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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 15 February 1902, Page 3

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FOURTH TEST MATCH. SLOW AND CAUTIOUS PLAY. JESSOP FAILS Trt SCORE. SIX WIOKETS FOR 266. PER pjysss ASSOCIATION. j Received 14, 6.48 p.m. Sydney, February 14. Great interest is being taken in the fourth t«st match. Special trains are] bringing crowds of country visitors, while there is a large contingent from other States. A splendid wickft*-. was provided, and the match opened with I glorious weather anoj light, cold breeze j MacLaren's luck tvas again in evidence, at.d winning tho tos-i he elected to ba"i first as usual. The opening partners were Maclaren and FT ay ward, who faced Noble and Saunders. After the former had sent down a maiden Hay ward set th« score going with a single off the Victorian. Pity was slow and cautious MacLaren being fifteen minutes at the wicnets before he essayed a run. Saunders particularly gave the batsmen trouble; indeed, right through Hayward's innings he was never at home with him, and the excellent fielding all round had its effect on run-getting. Noble was marvellously smart at point. Hayward and MacLiren now had sixteen api«ce, while bach bowler had 16 debited to him. MacLaren added] another seven, when he had a life, driving one hard back toSaundere, who f-iiled to hold it. Fifty up appeared as th« result of €6 minutes work. A d. üble chunge of bowlers was made, Howe l ) and Tramble taking the places of Noble and Saunders. At fifty-eight the batsmen tediously brought the game to the luncheon adjournment. On risumirg, i-'aundera bowled from the southern end and with a magnificent ball, the third of the over, dislodged Hayward's bail*. The Sumy professional had scored faster than his captain, his scire including eight 4's. One wicket for 73.

Tyldesley, the new-comer, sent SauDders' next ball to the boundary. In the next few minutes MacLaren brought his half century and first century of the innings up. The task occupied just on a couple of hours. Tyldesley got into double figures and then relapsed into dull pl«y. At 122 Noble relieved Saunders and MacLaren opened bis shoulders to the Sydney bowler, fine drives and beautiful leg strokes producing eight off the cvor. The outburs' was only {momentary, and the gtme'again beeame deadly slow, MacLaren taking 18 minutes to add a single run, while Tyldesley emulated Quaife's tactics. Howell replaced Trumble at 144, Armstrong taking Noble's end. A little latar Tyldesley found the new Victorian to his likiog and smote his first over for eight, The tea adjournment intervened with the score at 174, the product of three hours ciicket. After lea MacLiren brought his innings to an end. Be made a bad stroke, iif'irg Saunders high to Duff at mid - off, who effected a splendid catch. He made fiftee-i 4's and was at the wickets for three hours and a quarter. Two wickets for 179.

Quaifefilled the vacincy, and TyldfSley became more aggressive, but Quaife, aft'r adding four, touched Sauodars into Kellej's haads. Three for 188. Je'sop, amidst cheers, followed, and field spread out, but to the manifest disappo'ntm'nt of the spectators the demon tried an off which went safely into Noble's h'.nds at point. Four for 188,

Braund filled the vacancy, arid narrowly misled being sumped off S«undersl who hid obtain, d 1 is list, three wickets at a est of six r uo». Braund marked his escape by seeding Sauuders' next b ill to the f< nco. TyMesley, who wrs playing totindly, reached his half <entur>, while t.hf second century appeared for 3 hou-s 50 minutes play, Tyldesley, by magnificent, fhshingcuH raised the sco e rapidly, and made the hit rf the dsy—a preat big'o drive ovsr th« fenc ■, Trurnble displaced Howell at 225, and wlio had not play d Saund; rs comfortably, met h'S fata ("rumble's hands. He tried to gel; the fifth ball round to leg, but go' ou*'- leg before. Five for 225, McGahev Wowed, and TyHesley kept cn swing smartly. McGahey bad scored eiaht when be put ons haid 'o Hopkins, who disced at H, got his left h'-nd on t l e bill, but f 'iled to hold it. The nnxt ball terminated Tyld<-g-

ley's useful innings, as he pli)C«d one from N'lble (who had relieved Saunders) into K»?lly'* hands. He had made foui tten 4's in the 2 hours|s4 minutes of his stay at the wick«ts. Sjx for 245. Lil'ev jlined McGahey, and the pair played out to time, when England had last six wickets for 266.

England,—Fust Innings. L c Duff, b Suinders ~ 92 1 Hayward, b Saunders . . .. 41 Tvldosley, o Kelly, b NoMe .. 79 Quaifp, c Kelly, b Saunders .. 4 Janaip, c No'nle, b Saur-d»ib .. 0 Braund, l.\w. b Trumble ~ 17 McGahey, not out .. .. 18 Lillev, not. ou l . .. ~ 10 Extras .. 5 i Total for six wicl?e f s .. 266 :