SOME INTERESTING PLAY.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 707, 31 December 1902, Page 3

SOME INTERESTING PLAY.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Hawcra, last night. " There 'was a good attendance at the crickot match. The weather was cold, and several showers fell during the day. Taranaki opened well, and looked like putting up a big scoro. Frost put on 72, whon ho fell u victim to Thompson. Crawshaw batted carefully for bis 80, while J. Robertson hit freely for 52, which includes sovorul boundaries. Ho showed great confidence, although some of his Btrokes woro a tritlo uppish. The Englishmen triod several changes of bowling, Burnup and Hargreaves being most effective. Eventually Robertson was caught. i With his departuro tho Taranaki men had a prooossiou, tbo only freo hitting boing shown by Walters, who carried his bat foi 12. Tho bowling was good, and tho Holding excellent, Taylor boing especially smart behind the wicket. Coming at tho fall of the Taranaki toum, Thompson was unplayable, and tho wickets foil in quick succession. Tho visitors wont in at about four o’clock, and in tho two hours und a half at the'r disposul put on 184 runs. Taranaki, who fielded fifteen men, were fair in tbo field, and tho bowling couldmot bo taken liberties with.' Warner and Burnup oponed to tho bowling of McCarthy and Gudgeon. Thirteen wus on the board when Gudgeon olean bowled Burnup, who had made 12. Fane came next, and shortly after Warner gave a chance which was not accepted. Immediately after tbo captain fell a victim to a catch, tho scoring being 28, 2,8, Gudgeon having a record of two for seven. Taylor followed, und after Fane had made 12, tho latter was clean bowled by Me Cnrthy ; three for 46. Dowsoo played nice cricket for 19, and fclion fell to a fine ball from Colo. Taylor in the meanwhile had been batting well, and tho century was in sight. Bosanqaet came, bu’ only to seo Taylor leave for a fine 80. Johnson joined Bosanquet, who wus quickly caught after compiling 5. Thompson worn in. Johnson was careful, and play was slow for u tirno. Then Thompson had a narrow escape of being run out, and shortly after ho bad another let off. The pair played out time. Several bowlers woro tried. Tbo sooros wore

Pratt, b Thompson 12 Crawshaw, b Burnup 26 F. Robertson, c Warner, b Hargreaves 52 Glasgow, st Taylor, b llargcoaves ... 8 Colo, b Burnup 8 McCarthy, b Burnup 2 Hassal, o Taylor, b Hargreaves ... 8 Parham, st Taylor, b Hargroaves ... 0 T. Campbell, st Taylor, b Burnup ... 0 Weston, b Thompson 9 Lightband, b Thompson ... ... 0 Gudgoon,o and b Thompson... ... 4 H. Elliott, b Thompson 1 F. K. Robertson, c Williams, b Hargreaves ... ... ••• ••• ® Whittle, b Hargreavos 8 J. V. Elliott, b Thompson 0 G. T. Bayloy, o Thompson, b Hargreaves 4 Walters, not out 12 Extras 9 'Total 146 Bowling analysis : Hargroaves 7 for 72, Thompson 6 for 82, ilowson 0 for 5. Burnup 4 for 84, Bosanquet 0 for 0. English Team. Burnup, b Gudgoou ... ... 12 Warnor, o Robertson, b Gudgeon ... 8 Fano, b McCarthy 12 Dowson, b Colo ... ... ••• 19 Taylor, c AVostou, bH. Elliott ... 86 Bosanquet, c Glasgow, b H. Elliott... 5