FIFTH TEST MATCH.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5669, 17 August 1905, Page 5

FIFTH TEST MATCH.

ENGLAND. First Innings - - 430 AUSTRALIA. First Innings - - 383 SECOND DAY S PLAY. i SKILL IA NT BATTING BY' DUFF, LONDON, August 15. Tiio weather was fine for the second day's play in the test match England y. Australia, and tho wicket was in good order. Twenty thousand two hundred and thirty-six people paid for admission. The homo team, which had lost seven wickets lor 381 runs, resumed their innings. Cotter got Rhodes in his second over. Lilley made four fomers off Cotter before the latter got his oil' stump. Arnold played a capital innings. The Englishmen batted for six and a quarter hours for -130 runs. Scores; .ENGLAND.—-First Innings. AlacLaren, c Laver, b Cotter ... 6 Hayward, hit wicket, b Hopkins ... oS) T'yldcsloy. b Cotter ... ••• Fry, b Cotter... xx ■lack-son, c Armstrong, b Laver ... < > Spooner, b Cotter ... ... ••• " I first, o Noble, b Laver o Arnold, c Tritnipcr, b Cotter ... 41 jihodes, b Cotter 3b Lilley, b Cotter- 4 ' Brearley, not out xx Extras Total 430 Bowling analysis-—Cotter, seven for 148; Noble, nil for 51; Armstrong, nil for 70; AloLeod, nil for 47; Laver, two for 41; Hopkins, one for 32; Duff, ml for 13. COLONIALS AT THE WICKETS. LONDON, August 15. Brearley and Hirst opened the English attack, tho former getting Trumpier's wicket wlien tho total, was 5. Duff began by hitting out, and scored a couple of fonrers off Hirst. Hill was smartly snapped up in tho slips by Khoclcs, but before being dismissed lie got Brearley to leg for a fiver and a fonrer beforo a deep leg was put on. Two for 43. Duff was batting brilliantly. Ho got 13 off one over from Arnold. AVlien the board showed 68, he was missed from “a skier” in the slips, AlacLaren, going for Hirst’s catch, dropping tho ball. Noble opened carefully and slow, getting only ono boundary hit in 25 minutes. Duff’s century appeared at uho end of 130 minutes’ play, and he received an ovation from tho crowd. At 93 ho ga-vo a chanoo to Arnold lefthanded at third man, off Brearley, but it was not accepted. Noble fell to Jackson’s first over. The partnership had 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, Brcarley and Jones keeping tho wickets. AVhen his total was 136, Huff had another ‘‘life.” Ho skied a ball in the long field to Hayward off Hirst, hut tho offer was not accepted. Armstrong hit out splendidly, and notched ten off ono 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, hut tho former added only a single, and the board showed six for 247 as he retired. AlcLeod, who followed, failed to score, all tho work devolving upon Darling. Seven for 265. Hirst eventually got the Australian captain, who had compiled his total in good style. Eight for 293. Tho ninth wicket fell at 305. Duff was dismissed by a simple catch from a skier. He had been at the wickets three hours and twenty minutes, and hit twenty tourers. Darling hatted for an hour, and indulged in some powerful hitting. When he had made 30, he gave a wide (chaaioo to tho wicket-keeper. Cotter fell to an easy catcih at deep mid-off. Kelly, after one of his characteristic lively Innings, marked by good cricket, 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 363 runs. Following are tho scores:— A.L T STRALLV. —First Innings. Trumpcr, b Broarley ... ... 4 Duff, c and b Hirst ... ... ... 146 Hill, c Rhodes, b Brearley ... 18 Noble, c AlaoLaren, h Jackson ... 25 -Armstrong, c substitute, b Hirst ... 18 Darling, b Hirst 57 ‘Hopkins, b Brcarley..., 1 AlcLeod, b Brearley 0 Cotter, c Fry, b Brcarley 6 Kelly, run out 42 Laver, not out ... ... ... 15 Extras 31 Total ... 363 Bowling analysis.—Hirst, three for 86; Brearley. five for llO; Arnold, nil for 50; Rhodes, nil for 59; Jackson, ono for 27. With only a few minutes to play, England wont in for their second innings, and when stumps were drawn for the day, had lost one wicket for no runs. ENGLAND. —Second Innings. Arnold, h Cotter 0 Hayward, not out ... ... ... 0