THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 13967, 27 July 1909, Page 2

THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.

A CHEERLESS OPENING.

NOBLE WINS THE TOSS AGAIN.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. (Received July 27, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, July 26. The fourth test match between Australia and England commenced at Manchester to-day. Noble won the toaa and decided to bat. Play was delayed a quarter of an hour owing to the wefttner which was- very boisterous and I windy. Late in the afternoon the ran appeared, but the first part of the day was very cheerless. Eighteen thousand were present. The teams were as follow: England. — MarLaren, Spooner, War*Z r> Hytcniniesi Tyldesley, Lilley, bharp, Barnes, Rhodes, Hirst and " Hlytlie. Australia.— Noble, Armstrong, Bardsey, Gregory, Trumper, Ransford, Hopuns, Macartney, Cotter, Carter and Layer. Tho scores were aB follow: AUSTRALIA—First Innings. Gregory, b. Blythe • 21 • Jurdslcy, b. Barnes 9 Ranbford, 1.b.w., b. Barnes 4 ' Noble, b. Blythe ".'.'", 17 Trumper, o. Hatchings, b. Barnes 2 Armstrong, not out 32 Hopkins, X. Blythe ...........'.'. 3 - Macartney, b. Barnes .- 5 ' Cotter, c. Tyldesley, b. Blythe ... 17 Carter, 1.b.w., b Barnes 18 ! Larer, b. Blythe 11 ± Sdndries „ .18 -. Total 147 * Bowling analysis.— Hirst, no wickets for 15; Barnes, five for 66; Blythe, five * for 63. England in its first innings has lost six wickets for 94. The scores were:— o Warner, b. Macartney 9 ' Spooner, c. and b. Cotter 26 * Tyldesley, c. Armstrong, b. Layer 15 Sharp, c. Armstrong, b. Layer .'..... 3 - Rhodes, c. Carter, b. Layer 5 ; Hutchings, b. Cotter 0 '; • MacLaren, not out 16 .* Lilley, not out 8 :*: * A DAY FOR BOWLERS. (Received July~27, 9.55 »4n.) \ LONDON, July 96. « Hirst and Barnes started the bowl- > ing, Gregory commencing with a lucky >' stroke in the slips for four. Thie sixth Cover saw Bardsley's middle stump go, - the ball coming quickly off the pitch, d — One for 13, *J Itansford, after scoring four, got leg & in front. He was beaten by tk» pre- a vious ball Two for 31. , 5 Barnes was bowling splendidly, but % Hirst was keeping an uncertain length. S At 32 Blythe displaced r Hirst, and a I ball in the new-comer's third over disposed of Gregory while attempting to '- sweep one to leg. 2 • He batted for an hour, starting «hak- g lly but improving. He hit Barnes for T. ■ Jowr.r^ThrAjm3s. 3 Noble and Trumper were together. • The former was skilful, bat Trumper £ was taken cleverly at second slip, Hqt- § chines falling in the attempt. — Pour g for 4/. £ . JThe half-century waa raised in- Wh + minutes. The pitch wo* diff ion)*, ' though scarcely treacherous. It was too slow for the Australians. Noble played back to * quicker foil from Blythe. and feet hfc f isfcef fcfteY «n bout's excellent criontw--¥tre for 08. ■ *• Armstrong plodded along with* Hopkins until luncheon. On resuming, the Sydneyite fell a victim to Blythe's first over- — Six for 66. a couple ofTourers off Barnes, wk&;was pitching short. " r '' . Macartney in playing back to Battles was put out. when he was three he was. nearly run out. He and Armstrong were on* th 6 bne. end together, but lilley blundered.— Seven for 87. The een- . tnry Was Compiled in 135 minutes. Cotter, who joined Armstrong, , was ■ brief but lively. Ho drove Brjthe out of the ground for six and got eight in. the same over. After playing Tor 15 miawte* Tyldeakff nought has.^o '\atm*s -otj;— Eight for llO: ' Armstrpng still batted very cau-| trailer quickly hit off 13 before he A got leg, in fron^— Nine for 138,^ ' ( Armstrong was 100 minutes In- getting 31, but his play was faultless. '*' Layer knocked 11 off Blythe in three 'f hits before the bowler got bis revenge. - After lunch both Barnes and" Blythe were uncertain in thoir length. ' ) - » ■- THE ENGLISHMEN: : || ' The sun deigned .to shine whsa War- •> ncr and Spooner' went to the wickets. ' f The bowling was entrusted to Ifoble -I. ana. Macartney. Twenty minutes? play iM produced 10 runs, the bowling; Jbeing •? steady and thejieldinff smart. li nY^J 0 . »PP«»red XaTer replaced | Noble. Both batsmen were careful, but Wornor in playing back to, Macartney 1 lost his wicket.— One for 34. Nine runs later Cotter relieved Mac- % artney, and Spooner was easily caught '.% off a ball in the fast bowler's first ov«r. '% ,He hail givwn a. stylish, faultless dis- '' phw— Two for 30. . % Tyldesley was scoring slowly. Sharp, % who succeeded Spooner, was easily 4 taken in the sHps.— Three for 44. -f Rhodes narrowly missed being, caught v by Rinsford at long-on beferTnTn^ * scored. Shortly after- Carter snapped him at the wicket. — Four for 50, the reeoh of 80 mih.ll tea' play/ '.. Tyldesley, who had been at the wickete three-quarters of an hoiuv was easily caught in the slips. — Fire for 63. Hutchings, when he had scored a single, was missed in the slips by Arnv- i strong off Cotter, but was bowled a ' few ■ minutes later. — Six for 73. MacLaren 'then partnered Lilley/