CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 266, 11 November 1901, Page 3

CRICKET.

THS ENGLISH TBAU < 8 TOUB. onrauro HATCH. TEE PBXB3 ASSOCIATION. Received f>, 8.50 an. Anxk&ins, November 9. The English cricketers had a typical Australian mmmer day. At the opening hour « hot north wind was sweeping the Oval. ■ The wicket was good And the attendance large. To-day's •core compares unfavourably with the opening day of Stoddart's 1897 tour, "when the South Australians put up 361 for the loss of five wickets. The Bngligbmen had an enthusiastic inception. Beedman, captain, won the toes and Mat In Jarvis and Hack, who last week ■lade centimes in local matches. Guon »» opened the attack to Jarvis, and d waster came early, Lilley making a short catch off the fifth delivery, the score standing at one for nil. Qlem Hill . followed, and Hack opened his account by cutting Braund. Then the stumps *rara epieadeaeled. Two for 2. Ez«ha«pion Giffen quickly placed 7 to Ms credit, but bis old-time confidence W&a wanting, and he ended by placing one to Gunn. Three for 15. H3l, departing from his usual tactics of forcing the game, was playing carefully. Seed man opened with a 4, and then skied one frrm Braund into Quaife's hands. Four for 20. Hill's boko was fleven when Leake partnered him. At 37 Blythe was substituted for Gnnn. A little later Barnes displaced Braund. At luncheon the seme was four for 64. The first hour yielded hslf a century. On resuming JoDea went on at | the southern end. Hill got to work on■ Braund's slows, and being well assisted "H by Leake the score began to mount up Then were several changes j in the bowling, but before Leake was. disposed of the total reached 111.} Bailey added 15 by lively phty. Mat-1 thewa assisted to the extent of 11. McKenzie joined Hill, and a lengthy and dashing partnership resulted. A thunder shower late in the afternoon interfered with the play. The were:— Sodts Austhalu—First innings.

Beceived 10, 4.36 p.m. I Adelaide, November 9. The English team's fielding was ex-' cellent, and thair bowling kept the batsmen very quiet. Y Bowling analysis: Btrnes four for 32, Bmand two for 69, Blythe two fnr I 64, Jones nil for 17, Jeesop nil for 12, Gann two for 30. Bain interfered with the play for 25 « minutes. - The thermometer touched | 100 in til* shade. Hill's was a dash-1 ing display, and saved his side from utter failure. In the Englishmen's first innings! Gann was not out for 0, and Braucd not out 7. j The following teams'have been selected to play in the first match of Mr Haclaren'a team's tour:—England : Quaife, Tyldrsley, 1* ay ward, Jones, Jessop,Liltsy, Gunn, Braund, Maclaren, Blytbe, and Barnes. South Australia: Gif Fen, Reedman, Hill, Hack, Travere, McKenz'e, F. Jarm Jtmw, Bailsy, Leake, Matthews.

Juris 0 Hade .. 2 Hill .. 107 GUEBQ .. 7 Handmii .. 4 - Lwke .. 39 Bailey .. 15 Matthews.. 11 MoKenxi*, not out .. 37 Ihnu .. 0 Jones .. 2 Sundries .. 6

_ — Total .. 230