First-Class Cricket Matches 1908

ENGLAND XI v M.C.C. AUSTRALIAN TOURING TEAM Played at Central Recreation Ground, Hastings, September 3, 4, 5, 1908. Match drawn. ENGLAND XI 1 C.B.Fry b Blythe 5 hit wkt b Rhodes 28 2 P.F.Warner c Hayes b Blythe 16 st Humphries b Rhodes 0 3 S.H.Day lbw b Rhodes 3 run out 4 4 G.L.Jessop c Humphries b Rhodes 14 (7) c Crawford b Rhodes 36 5 F.H.Gillingham b Rhodes 5 (9) not out 0 6 *K.S.Ranjitsinhji st Humphries b Rhodes 64 (4) c Rhodes b Blythe 5 7 J.R.Mason lbw b Rhodes 0 (6) not out 7 8 †A.F.A.Lilley c Hardstaff b Blythe 16 lbw b Blythe 3 9 E.G.Arnold b Blythe 0 10 A.E.Relf not out 22 (5) b Rhodes 4 11 E.F.Field b Blythe 10 Extras b 4, lb 2 6 —— —— 161 (7 wickets, declared) 87 FoW (1): 1-11, 2-18, 3-34, 4-39, 5-45, 6-46, 7-85, 8-92, 9-146, 10-161 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5-39, 6- , 7-84 M.C.C. AUSTRALIAN TOURING TEAM 1 J.B.Hobbs c Warner b Jessop 5 b Arnold 8 2 G.Gunn run out 15 not out 14 3 J.Hardstaff b Arnold 15 run out 1 4 R.A.Young c Warner b Jessop 7 b Relf 4 5 W.Rhodes b Arnold 23 not out 0 6 J.N.Crawford b Arnold 7 7 L.C.Braund b Arnold 3 8 E.G.Hayes b Arnold 14 9 *A.O.Jones c Lilley b Arnold 3 10 †J.Humphries not out 3 11 C.Blythe lbw b Arnold 3 Extras b 7, lb 1, w 1 9 b 8, lb 5, w 1 14 —— —— 107 (3 wickets) 41 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-35, 3- , 4- , 5-60, 6-67, 7-95, 8- , 9- , 10-107 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- M.C.C. Australian Touring Team Bowling O M R W O M R W Blythe 32.4 11 77 5 11 5 33 2 Rhodes 32 5 78 5 12 0 54 4 England XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Arnold 25 7 51 7 1w 10 7 6 1 Jessop 20 8 43 2 Mason 4 1 4 0 Relf (2) 10 5 21 1 1w Umpires: F.G.Roberts and W.A.J.West. Toss: England XI Close of Play: 1st day: England XI (1) 119-8 (Ranjitsinhji 41*, Relf 14*); 2nd day: No play. 265