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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue V, 2 August 1902, Page 276

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AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. MATCH AGAINST SURREY. SURREY.—First Innings. Abel, c Noble, b Trumper 104 Hayward, c Noble, b Saunders.... 26 Hayes, lbw, b Armstrong 37 Lockwood, c Armstrong, b Howell. 16 Brockweli, b Howell 39 Leveson-Gower, not out 26 Jephson, b Howell 0 Lees, c Trumper, b Saunders G Clode, b Saunders 9 Stedman, c -Armstrong, b Howell 6 Richardson, b Howell 2 Sundries 25 Total 296 Bowling analysis: Howell took 5 ■wickets for 80; Saunders, 3 for 82; Trumper. 1 for 23; Armstrong, 1 for 49. AUSTRALIAN TEAM.—First Innings Trumper, c Stedman, b Lockwood I S 5 Duff, c Abel, b Lockwood 57 Carter, e Hayes, b Clode 0 Armstrong, c Richardson, b Brock well 21 Hill, lbw., b Clode ..............—-Ik) Noble, lbw., b Lees 0 Gregory, c Hayes, b Lees 0 Darling, b Richardson 32 Hopkins, c Gower, b Clode .... 6 Howell, not out G Saunders, c Gower, b Clode .... 0 Sundries la Total 313 Analysis: Clode, 4 wickets for 65; Lees, 2 for 93; Brockwell, 1 for 56; Richardson, 1 for 65; Lockwood, 2 for 18. SURREY.—Second Innings. Abel, c and b Howell 5 Hayes, c Armstrong, b-NoHe.... 22 Hayward, c Hill, b Armstrong.. 48 Lockwood, o Darling, b Saunders 18 Gower, c Noble, b Saunders.... 0 Jephson, c Armstrong, b Saunders 7 Lees, e Duff, b Saunders 0 Brockwell, st Carter, b Armstrong fi Clode, c Duff, b Saunders 3 Richardson, e Duff, b Saunders.. 0 Stedman, not out 0 Sundries 2 Total in Bowling analysis: Saunders took six wickets for 9 runs; Armstrong, two tor 34; Noble, one for 32; Howell, one for 34. AUSTRALIAN TEAM.Second Innings. Howell, c Gower, b Clode 3 Saunders, not out 8 Armstrong, not out 1 Total for one wicket 11 THE FOURTH TEST MATCH. THE TEAMS. ENGLAND. A. U. Maclaren (Lancashire), captain. F. S. Jackson (Yorkshire). L. C. H. I’alairet (Somerset). K. S. Ranjitsinhji (Sussex). J. T. Tyldesley (Lancashire). R. Abel (Surrey). W. 11. Lockwood (Surrey). Tate (Sussex) W. Rhodes (Yorkshire). L. C. Braund (Somerset). A. Lilley (Warwickshire). AUSTRALIA. J. Darling (South Australia), captain. C. Hill (South Australia). V. Trumper (New South Wales). S. E. Gregory (New South Wales). R. A. Duff (New South Wales). M. A. Noble (New South Wales). H. Trumble (Victoria). W. Armstrong (Victoria). A. J. Hopkins (New South 'Wales). J. J. Kelly (New South Wales). J. V. Saunders (Victoria).

AUSTRALIANS.—First Innings. Trumper, c Lilley, b Rhodes .... 104 Duff, c Lilley, b Lockwood 54 Hill, c Rhodes, b Lockwood .... 05 Noble, c and b Rhodes 2 Gregory, o Lilley, b Rhodes 3 Darling, c Maclaren, b Rhodes .. 51 Hopkins, c Palairet, b Lockwood 0 Armstrong, b Lockwood 5 Kelly, not out 4 Ti umble, c Tate, b Lockwood .... 0 Saunders, b Lockwood 3 Sundries 8 Total 299

Bowling analysis: Rhodes took four wickets for 104 runs; Jackson, nene for 58; Tate, nqne ,for 44; Braund, none for 37; Lock wood, six for 48 ALL ENGLAND.—First Innings. Abel, c Armstrong, b Saunders .. 6 Palairet, c Nobl., b Saunders .— 6 Tyldesley, c Hopkins, b Saunders 22 Maclaren, b Trumble 1 Ranjitsinhji, lbw, b Trumble —. 2 Jackson, c Duff, b Trumble .... 128 Braund, b Noble 65 Lilley, b Noble 7 Lockwood, run out 7 Rhodes, c and b Trumble 5 Tate, not out 5 ■ Sundries 8 Total 262 Bowling analysis: Trumble took four wickets for 75;. Saunders, three for 101; Noble, two for 47; Trumper, none for 6; Armstrong, none for 19; Hopkins, none for 3. AUSTRALIANS. —Second Innings. Trumper, c Braund, b Lockwood 4 Duff, b Lockwood 3 Hill, b Lockwood 0 Darling, c Palairet, b Rhodes — . 37 Gregory, lbw, b Tate 24 Noble, c Lilley, b Lock wood .... 4 Hopkins, c Tate, b Loekwood.... 2 Armstrong, b Rhodes 3 Kelly, not out 2 Trumble, lbw, b Tate 4 Saunders, c Tyldesley, b Rhodes 0 Sundries — 3 Total 86 Bhwling analysis: Loekwood took five wickets for 28 runs; Braund, none for 22; Rhodes, three for" 26; Tate, two for 7. ALL ENGLAND—Second Innings. Palairet, b Saunders 17 Maelaren, c Duff, IT Trumble .... 35 Tyldesley, e Armstrong, b Saunders 16 Ranjitshinhji, lbw, b Trumble .. 4 Abel, b Trumble • 21 Jaekson, e Gregory, b Saunders 7 Braund, st Kelly, b Trumble .... 3 Lilley, e Hill, b Trumble 4 Lockwood, b Trumble 0 Rhodes, not out 4 Tate, b Saunders 4 Sundries 5 Total 120 Bowling analysis: Trumble took six wickets for 53 runs; Noble, none for 10; Saunders, four for 52. CLOSE FINISHES IN THE PAST. “Oh, the little more and how much it is. And the little less and what worlds away!”—(Browning.)

There have been several close finishes in the history of the “fights for the ashes,’’ but Browning's lines were never more applicable than in the case of the match just' concluded, which has provided the closest finish on record in these matches. The historic match of 1882 at the Oval has always been considered the most exciting of test matches, and though the. margin of the Australians’ victory (7 runs) was not quite so Barrow as in this last case, there were circumstances about the game wh’ch make it of an even more sensational character than this great struggle at Manchester. England, represented by B splendid team, had 84 to get on a good wicket, and they began well, the second wicket falling at about 50, Grace notching 32. However, Spofforth, splendidly seconded by Boyle, put forth his very best efforts, and the rest of the Englishmen were sent back one after another, the last wicket falling at 77, seven runs short of the required total. Th J excitement was beyond all description, one man dropping dead from

the strain. Spofforth probably rteched the height of his splendid powers in this match, taking seven wickets in each of the two innings. Another close finish was that at Melbourne in 1885, when Australia defeated Alfred Shaw’s eleven by six runs, the'scares being Australia 181 and 165 and England 133 and 207. In 1887, nt Sydney, Shrewsbury's team defeated Australia byl3 runs.the scores being England 45 and 184, and Australia 119 and- 97. The match of December 14—December 20, 1894, at Sydney, between Australia and Stoddart’s team was* an extraordinary one- Australia led- off with the huge score of 586 (S. Gregory 201, Giffen 66), and though England responded finely with 325 and 437, victory for Australia was thought to be a foregone conclusion, when the colonials were left with 176 to get to win, and still more so when over 100 runs were on the board with only three wickets down. This was at the end of the fifth day, but it rained in the night, and on a bowler's wicket the following day Briggs ana Peel dismissed the rest of Australia’s chosen very cheaply. The last wicket fell at 166, ten runs shortof the required number, and England won before rows of empty seats, scarcely anyone having taken the trouble to come and see Australia’s victory, which people rashly thought was inevitable. The match just finished has been full of fluctuating fortune, and it must be admitted that the. riin which fell on Friday night had not a little to do with the result on the following day.

By winning the third and fourth tests the Australians have won the “rubber,” the first two matches not having been finished. The first was drawn greatly in favour of England, after the colonials had had the worst of the wickets, the second was abandoned owing to rain, the third wenf to Australia by a margin of 134 runs, and the fourth, just finished, was

won by the colonials by three runs. The fifth and last of the’present series will be played at the Oval on August 11. Since the matches were commenced Australia has won 2ft of them and England 27, while 12 have been unfinished.