CRICKET.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11638, 16 August 1905, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE FINAL TEST MATCH.

ENGLAND ALL OUT FOR 430.

Press Association.— Telegraph.— Copyright. Keceived August 16, 8.19 a.m. LONDON, August 15. England's first innings closed for 430. The Australians in their first innings have lost nine wickets for 322.

AUSTRALIANS LOSE NINE WICKETS

FOR 322. •,

Received August 16, 9.46 a.m. LONDON, August 15.

There was fine weather and a good wicket. Twenty thousand were present. • Cotter got Rhodes in his second over. Lilley made four 4's off Cotter before the latter got his off-stump. Arnold played a capital innings. The Englishmen batted for six and a quarter hours for 430. ENGLAND.— First Innings(Concluded). Arnold, c Trumper, b Cotter 40 Rhodes, b Cotter 36 Lilley, b Cotter 17 Brearley, not out 11 Sundries <■• 20 Total 430 Bowling Analysis. — Cotter 7 for 148, Noble nil for 51, Armstrong nil for 76, McLeod nil for 47, Layer 2 for 41, Hopkins 1 for 32, Duff nil for 15. Brearley and Hirst opened the English attack, the former getting Trumper's wicket when the total was 5. Duff began by hitting out, and scored a couple of fourers off Hirst. Hill was smartly snapped up in the slips by Rhodes, but before being dismissed he got Brearley to leg for a fiver and a fourer before deepleg was put on. Two for 42. Duff was batting brilliantly, and got 13 off one over from Arnold. At 68 -he was missed from a skier in the slips, MacLaren, going for Hirst's catch, dropping the ball. Noble opened carfeully and slowly, gotting only one boundary hit in 25 minutes. Duff's century appeared in 130 minutes, when ho received an ovation. At 92 he gave a chance to Arnold, left hand, at third man, off Brearley. Noble fell to Jackson's first over. The partnership had lasted 100 minutes. Three wickets for 159. The second century was hoisted after two. hours and fifty minutes play. At this stage Lilley retired, having split his finger, Brearley and Jones keeping wickets. When liia total was 136 Duff had another life. He skiod a ball to long-field to Hayward off Hirst, but the offer was not accepted. Armstrong hit out splendidly and notched ten off one over from Rhodes. His partnership with Duff lasted just under an hour. Four for 214.

Duff's fine innings was then brought to a close by his sending one back to Hirst. Five for 237.

Hopkins and Darling were now associated, but the former added only a- single, and the board showed six for 247 as he retired.

McLeod, who followed, failed to score, all the work devolving upon Darling. Seven for 265. Hirst eventually got the Australian captain, who had compiled his total in good style. Eight for 293 The ninth wicket fell at 305. AUSTRALIA. — Firßt Innings:- ' Trumpor, b Brearley 4 Duff, c and b Hirst r - 146 Hill, c Rhodes, b Brearley .....' 18 Noble, c MacLaren, b Jackson 25 Armstrong, c substitute, b Hirst 48 Darling, b Hirst 57 Hopkins, b Brearley T McLeod, b Brearley * V J £ Kelly, not out 5 Cotter, c Fry, b Brearley « t ' f 6 Nine wickets for 322