CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1406, 17 March 1905, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIA v. NEW ZEALAND.

S Per Press Association,

Wellington, last night. Tho 'second test match b'etwoon Now Zoaland and Australia was commenced in tho Basin Rosovvo this afternoon. Tho wicket was soft from tho recent rains, and played rather trickily as the game progrossed. The steady drizzle whioh sett in at an early hour of tho morning disappeared bofore noon, and thereafter it romainod fine.

Noble won tho toss and sont New Zoaland in to bat. Tho display of tho colonial team calls for little comment, and a tamo exposition was noticeable all through. Even making ullowanoo for tho state of tho wiokst, a largo scoro should have boon I credited to the Now Zoalandsrs, who j appeared to laok oonfideuoo and ability to I make runs when the opportunity was I oponed -up. , Sims and Ollivier top-scored 1 for the colonials, but neithor of the Cantor- I bury pair shaped soundly. Sims, who I batted 80 minutes for his runs, was never I at home to the bowling. Siedeberg made I

a few nice strokes, and Hickson was shaping really well until Col tor upset his timbers with a .fast yorkor on tho log side. Bonuotfi had plenty of luck in notching his score, aud Upbam hit out merrily for his runs. Callaway- and Boxshall wore out first ball, and Graham’s | career lasted but a few minutes. Howell, who got a lot of work on from the leg side, proved very troublesome to tho batsmen. I In the 45 minutes left for play Australia | piled on 51 runs, Nowland executing many crisp and foroeful strokes. MoLeod was badly missed by Graham off Callaway I before his soore had reached 6. Nowland I should have boen run out before he had | reaohed the twenties,but Ollivsr’s slowness I in pioking up tho ball gave him- a further I tenure at the wiokets. Tho attendance I this afternoon at no lime exceeded 1500. I The following are the scores I

Now Zohland, —Ist Innings. Ollivier, o Gehrs, b Co:ter ... 16. Sims, c Noble, b Howell . 16 Graham, .o Trumper, b Cotter ... 2 Hickson, b Cotter ...’ ... ... 12 Siedeberg,-o Gehrs, b MoLeod ... 14 Blackloek, b Hoivell ... ... ... 5 Mason, not out ■ ... ... ... 8 Callaway, b Howoll ... ... ... 0 Bennett, o Gehrs. b Howoll ... ... 9 Boxshall, o Gehrs, b McLieod ... 0 Uphsm, o Duff, b McLeod 7 Leg byes ... ... ... .... 2 No ba'ls ... ... ... ... 3 I Total ... ... ... 94 BowliDg aualysis Noble,B over 29 runs; I Cotter, 12 oveis, 3 maid-ns. 30 runs, 8 wickets; Howell, 13 overs, 6 maidens, 20 ( runs, 4 wiejiets; MoLeod, 8 overs, 2 maidens, 18 runs, 3 wickets. Cotter bowled two no balls, and Noble one. v I Australia, —Ist Innings. Nowland, not out ... ... ... 34 MoLeod, stpd Boxshall, b Callaway... 12 Cotter, not out ... ... ... 3 Extras ... ... ... ... 2 I Total for 1 wiok3t ... 51