CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2082, 7 January 1908, Page 3

CRICKET

IMPERIAL BOARD OF CONTROL. United Pre6s Association —Copyright CAPETOWN, Jan. 5. Air. Abo Bailey suv tests the formation of an Imperial Cricket Board o, Control, each colony :o have one representative. ■ and England one., m addition to the eh airman. SECOND TEST MATCH. United Press Association— Copyright (Received Jan. 6. 10.20 p.in.) MELBOURNE. Jan. 6. _ The weather was hot to-day 96.5 j n the -dude and 140.5 in the sun. The crowd numbered 9099, which with the previous days aggregated 311186 The takings were 63/ 6, agereeating £3590. being .650 under the record. The wicket. notuitlistanding the length of the match, was in excellent order. Australia s innings did not last long. Cartel should have been out before scoiing. but Hutchings missed lnm in tne slips off Fielder. Cotter was first to „o losing Ids wickets leg before “> Crawfordi Haalitt and Cirter were associated for a very brief period until Baines bowled the colt, ami soon came Carter, caught at mid-on easily bv Fane off Barnes. He batted for 83 minutes m a very attractive manner. He was strong m cutting. He readied the boundary seven time.. Australia’s innings lasted 6 hours-35 minutes. England were set 282 to win. Fane and Hobbs as usual opened, with Cotter and Saunders bowling. Tho batsmen displayed caution and keenness, and scoring was verv -slow, neither batsmen bein<r out.' each with 10 to his credit, when the lunch interval was taken, tlm score then being 26 for no wiekots' AVbcn pinv was resumed it was verv uninteresting, changes being made in the bowling, Armstrong and Noble going on. A separation was <oon- effected through Noble bowling Hobbs, who had been in 66 minutes i for a patient and useful if uneventful I innings, which included only two boundary strokes,.. Gunn, the next

Hutchings was cheered on entering, but the expectation of lively cricket was not fulfilled, both he and his captain playing correctly, quietly, and making the game exceedingly tame for the spectators. Fane was ilie first to go alter IGI minutes’ batting. llis half-century included only two fours. His disinis-al was brought about in a peculiar manner, lie played a ball from Armstrong to pad. whence it rolled to the wicket, dislodging the bails. With Braund’s appearance at the wickets McCartney relieved Noble. The cricket was still very dull, and an end came by Cotter at mid-off catching Hutchings, who had 30 to his credit, which had taken him 87 minutes to knock up. lie showed great- restraint, although batting quietly ami not unattractively. He Lit only three lours. llardstalf mid Brauml occupied 60 minutes in reaching double figures, while the ordinarily rapid lliudstulf made a dozen in an hour. They played out time. Altogether it was a day of we irisomo cricket. At times it was painfully slow and never brisk. It was purely defensive. The howling was excellent, Armstrong keeping the runs down and preserving an accurate length. Noble and McCartney were also excellent, the former at one time having averaged t» o for one run. There was excellent fielding, notwithstanding the heat. Hansford was excellent in the outfield, saving many runs. The wicket is still wearing, and considering the fluctuation of the game England yet has a chance. Scores: AUSTRALIA.—Second Innings (con.) Cotter, lbw, b Crawford 27 Hazlett. b Barnes 3 Carter, c Fane, b I! irnes 63 Saunders, not out 0 Sundries 20 Total . 397 Bowling Analysis.—Fielder, l for 71; Crawford, 3 for 226; Barnes, 6 for 72; Braund, 0 for CS; Rhodes, 0 for 88. ENGLAND. —Second Innings. Hobbs, b Noble 28 Gunn, lbw, b Noble 0 Fane, b Armstrong 60 Hutchings, c Cotter, b McCartney 30 Brauiul, not out 27 Hardstaff, not out 17 Sundries 8 Total for 4 wickets 169 The wickets fell as follows: —1 lor 54, 2 for 64, 3 for .121, 4 lor 131.