CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 55, 5 March 1903, Page 2

CRICKET.

. —» I BOOTH AUjTRAUA v. VIOTORIA. PEI PRESS ASBOOUTION. ; Received 5,1.5 a.m. Adelaide, March 4. Siuth Australia in their second ! innings nude 222, Giffen not out 97. Victoria won by 35 runs. THE BEOOND TEST MATCH. Wellington, March 4. The return match betwein Lord H*wk»'s Team and a NewZ-'aUnd combinatioo was begun at tbe Basin R>• serve to-day in capital weather, and on an excellent wicket, though it would not be surprising were the pitch to crumble before the issue was finally settle'. Richardson won the toss, and decided to rat. Before the inning* of the colonials closed the respectable total of 274 was amassed, of whioh Reese, of Canterbury, contributed more than half. His was a magnificent display of clean cricket and without blemish, eav* for a very hot return to Hargreaw, which the latter was not to blame for declining. His core included 19 fourers and 8 threes, and his clean free hitting all around the wicket was greatly admired. He received a greit ovation w'nen dismiss :d as the eighth wio'te', the Englishmen joining in the demonstration. Mahoney and Tucker also bat! Ed with confi 1 ace, as did Callaway towards the eud of the innings. Thompson, who bore the brunt of the bowling, got four batsmen leg before, each decision coming from the Englishmen's umpire, and in two or three instances tbe derisions were severely criiicishel. Scores: - New Zealand -Fibst Innings. Richardson, b Thompson .. 5 Reese, 1.b.w., b Thompson .. 148 Tucker, b Thompson .. .. 21 Hay, 1.b.w., b Hargreave ~ 4 Lu9k, b Thompson .. ~ 9 Mahoney, c and b ELirgre ive .. 27 Williams, 1.H.w., bTh mpsin .. 1 Fisher, l.b.w, b Thompson .. 10 M cOarthy, c J ohi.son, b Thompson 2 O'llaway, bTh mpson .. .. 19 jUpham, not out .. .. .. 6 Extras 22 Total 274 Bowling analysis:—Thorops n 8 for 124, Boiirquot 0 foe 42, Ha-greave 2 for 70, Burnup 0 f.-r 16. Englishmen-First Innings Johnfon, rot out ~ ~ ~ 4 S anning, not ou* .. ~ 6