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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11863, 29 May 1909, Page 5

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AUSTRALIA v. ENGLAND. Press Assn. — By Telegraph — Copyright LONDON, May 28. The weather is sunny and the wicket soft. Tho Australians havo lost three wickets for 30, Trumper, c Hirst, b Blythe 10, Armstrong (not out) 15. Trumper sent up an easy catch to midoff in the third over. ■ (Received May 29, 8.30 a.m.) In their first innings the Australians scored 74. The scores were as follows: — AUSTRALIA.— Ist Innings. Cotter, c Hirst, b Blythe ... 2 Bardsley, c Maciaren b Hirst ... £ Trumper, c Hirst, b "Blythe ' ■ - • ... 1C Armstrong, b Hirst ... ... 24 Noble, c Jessop, b Blytho ... 16 Gregory, , c Rhodes, b Blytho ... C Ransford, b Hirst ... ... 1 Macartney, c Maciaren, b Blytho ... 1C Carter, low, b Hirst . -...,...{! O'Connor, lbw, b Blytho ... ■; ... 8 Whitty, not out ... ... 0 Sundries ... ...;.-.;-. ...*.».. 2 Total ... ... .... ' ... 74 [The total as cabled is 3 runs short of the individual scores.] Bowling analysis : Hirst 4 wickets for 28, Blythe 6 for 44. ' v After Trumper had been dismissed Noblo joined , Armstrong. T"h.e . latter, jumping out to two: successive balls from Blythe, drove each for four, hi* total reaching 24; Hirst, by a good delivery, removed tlie leg stump, the fourth wicket fallings for 46. Gregory made a short stay. y He touched one of Blythe' 8,- off breaks j Rhodes, . running backwards, took'" an easy catch. The partnership added a single bye.. Ransford arid Noble carried the score to 52, whereof. Noble made, .l2. Ransford contributed a. single and then Hirst clean bowled him. The bowling was superb. Hirst was at his, very, best, though the wicket Was undoubtedly difficult., Six (wickets for 52. .Macartney went" in next. ; When Noble had foored 15 he.-. attempted.-. to. hit' Blythe, was easily caught aty point by Jesspny ■ the board showing seven for 58. The retiring batsman Was an hour at. .'the' wickets, and md.de a strong defence. The firs"t ' hour's play yielded 31 runs. Carter retired leg before wicket to. Hirst, Without having added to the score. Eight for 59. Macartnev had 7 1( to his credit. When he had raiade four he was missed bv Hirst at mid-off * O'Connor partnered Macartney. He hit a good four to square, leg. off Elythe, but fouv runs , later cot leg .before wicket to. Blythe. ■•Nine: for 71' Whitty was '.the last man. Macartney added, three before .lie was smartly caught iii the slips. (Received Mav 29, 10 a.m.) ■'•-■■: ' ■ LONDON, May 28. ENGLAND;— First Innings. Muclarsn, b ; Macai'tney , ... . ; . 5 -Hobbs, b- Macartney ... ... 0 Tydlesley;- b O'Connor r '< ... ... 24 Fry? b Macartney .',...... 0 Jones > c Caiter, b Armsirorig "..,.; 28 Jjeseop, b Armstrong ... , ... 22 Hirst, lbw,, b Armstrong . '.. 15 Rhodes, riot -.but-' ■'...'' . ... 15 Lilley, c Ransford, b Armstrong U. 0 Toompson,yrun out ' ... ... 6 Blytbp. c Macartney, b Armstrong 1 Sundries ... • .... 5 <„'-.'.'' /'.''. \ . ..' ','; ; j i. Total "■'..... ... ... 121 Bowling' analysis: "Armstrong 5 wickets for 27;- Macartnev 3 for 21. ,o*Cbn-noi-_l for 23, Noble 0 for 2, Whitty 0 for 43. .-.- ... May 11.15 a.m.) Maciaren and Hobbs opened for England' to the bowliiig of Whitty' and Macartney. Tho start was disastrous. Before, a run, was made Hobbs got his leg in .liont to the first ball of Macartney in the second over. Tyldesley cum e to the assistance of Maciaren. Maciaren, who, when ho had scored five, was attempting to drive, played Macartney on. Two for 13. The third wicket fell for the same total, Macartney displacing Fry's middle stump first', ball. The score at tho luncheon adjournment -was three for 17; Tyldesley TO, 'Jones 2. / On resuming the weather was ; lovely, and the attendance, had increased .'to : 10,000. Tyldesley, batting well, increased tho score to 1.9. Jones was in troifble occasionally. Achange'of bowling was tried, O'Connor and Armstrong displacing i Whitty and Macartney. Off; O'Connor's first -over Jones hit two brilliapt fours to square leg. After hitting lip 28, Jones, in Armstrong's second over, was snapped up by Carter behind the wicket.! The partnership lasted 55 minutes..' Tho fourth • wicket ■ "'"fell for 61. and -the ; fall of the fifth deft the total Unaltered, Tyldesley ending an-ex-cellent innings by playing O'Connor on to the wicket. Hirst and, Jessop be* ciiriie partners. Jessop, when lie' badscored 8, , gave, a chance to Macartney njff Armstrong. He signalled his '. escape by hitting nine off one over of O'Connor's'. Forcing the game, Jessop put up 2l in 20 minutes whilst Hirst' made" 11, Thon. Jessop, .-trying to pull Armstrong to log, lost his- wicket, and six Avere Out for 90. ' (Received May 29, 11.40 a.m.) LONDON, May 28., . Mthodes joined Hirst, and the eeritur^ appeared at, the. end of 125 minutes' play. Hirst, tvfber .-.being at the wicket an iiour for 15, got leg, before to one from (Armstrong, the seventh wicket fulling for 103; Lilley was next. The newcomer cried content without scoring, having hit a skyer from Armstrong, Ransford at long' off taking.. 'oil easy catch. Eight for 107. Bhodes viirid Thonipson carried the total to 116, Thompson losing his wicket it 6, Macartney, by a line return, throw* ing it down fr^bm leg. Blythe .wai*' last man. When,. he had scored a single he was caught, easily by Macartney at mid? off, off Armstrong. * Ths innings lasted 160 minutes. Armstrong gave a fine dnsplay of bowling. He kept perfect length, with sufficient break. (Received May 29, 12 p.m.) LONDON, May 28. The Australians, in their second in•nings, hh,\'o : Jtost two wickets for, 67, the score® being;—- .-'■ Noble, c Hi# " ... ... ... 11 Macartney, Tbw,.b Blythe ... ..1 Ransford. pot- out y ,'••.' ".-29 Gregory, -riot out ... .:.. • ..: 26 Noble took; Macartney \vjlh . him to open the second innings, Blytho. and . Hi rpt conducting the attack.. With: the score at 4 and 1 to his credit, Macartney .retired", leg. before .wicket to Blythe'. Noble contributed 11, and wa« dismissed by: a wonderful catch by Johei;, with the left hand low /clown at shcai, leg, off TJTythe. Two wickets for 16. .Ransford and ' Gregory" gave;' a good' display of 'batting. The: fir^ change of bowliiig was matde twheii the total 1 had reached 31, Y Thompson displacing, Blythe. Play to the 'd-sknees'.-' ■'■-.' v-