CRICKET.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8508, 10 February 1908, Page 6

CRICKET.

• .—— .. THE FOURTH TEST'MA'ttCH. A WET~WICKET Australia—let innings ... •• ••• 214 2nd innings, 3 wickets tor ia England—lst innings .. •• ••• 105 (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Per Press Association •MELBOURNE, Feb. 9. England was exceedingly unfortunate in having the worst of the weather for batting, and general regret was expressed that the match should not have been contested on equal conditions of wicket and weather. i , ~ , . It is felt now that Australia must win, and that being so, the rubber will become Australia b. . . Rain fell early in the mcrning, consequently the wicket became soddened, the match'not being resumed till 2.30 p.m. Hobbs and Gunn continued England s first innings in bright sunshine, but the wicket was all in favour of the bowlers and Saunders and Noble had a held Hobbs immediacy began to hit, and obtained five successive fourers. Gunn was the first to go, being caught and bowled by Saunders His 13 occupied 55 minutes. Hardstaff and Hutchings did very ] little, but the latter saw Hobbs clean bowled by Noble's first ball of the day. Hobbs hai batted 71 mirutes in highly meritorious style on a bowler s wicket and put on 10 fourers. Braund saw the speedy departure ot Rhodes, who was caught in the slips, and Crawford, who was clean bowled. Braund.was then joined by Jones, who went in for hitting, the proper game on such a wicket. Braund then very cleverly run, out. Jones played' Noble to mid-oft and started running. Noble followed up his delivery, and threw dewn Braund s wicket. , The others put on 9' runs between them. The innings, which lasted 125 minutes, closed for 105, ',•„,, , Both Saundon and Nobli were unplayNoble opened the attack with O'Connor and Macartney, but soon changed them to himself and Saunders, with the' best result. .'• , Australia's second innings was opened b? Noble and Trumper on a much improved wicket, but the spectators were dismayed to *see Crawford's fourth ball piovide Trumper with a pair of spectilClCS. Hili and Noble showed a good front. but Noble had the misfortune to play Crawford on to his leg, and thence on to his wicket. Macalister followed, but did not last Gregory and Hill, however, got goins beautifully. -Thay stole many runs, and rattled the fielding by their daring in tbis regard and rousing tb.3 spectators to enthusiasm. They played out time nt good style. , . Providing no more rain falls, the wic!v;;t should roll out perfect on M-mdny. Present appearances indicate fine weather. • The attendance to-day was 19.797, nivi the. takings £757. Scores: — ;

ENGLAND—First Innings. G'iinn, c and b Saunders : J3, Hobbs, b Noble ... , - A •• •• % Hardstaff, c Carter, b O'Connor... o Hutchings, b Saunders .. ... 8. Rhodes, c Macalister, b Saunders... U BraundJ'r.un out 4 Crawford, b Saunders ••• 1 Jones, b Noble ... ... ■ •• • •■••' £ Barnes, c O'Connor, b Noble .... a Fielder, st Carter, b Saunders ..,.-,-., 1 Humphries, not out .. ■■'..'. •» Sundries '■ ■ ■•• .-■■■' Total ... - - - 105 Bowling Analysis.—Saunders, 5 for 28; Noble, 3 for 11; O'Connor 1 f0r.40; Armstrong, 0 for 4; Macartney, 0 for 18 Wickets fell as follows:—! for 58, 2 for 69, 3 for 88, 4 for 90, 5 for 90, 6 for 92,. 7 for 96, 8 for 100, 9 for 103. . AUSTRALIA— Second Innings. Trumper, b Crawford •■• 0 "Noble, b Crawford ™ Hill, not out ... .... ... ■ ... 1». Macalister, c Humphries, b luelder ' 4 Gregory, not out ™ Sundries •• ••• _2 Total for 3 wickets ... ■•• 49 Australia's wickets fell as follows:-— 1 for 4, 2 for 21, 3 for 28. LOCAL CRICKET. OLD BOYS v. FEDERALS., . The exposition of cricket-as'giVen in this game was not particularly -brilliant. Old Boys again came on <fhe field with a team of eight. Federals proved the victors by a majority of. 42. None of the flayers for Old Boys succeeded in getting into double figures, thfe highest score, being Gordon 7. For Federals Bartlett 29 and Downes 18 (not out)fwere the principal scorers. Old Boys went in a second time and compiled a total of 47. The j scores are as follows: — Old Boys, first innings.—Wakehn, b 'Goldspring, 3; Oakley, lbw, b Bartlett, 0; Gordon, b Bartlett, 7; G. Greer, c Smith, b Bartlett, 3; Warden, b Goldv spring, 0; Stewart, b Bartlett, 2; Eyre, b Bartlett, 2; Cox, b Bartlett, 5; Tucker, b Bartlett, 0; E. Greer, not out, 1; extras, 4. Total, 27. . Bartlett, 7 for 18; Goldspring, 2 for 5Federals.—Goldspring, c Tucker, b Cox, 6; Anderson, c Tucker, b Cox, 0; Coyne, b Greer, 1; Bartlett, c Stewart, b Cox, 29; Chesney, b Cox, 0; Smith, b Greer. 1; Downes, not out, 18; Mansford, b Cox, 0; Hunt, b Cox, 1; O'Brien, b Cox, 0; Drew, c Smith, b Cox, 4; extras, 9. Total, .69...>;« ;■ = " : Greer, 2 for 21; Cox, 8 fo- 26. Old Boys, second innings.—Wakeiin, o Bartlett, 9; Oakley, c Bartlett, b Goldspring, q :i Gordon, b Bartlett, 3; Tucker, b Bartlett, 0; Warden, b Bartlett, 1; G. Greer, c and b Bartlett, 4; Stewart, - b Bartlett, 8; Eyre, not out,-jh E. Greer, lbw, b Bartlett, 2; Cox, b Bartlett, 0; extras, 11. Total, 47. ■ . Bartlett, 7 for 20; Goldspring, 2 for 16i

Vat Press Association. WELLINGTON, February 8. Owing to the inability of some of the leading players to get away, it is improbable fhe Wellington cricket team will .visit Auckland to play for the Eanfurly Shield. . ■•