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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 20 June 1902, Page 3

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AUSTRALIANS T. SOUTH OF ENGLAND. PER PRISS ASSOCIATION. Londov, Jure 18. Th°re was bri;ho w»ather. The wi:kt was 6oft b t goor). Hill was run out, tbe wicket wing t! row. do.vu br lliantly by Jsssop at coverpoint, »fter a t-teady innings. The pa tnersh'p with Gregory produced 79 iuiß in 51 minutes. Fourf.r 118. Darling a-'ded * single and theu pi lyed on. Five for 125. Noble was dismissed without soring. Six for 130. Duff was oiught a 1; deep square leg. Seven for 152. Then Thorn [son with a break bick dismiss-.d Greg'ry after a splendid innings tasting 85 minutes. Eight for 158. Kelly and Trumble wet-e then partners, but the latter went out .eg before for a rfuek. Nine for 173. Kelly compiled h : s score by rigorous hitting, but was bowled before Howell had a chance to score. Ajstraltans.—First Innings 154. South of England.—First Innings, 138. Australians.—Second Innings. Ti umper, b Thompson .. .. 7 Hopkins, c Stoiv r, b Thompson .. 23 Hill, run out .. .. 32 i Arms'rong, c Arnold b Thompson 6 Gregory, b Thompson .. .. 71 Dai ling, b Wilson .. .. 1 Noble, b Tnomps-n .. .. 0 Duff, c Bush, b Thompson .. 5 Kelly, b Thompson .. 23 riumble, 1.b.w,, b Thompson .. 0 Howe'], not ouc .. .. .. 0 Extras .17 To'al 185 Bowling analysis : Wileoa one for 53, Tnomf'S'm eigfit for 88, Bistwick none for 25, Arnold none for 2.

ArLold and Storer opened thes-cond innings of the S.u h of England team. The latter was caught by Howell high at nrd-on. One f> r 30. Wrathal was bowled in the some over for nil. Two for 30. Ab<)l wis run out after miking a »it gld. Three for 33, Tnomi-son followed suit. Four for 38. - ! After lunch, Jessop joined Armld, 1 but was well oiiughv by Dull'at iongj on. Five for 41. j Crawford was caught by Hopkins at long off, Six tor 48. | Arnold gave Kelly a chance at the wicktts, wh'ch was accepted. Two runs had been in half an hour. SevdD for 51. i The i est of tbe wickets fell for a J total of 70, the Australians winning by 131 runs. i South of England. —Sscond Inning*, j Arnold, c Kelly, b Howell .. 15 Storer, c Howtll, b Tiumble .. 14 AbA, run out .. .. ~ 1 Thompson, run ou" ~ .. 2 Jeseop, c Duff, b Trumbli .. 3 C a*furd, o Hopkins, bTiumble 7 Troupe, not uu; .. .. ..10 Bush, b Trumb'e. . .. .. 5 Wilscin, c Duff, b Trumble .. 3 Best'vick, 1.b.w., b Howell .. 2 £x ias .. .. .. 8 Total 70 'fjuoibla took i-is wickets f ,-r 26, Noble none for 15, Armstrong nouo for 1, Howell two for 20. Tb,9 Australians play aa olviou of

England st Harrowgate on Fep'ember Ist instead ef the St. Heltn's match, which roll psed.