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Temuka Leader, Issue 5824, 1 June 1909, Page 4

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ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA

THE FIRST TEST MATCH

The lirst test match commenced on Thursday and concluded on Saturday, and was considerably interfered with by rain. It ended in the defeat ol Australia by ten wickets. The following are the scores AUSTRALIA. —Ist Innings. Cotter, c Sirst, b Blythe - Bardsley, c Maclaren, b Hirst b Trumpet - , c Hirst, b Blythe ‘ Armstrong, b Hirst 21 Noble, c Jessop. b Blythe lo Gregory, e Rhodes, b Blythe U Ransford, b Hirst 1

Macartney, c Maclaren, b Blythe it) Carter, 1.b.w., )i Hirst *J O’Connor, 1.b.w., b Blythe Whitty, not out *■ Sundries

Total Bowling analysis.—Hirst -1 for 2h, Blythe (i for 11. j ENGLAND.-]st Innings. \ Maclaren, b Macartney 5 Hobbs, b Macartney J-j Tyhlcsley, b O’Connor *•* Fry, b Macartney d Jones, c Carter, b Armstrong 2S Jessop. b Armstrong 22 Hirst, 1.b.w., b Armstrong Rhodes, not out In Hey. c Ransford, b Armstrong ... 0^ Thompson, run out Blythe, c. Macartney, b Armstrong 1 . Sundries !J Total 121 Bawling analysis.—Armstrong 5 for 27, Macartney 3 for 21, O’Connor 1 for 23, Noble t) for 2, Whitty 0 for -13. AUSTRALIA.—2nd innings. Noble, b Hirst H Ma*artnev. 1.b.w., b Blythe t Ransford, b Blythe 1^ Gregory, o Thompson, b Blythe ... 13 Trumper. c Rhodes, b Hirst 1 Bardsley, c Thompson, 1) Blytho ... 6 Armstrong, c Jessop, b Blythe 0 Carter, e Hobbs, b Hirst 1 ' Cotter, c Tyhlcsley, b Hirst U> O’Connor, c Lillev. b Hirst 13 ’ Whitty, not oi.t d Sundries

Total hjl How liny analysis —Hirst 5 for s'*, Blothe 5 for SS. Thompson 0 for ID, Rhodes 0 for 8. FNC LAND.—find Timings. Hobbs. not out , IT-- not out -55 Sundries S Total for no wickets 105 Bowling analysis.—Haeartnev 0 for :tr>, Armstrong 0 for 27, -Whi tty 0 for IS, O’Connor 0 for 17.