibre of the Britishers. Macartney displayed best form of the earlier batsmen, and Gregory and M'Alister helped to turn the tide. Tho two Macs will not be far out of the h'nal selection of the test eleven. Redgrave laid about him to some effect, and Iho rate of his scoring would do cicdit to Trumper or Hutchings. Tho Cotter-Hayes partnership was n very serviceable one, and improved matters considerably from a colonial point of view. It Mill be noticed that the. four local representatives each ran into double, figures, as did also the three Sydney players. Braund was this time the most ' successful bowlei* for the Englishmen, and' it is the first time during the tour any man has captured &o many wickets in an innings. Tho figures of Fielder and Blythe were somewhat different to some.' of 'their efforts just previously to this contest. Humphries kept the sundry list down to a small minimum. The Britishers batted slowly for their thus, evidently intending to take no risks. The Brisbane- wicket is a good one, for it was there last season that Charles Gregory broke the inter-State record by putting together the largo total of 383 out of an aggregate of 763. The Quecnslanders had batted first for 145, and in their second innings they made the creditable score of 316. Tho aggregate for the ma tcli hcrefore being 1224. SOUTH AUSTRALIA v. NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, 6th December. In the cricket match New South Wales v. South Australia, the visitors batted all day, and were all out for 349 :— Mayne 91, C. lIUI 92, L. Hill (not out) 50, Jennings 56.

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