CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 344, 19 February 1902, Page 3

CRICKET.

ENGLAND v, AUSTRALIA,

THE FOURTH TEST MATCH.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, Feb. 18. A half-hour’s play saw the Englishmen dismissed, the innings having lasted two and a half hours. The weather was glorious, and there was a splondid wicket. Saunders and Noble maintained yesterday’s bowling form. McGahey added a single off the Sydney oowler, but the second ball of Saunders over ho played in Kelly’s hands. Eight wickets for 78. Gunn next opened freely, playing both .omfortably, and getting ten off the remainder of Saunders’ over. When Noble took the ball again Jones was caught at his wicket by Kelly. Nine for 88. Blytho, tho last man, opened with a oundary cut off Noble, sending the next one loftily to the cycle track. Beforo ho had a chance to score he made a feeble stroke off Saunders, the ball going up °oftly into Kelly’s hands, and a remarkablo innings closed. England. —Second Inning 3. ayward, b Noblo ... 12 Maclaren, c Kelly, b Noble o Tyldesley, c Trumblo, b Saunders ... 10 Quaife, lbw, b Noblo ... ... Id Jessop, b Saunders Id Braund, b Saunders ... 0 McGahey, c Kelly, b Saunders ... 13 Lilley, c Trumblo, b Noble 0 Jones, c Kelly, b Noble ... ••• 6 Gunn, not out ... ... ••• ••• 13 Blythe, c Kelly, b Saunders 8 Sundries 2 Total 99 Bowling Analysis. Saunders took 5 for 43 Noblo, 5 for 54

AUSTRALIANS’ SECOND INNINGS,

VICTORY FOR COLONIALS BY SEVEN WICKETS.

By Telegraph—Prosß Association—Copyright Sydney, Feb. 17.

Kequiring 118 to win, Duff and Trumper woro sent in, Jessop and Braund opening the bowling. With 8 up, Truinper lifted one to McGahey at mid-on. It was an easy catch, but the Essex man failed to hold it. Trumper then, off-Braund’s next two, cut him to the fence. At 31, Blythe relieved Jessop, both batsmen scoring rapidly by sound cricket. In order to effect a change at both ends, Gunn took Blytho’s place, who in turn was relieved by Braund, who bowled with hard luck. Duff cut Gunn, and brought the halfcentury up, which occupied thirty-five minutes. Blythe’s change to the southern eDd proved effective, Trumper getting legbefore —one for 50. Hill came noxt, and started with a fine fourer from an off-drive. Then he snicked one from Jessop, who replaced Gunn, into Dilloy’s hand, but that usually sure catch dropped it. Duff was now playing dashingly. Aftor lunch, Hill reached doublo figures, and pasted the bowlers indiscriminately. With 25 to his credit, ho brought the century up, and then lifted the next one high to Garnett, who fielded for Hayward, but the Lancastrian dropped it. Only one maiden was bowled during tha compilation of the century, that being by Braund. Hill then touched one from Gunn into Lilley’s hands'—two for 105. Gregory was next on the list, but the crowd demanded Howell, who went to tho wickets, but spooned the first ball to Garnett, to the disappointment of the spectators —throe for 105. Gregory filled the vacancy. Duff got his 50 in eighty-five minutes. The two batsmen, by singles, drew level with tho Englishmen. Both finessed for the winning stroke. Two maidens were sent down, and theu Gregory gave Maclaren a chance in the slips, which was mulled, and the next hit went to the fence, Australia winning by seven wickets and four runs. The Australians, in their second innings, lost three wickets for 121. The following are the scores : Australia. —2nd Innings. Duff, not out 31 Trumper, lbw, b Blythe ... ••• 25 Hill, c Lilley, b Gunn 30 Howell, o Garnett, b Gunn 0 Gregory, not out 12 Sundries -•• 3 Total, for three wickets 121 Gunn took two wickets for 17 runs. Blythe, one for 23. Braund, nil for 55. Jessop, nil for 23.

SYDNEY, Feb. 18. The keynote of the collapse cf the Englishmen was, of course, the dismissal of Maclaren and Hayward for so few runs by excellent bowling. This caused a funk. The board was a pathetic sight to see, seven excellent batsmen being dismissed with such insignificant figures. The Herald says the batsmen were never comfortable, though the wicket was perfect. The success of the Australians was purely and simply a triumph of bowling, and that the hitherto valuable partnership of Maclaren and Hayward was nipped in the bud with the fall of the former s wicket, whose side commenced scratching. It now looks as though the Australians are sure to win. There is, however, yet time remaining for the visitors to set the home side a good number to obtain. The Daily Telegraph says the bowling of Noble and Saunders was very good but it is doubtful whether it is good enough to quite account for so thorough a batting collapse. Things went the way of the Australians, for shifty strokes developed into a.Knack of going to hand, and, excepting in one difficult instance, no opportunities were missed. The batting failure emphasises the value of the MaclarenHayward partnership. Not once during the eleven a-side matches of the tour has the t.eam put up a score of 300 unless these two have made a big ' start for the first wicket.