CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 1, 2 January 1904, Page 3

CRICKET.

o— THE ENGLISHMEN IN AUSTRALIA. THE SECOND TEST HATCH. Received 1, 9.10 p.m. MELBOURNE. January 1. The estimated af tendance is :J2,(lUO. 'llii- (lay opened witli solar liwil, ai.i.l a light breeze from the suiit'ii. Later ominous 'clouds, thunder claips, ami sultry weather prevailed, nosar.'.j'iiet ami Arnold were injured nvi.ul were replaced li,y Ficlih'r ami Knigihl. Warner won Urn to«s, ai.fl elected to hat. Truinble started to Warner, who scored consistently. Noble 'muled live overs, when hv retired, having strained his _ right hice|it. Saunders"relieved him. "The jihi.v tlirougiiout fas very slow, 'but severely and scicnuiirally 101icct. Hay ward started specially slowly and was badly missed .My Kelly when his score was thirty-one. He scored more freely later, and was then caught (jy Gregory at cover point low down, alter hatting two uc.iJ a half hours during which he hit two fours. Warner was stuck up repeatedly Ijy Armstrong, the crowd jeering- every stroke. He was playing- the majority of Hie halls to leg, or bloc-Icing. Eventually he foil nn easy catch to iHi IT in tiie out lieirl. Be hit eight fours;. Tyldesicy played perfect cricket all round the wicket and gave no chance throughout a patient i-iming.s, notwithstanding, the jeering. Foster was verv free with his strokes tout was badly mis»i'i by 'lVumble in the slips. At 2u(i Noble had ti ied seven bowlers—himself, Tnrnlble. Armstrong, Hopkins, Snur.i.lers, Howell and Trump,.,- The changes were very frequent, four in hhe last tifteen minutes, when the light Has exeeedin-glv bad owing to the dust „».U ,m impeding thunderstorm, ibe Australian Melding was specially smart, Gregory excelling h'linsell and earning JVeq'uent aoplmuse. There were no extras which ••speaks for itself. T j K . .slow'scoring causes a lack of enthusiasm. ,\ lowering barometer presages rain • the wind is now in the north] Scores :

Warner, c Duff, b Truinble 08 Hoywaid, c Gregory, b Hopkins 58 Tyldesley, not out -10 Foster, not out 49 Total for 2 wickets 224 OTAGO v. SOUTHLAND. DUNF.DIN, January 1. The cricket maloh Otago v. South tumid commenced toniiay. At the eoraclu.swn of play Otaigo had lost live wickets for ■ 27-l>. Austin (ltifi not out) was two hours at the wickets. CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, January 1. C-anteilbury, playing Welliiugtoai, Rut up Jil-t for seven wickets. Extras totalled 35. The wicket was not good ojitl as it is likely tw deteriorate the visitors should'win.