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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 4, 6 January 1904, Page 3

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J ENGLISHMEN IX AUSTRALIA. THE SKl'ilMi TEST MATCH. WON IIY ENGLAND. , Received "J..'52 p.m. j MKLitOI'UNK, .hijumary 5. | WreMkU weather, with srhouers all 1 niyhl a.i*l during Ihe until blown, so siy.Al<-n,vl tIW wickvt that it wils litlle Detter Uvain u Fortunately at mum live wm broke lilk- »Mise clouds mri 'drivel Ulv.' j/iidi snliiciv'iialy to start play ut 3.10 p.m. Warner sirpei'i'iLto.jJtid Uhe rolling of the wicket, or, lather, the u'iriHi cakevl on tin* rollvr. A iuij.vi(A-va'Me ii'i,li t \ of sawv.l list was pi-ovkiv.i lor lavwKts aii.l batsiiutti. Thv a'Ueii'muiiv ed closv on U'a thousi>.'iKi •d.unii'n' th\> aJivriH/' .'ii. Tiumule, bo-wlim# with the wind, took Knight Willi his second bal 1 kg Ai u r t!:iee Tyl'Ja.lvy hittvi fy.'il(Kt to score oil' Ho-well. Ti'uiuble stuck up Lilley, who was stumped by Kelly. Thi* iirst run oi the u.ay was a log- bve. Tykk.s'le\ tlA'n opened owl, 1 ant the lieXl was \i'iy \iea'J-. I 'lie man scored i epeak dly off bot/i bowlers, •-!«» eventually he fell to a ury easy j catch by Trumble, with the score a*c ! DO. lie playe.l a giva-t inmitngs. rutvl list two .Vs iUi'd six I's in sv\eiHy-' eife'ivt niimrUs. I

Thv otillers were Kjuickly disposed of, the Australians' fielding bving s'uperb. Requiring i?y7 nniis to win the Austiulians sUarlotl nheir secoa.i.i innings". Sho.i-tly aiterwaules Dull', was easily in thv slips. j iiU scored rapidly oil IMiuJes, making ten in one o\ei- ; but was miskj.l when he hud up. Afterwards he prolito:! by t.he let-oIT, as Ive hit two -Us anM ouc 2 oIY Mucc-essive balls from Rhodes. With the scoie at 41) Brau'uJ biudly miswod a catch from Tiumper oil' Hirst.. Thwi Rolf took one over to allow Hirst uia! Rhodv.'S io change vii'ds 1 , which proa'eil effective, us Hill hit Hho«ie.s to N.-rig-on, tli'j ball bein-g l>y Rdf. Nuule was tlw only other b«;it«ma.n to trouble the He scored HI, thoug ! h he was Urdly missel by TvMedley ut wlxm lie liajd iiLa'de 5. Rihuies' bowling was terribly destructive, anil if the Englishmen lvad taken all the ch<wices olTeivd t'here Wou>d been a marwllo'tis 1 a»nalysis. and Rhodes, hy t»heir batting ainfi bowling, tlw niatcvh. ScOivs were as a]/j>euded Eiigiishincji, First li/nings 315. SECOND INNINtiS. Wuinor, c 'iVumiter, b Sauj.rJei-s \ HiaywTaixl, c Trumper, b U I c Ti'umper, l> Howell 62 I b Sa-ujiiders | H'iist, c Ut'egory, b fk>\vell 4 I IWaodes, Ibw, b Tiuu.-ble y Knight, lbw, b Tnmrtilc 0 ' Lilley, at Kelly, b Tiumble u | Fiekier, c li'ill, 'iVum'lde 4 Relf, 1101 out io Sundries s Total 103 Bowling mvalyyis—' TruniWe took live for 34 runs, Sairnders two- for 38, Howell two for 25, Hopkins none for 3. Australia, First Inmngs 122 SECOND INNINGS. ' i Trumper, c Relf, b Rhu.les 35 Dud', c liiwud, b q Hill, c Relf, b Rhodes 20 '■ Gregory, c R/ho-des, b Hinit . . 0 Hopkins, c ar.U b Rhodes 7 Ti-unible, c Braun*!, b Rhodes ... 0 I c Rihcids 0 I Keliy, c Lilley, b Rhodes 7 ! Howell, c Hirst, b Rkqdes 1 3 : c Fielder, b Hirst 0 i Nobb-le, not out yi | To'tol Bottlinjf analysis—[(lronies lut/k wigijit wickets fol' 68 runs, Hirst two for 38, Keif ncme foa' 5. The Englisiina-n tlius mm bv 18(5 rans. A HEMAHKAIILE INNINGS. Commenting on his play in the first iiraiugK tlje juvss utp.-nl states tlnat Truiniier nwt only .sui\«l a iV)llo\v on by hi?i brilliu'nt iu'niiiyy on such a glue pot wicket, but sat iris runs at such a great spool tliut they po«s.Ks many times their paper \ulue. T'hvre ure proiwbly veiy i ew inniii'gß of (n.'jual merit on recond for a sticky wicket. 'Da* excitement during the pcrformumce will mot be fin gotten for y<?ars, INTER-IBLANI> MATCH. CHIUSTCIiUKL'H, Jan. 5. The CricM. Council has appointed Mr C. Viore, of Welli7¥gton, to select the North Islaiiki team for tile inter-Island match to be playeicl in Wellington oji Jareuui-y 20. Tho following team will repre sent Carnng'ton lioad ag'ainst the Okato Cricket Club on the Carrington Road grounds on 'l'lmrsday next —Jordan, IVham, Marett, 1). McEwen, W. McEwen, TrMw, 1'! McB'.ven, S. McEwen, A. McEwen, 11. McEwen, Hullock.