CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 342, 17 February 1902, Page 3

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v, AUSTRALIA.

THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.

By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Sydney, Feb. 15. The weather was overcast to-day, but was fine and cool. A few minutes after resuming play Trumble bowled McGahey before he hud added to his over-night score. Seven wickets for 267. Jones filled she vacancy. Lilloy commenced vigorously, placing attractive cricket. He rapidly piled on 30, bringing his side’s third century in view in five and a quarter hours. At 803 Noble took the ball from Saunders, and in the third over Lillcy attempted to cut him, but it went into Kelly’s hands insteud. He made five fourers, and batted just an hour. Eight for 812. Gunn followed, but shaped poorly at the remainder of Noble’s over. When Truinblo’s turn came, Jones followed LiJloy’s example and gave Kelly

another chance, which was promptly taken before the total had been increased. Nine wickets for 812. Blythe, the last man, opened with a couple, and then played Noblo on, the innings thus closing. The following are the scores : England—lst innings. Maclaren, c Dull, b Saunders ... 92 Hayward, b Saunders ... ••• 41 Tyldeslcy, c Kelly, b Noble 79 Quaifo, c Kelly, b Saunders ... ... 4 Jessop, c Noble, b Saunders ... ... 9 Braund, Ibw, b Trumble ... --- 1' McGahey, b Trumble ... IS Lilley, e Kelly, b Noble ... ’ ... 40 Jones, c Kelly, b Trumble ... ... U Gunn, not out ... ••• 0 Blythe, b Noble ... ... 4 Extrus 7 Total 317 Bowling Analysis. Trumble, three for 65 Saunders, four for 119 Noble, three for 78 • Howell, nil for 40 Armstrong, nil for 8

AUSTRALIANS MAKE A BAD START. FIVE WIOKETS FOR 148.

By Telegraph—Pres9 Association —Copyright Sydney, Feb. 15. A few minutes before lunch the Australians commenced their first innings, Trumble and Trumper facing the bowling of Jessop and Braund. Jessop developed rare pace, and became exceedingly dangerous in the slips, where Maclaren had four men located. Trumble was tho first victim of the Gloucestershire captain, and wiuh 6 to his credit ho just tipped one, which Maclaren collared. One for 7. Aftor lunch the Australians commenced disastrously, another two wickets going for a total of 30.

Hill was rather badly struck in the stomach by a fast one from Jessop. Trumper, who was playing nicely, tried to place Jessop in the slips, but Braund made a magnificent catch, low down, and wa3 warmly congratulated by tho fieldsmen on his brilliant performance. Two for 18.

Gregory now partnered Hill, but only addod 5 when Braund snapped him in the slips, the ball going out of Maclaren’s hands,

This gave Jessop three wiokets for 11 rnns.

. Noble came next, and profiting by (he fate of his predecessors earned the applause of the spectators by leaving the high-pitched stuff of Jessop alone. He lifted one rather dangerously in the off, but Gunn could not quite got up. Scoring became very slow, Hill occasionally getting in a fine boundary drive. The Adelaide man had got 21 up, when a lofty stroke to mid-off was given, Jones succeeding in getting under it. Four for 48, Jessop’s average being four for 20 rnns.

Duff joined Noble, and a long partnership ensued, though for an hour it was not productive of much. Tho new-comer followed his partner’s •example with Jossop, and the pair showed tsome smart work between the wickets. As the afternoon wore on the sky be■eame very overcast, rain threatening, the light also being bad. Half a century took fifty minutes to put up, and when Gunn rolieved Jessop 3he batsmen warmed up. Noble had taken forty minutes for 5. Duff got going, Noble following suit. At 77 Blythe and Jessop replaced Braund and Gunn. Tho batsmen, howevor, kept things going, without anything of a brilliant nature occurring. The century was recorded as the result of a hundred and five minutes’ play. After tea Duff had a narrow escape in the Blips, when he had 37 to his name, Maclaren just missing it. A few minutes later Blythe sont down ono which Duff played into Lilley’s hands, thus ending a good innings, the partnership having 71 Vivo winkfltis fnr 119.

Armstrong followed, Noble doing the bulk of the scoring, his fine leg-strokes bringing his half-century up, amidst applause. He was two hours and a quarter at the wickets.

Armstrong played cautiously, getting in several fine late cuts now and again. Bain commenced to fall gently half an hour before time, and the light also being poor, play was stopped. Australia, five ■wickets for 148. Austuaha —Ist inuings. Trumble, c Maclaren, b Jessop ... 6 Trumper, c Braund, b Jessop ... 7 Hill, c Jones, b Jessop 21 Gregory, c Braund, b Jessop _5 Noble, not out 51 Duff, c Lilley, b Blythe 89 Armstrong, not out H Extras ... ••• 8 Total for five wickets 148 AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR ENGLAND. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

SYDNEY, Feb. 15

Forty-two thousand spectators witnessed the cricket match yesterday, including Spofiorth. The Australian tcnn for England" will consist of fourteen men, while the following nine are regarded as certainties : Darling, Hill. Trumble, Noble, Gregory, Dull Trumpet', Kelly, and Howell. A rumor comes from Adelaide that Major Warkhanj will be manager of the team with Joints as assistant. Johns will act also as a second wicket-keeper. Cricket circles in the Southern city are indignant, and hold that only a first-class wicket keeper should go. Warkham and Johns are at present in Sydney. Last evening’s rain was of short duration, and no damage was done to the wicket. To-day is gloriously fine. * _ 1

- CRICKET IN CHRISTCHRCH.

By Telegraph —Press Association. Christchurch, last night,

?The senior cricket match, United v. Midland, was concluded yesterday. Midland made 174 for their second innings, and United knocked up 26 runs for four wickets, thus winning by 6 wickets.

r-i discussing the forthcoming visit of the Australians to England, and t( ic men available for the test matches i the Old Country, the Sydney writer “Not Out” says :-England whl probablv be able to put a great eleven into the field this year, including Jackson, Ranutsinhu I ry, Ilayward Maclaren, Foster, Lilley, Hirst, Barnes and Rhodes, which, combined with the fact that Australian bowling now is not very great, makes us all very deeply interested m llie selection of the team to he shortly made + Emrland. At the present time {tee ieni to me to he about eleven men who ought to be certainties, viz., •.ijii DiTliini (if avaikible), 'G egor? Noble, Trumper, Duff Kelly, Cuter Howell, Trumble, and Saunders From these and Po.devin C. Gieuory Hopkins, Kermodc (N.S.W.), SUmSnS, Ur, M«. McLeod Wnrrall (Vic.), and Travers (to.AJ, a very solid fourteen can be selected, F. jredaie has popped out of big wichet,

c. J. Eady is mentioned as a fast bowler for the team ; he is, however, a good deal below the .Jones standard 'lf the weather be good, the chances of a majority of the games being drawn are great. In that case, the Australians, not great in howling, may receive as well as. give some big leather-huntings. THE NEW SOUTH WALES MATCH The big innings of 769 runs scored by the English team in the return match witli New South Wales has exceeded anything previously done by English teams in Australia. The previous: best was 624, made by an English team at Melbourne against Victoria in December, 1887. The highest score made by an Australian team m England is 813 against Oxford and Cambridge Past and Present, at Portsmouth, in July, 1893. Playing against Sussex at Brighton in July, 189!). Darling’s team scored 621 for four wickets, and then declared the innings closed. In that innings Trumper was not out with 300 to his credit, and Worrall made 128.