ENGLAND'S EASY WIN

Evening Star, Issue 14962, 23 August 1912, Page 6

ENGLAND'S EASY WIN

AUSTRALIA DEFEATED BY 244.

FRY BATS WELL,

HAZLITT PLAYS HAVOC,

AUSTRALIA'S SORRY SHOWING,

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, August 22.

(Received August 23, at 9.15 a.m.) ' During the night there was a downpour of rain. The weather was bright but the wicket wet when play was resumed this morning. There was a delay of 40 minutes before play begaji. Fry, Hearne, and Douglas each made a good stand. Requiring 310 runs to win, the Australians made a sorry show against Dean and Woolley, a rot ensuing after the second wicket. The victory of the English team was received with enthusiasm by the 12,000 spectators present.

THE PLAY. Fry (17) and Hearne (2) faced Whitty and Matthews, adding 27 to their overnight score before a separation was effected. Hazlitt relieved Matthews at 91, and got Hearne at short-leg with his first ball. Five for 91.

Douglas was the incomer, and the best partnership of the innings ensued, the pair adding 79 before a dissolution was effected. The century was hoisted as the result of 135 minutes' play. Macartney replaced Whitty at 101. Douglas missed a breakback from Macartney, which just landed over the wicket, four byes resulting. The batting was quiet, only 15 being scored in 30 minutes. Whitty replaced H.azlitt at 123, and Matthews went on vice Macartney at 127. Fry reached 50 after 160 minutes. His defence was strong and judicious, and a feature of his play was his driving. When the luncheon adjournment was taken the score was 150 for live wickets.

On resuming, the wicket was drying. Whitty and Macartney were entrusted with the bowling, the latter beating Fry without finding the stumps. Hazlitt replaced Whitty at'l67. WICKETS FALL RAPIDLY.

The change was effective, the Victorian securing the remainder. Fiy was taken low in tho slips. He had been in for 220 minutes, and gave a splendid display. His score included eight 4's. Six for 170. Then there was a collapse. Douglas was dismissed leg-before 10 minutes later. He had batted stubbornly for 120 minutes. Smith went third ball in tho same over. Eicht for 171.

Barnes was taken at mid-on in Hazlitt's next over. Nine for 175. Dean was bowled first ball, and the innings, which occupied 4h 20min, closed for 175. HAZLITT'S FIXE ACHIEVEMENT.

Since replacing Whitty Hazlitt had captured 5 wickets for 1 run, his detailed analysis for this lime reading 4.4 overs, 3 maidens, 1 run, 5 wickets. AUSTRALIANS SUCCUMB QUICKLY. Kelleway and Jennings faced Barnes and Dean. Tho etart was a bad one, Kelleway being taken at the fifth attempt close in between point and slip in Dean's first over. One for 0. Tho weather was now cloudy. Macartney and Jennings made a plucky attempt to "save the situation, the partnership adding 46. Woolley replaced Barnes at 29, and got Jennings caught at cover-point in his third over. Tho Queenslander had batted for 35 minutes. Two for 46. A PROCESSION. Then a procession set in. Macartney, when back-playing Dean, lost his leg stump. In Dean's next over Bardsley was run out without having scored, Hobbs, at cover, throwing down his wicket. Four for 47. Minnett got 4 past the slips off Woolley, and 51 was hoisted after 50 minutes. The next over Gregory was taken close in. Five for 51.

In the succeeding over Minnett was out lea-before. Six for 51. Smith went without adding to the total. Seven for 51.

Three runs later Whitty was bowled. Eight, for 54. Matthews and Hazlitt looked like making a stand for the ninth wicket. Rhodes replaced Dean at 58. and 7 nins later Hazlitt was caught at mid-on. Nine for 65. Carkeek lost Matthews with the total -unaltered. The innings only lasted 80 minutes. The following arc the scores: Ekcland. First innings ... 245 Second Innings. Rhodes b WTiitty 4 Hobbs c Matthews b Whitty 32 Spooner c Jennings b Whitty 0 Fry c Jennings b Hazlitt ... ... ... 79 Hearne c Matthews b Hazlitt ... >.. 14 Douglas lbw b Hazlitt 28 Foster not out 3 Smith b Hazlitt ... 0 Barnes c Whitty b Hazlitt 0 Dean b Hazlitt ... ... 0 No ball 1, byes 14 •...' ... 15 Total -• 175 —Bowling Analysis.— Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Whittv 35 13 71 3 Macartney ... 22 5 43 0 Hazlitt '. 214 8 25 7 Matthews ... 10 3 21 0 ArSTHAXIA. First innings 11l Second Innings. Kelleway c Douglas b Dean ... ... 0 Jennings c Fry b Woolley 14 Macartney b Dean 30 Uard&lcy" run out 0 Minnett lbw b Wool'.oy 4 Gregory j.\ Douglas b Dean 1 Smith c Douglas b Dean 0 Matthews c and b Woolley 1 Whitty b Woolley ... 3 Hazlitt c Dean b Woolley 5 Carkeek not out 0 Wide 1, bye 1, leg-byes 5 ... ... 7 Total ... 65 —Bowling Analysis.— Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Barnes 4 1 18 0 Dean 9 2 19 4 Woolley 7.4 1 20 5 Rhodes 2 1 1 0 NOTES BY "ONLOOKER," England has won the triangular tests, and. retained the mythical ashes most decisively. The issue depended on the match just played, in consequence of the other two games between England and Australia being drawn or unfinished, and the general verdict must be that the better team won. True, the Home side had the luck in winning the toss, but this does not account for the disparity in the 6Cor6s. Indeed, England only scored one run lees in her first essay than did the colonials in their two innings. The outstanding features of yesterday's cricket were the batting of Fry, who at last has silenced those detractors who say that he cannot get runs against the Australians, and the bowling of Hazlitt. The Victorian, indeed, bowled sensationally the last time he went on, seeing that he took five wickets for a solitary run. Macartney and Jennings saved the Australians from utter collapse. The little Governor-General made more runs than the other 10 batsmen.

While Jennings, Minnett, and Whitty failed" to ecore in the first innings, Kelleway, Bardsley, and Smith, contributed "ducks" yesterday.

Australia's 65 in the second inninge is by no means the smallest score that has been made in test matches, as the following -figures show ;—England, 45,! afc

Sydney, in the 1886-87. season; Australia, 36, at Edgbaston, in 1902; Australia, 42, at Sydney, in 1887-88; Australia, 44, at the Oval, in 1896; South Africa, 58, at Lord's, in 1912. THE TRIANGULAR TESTS. The matches have resulted as follow: Australia be.it South Africa by an innings a.nd 88 runs at Manchester. Scores: Australia, 448 (Bardsiev 121, Kelleway 114); Africa, 265 (Faulkner 122 not cut) and 95 (Taylor 21). England beat South Africa by an innings and 62 runs at Lord's. Scores: England. 337 (Spooner 119) ; Africa, 58 (Nourse 13) and 217 (Llewellyn 75). Australia and England played a draw at Lord's. Scores: England, 310 for seven wickets, closed (Hobbs 107); Australia, 282 for seven wickets (Macartney 99). England beat South Africa, at Leeds, by 174 runs. Scores: England, 242 (Woolley 57) and 238 (Spooner 82); South Africa, 147 (Pegler 35 not out) and 159 (Tancred 39). Australia beat South Africa by 10 wickets at Lord's. Scores: Australia, 390 (Baa-dsley 161, Kelleway 102) and 48 for no wickets; South Africa, 263 (Taylor 93) and 173 (Llewellyn 59). Australia and England played a draw at Manchester. Scores: England, 203 (Rhodes 92) ; Australia, no wickets for 14. Australia and South Africa, a draw, at Nottingham. Scores: Africa, 329 (Nourse 64); Australia, 219 (Bardsley 56). England defeated South Africa by 10 wickets. Scores : Africa, 95 and 92; England, 176 and 14 for no wickets. England defeated Australia by 244 runs. Scores: England, 245 (Hobbs 66, Woolley 62) and 175 (Fry 79); Australia, 111 and 65 (Macartney 30). Summary. Played. Won. Lost. Drawn. England 6 4 0 2 Australia 6 2 1 3 South Africa ... 6 0 5 1