CRICKET.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11146, 9 December 1907, Page 7

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v. AN AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN. '

(Press Assn. — By Telegraph — Copyright). BRISBANE, December 7. The cricket match was resumed to-day m very sultry weather, and m the presence of a large attendance. The wicket was m good condition. Young and Humphries, not out on the previous day, took their places at the wickets.. The former received two balls from "Armstrong which he was unable to play*, and m coming across 'to the next , was .oiit leg before. Hayes and Humphries had a brief partnership, Humphries being out lbw to Armstrong, with only a single to his credit. ..Hutching?,., brought . up the century by hoekihg Ai_3rtrong"fdr 4. 'j- Im-_ mediately afterwards Hayes skied launders, and Ha'rtigah/ took a/ good catch. McCartney relieved Saunders, arid Cotter went on at Armstrong's end. At 129 Hardstaff faced McCartney, who clean howled him. Soon after Hutchings passed, the half-century. ' he /was misled ;by Evans, and to celebrate the "life" knocked 20. off Cotter's/ oVer. *.' This brought dn Redgrave m the la tier's place at 149. At luncheon five wickets were down for ISO. ■'. -^ ' On resuming the weather bepanae threatening';, a* - storm;, rising 'from the west, A doien runs were ; added; when Braurid, attempting a short run, .Hutchingsr was rim out. Shortly a'f ter Braund was clean bowled by McCartnby for 17. Rain began' to fall lightly, arid the umpires conferred, but decided to proceed. A few / griinutes later Rhodes was clean bowled by McCartney, and rain falling heavily stopped the -game for an hour. On' resuming the total was carried to 205, when Blythe tipped McCartney to MeAlSter /ip /the^ sljps^/ahd/ retired. ;lfield<ei:, : the" last" man m with Crawford, saw the total up /to 22^;, when -thej. latter/ "was dis? missed by/Sauihdefs holding a fibe catch at deep mid-on. . </- . - ':'-. The Australian eleven began, their /second innings ■: by sending m Haftigan aiid Gregory. / The former got 7 off Fielder. Gregory then touched the, latter- up, and Braund . accepted the / : offer; Tarrant made 3,' arid was then/caught. I^'ehijhd- the wickets. McAlister /and Har tigan then came together, and by solid cricket,; desj bite numerous; charige> bfj 'bowlbig, ; pa.ss" r ed the fii«t century. HVhen stumps were drawn the total was 2 wicketej for 110. Scores': ;'•''•' !; -' ■,-•.■'/ -.- . * ENGLAND— Ist. innings "(eont). ... ; Young; 'lbw, h^rnis^roijig/. /...;;^ Humifies, lbw, \T Armstrong ... 1 ' . Hayes, c -•■^i*fciga.n;--h : '-Sa'ttn"ders' : -- 13 : . ' Hutcliing.VT_i out ......; 72; >' BraUrid, b McCartney . ... .... 17Hiirstaff - b McCartney \ : . . ,9 • Rhodes,' b McCartney .'..' '... '8 Blythe, c % McAlister, b. L MpQirtney .9 Crawford, c Saunders, b Armstrong 30 ; Fielder, not ' out / •'•" ••■' /'S \ Sundries ~y '■,.'.«.'.;•.■' •;■ ,' •- 7 r- Total 1 /.. " ... ... ... 223 Bo.wlibg analysis : McCartney 4 for 36, "Armstrong 3 for 43, , Saunders 2 for 57. AUSTRALIA— 2nd innings. v (Ist innings 209.) . Gregory, c Braund, 1 h Fielder '..,.. Q Tarrant,/ c Humphries, b Fielder 3 Hartigan, not out ••• ••• .-55; McAlister, not out ... ....'." 51 Sundries yy ■ ... .-:/"• 12 Total for 2 wickete .... ... 110 SIDNEY, December 7. New South Wales m their first innings against South Australia made 276. The chief scorers , were Trumper 44, Noble 93, Waddy 39, Carter 46. South Australia' m their second innings have one wicket down for 26. '