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Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12105, 2 December 1907, Page 3

CRICKET.

ENGLISHMEN V; QUEENSLAND (Pof United Pie3S Association; j Keceived Nov. 30, 8. 55 p.m. Brisbane*, November 30. The Englishmen began the match against Queensland to-day. The weather was fane. but the wicket helped the bowlers. The looal men made a poor stand against the bowling of Braund and Blythe, who bowled throughout the innings, and H was : all over before lunch for 78 r'iiris. The following are the scores :— „Q ueensland, first innings: Hartiga'n, b Blythe. 2; Brown,, c Humphries,, b Blythe, 9? Redgrave, b Braundl, ll;|Hayes, b Braund, 8; Hutcheon, stumped Humphries, h Blythe, 19; Martin, c and b Blythe, 7: 'Dunn, c Jones, b Blythe, G; Evans, c Humphries, b Braunri," 10; Thomson, b Braund,o; Timbury (not out) 1: MaoLaren, run out, 0: total, 78. Bowling analysis: Braund, i wickets for 43; Blythe, 5 or 35. Received December 1, 4.30 p.m. . Brisbane, December 1. " Jones and Hutching 3 scored freely in the Englishmen's first innings, the latter's score including three sixes. MacLaren was in fine bowling form, accounting for four wiojiets. Seven wickets were down for 251 when stumps were drawn for the day. Scores :— =— England, first innings: Fane, c Timbury. b MaoLaren, 8; Hobba, 1.b.w., b MacLaren, 21; Hayes, c Uutcbeson, b Timbury, 12: Braund, b MacLaren, S; Hutcfaings, c llutI oneson, b Timbury, 67 : Young, b Kedgrave, 40; Crawford, b xVlacLaren, 3; Jones, not 0ut, 53; Rhodes, not out 4 3: extras, 5; total, 7 wickets fbr2ol. VIOTORiA V. &OUTH AUSTRALIA; Mebburne; November 30. . The weather was fine for the match Victoria versus South . Australia. Armstrong and Tarrant, for the home team, did some tremendous bitting, and the partnership produced 221 flips.. Victoria's first innings realised 699 and ended just on time being called. Armstrongmade 231, Tarrant 105, McAlister 2J, Hazlitt 21. Carkeek 22, and Carroll 29. ' _ ATHLETIC V. NELSON; On Kccqunt of ihe College sports on Saturday, the match College r; Kamura had to be, postponed. The above teams played a. practice ganie on No. i wicket. Nelson being assisted by several Kamura players; who took the upper hand in scoring. The scores.were— Athletic 82, Nelson 75.