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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 297, 17 December 1901, Page 3

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FIKST TKST MATCH. ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. P«R PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, December 16. The weather is tine. The estimates of Saturday's attendance run up to 40,000, which is claimed to be a world's record. Maclaren on Friday completed 1000 runs in test match™. His aggregate is 1049, an average 37.46. The only o'ber bstsmsn to reach four figures in t'Sd matches are Grare, Shrewsbury, Giffen, Darling, Gregory, and Bannerman. Keceired 16, 4.35 p.m. Sydney, December 16. It was a fine day, though with enervating warmth when tbe Australians resumed sensationally. Bain fell on Saturday evening, but not sufficient to injure tbe wicket, or account for the collapse phieli t-et in. ! B'ythe acd Barnes opened the attack, ths K< ntieh bowler appearing to come acr; ss a lot from leg. Hill only hdded a fourer, when he played Barnes on to his wickot.

| McLcod filled the vacancy in time to see Ho^e'l send Blythe'a first ball into the slips, where Braund secured it. Kelly came, but Barres' second ball proved fatal to McLeod. It was a beautiful length ball that dismissed the Victorian.

Darling came nest, when Ke'loy was clean bowled before he Lad tioiu to score.

Laver's appearance stemmed the procession for a time, Darling waking the mo>t of his opportunisms to get into double figures. The fielding was bo excellent that it tojk him twenty-six minutes to do so.

Blythe had a fine record on the beard, having sent down six maidens for two w : cketß.

The fourth wicket fell for 112, and the scoring board showed the same result for the fall of the seventh. Tyldesly was saving a lot of boundaries for his side in the outfield off Darling, who was getting in some fine hard drives along tbe ground. The fielding was marvtllousty clean and bright. Darling warmed up while Laver plodded along. At 137 Maclarer, who had placed his field and instructed bis buwlers with fice generalship, put on Braund instead of Blythe. Laver with his mowing stroke lilt'.d the Somerset bowler to QuaiFe at fine leg, and retired aitar, forty-two minutes batting. Eight wickets For 142. Trumblo «i h Darling played on till the luncheon adjournment. Received 16, 5.14 p.m. After lunch Darliog gave Quaife an easy catch off Barn's. He batted for ninety-seven minutes, and his score included five 4's. Jones, tne last man, made a couple of lively bits and reached Trumble's score, then lifted one high, Je?sop with a run ruaku g a brilliant catch. The sorry innings thus ended for 168, having last' d three hours and twentyfive minute. 9 . The additional scores are:— A ustrali*.—First Innings. Three wickets down fo. 12. Hill, b Barnes 46 Howel', c Braund, b Blythe .. 9 McLeod, b Barnes .. .. 0 Kelly, b Blythe .. 0 Darling, c Quaife, b Barnes .. 39 Laver, c Quaife, b Braund .. 6 Trumble, not out .. ~ .. 5 Jones, c Jessop, b Barnes .. 5 Sundries .. ~ .. 6 • Total 168 B.wlinganalysis: Barnes, five wickets for 65, Braund two for 40, B'ytbe three for 26, Jes ; op none for 4, Gunn none for 27. AUSTRALIANS FOLIOW-ON. Received 16, 8.6 p m. Sydney, December 16. A few minn'es after three the Australians commenced their follow-on. Tramp/r arid Darling opened to Be.rnes and Brnund. Twelve were recorded when Dirling gave Je»\ c op a b-autiful one-handed cttch high up. Oce wicket for 12. Hill's career wag brief, Brsund's third ball scattering his wickets without 'be total undergoing alteration. Noble had a couple of eppea's for leg before ; n his first over, and shaped very unhappily befo'e tbe Somerset bowler. Trumper p'aved him cau'ioasly, bu f took Barnes less seriously, and made runs off him by late ruttir.g finely done. At 44 Blyth • displaced Birnes. Noble reached d< üble figure* and tb« In'f cen'ury was put up infor'y-nine mir>v. l 'S. Imm'dlrtely after, Lilley sr.ap r d Triimp=>r off 31ytbe. Three

Gregory <nme next and played carefully, but Noble fo'low<-d Trumper's example and gave Lilley a chance. Four for 59.

McLeod appeared only to be dismissed without srorine. Blythe then j had an average or three wickets fori two ron«. Gregory, however, played ] both bowlers successfully. Kelly had put on nine when he gave j a chance on the boundary, but Hay-1 wa>d dropped it. Then enpued an interval of s'ow play, Gregory keeping his score at 19. Kelly added thre* and then gave a soft catch to Braund at point. Six for 89 Tnimhle sneee'ded and a good partnership with Gregory Mlowed with lively play, Tnimb'e nicely plaoirg boundary hits for tw lve runs in one I oyer. Jessop was fielding brilliantly. | The cen'ury wa* reached after an hour Sand forty-eight minuses p'ay. Birnes [then repKcd Blythe, and ano'her ] twenty was added whan Trumble i touched BrrnFg and Lilley eecured it. | Seven for 129. i was of no r ervice a< he retired wi. h » duck. Eight for 136. j Howell joined Gregory, who wbs doing his best on a forlorn hope. The | bonier gave a sensational disp'ay of hitting, and in thiite»n minutes kr.ocked up thirty ore, with the fieldir g r.u»: on the boundary. Before he h»d gone far, however, he lost Gregory who fk'ed one to Maolnren, aft"r Hatting an hour and forty minutes. Nine for 147.

Jones rar'nered Howell, who raised enthusiasm to a nigh pitch with t°rrific stroke*, scoring eix*een off one ovt-rof Barnes'. Jones made a couple and then s r n f . up a ca'ch terminat'ng one of <hr worst displays given by the Australian eleven.

Th-r* were 16,000 present. Australia. —Second Innings. Doling, c Jes°op, b Braund .. 3 Trump, r, c Lilley, b Blyihe .. 34 RiP, b Braund 0 Nob'e, c L ; lley, b Blykhe .. 14

G-egory, c Maclaren, b Braund .. 43 McLeod,bß!ytbe.. .... 0

Kelly, e Barne?, b Blythe. ~ 12 Trumble, e Lilley, b Bxvaea ~ 26 Liver, st Lilley, b Bravmd ~ 0

, Howell, noS out .. .. .. 31 Jones, c Jones, b Braund.. .. 2 Sundries ~ .. .. 7 Total 172 Bowling analysis: Blythe four wickets for 30, Barnes one for 74, Braund five for 61. b England thus won by an innings and j 124 runs. The second test match commences at Melbourne on Ist January. CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON ( Wellington, December 13. Wellington played a good up-hil' game to-day, and made a close finish of the match. Midlane and Richardson stonewalled for two hours, and put on 72 rune, after which Tucker and Holdsworth hit freely. Midlane gavp several chances, but eventually carried his bat out for 57, the total being 184. Richardson made 47, Holdsworth 32, Tucker 29. With only 91 required to win Lewis and Wigley put on 53 for Canterbury's fitst wicket. Then TJpham bowled so finely that seven wickets fell before the number was obtained. Wigley made 31, Lewis 21, CUllaway 12, Frankish (not out) 11, Orchard 12. TJpham's seven wickets only costhii 24 runs, and had ho betn put o earlier, he might have pulled the mate ouc of the fi(e. Weatbsr rennit ing the followinj team will play against the Pollards to day (Tuesday) at 2 p.m sharp in thi Recreation Gtounds: —A. E, A. Clarke [Garald G'ark", Bewley (2), D'Arcj Robertson, Btaund, Bauchope, Hill Hariieon, Medley, and Weston.