SPO3T3 AND PASTIMES

Hastings Standard, Volume XI, Issue 5731, 11 February 1908, Page 4

SPO3T3 AND PASTIMES

Cricket. rOURTII TEST MATCH. GOOD S.:ORE BY AUSTRALIA. 1 ( .Melbourne, Feb. [O. < The wicket was beautiful to-day, h ind the wicket rolled splendidly. being j -io.v and t a-y. The day's work <jn ': the vvh'jb placed Australia in an ex- J \ilciit position. and. though for the' ;rec>ur |nrt play was dull and ot a i piticnt character, the last j :i di'-hour wa* treimndously lively and .-nthusi Hill and Gregory, con-P 'idling Australia's second innings, ; )1 i.ve.i cau: iou-G . I j ill was the first •<> }£•>. through magnificent work and machine iik..- precision. Barnes, at ■owr-p )in\ will one hand fielded j Hill':- stroke and returned to Humph-. :"i s. Hill fell in endeavouring to re.;iin liis crease. An unusual thing ibout ilill's score was that it included !•' boundary hits. Grego'ry was joined ;>y Armstrong, but theSydneyite soon I .-parted, after playing stylish cricket lilting throe 4's. Ar.n-trong ai <M tansford became associated. Rans- ■ <rd quickly got joiner, and 100 was reared in 135 minutes. Rhodes , Mvvled well, keeping a beautiful | -ngth. After luncheon. Fielder and f diodes were bowling, and Ransford, vhen 21), gave a chance to Craword in the slips oil' Fiehler. Ransford was vuting in high fas'! ion when he vas caught ai the { wicket after an ifilings lasting 103 aiinut.s. His score aiclud.d only three boundary strokes. Uacartnev and Armstrong proved a ast partnership, which scored 54 runs hi 33 minutes, of which Macartney na le 29. *it in the first over after the e-a adiournn; nt he was dismissed. The play ,»o fur had been dullish, at'er enlivened the proceedings, ■a ring five successive tourers \rm-troßfj gained 88. which constituted his highest test match . icorc, and he was cheered. The 1 :r>rtner*'::ip yielded 112 runs, and ! .v'u-n Carter was caught in ; lie slips Inreceived an ovation from the spcctaI ' o: s. Ife hit eleven fourers. O'Connor .n.,1 Armstrong played out time. con-■-hi ling ..a half hour that was full of ex .item-en; and enthusiasm. Armstrong, up to the s'j's, played complexly def. n.-ive and wearisome 1 cricket. -\ fier.vards he (.-peiied into ! :.-hing brilliancy, and there was th■ ■ i'.d --t enthu-iasm win-" he twice -ti--->-uv!y drove Braund lor a six. r. fi w;-.- a and thrilling U'ennalion of the day's play, com- ; Pet..!)' lifting it from what was prac- ; tically dullness. Armstrong rec\ ivt d I n ovation or it-turning to the I p:>v:'.i«'-i. He batt. d for 253 niinutes. j-a; d hit 12 fourers and 2 fixers. The | .Vij-trali ms have m:,de 358 for the ; !'.« of . v.ie-kets. The wicket is ; i' a■; w.-H. To-dav's a! t. llflancc v.TtS ! !2.- Cr.tv. for.i consulted doctors. 1 J::.g unveil. having -trained the lie-in -i-leofthe hj; art. The doctors r rd..<j htm *-■■ consult a Lon- ' ! don ?p. cults'. If England loses. !('r:wf.rd will not pl..v again in Australia. Otherwise he will play | oo[y the las! test match. To-day 'he '■ Idirg was "uperij. Australia ' foi'gl t for every run. and many • '!!»!.•«. were mad..- singles by the briMitrrey >. r th-* Englishmen. The 1 : b-; '.: :"iif as l r o- 'd. ' EX GLAND. Fir-! finings ... .. ... 105 1 AUSTRALIA. First i.ininu's .. ... ... 214 I Second Innings. ; TVismper. b Crnwnord ... ... o : X -hi -. b Crawford ... ... 10 Mr I; t< r, c HumphrFs, b Fielder d j Hil', run rut ... ... ... 25 ! Or- «<tv, lb '. b Fi- Ider ... ... 20 t I Rnn-v-rd.c Humphries, b Rhr.de* =>4 I : Wen-i ro--g, iy >t out ... ... 114 ■ Macartney, cGinn. b Crawford 20 J f'.ari r, c Hraund. b Fielder ... 66 i ij'i V.nnr.r. not out... ... ... 12 i F:\tras ~ ... ... ... 15 Total for i-ight wickets ... 35.8 Wickets ull Four for 65, rive for 77, six for 162, seven for 217, eight for i 3-0- ____________