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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13531, 28 February 1908, Page 5

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Press Association-llv Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, February 26. Notts* County Cricket Club is organising a testimonial to Junes, captain of the F'nglisli team- In Australia. Ii is hoped that £2OOO will be realised. THE FIFTH TEST MATCH. A CLOSE FINISH. 5 WIN FOR AUSTRALIA. Received 5.35 p.m., February 27th. SYDNEY, .February 27. There was fine weather when the match was resumed to-day. The wiekc-t- rolled out well. There was a .small attendance of the public. Young hit one over the bowler's head, and O'Connor running in from mid-on effected a good catch.—Seven for 123. •Rhodes plugged along steadily, reaching his fifty for 113 minutes' work. .lones livened "the- game up, and the partnership looked like continuing, and the hopes of the English supporters rose considerably. A change from Macartney to Armstrong brought about, the downfall of the English skipper, who had made his 34 in 54 1 minutes.

Rhodes continued to play a steady and cautious game, and Crawford joined liim. On resuming after lunch the score mounted slowly. Noble bowled Rhocleis, who received an ovation for his useful performance, batting 2 hours 40 minutes. —Nine for 198.

Barnes was last man, and 81 runs were required to win. Noble and Saunders 1 were bowling their best. The batsmen added runs slowly, and although several times they were held up by Noblet they pulled down the deficit to 50, Crawford showing fine cricket. Then Barnes succumbed to Saunders, and the Australians were left the victois by 49 runs, while Jones (the English captain) was lefti vo lament- throwing away wickets in his firstinnings. The following are the scores:— AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings. Noble, b Barnes 35 Macartney, c Crawford, b Barnes ... 1 O'Connor, c Young, b Crawford ... 9 Gregory, c and b Barnes 44 Hill, c Hutchings, b Barnes 12 Armstrong, c and h Crawford 3 Trumper. c. Braund, b Barnes 10 Ransford. c Gunn. b Barnes 11 Hartigan. c and b Crawford 1 Carter, noi' out 1 Saunders, c Young*, b Barnes 0 Sundries , r ... 10 Total 137 Bowling . analysis.—Crawford 3 for 52 Barnes 7 for 60, Rhodes 0 for 15. Second Innings. Noble, 1.b.w.. b Rhodes 34 O'Connor, b Barries 6 Trumper, c Gunn, b Rhodes 166, Gregory, b Crawford 56 Macartney, c Jones, b Crawford - 10 Hill, c Young, b Crawford 44 Armstrong, c Gunn, b Crawford ... 32 Ransford, not out 21 Hartigan, b Crawford 5 Carter, c Hobbs, b Rhodes 22 Saunders, c Young, b Rhodes 0 Sundries 26

Total 422 Bowling analysis—Barnes 1 for 78, Crawford 5 for 141. Rhodes 4 for 102, Braund 0 for 64, Hobbs 0 for 13. ENGLAND—Ist- Innings. Fane, b Noble 0 Hobbs, b Saunders 72 Gnnn.. not out 122 Hutching*-, run out 13 Hardstaif, e O'Connor, b Saunders .. 17 Crawford, c Hill, b Saunders 6 Brauml, stp Carter, b Macartney 31 Rhodes, c Noble, b Armstrong 10 Young-, stp Carter, b Macartney 0 Jones, b Macartney ...; 0 Barnes, run oufc ] Sundries* 9 Total. 281 Bowling analysis.—Noble 1 for 62, Saunders 3 for 114, O'Connor 0 for 23, Macartney 3 for 44, Armstrong 1 for 29. Second Innings. Fane, b . Noble , 46 Hobbs. c Gregory, b Saunders 13 Gunn. b Macartney 0 Hutcliings, b Macartney :. 2 Bardstaff, b Saunders 0 Braund, c Noble, b .Saunders 0 Rhodes, b Noble 69 Young, c O'Connor, 1) Saunders ...... 11 Jones, b Armstrong 34 Crawford, not out 24 Barnes, b Saunders 11 Sundries 11 Total 229 Bowling analysis.—O'Connor 0 for 22. Armstrong 1 for 27. Macartney 2 for 24, Saunders 5 for 82, Noble 2 for 56. Australia, 559 run.". England. 510 runs.

A match between tlie Timaru A team and the High School was played afc the Athletic Grounds yesterday. .-The Hifrh School boys batted first, and with the assistance of Donohue imt up The respectable score of 141. Donohue played a. s-plendid innings (72) without a mistake, with rlie -exception of a hoti chance at. mid-on when lie had made 50. HallJones, Gillies, and Simmeiv-: aV,o batted well : a number of the other boys shaped well, and with a few matches of this description would no doubt develop into promising players. The At. im knocked up 206 runs: Siraciitv played a sterling innings for 51. and was tihen unbeaten: nV.xl to Donohue',-; i" was tlv l)e>l imiinsr>< of the match. 1 vnch. 1 >:« in. Andreiv.-. and Roberto played vigorous cricket I'mtheir runs.