CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 2, 3 January 1902, Page 3

CRICKET.

'• SECOND TEST MATOH. Received 2, 6.40 p.m. MB PRESS ASSOCIATION. Melbourne, January 2. There was beautiful weather and large attendance. As the day wore oi tb» wicket became excellnt. Th partnership for the si&th wicket raisei :the hopes «f the Australians, whil I Hill's excellent performance removei I the mateh from absolute one-eideness. With five wickets down for 48 Hil lored Gregory, Facing Barnes am id. The batsmen were playing ly, and both reached doubli s for t'urty five minutes play partnership was very clever be i the wickets, and gaining confi , 35 were put up by carefu it, when Hill had a narrow escapi gh jumping out at one fron id. Gragory had compiled Vi he touched Barnes into tbe slips securing the catch. Six wicketi imper came next, and marked hit 1 wi h a drive for three. Hil bt three to his credit with c back cut to the fence. Tht 7 orcupied two hours and fifteer es. Trumper Sc'orid quickly, 122 on the boant, Blytbe reBraund. Hill continued tc vith freedom until luncheon. t returning a great crowd was preThe very first ball disposed oi >er. He lafihed but at Barnes, be ball went off the edge of bis ito L'lley'a hands. for

Irocancy, and got e ible commenced hit g four off a fine his half >ur and three-qvar-owed, tbe fielding t kept down tbe I feebly at Braund, nty-five minutes to . At 159 Blythe [ill continued to hit both bowlers with fable occasionally ibe score, and then ly. While trying ■oss he got leg in id Hi'l kepi: hie by singles and 2's. art to allow bound's work was equal e got. Jessop took Hill brought 70 up jttily placing the e leg side for 4's thus bringing him Nine runs ob? d to reli*ve him. red, and Hill and ly. The second er four hours and runs later tried in place of a having collared • 8.2 pm. . irtE, January 2. y Wanted a single :y, when he struck ; third man, and pointment of the a great ovation anceless innings, lours and sixteen last man. Duff ineently. Braund t 252 Armstrong es by fine hard Bljthe's place, to Braund's end. i Kentish man's ff, amid cheering, in an hour and . Duff did the Armstrong going Changes of bowlhere was great enthusiasm as Dii ?ot 60 on the board Both batsmen the greatest confidence, and plod sterling cricket. With 292 up Barns replaced Gunn, who changed to \ ) railway end as Duff put 70 up., The change had effect. Maclaren, pi Jones 00, but his second ball brought he third century, occupying five fcous and fifty-one minutes Arastton) was scoring slowly, leaving Duff-.he task of rungetting, and they plapd out to time. : The attendance was 24500. Australians.—Stciiid Innings, (continued) Five wickets for; i, ~ 47 Gregory, c Jones, bMs .. 17 Hill, c Jones, b B.'rnji A .. 99 Trnmper, c Lilley. b Mfes .. 16 Noble, 1.b.w., b Blythe 1 .. 16 Duff, not out .. .V .. 71 Armstrong, not out i ..' ~ 25 Sundries .. ~-,, ~ 9 i Totil for nine wfljko .. 300