TO-DAY'S CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7320, 13 June 1902, Page 2

TO-DAY'S CABLE NEWS.

CRICKET.

The Australians at Home.

Second Tost Male]'

More Bad Weather

By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) (Per Press Association).

Darling and ]" >.. .• ..-..'iv. j Trumfa'.c is confine^ to i.is Led at C.imbndge. Howell and Saunders are nlsc too unwell to play. Tho Australians have the baro eleven, including Ca:ter, for to-day's test ma'cb. Received June 13, 0.32 a.m. London, Thursday. The second Test jlarch commenced at Lords to-day under most inauspicious conditions. Owing to the heavy d.-nrn-fult of rain, play 'was not started tili late m th» afternoon, the ground '.-oiiii; drenched. England is playing the i-irau team as in the first test match, v. iiile Sauuders plays for the Australians, and Carter, Trumble and Ilowell are omitted.

The Englishmen went first to tho wickets, Fry and Maekren opening the innings. Fry retired immediately before either batsmen scored, Hill taking '?, n C?. SJ', catch off Hopkins at short leg. flairjitsinhji succeeded, and Hopkins produced a sensation by at once clean bowling the new comer, the second wicket falling without a single run being scored. Jackson filled the vacancy, and ram is now falling, notwithstanding which play was continued. Jackson making the most of his opportunities put on run*. "When the score had readied nineteen, Jackson's contribution being 13 nnd .M.-.chron'.j four thrum ;<.>„ i.V) ••;:,. si..--o:-l pb,-. SiViv< so Mr : •- ' " Am. Ex.-tLami,—lst Innings. Fry. c Hill b Hopkins ' o J{:"igitsinliji, b I[..;,kins ... .'.'.' o Mnclari-n. not out j. Jackson, not out ... * j.5 Total for two wickols ... ... i;i