CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 12, 19 May 1902, Page 3

CRICKET.

THK AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND. AUSTRALIANS V. ESSEX. FEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. London, May 16. On resuming at noon to-day, the weather wss dull aDd the wicket soft The innings soon clostd for 178. Essex - First Innings. Fane, b Jore« .. .. .. 9 Carpenter, b Noble .. .. 9 Penic, b Armstrong .. ..63 Owen, b Trumper .. .. 6 McGabey, c How 11, b Trumper 36 Sewell, b Trumper .. .. 12 Yourg, h Noble .. .. .. 0 Kortwright, c Hopkins, b Trumper 9 Russell, h Truro ber .. 4 M»fid, c Hil l , b Noble .. .. 6 ' Reeves, not out .. .. ~15 j Extras .. .. ~ 9 Total 178 Bowling analysis Jor.es one for 32, Noble two for 42, Howell none for 25, Armstrong one for 136, Trumper five for 43. Trumper and Duff opened for the | Australians to Mead and Youne j Trumper had only nine to his credit i when he played Young on. One for 124. | Hill folk-wed and some fastish play I resulted. Owing to heavy rain stutups wer- drawi at- 4 o'c-.i. > k. ; Heceived 18 5.44 p.m. London, May 17. The match was continued in warm, bright, windy weather, the wicket being soft. Duff and Hill carried th" beyond the century before Duff was stumped,

Russc-ll played cu'iaus, steady cricßet. Two for 107, Gregory followed, and after scoring 23 was e-.ught at the wicket, feihrte for 176. Darling wss quickly disposed of after luni h. (Details of his score and record and fall of fourth wicket mistiiig.) Hopkins was caught at mid-off. Five for 200. Jon's pa»tner<d Hill, who wss ciught at short lep. S'.x lor 209. The seventh wiuke' fe'l without addition to the total, Jc nes being caught. The Australians were forcing the pace on th« off chance of winning. Howell failed to scorw. Eight for 210. Armstrong and Noble steadily put on runs uu'il rain commenced, and with tbe score at 249 the innings was declared closed. Austbalia.—First innings. Duff, s Russell, b McGahey ~ 47 Gregory c Russell, c Mead .. 23 Darling (no details) : Hopkins, c Reeves, b Mead .. 7 Hill, c McGabey, b Young .. 104 Jones, c McGabey, b Young ~ 0 Howell, c McGahey, b Young .. 0 Armstrong, not out .. ~ 12 Noble, not out .. .. .. 25 i Total for eight wickets .. 249 | Bowling analysisM«ad four for j 105, Young three for 75, McGahfy one i for 22. | Carpenter and Fans opened for i Essex second innings, j Rain again set in, and with twi- | wickets down for 13, the match was ; abandon"), drawn, i Essex—Second innings. iCorke, b Howell .. ~ ~ i Fan;, c Howi 11, b N .b!e.. .. 6 j Puriu, 'iot cut ■. . . . . 1 ; SicGuhe > ', not out .. .. 2 Kuceived 19, 1.10 am. | London-, VT3- 17. | T/umblu's thmn' is pr igiensiti;', and jhe hnp-« to tike part in the first test j mste.s, bu» the doctors soy it will '■ e I veiy un.vi> e . Th. Daily Modi's Syd in>.y coriep|jut:d itiT cbles t :s lumou • d [ tluit fiva of th* Ai.n:rali n cricke'ers ia-o ail'only h It e'raro of th | p-oiir* of t> e tour. War.iili a-..J Da>jliugdeclaru he atateuieno to ce I less and malicious,