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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue XXXXV, 7 December 1903, Page 3

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INTERCOLONIAL MATCH. / SYDNEY, Dec. 5. Now South Wales' first innings closed for 681. Noble, with the assistance of Gregory, put on an additional 104, eventually lushing 1 out at Kees, and was clean bowled. He was live hours-at the wickets, and gave a couple of chances. His score included 33 l'ourers. Gregory, after a careful spell, jplayod in much of his oi/d style, and while at the wicket assisted in putting 136 runs on the sheet. The remainder were soon disposed of. The Innings occupied six hours. Chief additional scores : Noble 220, Gregory 57. South Australia, in the second innings, lost one wicket for 115 ; Hack (not out) 31, Hill (not out) ENGLISHMEN v. NEWCASTLE. r SYDNEY, Dec. 5. The first lrani'ngs of the Newcastle litteen closed for 204, the principal scoters being Hogue 31, Bourke 42 ■Dent 26, Clayton 22. England, in their second innings, lost 8 wickets ror 381. live principal scorers ware Hirst 51, Tyldesley 127, Foster 4<, Hayward (not out) 27, and Braund (not out) 64. The match was drawn. Bowling analysis :-R e lf Jour for 66, Rhodes one for 26, Hirst five for 30, Bosanquet one for 31, Fielder three for 42. ROVERS V. WANDERERS. This match was continued on Friday. Wanderers' innings closed for 246, and Rovers knocked up 165 Scores : WANDERERS. Whittle, c Raven, b Medley l Steeds, c and b Robertson 5 Hasell, b Price 94 Hill, b Martin 4^ Ligh(|;<and, c Price, b Martin..!,.. 4 Stocker, b Fred Robertson.. 2 Frost, 1.b.w., b Price 0 Braund, c Frost, b Price 49 Fleming, c Fred Rcfcertson, t> Medley 14 Currie, b Fred Robertson ' 2 Bullock, not out J4 Extras 011

Total 246 Bowling analysis: Frank Robeitson 0 wickets for 19 runs ; Medley 2 for 34, A. Bewley 0 for .13, Price 3 for 24, Lash 0 for 23, Martin 2 for 43, Frost 0 for 13, Rennell 0 for 10, Fred Rabertston 3 for 9. ROVERS. Price,c Lightiljand, b Whittle 24 Lash, b Braund. f l Fred Robertson, c Hasell, b Currie 49 Frank Robfjrtson, at., b Fleming 24 Spencer, b Braund 2 Medley, c Hasell, b Currie 4 A. Bewley. run out 32 Frost, c Currie, l> Fleming 16 Rennell, b Fleming 16 Martin, not out 1 Raven, b Fleming o Extras 12 Total 165 Bowling analysis : Braund 8 wickets for 18 runs ; Whittle 1 for 44, Currie 2 for 32, Fleming 6 for 22.