LATE CRICKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2808, 8 January 1908, Page 53

LATE CRICKET.

SECOND TEST MATCH. VICTORY FOR ENOLAND BY ONE WICKET. - A SENSATIONAL FINISH. Press Association — By TelegTaph— Copyright. MELBOURNE, January 7. (Received January 7, at 9.13 p.m.) The weather was again hot. The wicket was good but dusty. The Englishmen began the task of getting 123 runs to win with six wickets in hand. Noble opened to HardstafF, Cotter bowling at the other end. HardstafF made a fluky single, then hooked Cotter skyward, and was easily tatken by Ransford. Rhodes, who followed, hit one smartly to leg, which Macalister failed to hold. It was a somewhat difficult chance. At 184Saunders replaced Noble, and shortly after Armstrong went on in place of Cotter. Braund played cautiously at Armstrong's slows, but the fifth ball clean-bowled him after one hour and three minutes' batting. Crawford joined Rhodes, and the second century went up after four hours and 40 minutes' play. Gradually the score crept up, but 76 runs were still required, when Rhodes cut a ball from . Saunders and started a run. He ,saw his hopelessness, i and tried to regain his crease, but slipped, I and Carter scattered his wicket. Crawford, with Barnes as partner, played merrily for a 'short time, and then gave an easy chance to Armstrong-, which was accepted. Humphries "played for a short time, when the luncheon adjournment /was taken, each batsman having 7 runs to his credit. With 61 runs" required to win the excitement became intense. A' ball from Armstrong struck Humphries's pad, and he was given out lbw amid a great shout. He had played a slow innings of 44 minutes, knocking up only 16 runs. Fielder joined Barnes, and 39 rues were still required. When 28 runs were wanted 'Noble took the ball from Saunders. At 261 Cotter replaced Armstrong, and the air was electrical, both on the field and among -the spectators. Seven Tuns were wanted when Macartney went on. Fielder scored short runs, while Barnes played well," and scored the winning hit amid an outburst -of enthusiasm, after playing for 50 minutes. The total innings occupied six hours and 19 minutes. The wickets fell to-day in this order: Five for 162, six for 196, seven for 198, eight for 209, nine for 243. 'The following were the scores: — Austhaua. — First~ Innings. Trumper, c Humphries, b Crawford 49 Macartney, b Crawford .. .. 37 j Hill, b Fielder 16 Nobte, o Braund, b Rhcdes .. 61 Armstrong, o Hutchings, b Crawford 31 MS'Alister, run out 10 Cotter, b Crawford .. „ .. 17 Hazlitt. b Crawford .. .» .. 1 Rajaslbrd, run out .. .. .. 27 Saundeis, b Fielder, 0 Carter, not out 15 Extras 2 I : - Total 266 j Second Innings. Trumper, lbw, b Crawford . ..63 Noble, b Crawford 64 Hill, b Fie'.der 3 M'Alister, run out 18 Armstrong, b Barnes . . ( . . . . 77 Ma-eartney, c Humphries, ■> b Braund 54 j Ransford. c Hutchings. b Barnes 18 : Cotter, lbw, b Crawford ... 27 Carter, c Fane, b Barnes 53 E-azlttt, t> Baroes • • 3 Saunders, not out .'. .. 0 Extras 17 Total 397 Grand total ... .668 England.— First Innings. Fane, b Armstrong „ • ..13 Hobbs, b Cotter -. . . 83 Gunn, lbw,' b Cotter .« .. .. 15 Hutchings, b Cotter ... . 126 Bra-und, b Cotter .. .. - . .. 49 Hardstaff, b Saundera .. -.. 12 Rhodes, b Saund«rs .. .. .. 32 Cravford, c Rainsiford, b Sauuders 16 ' Humphries, b Cotter 6 Barnes, c. Hill, b Armstrong . 14 Fielder, not out . - 6 Extras .* .. 10' Total .' - ... 382 Second Innings. Hobbs, b Noble 28 Gunn, lbw, b Noble .. . .0 Fane, b Arms-ferong 50 Hutchings, c Cotter, b Maca-rtney 39 Brauno!, b Armstrong . . .30 Hardstaff, c RausforcT, b Cotter.. 19 Rhcdes, run out 15 Crawford, c Armstrong, b Saun- " dors 10 Humphries, lbw. b Armstrong ..16 Barnes, not out 38 Fielder, not out .. „ .. .. 18 Extra* .>. .. 19 Nine wickets for ,-n .. 282 Grand total 663 Bowling Analysis. Cotter, 1 wicket for 82 runs. Armstrong, 3 wickets for 53 runs. Noble, 2 wickets for 41 runs. Hazlitt, no wickets for 8 runs. , Maoartn«y, 1 wickeit for 21 runs. ! Saunders, 1 wicket tor 58 runs. The efforts of some well-intentioned friends of prisoners in Terrace Gaol, Wellington, to provide them with a little fruit and some music, were duly considered by the Minister of Justice, but found to be inadvisable. The Prisoners' Aid Society, however, found out tho wives and children of Wellington prisoners and gave them meat, groceries, vegetables, coal, and fruit, and toys for the children. That oranges can be grown and ripened in Canterbury has been proved (says the Lyttelton Times) on more than one occasion- Mr F. Gardiner, of Purau, produced_proof of the fact to a representative of that journal by^ displaying a- branch bearing four well-grown oranges in various sfca.ges of ripeness, all probably more matured than the imported fruit is when gathered for shipment to New Zealand. Th« twig wag .out from a tree at Purau, planted 'by Mr Rhodes, as Mr# Gardiner. belieTes, about 35 xeara agOi '