FIRST TEST MATCH.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2002, 9 March 1914, Page 5

FIRST TEST MATCH.

THE SECOND DAY.

TRUMPER & ARMSTRONG BAT WELL.

AUSTRALIA AHEAD,

By Teloets.ph-'f'fegi iS-esooMion^Oobyrieli! Tho jn&toli, Attstralia v.. Now fealiaii.f}, was resUineil; to-daj*"■m-Aptodid'wtat'hcr, ■ Botwoeiv toO.and : G0()'() pMjilo Were ■pf-O'-seflt. K.ow* Jieaiaijil;, w:ho. iliiiil Jiijje SWeicets 4owii far iJJ'S r* ; at.tjjo',e]o!!o of tiro Iji'st play', -KesuJMl'. tlrcii' first inuhtgs, -ivlifeh viae swoiVjsoustjidteili' •the total 1)OT)g i>2S. Tlio Aiistritliajfs mmlp a bad start-,, tho. fiiSt wictet Mpjig at W, t\\6 afc IS, and tho tliinl at Is, Four .wickets Tfero down far 32, and; ftvo ■for 33. A-rm-«ti*Ug atol IViinipor iheij becanie ■α-steo* einteil, anil put -a very diff.ereftt «o.tn> plcSio-n oii flue ; 6tato fit ..an'iiiis. . I'liey quickly settled dovvij,- and-, i.lioiigii the Scoring ivas iy bit slow -.a:t %nbs> they ga:vq a Veiyr iu-fcoraistfiig display.: Jiicjr 'carried tl.m sedft te t.7f ■.Wore it soj).a.t'aV tfeii ivas offectetl biy fieiinett disposinf} of f nlni'iwr with a. gooE catc-tt. : -Arnistroiig and Crawford; .alab iveatetl tine epeotii-tors to w 'good; .aisplay, -biafli Iftttmg. <ufc freely,. Eyciifealfy Jlßtqiieiti : beat Crawford Willi & Very, goe'fl bijilji aitd lie repeated tho peffotiniiico -wiik ■A-rih.etrdi!g wlieij. feevoij. riioris .rtiiis iiad ! . befen sewed ■<$ ttin\, ATmstroiig gii'v'o it splendid display, wiUi'gu.t £lio s'enib'lancij ■ 6f a el.ia'iico, Wa'ddy :,iand nvailo ft good J6t\ thp last \yjclcpii, bjpth. playing Itov .aiijj; aitractketp, ■ Their .paftiicrsljip 'iavority-ijuS ifti'uutos, iiv w-hich .tiiii6. -7.1 funs Wore ■ jmt. on< ..- -. ~ -.. -. jflit? Nctr ;a?alan:derV %# ;at ''thv %i:oke : ts lor' So ;: :itiiiiiit<!| ' ■b'dfpfo pljiy c.oage.dj 'flftriiig' w®li' %nie ■■ tlioy mado [41-rnn-s tist no , Svicßets.;' -Wh-itta's: ■of 37 iiitflmlckl six -fpui-.s.

New Zealand.—First Innings, p ' AMnUa, c MGioroi,!) Armstrong 12 Hickniott, o Oodx, I) AimstroiiK 2(> 'IwUul, b Vinistiong CO Hoi spool, c Uoth li, Clifford . . 20 H<(.so b Cnuiord v. . 4 J'utmk, i) Cnnlonl • HS SaiKlm"n, c. Atnislronjj, l> Nobto 20 Condliffe, 1b w , b ArmUronft , Sβ ltobnibon, b Annbtiong . .. 5 !\ llsoii not out , S JJonnoU, r M'Grtgor, b \oWo . . 7 hxtias . „ .. ]■» Totnl , . 22H

Downing Analysis—Arinitronfc took Ji\o {or #9) runs, Crawford, throe for 04, Noblo, t«o foi 29,. Oollins, none- for 17, Cod\ noiio for 9, Mario, uono for 12 M'kcnzio, none lor 4 How the Wickets Toll 12 9 456789 18 50 111 120 126 157 205 209 214 Rqeond limmgs. Condhff, not out . ~ 1 AVhitta, not out ~. .37 E\tia.s i ii .. 4 Total for no wickets > It Bowling Annljßis—Crawford took 117 nickcts loi h rune, Armstrong nomj toi 15, Noblo, 110110 ior 12, Miilm, nonp ior 8 AusTralla—First Innings. Dolling, 1 b n,, b Bennett .. G M'Grcgor b , 1 , 1 Collms, b BeiniGtt . . i Jlnilpj, b Sandman > . 0 Noblo, e and I) Sandlnon.. 12 Aimstrong, l> 1 Bennett % lranipci . 0 Bennett, b Sandman '"i Ciaw told) b Be-iuiett 5d Cody, b Sinduian . 11 Waddy, b Patuck ,» 9 Si Keii7ie, not out 2' Extias .. . • 11

!Mal ,a. ( ~....,, «.......*...... %a( ■ .RQwiijvg ■arta:ly.sk.!"Hßennott too'k iii'i> wjckfitafor 12,7 rJiiwfSiuichiiai}., foftf:fai MS); 3?"atvic]>;. djipfer'o;; ls#hisou, hqik .■|ot 41 Wilispiv; .jijoim 'fiif^SlV.. ; - , . Bow flijj Wipjeefe JAiIJi■ 12-345 % 1 8 $ : tti. 13 ii US> u ' 33 dj7? 252 3GI 2H3 ~ Notes pri'tho. Play;. Tho foikwving. xti.mMfa on tlio plaj ar.fl. '■ fiSii;aet<slfronia.linet!iy Jtea ! ;;titfit moSsago pnhediHV■TliS. wiplcct w'as ; de.a<j:irt tlio ; ■ raiu wiivcli- iaivuig ijiyeii ■io * thoVoiigh , ii<?fll<i.ng : .. . . . ;■ Kpblc ■b.rtfiiGlit Jt:OW .Zcalaiji's , first Jii» niiigS tc? a dldsi? by .gettiiiiig. ,B(!nn : .etb . enu^lvji)ntctiii! 1 ;fifi;h ; ;J)all : .(if H.is'tl'ii'rffwcPi ' ed 3 li6u>.s 1$ riiimites.. . ■When"Oollteg :ftad: s;co"rts3. three BeiK ■ nbtt- ni.a;dq it e^hfi.d.qnt , ,ap,pftal..for..lp(| lb.c----i fpjiey i).jit tire- vin , ipii. i e' , .S; , Vei'dict .favoured ■ tlioVliatsinalii ' ': : Bennett: xiHmplb.tety .. beftfc M'G.regoj ivitli a jKQod lejigtl) .liiall Ayjiieli: took itko otf stunip.,

Collins «as ban led by .Bennett with a ball that rose sliarpb and took tho top of tho wiekpt Tho Canterbury man'b a\oiaao at tins stauo was thrco wickets for 8 run , ;.

Mniloy vas at thi> iiickots 38 minutes foi 6 nms Tlil> hi«-t change in the Now Zealand, bowling wuo made at 97, Kobinson ieplncm<; Beniiptt Armstionß raised the lust centun with a bonud.irv off Robinson's firtt ball, Up, lioncvci, slonoclthe rato ol seoinig down Tiumpei's pnitcnrsliip with Aim« slronu lasted 09 minutes and wis ieiponsiblo foi an addition ol 1-11 to tho total. His Hcoro of 72 included elo\on foure Tlip Austiahans had then bopn battuiK '2i hours nlicn i]w\ passed New Zcaland'E scoie Crawford leached his CO jti 3? minutes His total sroio included oifo 6ix und eight fours Bennett bo it Armstrong with a, boautv. The batsinan hnd boon ni the urekots for 2 bouiß nnd 4 mnmto < <, and Tiis of 98 included ton foms Tlio AuitraliAus' thud century wont up as tho iei.uk of 3 hours 16 minutes' play.