First-Class Cricket Matches 1908

AUSTRALIAN XI v M.C.C. Played at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, December 6, 7, 9, 1907. Match drawn. AUSTRALIAN XI 1 M.J.Hartigan c and b Braund 16 not out 55 2 C.G.Macartney c and b Braund 42 3 F.A.Tarrant c Humphries b Braund 2 c Humphries b Fielder 3 4 *P.A.McAlister c Fielder b Braund 57 not out 51 5 W.W.Armstrong st Humphries b Braund 6 6 S.E.Gregory lbw b Blythe 27 (2) c Braund b Fielder 0 7 J.S.Redgrave b Fielder 66 8 W.B.Hayes run out (Young/Humphries) 32 9 A.Cotter c Crawford b Braund 35 10 †W.T.Evans not out 13 11 J.V.Saunders c Rhodes b Braund 1 Extras b 1, nb 1 2 lb 1 1 —— —— 299 (2 wickets) 110 FoW (1): 1-33, 2-39, 3-72, 4-78, 5-137, 6-163, 7-235, 8-279, 9-289, 10-299 FoW (2): 1-7, 2-11 M.C.C. 1 R.A.Young lbw b Armstrong 34 2 *F.L.Fane c Tarrant b Saunders 21 3 †J.Humphries lbw b Armstrong 1 4 E.G.Hayes c Hartigan b Saunders 13 5 K.L.Hutchings run out (Armstrong) 72 6 J.Hardstaff b Macartney 9 7 L.C.Braund b Macartney 17 8 W.Rhodes b Macartney 8 9 J.N.Crawford c Saunders b Armstrong 30 10 C.Blythe c McAlister b Macartney 9 11 A.Fielder not out 2 Extras b 1, lb 5, nb 1 7 —— 223 FoW (1): 1-51, 2-61, 3-64, 4-100, 5-129, 6-172, 7-175, 8-193, 9-205, 10-223 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Fielder 16 4 50 1 1nb 10 1 46 2 Blythe 15 1 60 1 (3) 4 1 8 0 Braund 22.5 4 117 7 (2) 7 1 31 0 Rhodes 8 1 29 0 (5) 3 0 3 0 Crawford 6 0 41 0 (4) 3 0 21 0 Australian XI Bowling O M R W Cotter 12 0 72 0 1nb Saunders 21 6 57 2 Armstrong 23.1 8 43 3 Macartney 16 6 36 4 Redgrave 2 0 8 0 Umpires: W.H.Carvosso and T.Muir. Toss: Australian XI Close of Play: 1st day: M.C.C. (1) 61-1 (Young 34*, Humphries 0*); 2nd day: Australian XI (2) 110-2 (Hartigan 55*, McAlister 51*). 14