CRICKET

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1746, 23 August 1905, Page 48

CRICKET

THE FIFTH TEST MATCH. LONDON, August 14. At the Oval to-day the final test match of the present tour, Australia v. England, was begun. The weather was delightful throughout the day, and the wicket was good. Eighteen thousand fire hundred people paid for admission. THE TEAMS. ATT STE AXiI A. ENGLAND. J. Darling F. S. Jackson O. Hill A. C. Mac Daren R. Duff C. B. Fry A. Cotter R. H. Spooner J. Kelly W. Brearley M. A. Noble J. T. Tyldesley F. Laver T. Hayward W. Armstrong G. H. Hirst V. Trumper W. R. Rhodes O. McLeod A. A. Lilley J. Hopkins E. Arnold THE PLAY. England won the toss, and elected to bat. Cotter and Noble opened the attack, and shortly after beginning MacLaren was easily taken in the slips off a 6hort-pitched ball. One for 12. Tyldesley hit 11 off Cotter, but the bowler had his revenge in the same over by bowling him. Two for 32. Fry joined Hayward, and the game livened up, half a century being hoisted as the result of fifty-five minutes’ play, and a century went up forty minutes later. Both batsmen were playing steady cricket, marked by sound hitting. Several changes in the bowling were made, but without the desired effect. Hayward was nearly caught when he was 35. He placed one dangerously near Laver in the slips off McLeod. Fry’s half-cen-tury took him an hour and a quarter, and was compiled in his best style. Barring two bad strokes, the display was •without a blemish. At the luncheon adjournment the score stood at two for 125.

On resuming, Hopkins and Cotter were bowling. Hayward escaped being caught and bowled by the former. A little later, in pulling a ball from Hopkins, he trod on the wicket. The retir-

ing batsman had played a splendid innings of two hours ten menutes, during which he Kit one fiver and eight fourers. Three for 142. V Jackson, who filled the gap, appeared uncomfortable at the first, and when he had hoisted 11 he was beaten by a shooter from Hopkins, but the ball missed the wicket. 'At 27 he gave Kelly a chance of stumping him off Armstrong, but the opportunity was not taken. Duff was then tried, and Fry hit three fourers off his first over, and 200 went up for three hours’ play. Fry was bitting out freely, and got 12 off one of Noble’s overs. When a brief adjournment was made for tea the score was three for 269. In the fourth over after resuming Cotter dismissed Fry, who put up a “skier” deep behind the bowler, where Armstrong made a good catch. He had played a fine' innings, lasting, three and a half hours, during which he hit twenty-three fourers. Four for 283. Spooner joined his captain, hut after the latter had added 8 the newcomer was dismissed without scoring. Five tor 291. Hirst’s was only a brief stay, he being soon taken in the slips, and the board showed 306 as he retired. Arnold came in, but soon lost Jackson, the score standing at seven -wickets for 322. When stumps were drawn for the day England had lost seven wickets for 381. LONDON, August 15. The weather was fine for the second day’s play in the test match. Eh gland v. Australia, and the wicket was in •good order. Twenty thousand two hundred and thirty-six people paid for admission. The home team, which had lost seven wickets for 381 runs, resumed their innings. Cotter got Rhodes in his second over. Lilley made four fourers off . Cotter before the latter got his off stump.' Arnold played a capital innings. The Englishmen batted for six and a quarter hours for 430 runs. Scores: — ENGLAND.—First Innings. MacLaren, c Laver, b Cotter ... 6 Hayward, hit wicket, b Hopkins ... 59 Tyldesley, b Cotter 16 Fry, b Cotter... 144 Jackson, c Armstrong, b Laver ... 76 Spooner, b Cotter ... ... .•• 6 Hirst, c Noble, b Laver 5 Arnold, c Thumper, b Cotter ... 46 Rhodes, b Cotter 36 Lilley, b Cotter ... ... ••• T 7 Drear ley, not out ... ••• ••• 11 Extras ... ... ••• ••• Total ... ... ••• ••• 430 Bowling analysis.—Cotter, seven for 148; Noble, nil for 51; Armstrong, nil for 76; McLeod, nil for 47; Laver, two for 41 "Hopkins, one for 32; Duff, nil for 1.5. . , _ ■ Brearley and Hirst opened _ the English attack, the former getting Trumper’s wicket when the total was 5. Duff began by hitting out, and scored a couple of fourers off Hirst. Hill was smartly snapped up in the slips by Rhodes, hut,-before being dismissed he got Brearley to leg for a fiver and a fourer before a deep leg was put on. Two for 42. Duff was hatting brilliantly. He got 13 off one over from Arnold. When the board showed 68, he was missed from “a skier” in the slips, MacLaren, going for Hirst’s catch, dropping the ball. Noble opened carefully and slow, getting only one boundary hit in 25 minutes. Duff’s century appeared at the end of 130 minutes’ play, and he received an ovation from the crowd. At 92 he gave a chance to Arnold lefthanded at third man, off Brearley, but it was not accepted. Noble fell to Jackson’s first over. The partnership hiad lasted an hour and forty minutes. Three wickets for 159. The second century was hoisted after two hours and fifty minutes’ play. At this stage Lilley retired, having split a finger, Brearley and J ones keeping the wickets. When his total was 136, Duff had another “life.” He skied a - ball in the long field to Hayward off Hirst, hut the offer was not accepted. Armstrong hit out splendidly, and notched ten off one over from Rhodes. Four for 214. Duff’s fine innings was then brought to a close by his sending one back to Hirst. Five for 237. Hopkins and Darling were now associated, but the former added only a single, and the board showed six for 247 as he retired. McLeod, who followed, failed to score, all the work devolving upon Darling. Seven for 265. Hirst eventually got the Australian captain, who had compiled his total in good style. Eight for 293. The ninth wicket fell at 305.

Duff was dismissed by a simple catch from a skier. He had been at the wiokets three hours and twenty minutes, and hit twenty fourers. . Darling batted for an hour, and indulged in some powerful hitting. When he bad made 30, he gave a wide phiamoe to the wicket-keeper. Cotter fell to an easy catch at deep mid-off. Kelly, after one of his characteristic lively innings, marked by good cncket, was eventually run out, leaving Laver, who had batted forty minutes, to carry out his bat for a steadily compiled 15. The Australians’ innings, which had lasted five hours, terminated at 6.13 p.m. for 3G3 runs.

Following are the scores: — AUSTRALIA. —First Innings. Trumper, b Brearley ... ... 4 Duff, c and b Hirst ... ... • •• 146 Hill, o Rhodes, b Brearley *... 18 Noble, c MacLaren, b Jackson ... 25 Armstrong, c substitute, b Hirst ... 18 Darling, b Hirst ... ••• ••• 57 Hopkins, b Brearley... ... ... 1 McLeod, b Brearley 0 Cotter, c Fry, b Brearley 6 Kelly, run out 42 Laver, not out ... ... ... 15 Extras ... ... ••• ••• 31 Total 363 Bowling analysis.—Hirst-, three for 86; Brearley, five for 110; Arnold, nil for 50; Rhodes, nil fort r 5 9; Jackson, one for 27. With only a few minutes to play, England went in for their second innings, and when stumps were drawn for the day, had lost one wicket for no runs. LONDON, August 16. The fifth test cricket match was resumed at the Oval to-day, and was not concluded at the close of the day’s play, the match thus 'being drawn. Fifteen thousand persons witnessed the play. Ths wicket was fast. At the close of the second day’s play the score-book read as follows:—England, first innings 430, second innings no runs for one wicket; Australia, first innings 363. Duff is suffering from influenza, and is confined to his bed. Newland fielded as a substitute. The first two English wickets to-day fell smartly, Armstrong getting both for no runs. The first run was got off him at the end of half an hour. The second wicket fell when the score was 8, the third at 13. Fry was finely taken at deep mid-off off a fin© drive. Four for 48. Jackson, at the commencement of his innings, was beaten by Cotter, while an appeal was made against Tyldesley at 20 for a catch at the wickets off Cotter. These two batsmen brought up 100 as the result of two hours ten minutes’ play. Jackson, after a rather lucky innings, extending over an hour and ten minutes, was -howled. Five for 102. A fine partnership was next set up by Tyldesley and Spooner, who defied the various changes made in the bowling. Tyldesley indulged in fierce hitting. Though when the game was in a critical stage he displayed great steadiness, the latter part of his innings was marked by brilliancy. Spooner, when he had made 54, gave a hard chance to McLeod at- mid-on off Noble. The innings was declared closed at 3.40 p.m. Tyldesley batted for three hours and; a half. He never gave a chance, and was not beaten at the finish. His score included fifteen fourers. Spooner, too, gave an excellent display, and was at the wickets an hour and a half. He hit one fiver and fifteen fourers. The Australians entered on their second innings requiring 329 to win. Trumper gave a chance in the slips off Hirst in the first over, but it was not accepted. The first wicket fell at 27, the second at 49, the third at 58, and the fourth at 92. Hopkins was smartly thrown out by Arnold from mid-on. Hill played steadily for seventy minutes, and then lost his leg-stump. Armstrong received a severe knock on the ribs from Brearley, which caused a brief delay. He compiled his score in excellent manner, being at the wickets an hour. Soares: — ENGLA ND.—Second Innings. Arnold, b Cotter ... ... ... 0 Hayward, Ibw, b Armstrong ... 2 Maelaren, c Kelly, b Armstrong ... 6 Tyldesley, not out ... \ ... ... 112 Fry, o Armstrong, b Noble ... 16 Jackson, b Cotter ... ... ... 31 Spooner, c sub., b Noble ... ... 79 Sundries ... ... ... 15 Six wickets for ... ... 261 Bowling Analysis.—Cotter, two for 73; Armstrong, two for 61; Noble, two for 56; McLeod, nil for 27; Laver, nil for 18; Hopkins, nil for 11. AUSTRALIA. —Second Innings. Hopkins, run out ... ... ... 10 Trumper, o Spooner, b Brearley ... 28 Noble, b Hirst ... ' ... ... 3 Hill, b Arnold 34 Armstrong, not out ... ... 32 Darling, not out ... ... ... 12 Sundries ... ... ... 5 Total for four wickets ... 124 Bowling Analysis.—Brearley, one for 41 ; Hirst, one for 32; Arnold, one for 17; Rhodes, nil for 29. Following are the results of the five test matches played during the present tour. The total number of runs scored by England is 2770 at a cost of 76 wickets, against 1862 by Australia for 95 wickets: Fi rs t_Won by England by 213 runs. Australia, first innings 221, second innings 188, total 409; England, first innings 193, second innings (declared closed) 406 for five wickets, total 619. Second—Abandoned owing to rain. Australia, first innings 181; England, first innings 282; England, second innings, 136 for five w.ckefce. Third —Drawn. England, first innings 301, second innings (declared closed) 295 for five wiokets, total 596; Aus-

tralia, first innings 195, second innings 224 for seven wickets, total 419. Fourth—Won by England by an innings and 80 runs. England, first innings 446; Australia, first innings 197, second innings 169, total 366. Fifth—Drawn. England, first innings 430, second innings (declared closed) 261 for six wickets, total 691; Australia, first innings 363, second innihgs 124 for four wickets, total 487. MATCH AGAINST NORTHAMPTON. LONDON, August 17. The Australian cricketers began a match against Northamptonshire today. The weather was fine and bright, and the wicket fair and fast. Kelly, Hill, Cotter, and Duff are not playing in the colonial team. The Northampton team batted, first, and made 149. Scores: — NORTHAMPTON.—First Innings. Crosse, b Armstrong ... ... 1 Thompson, Ibw, b Hopkins... ... 20 Cox, b Hopkins ... ... ... 7 A. Thompson, b Howell ... ... 29 East, c Darling, b Howell ... ... 40 Hawtin, c Howell, b Laver ... 0 Duffield, b Howell 0 Horton, b Howell ... ... ••• 0 Simpson, b Howell ... ... ... 28 Hawkins, Ibw, b Howell ... ... 12 Smith, not out ... ... ... 5 Extras ' ... ... ••• 7 Total ... ... ... ... 149 Bowling analysis.—Hopkins, two for 52: Armstrong, one for 15; Howell, six for 44; Laver, one for 31. The Australians opened well, Gehrs and Gregory • scoring at a great rate, and playing faultless cricket. The former hit eleven fourers and Gregory ten. When stumps •were drawn, the colonials had scored 240 for three wickets. LONDON, August 19. The weather was dull when the match Australia v. Northamptonshire was resumed. Rain during the night had caused the wicket to become soft. Rain also fell during the daj*. DaiTng put in a vigorous fifty minutes. Hopkins played a dashing innings, occupying three hours ten minutes. He hit 2i fourers. Armstrong gave a chance at 97. His score included fifteen fourers, and Trumper’s thirteen. Scores: AUSTRALIA. —First innings. Gehrs, b Cox ... ... 83 Gregory, c Smith, b Simpson ... 96 Hopkins, c Smith, b Duffield ... 154 Laver, c sub., b Hawkins 3 Howell, b Thompson 10 Darling, b Thompson ... Armstrong, b Thompson 122 Trumper, 6 sub., b Duffield ' ... ... 68 Noble, b Thompson 2 McLeod, b Thompson 5 Newland, not out 12 Extras 7 Total ... 609 Bowling analysis—Thompson five for 215; Duffield, two for 125. Northamptonshire, requiring 460 to save an inning’s defeat, were dismissed for 129. Thus the colonials Avon by an innings and 33l runs.- Scores* NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.—Second innings. Crosse, st Newland, b Armstrong ... 17 Simpson, c Trumper, b Laver ... 44 Cox, b Laver ’ 7 A. Thompson, b Armstrong 12 Thompson, c Darling, b Armstrong ... 39 East, b Armstrong , 1 Haxvtin, c Newland, b Howell ... 3 Horton, b Howell ... ... ... 4 Duffield, b Howell ... ... ... 2 HaAvkine, retired (hurt) 3 Smith, not out ... 1 Extras 5 Total ... ... 129 First innings 149 Aggregate ... ... 278 Bowling analysis Trumper, nil for 4; Nobis, nil for 12; Laver, two for 37; Armstrong, four for 64; Ho-weH, three for 7. A VALUABLE LINK. LONDON, August 17. ‘•The Times,” commenting on the visit of the Australian team, and the need of a special link holding Australia and the Motherland together in peacetime, commends Darling’s eleven for playing fine cricket, and for playing the game of a United Empire.