RACING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9022, 8 January 1908, Page 6

RACING.

| CRICKET. THE TEST MATCH. ENGLAND WIN BY ONE WICKET. KV TELEGRAPH - I'IIESS ASSOCIATION. Received January 7, 9.13 p.m. MELBOURNE, January 7. The weather was again hot, and the wicket good but dusty for the | continuation of the test match. The j Englishmen began the task of getting 123 runs to win with six wickets in hand. Noble opened to Hardstaff, Cotter bowling at the other end. Hardstaff \nade a fluky single, hooked Cotter to the skyward, and was easily taken by RaTisford. Rhodes, who followed, hit one smartly to leg, which MacAlister failed to hold. It was a somewhat difficult chance. At 184 Saunders replaced Noble, and shortly after Armstrong went on in place of Cotter. Braund then played cautiously at Armstrong's slow leg stuff, but the fifth bail clean bowled him after 1 hour 43 minutes' batting. Crawford joined Rhodes, and the second century went up after 4 hours 41 minutes' play. Gradually the score crept up, but 76 runs were btill required when Rhodes cut a ball from Saunders'and started to run. He :saw the hopelessness of the attempt, and tried to regain his crease. - He slipped, and Carter scattered his -wicket. Crawford with Barnes as his partner played merrily for a short time. - Then he gave an easy chance to Armstrong, which was accepted. Humphries' played a short time, and when the luncheon adjournment' was taken each batsman had seven to his credit, and 60 was requited to win. On resuming the txcitement became intense. A ball from Armstrong struck Humphries' pad, and he was given out lsg-before, amid a great shout. He had played a slow innings of 44 minutes, knocking up only 16 runs. Fielder joined Barnes with 39 runs still required. When 28 was wanted Noble took the ball from Saunders: at 260 Cotter replaced Armstrong. Seven runs were wanted when MacArtney went oh.' Fielder scored short runs, while Barnes played well, and scored the winning hit amid an outburst of enthusiasm, after playing for 50 minutes. England thus won by one wicket. The total innings occupied 6 hours 10 minutes. The scores were as follow AUSTRALIA. First innings 266 Second innings •> 397 Grand total 663 ENGLAND. First Innings 382 Second Innings. Hobbs, b Noble 28 Gunn, lbw, b Noble 9 Fane, b Armstrong 50 Hutchirigs, c Cotter, b MacArtney 30 Braund, b Armstrong 30 Hardstaff, e Ransford, b Cotter 19 Rhodes, run out ( 15 Crawford, c Armstrong, b Saunders 10 , Humphries, lbw, b Armstrong 16 Barnes, not out , 38 Fielder, not out . ' 18 Extras 19 Total for nine wickets 282 Grand total 664 Bowling analysis —Cotter 1 for 82, Armstrong 3 for 53, Noble 2 for 41, Hazletl 0 for 8, MacArtney 1 for 21, Saunders 1 for 85. The wickets fell as follows: —Five for 162, 6 for 196, 7 for 198, 8 for 209, 9 for 243. (By Cover Point.) The following team will represent Carlton against Star on the Park Oval to-morrow:—F.. Welch, Moss, Swan, Waters, N. Boyd, Allen, Congdon, A Hoar, Owen, .Roberts, Wickens. Carlton A will be represented against Masterton A on Saturday by the following:—Welch (2), Moss, Swan, Waters, Allen, Barlow, Hoar, O'Leary, Ogier, L. Boyd, Clarke. The Thursday Championship matches to-morrow are: —Carlton v.' Star, at Masterton; W-F.C.A. v. Carterton, at' Carterton. The Wairarapa Association's fix- ; tures for Saturday next are as follow: —Masterton v. Carlton, No. . 2 wicket, Park Oval; Carlton B v. Featherson, No. 1 wicket, P«*rk Oval; Carterton v. Masterton B, at Carterton. The following will represent W.F.C.A. against Carterton, at Carterton, on Thursday .'—-Schubert, A. Caselberg, G. Scrimgeour, A. Pragnell, W. Uren, H. Hall, R. Welch, Phillips, Smith, Parton, Crookenden; emergency, Fairbrother.