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MORE ABOUT HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKET

The Tests In 1905: England Retains The Ashes

(By R. Abbit)

I have already dealt generally with the visit of the 1905 Australian side to England and I now propose to write more particularly of the Test Matches, especially as many of my readers will remember them well and may-some of them-have been present on the various grounds.

Our Daily Golf Hint

Length; is an

enormous

net in every class of golf. In clubs you hear players des- cribed as "just hitters", but they are always feared.

—Jack Smith."

lost England the game. couple of dropped catches probably In the next game at the Old Traf-

On the eve of the first Test Match 1 four and then the outstanding five the poallion was tint after four con- wickets fell for a patry 21 runs more, hecutive defents England under and the innings was over by about Warner had regained the Ashes in noon. If the English bats had failed Australia in 1903/4. Australia had for the most part in the first innings come over in 1905 keen set to recover it was soon apparent that they wereford ground at Manchester England the Ashes, and believing that they not going to do su again and England won conclusively and, so the rubber had a side that might very well do put up 318 for 5 wickets in spite of was ended in her favour. Winning the leg theory bowling of Armstrong the toss for the fourth time, Jackson set i 50. And so the stage was

who bowled 35 consecutive overs formade 113 runs out of a total of 440. Nottingham.

Australia came to the match une runs. It was however rather a Australia had the worst of the luck beaten. They had drawn against the defentist policy and the Australians as the weather crashed on the night Gentlemen of England at the Crystal had not been in the habit of starting of the first day, and it again rained Palace; against Notts- fair draw; to play for a draw on the afternoon on the night of the second diny. They and against Surrey when they had nt of the second day! It was on this were all out for 197 and 109, but win as the the close of play 21 runs to get with occasion that MacLeren started kick-England were lucky four wickets in hand. Thereafter ing him for leg byes. The crowd last Australian wicket fell only five were furious with the leg theory and minutes before lunch, and at lunch they had beaten

University Oxford by 200 runs; the Gentlemen of Eng-behaved very badly and MacLaren's the rain came down in torrents and have been impossible. land (without A, O. Jones, Jackcon, action was tactless to say the least play would Jessop and Bosanquet) by an innings of it especially as he sat down on his it is a curious thing that in this and and 189 runs (after the Gentlemen bat and took a rest, instead of back in the first Test Match (England's had batted first and made 300 runs!);ing up, when Armstrong was bowling only two wins) on each occasion a Yorkshire by 174 runs; and Lanea to his partner Hayward. Still he few more minutes' play would have shire by 244 runs. A stout reconi! made a brillant 143. Laver says in robbed Enginnd of victory. On the his book though we reckoned he was other hand it is frankly admitted by Frank Laver that England upon her ut early in his Innings."

play was entitled to the rubber. In

THE TEAMS

Australia had her big four Trumper, Dull, Hill and Noble, and then Armstrong, Darling, Colter (in very high but he got 451) Gregory MacLeod. Laver and Kelly, England lacked George Hirst, who was crocked owing to a leg injury and C. B. Fry, who had damaged his

fingers in practice in the previous week. The Selectors were taking no chance with Jame ducks! Their batting was hended by Jackson, Maclaren, Tyides-

vides Icy, Tom Hayward and A. O. Jones, while Arnold and Rhodes, bowled and Lilley kept wicket. But where the team was strong was that the three other bowlers, John Gunn, Bosanquet and Jessop were very useful batsmen.

All the

same, even after they had

A

the Afth Test Match at the Oval although the rubber was finished

$

Next morning Jackson (82 not out) and Rhodes (30) not out) put on a hundred runs and the Australians hail four and half hours to make there was great interest displayed by 402 runs and Trumper unable to bat.public. Jackson completed

record by winning the toss for the Arth

time running. England made They never looked like getting them. 430 and Australla 363. On the last I will quote Frank Laver's account of day four wickets fell cheaply but then tennisble as we falled owing Tyldesley and Reggie Spoons made to a remarkable bowling achievement 112 and 70 respectively. Laver states by Bosanquet who got 8 wickets that Tyldesley was caught before he for 107 runs. Up to the time he had scored and Immediately after- secured his first wicket he had not wards Spooner was 1.b.w. but that in bowled well and his captain was cach case the batsman was given not colder

However out. As Lilley would not have been considering taking him

he succeeded at last in getting a able to bat owing to a damaged wicket and from that moment he finger he thinks Austraila might have carried everything before him. To won, had these decisions beco revers- wards the finish of the match the lighted. As it was England declared at 201 wa

won the toss, things were not end was so bad that it was really not fit for six wickets leaving Australia' 329

Food

to play in The absence of sight runs to win. When time was called screens added to the difficulty in they had made 124 for tour wickels., One cannot help feeling that Aus-" seeing the ball. Five minutes after

at first. The wicket was hard and fast and it seemed most probable that

score of 300

would

result.

My

the cheering announcing England's traila had a great deal the worse of recollection is that this score was

victory hnd subsided, the rain began that England were

the luck in 1905 but there is no doubt the beller side. regarded very much as we regard a to fuil and continued for the rest of of to-day. But it was not to be, ed at the wickets for another Ave or the history of this tour. At Bourne- score of four hundred in the cricket the evening If we could have stay-There are two more matches to which I should like to refer before closing Laver bowled splendidly and tock 7 ten minutes the game would have wickets for 64, and England were all resulted in a draw," And with the out for 188, and but for Tyldesley latter part of this report Wisden and Bosanquet they would probably {fully concurs.

not have got a hundred, though Ethodes (29) and Lilley (37) fought

a line reargard action for the ninth wicket. There mny have

been a

AUSTRALIA'S ILL LUCK

moutir on August 31 and September 1 eleven by one wicket only. W.G. was and 2 Australia beat an English

skippering England and made two and twenty-two, hitting a six in the last score. Nine days later another match was begun against the South of Eng- land captained by W. C. Grace. The Old Man went in number 9 and made Iwo. 1 believe that these two games were the last in which W.G. appeared

golfist the Australians.

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"There will be a Spoon and Prac- tice Shoot on the Stonecutters Naval range on Saturday, November commencing at

THE SECOND TEST England were in a strong position in the match. little dew early on and Laver did after their success keep a perfect length, Buf listen to When Test Matches are not played to the words of Wisden:-"the chief a finish or even when they are con- cause of the fallure could be found fed to four days, an outright victory in the demoralising effect of Colter's moral support. In 1905 the games in the first match has tremendous bowling. Pitching little more than mor half way at a terrine pace he made were three-day ones only. The second the ball get up more than shoulder game at Lord's was ruined by the high, and there can be no doubt that weather though there is little doubl the fear of being-hit-on-the-head at England, who had_the_best_of upset the batsmen considerably," the luck as regards the weather, would have won. On the first day The only difference between this and with the wicket slow and cusy they body-line bowling was that he did de only 258 runs for 8 wickets,

2

p.m. not have a packed leg field.

Frank Laver said that people were

All Individual and affiliated mem- disgusted with the overcnutiousness |bers (except afflitated members of vever Regular Army units) are éligible to As however In a nice position when they went of the English batsmen. in to bat about 4 pm. on the first day see that Armstrong sent down thirty attend, if they so desire.

I cannot help overs for 41 runs,

The usual private launch will the Australians met with a couple of thinking that he may have been try Kowloon, 1.25 and thence direct to leave Queen's Pler at 1.15 p.m.; disasters. Duff was caught very low his leg theory bowling. Leg

log down at short leg in the second over

ver spinners wide outside the bateman's Stonecutters, arriving at 1.50 p.m. und just afterwards Trumper, whose legs with eight men on the leg side. 13 included three fours and a single, strained his back and bad to leave it may very possibly be a good way ge, is not the way to win a match though the field.

The first was an ordinary to draw it. It is noteworthy that to blow of fate, but the injury was pure bad luck and it is impossible to the best of my belef no one has ever to bowled leg theory as Armstrong estimate what a difference It Irade.

huwled it since. After England · had for Trumper could take no further made 282 Australi had to bot on a part in the game, or in any cricket stic

sticky wicket and they did splendidly for a fortnight und he was never the to make 181 runs.

Trumper

Dui, same batsman in the later tests as

Armstrong and Dorling did best with he had been of old. Always at their best when trouble was looming Clem Hill and Noble put on 106 before Jackson sent down his famous over. The first ball had Noble caught at

17th November, 1936, commencing The third Test was played at Leeds the wicket, and after a single the and once more there was a draw. at 2.00 p.m. fourth ball bowled Clem Hill. The England having won the toss again The First Bell will be rang at fast ball clean bowled Darling for a made 301 and Australia only 105. 1.30 p.m. duck. Just after, stumps were drawn | England declared with 295 for $ with 150 for 4 on the board-for wickets in the second innings and Trumper's wicket was not of course then Australia lost seven wickets for hoisted.

221 when bad light stopped play. In

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The Tenth Extra Race Meeting five wickets but the rain came down will be held (weather permitting) and there was no play on the third at HAPPY VALLEY on Saturday, day.

By Order,

S. A, SLEAP,

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Next morning Cotter and Arm- juny case, however, only ten minutes strong carried the score to 200 for more would have been possible. A Hongkong, 2nd November, 1936.

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