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ENGLAND'S TRIUMPH, Thanks to some wonderful bowling by ytlie and Hirsts superb batting- by Hobbs, and the support Fry gave the latter, the .Australians were defeated at Birmingham in the first of the five Test matches on Satur- day by ten wickets. The Colonials batted first and were all out ■■ for 74, England replying with 121. The Australians' second innings ended for "151, and England went in for the last time, tequiring 105 runs to win. These were ob- -tmned without loss, the bat, for only the second time in the match, showing mastery .over the ball. I There were more than 12,000 spectators present when Fry made the winning hit at ten minutes past three, and a scene of the greatest enthusiasm occurred outside the The Australians are the holders of the -aehes," having won four of the five games |>]ayed against the M.C.C. team in Australia idwiiig the winter of 1907-8. Jones, Hobbs, Rhodes, and Blythe were -the only members of the winning team on Saturday who also played in the Test -mutches in Australia during the Isst tour. When the Australians were in England in :15 they lost two and drew three of the five .gaiues played.

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