CABLE NEWS. THE FINAL TEST MATCH

Grey River Argus, 24 August 1912, Page 7

CABLE NEWS. THE FINAL TEST MATCH

■-WQN BY ENGLAND. IBy Electric Tekgxaph —Copyright.) (Par Press Association.) ■ . LONDON, August 22. The final test match,. Australia v. England, was concluded• to-day, After the overnight downpour the weather was brighter, but the wicket wet. There was 45 minutes' delay. Fry, Hearne, and Doughlas each made a good stand. Requiring 310 to win, the Australians made a sorry show aginst Dean and Woolley, a rot ensuing- after the second wicket. The victory was received with enthusiasm by the 12, pOO present. Fry and Hearne faced Whitty and Matthews, adding 27 to the overnight score before, separation. Hazlitt relieved Matthews at 91 and "got Hearne at shaft leg: first ball. Two wickets for 91. Douglas was the incomer and the best partnership ensued, adding 75. The'century was hoisted an 135 "minutes. Macartney replaced Whitty at 101 and Douglas missed a breakback from Macartney which went just over the wicket, four byes resulting. The batting:., was quiet, fifteen being- scored in 30 minutes. ' • Whitty replaced Hazlitt at 123 and Matthews Macartney at 127. Fry scored.fifty in 160 minutes. Strong defence was a judicious feature 01 his play, varied with excellent driving. At the kuich adjournment five wickets were down for 150 runs. On resuming the wicket was drying. •Whitty and Macartney took up the bowling, the latter beating .Fry. Hazlitt replaced Whitty at 167. The change was effective", Hazlitt securing the .remainder. Fry was.taken low down' in the. slips, •j-je. batted 220 minutes and gave a splendid display. He hit eight fours. Six for 170. Fry and Douglas added 79 • for the sixth wicket. Then came a collapse. Douglas got leg before tea minutes

.later. He showed a stubborn' defence for 120 minutes. . : .''.'. Seven wickets for 171 runs. Smith went third ball in the same over. / ... ETght for. 171.. , : Barnes was taken at mid-on iii Hazlitt's next over. ' . •• ''• Nine for 175. • . ; . . Dean was bowled first ball. • The innings lasted 260 minutes. Since replaying Whitty and Hazlitt captured five for one. Keileway and Jennings faced Parncs and Dean. '■'■• ■ There was a bad start, Keileway being taken at the fifth attempt close in between point and slip in Dean's first over. • . One wicket for ..no runs. . The weather was cloudy. j Macartney and Jennings then made- ! a plucky attempt to save, the situation, the. partnership adding- 46. !• Woolley replaced .Barnes at 2.9 and Woolley got Jennings caught at cover ! in the third over. He batted 35 min-* ! utes. ' ' . :. •.■■■. I Two for 46. . Then came a procession. 1 Macartney, in playing- back lost his leg stump. ..■■'. .. ,; ■ ;' I In Dean's next over Bardsley was I run out before he had scored, Hobbs at cover throwing down the wicket. Four for 47.. . ! Minnet made four in the slipe off •Woolley nnd hoisted .51 i«' firt y mm" utes.. The next over Gregory -was taken close in. . -O. ■Five" for 51. \". ' '' : il. .... 'u:<~- - The next over Minett got leg before. Six for 51. Smith went without adding to the 6 total. " ■'■■: Seven for 51. . Three runs later Whitty was bowled. Eight for 54. . Matthews and Hazlitt then looked like making a stand. Rhodes replaced Dean at 58. Seven runs later Hazlitt .was caught at mid-ori. ' : > . Nine for' 65. Carkeck lost Matthews with the total unaltered. The 'innings lasted 1 80 minutes. The following arc the scores :— ENGLAND— First Innings. Hobbs, c Carkeek b Macartney ... 66 Rhodes, h Minnett ..........:.. 49 .Spooner, c Hazlitt b Macartney ... 1 Fry, c Keileway b Whitty '.,....... 5 Woolley, 1.b.w., b Minnett .......... 62 Hearne, c Jennings b W ; hitty .:.;......' •' 1 Douglas, 1.b.w., b Whitty v. i«' Foster, b Minnett ....;..'...,.. 19 Smith, b Whitty . v ... .......... ... . . 4 Barnes, c Jennings b Minnett- i...... 7 Dean, not out ....... i o Sundries .........:....::.":;:.,. 13 . Total ....... ..^...:.. ..'..;... ...; ? 245 AUSTRALIA— First Innings. Gregory, c Rhodes b Barnes ...... .1 Macartney, b Barnes ............... 4 Keileway, l.b.Ay., b \VOOHcy ;.;•.... 43 Barjsley, b Barnes 30 Jennings, c.and b W r oolley o Minnett, c Rhodes ;'b Woolley oSmith^ c Smith b Woolley -..'1...... 6 ( Matthews, c Fry 'b Barnes, ..-y.. 2 Whitty, c Foster b Barnes ;,... o; : HazFitt, not out .......;... ..;.......... 2; Carkeck- c Barnes b Woolley ... 5 Sxiudries .......:... 18 Total ....,;.., .■ iii.} ENGLAND— Second Innings. ;; > Rhodes bY Whitty ..::.......,....'..'.... 4, Hobbs, c Matthews b Whitty ...... 32 Spopner, c : Jennings b W^hitty ... o Woolley, b Hazlitt ...-.....,..>/ 4 Fry, c -Jennings b : Hazlitt ...:,....- 79 Hearne, c Matthews b Hazlitt 14 Douglas, 1.b.w., b Hazlitt 24 Foster, not' out ' 3 Smith, b". Hazlitt/ :.......:.. b Barnes, c Whitty b Hazlitt o Dean, b Hazlitt o Sundries 15 Total 175 AUSTRALIA— Second Innings. Keileway, c Douglas b Dean o Jennings, c Fry b Woolley 14 Macartney, b Dean ............... 30 Bardsley, fun but .......'. 0 Minnett, 1.b.w., b Woolley 4 Gregory, c Douglas b Dean 1 Smith, c Douglas b Dean ~ o Matthews, c and b • Woolley •.;....... 1 Whitty., b Woolley ...". '. 3 ' Hazlitt, c Dean b Woolley 5 Carkeck, not out < o Sundries 7 Total '. '65 England, therefore, won by 244 runs.