THE TEST MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 765, 14 March 1910, Page 5

THE TEST MATCH.

SECOND DAY'S PLAY. DOMINION BATSMEN DO BETTER. AN INTERESTING STAGE. (By TeleeraDh.-Preas Association.! Christch'urch, March 10. The weather was ideal for the continuation of the first test match. The wicket had completely dried, and looked as hard as concrete". Only a couple of hundred spectators wero present when play ' began, but people strayed in steadily afterwards. Armstrong (63) .and Warne (2) lesumed to the bowling of Olliff tfroni the north end) and Haddon. The latter bowler at once struck a good length, and troubled Armstrong- somewhat. After a string of singles, the big man got Ollift away for two pairs, but the Aucklander had his revenge by. clean'bowling him in the same over, amid oheevs. 221—5—72. Kelleway followed, and opened with four to leg, but slow play was, in general, the feature of this stage of the game, both bowlers beeping the batsmen quiet. At 233 Bennett replaced Haddon, and Warne at once out him' prettily for four. Kelleway should now have been run out, but Lusk the ball to the wrong end,. arid the batsman got back. Howden toot the ball from Bennett at 242, the latter going on at the north end, and 250 went up for three and a quarter hours' play. In stopping one behind the' wicket, Boxshall received a nasty blow on the forehead. With the score at 258 Eeese relieved Howden, and, shortly after, Bennett got a beauty past Warne. 261—6—21. " ■ '. Australia All Out. : Hopkins was- nest bat but did not stay long, Bennett" shattering his wicket with the score standing, at 268—7—5. When play was resumed, after lunch, Emery out Bennett for four, and his partner got Eeese to leg for a triplet, but the bowlera still seemed to have the batsmen's measure, and, at 282, Emery chopped Bennett on to his wicket. 282— B—6. His placo was taken by Whitty, but,' with the Ecore ■ unaltered, Eeese bowled Kelleway.,'. 282—9—22. Gorry was fast man, and Whitty. now opened out to Bennett; hitting'hiin' for four, , and Gorry cut lleese for a like number, sending 290 up. The latter repeated the Btroke on Bennett, and Whitty twice got Eeeao to the leg boundary, 300 appearing on tho bpard for just under four and a naif hours' play. The end then came, Wnitty making a mishit, which soared high to Howden at third man, and was taken, the.innings closing at 2.50. Neur .Zealand: Opens, Aftor the usual; interval the' Australians took the field, • und Lusk and Siedoberß went; out to-open New Zealand's second innings. -Whitty, from the north end, and Armstrong were tho -bowlers. Lusk sent the first ten up with a- lofty hit to square leg for 3, and Siedeberg got lour with a lnoky stroke in the slips. Both men .soon reached doubles,' and Lusk, going but to ' Armstrong, got him nicely to the"on' , boundary, sending 30 up, and 40 soon followed. At 43 Armstrong gave the ball to Hopkins, and Lnsk at once got him beautifully to the w^St ,6B b ? u ? dary - Em^ also-relieved Wnitty. and Lusk reached 30 with • another fine leg stroke, which went to the boundary like a flash. Siedeberg sent 60 up with a pretty leg glanco for three, and Lusk then-drove one hard above Emmy's head, but the , "bowler "sprang up arid brought off a sensational catch.' the feat bringing him rounds of. applause. 66-1 i Midlane-Siedeberg Partnership. j Midlara followed,' and :'a ; fine -straight drive to Siedeberg. brought, him into the twenties. The Otago'batsman now gave fi. ,n i^SS 8 at ~m id- °n.; and celebrated tne let off by at .once, dispatohing Emery to the boundary.'-'After <:,some slow play, Midlane hit.Emery grandly to" tho leg boundary. Simpson replaced Hopkins, and Whitty went on again at the north end. Siedeberg at once got the Queenslander through the slips for four, and Midlane then sent. the . century-up. with a , beautiful back' : cut, the New Zealand innings so far having occupied an hour and twenty minutes. : The three ngnres had hardly been hoisted, however when the batsmen . attempted a difficul run for an overthrow, and Siedeberg was run out. 100-2-35. ' Midlane and. Haddon. Haddon followed, and opened with , a fine cut off Whitty. for four, and then, after slow play, got .Simpson to leg for a like number. Midlane then got a nice four to leg, and Haddon drove Armstrong for a liko number, the ball Beating; two fieldsmen on its way to - the boundary.' A fine square-leg hit to the , Aucklander and 6ome singles sent 140 iip. Whitty now made. way for Emery, and a fine square-leg hit to Midlane saw the New Zealand deficit wiped off with only two wickets down. Both menr were batting very soundly, and Haddon, getting Emery away for two fours, sent 160 up. Kelleway replaced his skipper, and Haddon made himself top scorer of the innings with" a-square-leg stroke. iWarne now bowled m place of Emery, his first over producing 9, but, in his next, Haddon drove him, to the off, and Kelleway brought off a good catch. 179—3—47; The partnership/had added 79.: -~...;■ . ~■ Midlane and Reese. - Eeese joined Midlane, and opened with a pair to leg, this stroke being followed by a two, and a.pretty cut for 'four oi Warne. Midlane reached 40 with a nice four to leg, and sent the second century up after two.hours and fifty-minutes' play. With only two minutes to go, a misunderstanding., between the batsmensaw Keese run-out, and time was then called, with the total standing at 201 for tour wickets. The amount taken at the gates during, the day was .£198; Scores:— - NEW ZEALAND. ■First Innings. . : Lusk, o. Emery, b. Whitty .„......;... :22 Siedeberg, .1.b.w.,- b. -Whitty-;.;.....;...- -\ Midlane, b. Armstrong ........\...,,™." o Haddon, c. Simpson, D. Whittv """ Reese, b. Whitty ............. ......... 'o 0 Sims, not out .' Jjj M'Farlane, l.b.w, b. Whitty , ( Oliff," b. Emery ...... 5 Bennett, b. Armstrong ..".'£" "" 1 Boxshall, b'."- Whitty ....:.;._..."~"!_T ' 19 Howden, o. Mayne, b. Armstrong"!!_.! 11 Extras '■ «-«^««....^«.. : «^. w- 20 '.-. Total , ' . Bowling ■ Analysis? - .. : ■ W. J. Whitty, 22 overs, 5 maidens, 53 runs, su: wickets; W. W. Armstrong, 13 overs, 5 maidens, 28 runs, three wiclets; ? ". , : ?™ er y> 3 overs, 18 runs, one wicket; T. S. 8 overs, 36 runs. : ~ Second-; Innings. Lnsk, c. and'b. Emery .........L „_ 39 Siedeberg, mn .ofit .'.......'.*. .. ...... 35 Midlane, not out . '41 Haddon, b. Kelleway, b. Warne ...." 47 Reese, run out ...„ _; .. 14 Extras ._„._._ „. -._,. 25 Total for four wickets 201 Bowling Analysis. Whitty, no .wickets, for 43 runs; Armstrong, none for 45; Hopkins, none for 17 j Lmery, one for 32; Simpson, none for 16; Kelleway, none for 10;.Warne, 1 one for 15. AUSTEALIA. . . . ' " ..First Innings.' ■ ■>■: .'"•■' Bardsley, st. Boxshall; b. Reese 97 liayne, c and b. Olliff ......:.......,.. 1 Simpson, b. Olliff ..:;„...:..;..:....]../""'■ 17 Smith, b. Bennett ...„ _.„ ....'' 1C Armstrong, b. Olliff „... ".' 70 Warne, b. Bennett ...........:.......]".""'2l Kelleway, b. Itee?c .„.........!' 32 Hopkins, b. Beunptt 5 Emery, b. Bennett ..;.. '"' c Whitty, c. Howden, b. Bennett .!Z"!- 14 Sorry, not out .'......,....... ' r Total ::::::;:;:::;"::: n Total 306 Bowling Analysis. A. Haddon, 13 overs, 40 runs, 1 wide , C. Olliff, 24 overs, 84 runs, 3 wickets; J. FL. Bonnett, 25 overs, 2 maidens, 74 runs,' i wickets; D. Eeose, 20 overs, 4 maidens, >5 runs, 2 wickets; A. Howden, 8 overs, 1 naiden, 31 runs; A. Sims, l over, 5 rune.