AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12044, 14 August 1902, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND.

THE FINAL TEST MATCH.

ENGLAND'S ; FIRST INNINGS. '

TOTAL 183. By Telegraph.— Association.—

London, August 12. ■■';.. Heavy rain fell during the night/* and the* weather,was dull. and the wicket soft when play in the teat match was resumed this morning. The sun came out for a while, but afterwards the sky was overcast, and rain looked probable. The light became so bad that play was suspended for forty minutes, 'j Saunders and Trumble opened the attack, Palairet and Maclaren going in first. Palairet commenced by hitting two fours off Saunders' first over.'...'.' '■'■,'•

Maclaren, when nine, made a bad stroke dangerously close; to second slip, then Palairet was bowled by Trumble. One wicket for 31. '• '-.' ! , , . .-

Tyldesley came next. Maclaren added a' single, and then tried to turn a ball from Trumble to leg, but it went into Armstrong's hands in the slips. Two wickets for 35. Hayward was now associated with Tyldesley. The latter, who was scoring nicely, hit a full toss from Saunders past point for four, following this up with two splendid off drives to the boundary, bringing the half-century in sight. He had made 30 out of 31 runs in less than half-an-hour. He hit Trumble brilliantly, but the Victoria*! was scarcely hit otherwise. . , ~" -

Hayward played Trumble on in trying to force one to leg.. Three wickets .for i 65.... »- Jackson was caught by Armstrong in'the slips, who made a brilliant J right-handed catch. -v Four wickets for 67. v • •'*

Tyldesley played Trumble on after, a splendid innings. Five wickets for 67. : •£,? Braund and Jessop got together, but the Gloucestershire man, who quickly hit 13, • was bowled by Trumble. Six wickets for 83. ,; Hirst came next. Braund, when one, missed being stumped, off Saunders. Hirst, with a big drive, sent the ball clean into the pavilion, off Trumble. At lunch the score stood at six wickets for 94. , "V .

' After lunch the sun reappeared, and ■ the attendance was immense, Hirst began punishing Saunders severely, hitting three;foiirers

Noble replaced the Victorian, but received similar punishment from Hirst. This was the first change in the bowling, the total being' 131. Hirst, however, fell a victim to Trumble, skying one back to him. Hirst scored 4-3 out of 54 runs put on by the partnership, in forty-four minutes, his score including six fours. Seven wickets for 137. Lockwood followed, Braund meanwhile pegging along cautiously, i Lockwood began in lively fashion, hitting a dozen off one over off Noble, whom Saunders , replaced. '•'. ;, •• >;-■■' pt Lockwood welcomed the newcomer "by hitting him for four, bringing the total to the number necessary to save a follow on, amid cheering A good catch by Noble high at point sent Lockwood to the pavilion, after having compiled his 25 in an equal number of minutes. Eight wickets for 179. i Lilley came next, hut Braund was finely caught at long-on by Hill, after batting ninety minutes. Nine wickets for 183. Rhodes, was the last man, but Lilley was caught easily before any further addition to the score. The innings occupied three hours, t

THE AUSTRALIANS* SECOND INNINGS. EIGHT WICKETS FOR 114. ' Trumper and Duff opened the Australians' second innings.' . ', ■ Trumper was run out in trviug a badlyjudged run, although he" slipped, which destroyed any possible chance he may have bad. One wioket for 6. '.*,;.. £ Duff, who was missed by Hirst in Rhodes' first over, played Lockwood on. Two wickets for 9. ■ -';:>- ■

Hill and Darling, together, punished Knocles, whom Jackson replaced. > • ■•,;- Darling -raised his ■;'. contribution to 15, ; then, m trying to negotiate a rising:; ball from Lockwood, he played an easy catch into Maclaren's hands in the slips. Three wickets for 31. ..,:--■-.-•.'.' ■:■--.' v--v\ \ -;..:,- '--,

Hill score was still six when Noble came' to his assistance. Both batted steadily. -< ': Hill being the more aggressive 'of the two soon reached double figures. , At 14 he had a let-off, Hirst at mid-on refusing a chance off Lockwood. ' -.•'-"' -J-

A spell of good play followed. At. 50 Rhodes replaced Jackson,' but the change had no effect. ' • ' . ' ;:

At > this stage Noble was hit on the knee by one from Lockwood, but suffered • apparently little damage, and soon resumed play. At 67 j another change an the bowling was tried, Hirst going on vice Rhodes. , :• Four runs later one from Braund, striking Noble's pads, cannoned on to the wicket,, the batsman's attempt to keep the ball oUt with his bat failing, v Four wickets for 71. >c> Gregory joined Hill, who had 32 to his credit. 'The partnership was a ; short one. The South Australian added a couple and then fell a victim to a magnificent righthanded catch by Maclaren low,down in the slips off Hirst. He was an hour and a-half at the wickets and.played very good cricket, bar the one chance to Hirst. Five wickets for 75. ". ,-w•,::.;.': -' ;>. '■'

Armstrong partnered Gregory, and the latter, after totting up nine, was bowled by Braund. Six wickets for < 91. Hopkins came in next, but only had a short stay. Lockwood took the ball from Braund and the change had an immediate effect, Hopkins playing his first delivery to Lilley, who stood well back and held it. Seven wickets for 99. ; Armstrong had in the meantime steadily increased his score to 12. .. 1 Saunders filled the vaoanoy, his life being even shorter, though more eventful, than his predecessor's. He started by giving Tyldesley a chance at long-on, oft" Rhodes, who hod gone on again, but this was declined. Saunders ; made a similar venture, this time being snapped up, his dismissal forming the final to the day's play. Eight J wickets for 114 - , m a' The attendance was very large. The Australians were batting two hours and threequarters. , , ■*■':.* The following are the scores:— ~-,..; Australian team, first innings ... ~' ... 324ENGLAND.—First Innings. ~..'■;, Maclaren, c Armstrong,: b Trumblo ... 10 Palairet, b Trumble ... ....... 20 Tyldesley, b. Trumble ' ... ... ... oi> Hayward, b Trumble... ... ■ -• ... 0 Jackson, c Armstrong, Saunders - ... ?. Braund,'c Hill, b Trumble ... ... ... c2 Jessbp,*!(Trumble ... ...'... "v'-} 0 Hirst,' c and b Trumble •,... ..... *- '~'43 Lockwood, c Noble, b Saunders ... . ... 25 Lilley, c Trumper, b Trumble ... X't<o Rhodes, not out ...-' '■'■••', — ••• 0 Sundries .'.-. ••"• • ••• .-'••• ••• la Total ... -. - - - 183 Bowling:' : analysis: Trumble ■: took eight wickets for 65 runs; Saunders, two for 79;J Noble, none for 24. . AUSTRALIANS.—Second Innings. Trumper, run out ... ... ... ... 2 Duff, b Lockwood ... ...... ... 6 Hill, o Maclaren, b Hirst ... 34 Darling, c Maclaren, b Lockwood ....;, 15 Noble, b Braund ■•• ••• 13 Gregory, b Braund ... ... ••• ... 9 Armstrong, not out ... ■ ... ... ..... 21 Hopkins, e Lilley, b Lockwood ... ... 3 Saunders, c Tyldesley, b Rhodes ... ... 2 Sundries ... ... ...... ...'9 Total for eight wickets... ... ... 114