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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 14, 17 January 1903, Page 2

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LORD HAWK H'S TE vM v. WKLLUfO. TO PER PRESS AggOOtATKW. Wellington, January 16. The Wellington men were disposed if thh morri.ng for 243, Watßi ri> maiuing not out with 17, Halts 16. Seven of tho rum sored to-day **tt byes. Sta ce'y lad the men withdrawn than the weather, which bad bets threatening, broke in sharp showers, and caus.d play to ba postponed till lunch. The rain did not hart the pi ch, but made the grass gieasy and pit the bewlers at some disadvantage. / '" i "

Iha BiglMmaen made a good start, f>r Warner aud Burnup put up 42 bafo>o th 1 former was bowled for 16, atid wi k Faae, who did still better, the sco:e was carried te 106, Burnup d >iag the lioa'x share of the hitting, and Fane contenting himself with si'gle 3 . Holds worth was then put on, tad from hii second b ll Burnup was finely s'ump-d for a'chanc less innings' of 69.

After Burnup 1- f, Fane changed hi* s'.yle md hit well and often. Taylor followed suit, aud 150 was brought up fur two hours play, 18 biing hit in thien overs from Bt*pfcensen, and 35 runs being put on ic 20 minutes. Taylor was then caught at short leg for 35, with the tetal at 172. The f.ilding, up te this, bore companion with the Englishmen's, but wi h Lis score at 57, Fane wm mUi-ed twice in aucc tsive overs, and had mtde himself top score when Up* ham, wLo hud be:n bowling without success, came on again and hit Fane's off stump ac 213, of which Fan* claimed 70. Bo»anijuet made 12, but Dowaon, Johnson, and Whatman failed, and eijht were do*n for 239. 'i\ onnpa )n, the professional, who hid been bat ing biiekly, was then joined by l.f-a'ham and the score was carried ti 263, wheu stumps were drawn, th* former l.ein™ 40, and the latter 8. Five bawUrs were triid and all I* wickets, but none of them bowled up to their best form, still they cannot hi | said to have dooe badly. | Thi weather interfered with the attendauce, which was about 1500.