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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8377, 25 July 1905, Page 3

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ENGLAND V. AUSTRALIA. THE FOURTH TEST MATCH. JACKSON AGAIN WINS THE TOSS. United Presa Association— By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. (Received July 25, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, July 24. The fourth test match began at Manchester to-day. The weather was fine, but cloudy. Heavy rain fell on Saturday night, and showers yesterday. The attendance was enormous. Gregory, Neivland, Hopkins and Howell are standing out of the colonial team, and Jones was omitted from the Home team. The teams are as follow: — ENGLAND. AUSTRALIA. Jackson (captain) Darling- (captain) Maelaren Trumper Fry Noble Brearley Gehrs Spooner Layer Hayward Kelly Hirst Cotter

Rhodes M'Leod Lilley Armstrong Tyldeelsy Hill Arnold Duff Jackson won the toes, and sent in Maelaren and Hay ward to faoe the bowling o! Cotter and M'Lood. The opening partnership had put on -24 when Maelaren hit one to long-on, which Hill held. One wicket for 24. Tyldesley succeeded, but before he could get to work was hit by a ball irora Cotter, which caused a brief interruption of the play. On resuming, play was steady, 50 appearing at the end of an hour's play. At 51 Armstrong replaced Cotter and Layer went on at M J Leod 5 6 end. Tyldesley carried his score to 24, and then played Layer on. He had batted for an hour and a half. Two wickets for 77, of which Hayward had made 32. Fry followed, and with Hayward carried the game to the luncheon adjournment, when the board showed two wickets for 97. Hayward' s score at this time was 51, obtained by admirable play, his half-century having taken him 105 minutes. Fry, who had been at the wickets for twenty minutes, had only a single to his credit. On resuming, with Noble and Cotter bowling, runs came faster, 30 going on the score sheet in twenty minutes. Armstrong went on after 130 had appeared, and in his \first over bowled Fry, who had taken an hour to compile 17. Three wickets for 136 (Hayward 66). Fry gave -a chance off Cotter at the wickets when he had made •14 Jackson joined Hayward. The latter added 16, and then was easily caught by Gehrs at third man .off M'Leod. The departing batsman had played a fine innings, marred only by two chances, one when he had made 70 to Armsti'ong in the slips, off Noble, and the other at 76, when he gave Kelly a chance of stumping him, off Armstrong. He was at the wickets three hours, and hit five fours. Four wickets for 176. Spooner partnered hie captain, who was 19 when he lost Hayward. Both batsmen continued to play steadily. Jackson, who was doing most of the run-getting, gave a hot chance at 24 to Noble at short-leg. The fieldsman made a fine but unsuccessful effort to hold the ball with his left hand. When an adjournment was made for tea the score stood at four wickets for 227 (Jackson 44, Spooner 7). After tea the play livened up, each batsman scoring freely. With his total at 52 Spooner fell a victim to M'Leod off his own bowling. Five wickets for 301.

(Received July 25, 12.SS p.m.) The first two centuries were reached in 210 minutes by excellent all-round batting. An appeal was made against Jackson when he had made 32 for a catch in the slips. Play became fast after the tea adjournment, Layer and Cotter bowling. A demonstration was accorded Spooner, who had reached 1000 runs for the season. Runs came every over, five fours being notched in six successive overs. The tfiird century appeared at 5.45, and almost immediately after Spooner gave a straight return to M'Leod, who made a beautiful catch. Spooner batted for 105 minutes, and scored five fours. Hirst's first stroke was nearly a chance off -a' Leod. He afterwards got a couple of flukey fours off Armstrong. Jackson, when he had made 08, became quieter. Hirst was taken nzcely in the slips. Six wickets for 347. Jackson gave a fine display, and reached his century in the last over of the day. He was at the wickets for 3£ hours. The weather remained fine and the wioket good. The attendance was 20,000.

The following are the scores: — ENGLAND. First Innini?B. Maclaren, o Hill b M'Leoa . 14 Hayward, o Genre b M"Le©a . 82 Tyldesley, h leaver . . .24 Fry, b Armstrong . .' . 17 Spooner, c and b M Leod . . 52 Jackson, not out . - . 103 ; Hirst, o L&ver b M'Leo.d . . 2S Arnold, not out ... 0 Extra 9 .... 35

Toial for sis -wickets . 852