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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 16, 20 January 1904, Page 3

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THE 'l'll ilili '1 EST MAll ft * till I'.Tll IiAY'S I'L.IV. Received 19, S).:i7 p.in, AIIIOLAIIiiO, .lan. 11). T.e much was conliimod m dcKgutfui wither. 'J la. ttOC.cl was as good as Ift'W. Uilh l 111- i sue (11 11. C g..ine ie, aided i.s a i i'ii aiuty luss inte.est was n anil', sled. I hi. atuiulnitce. i.iug . nly ■ Ihousniid. iirailiul ah.l I ieldrr ooened the hoiilin,'. .Wmssiohg s!i;!]i.il niceh . Al UK.'. Noble skirl one Horn I'.iwml to niid-mcr. He had halted linn' hitting (our l)oiin:iaii. ■>. lio[jkins opened quietly, and I Inthird eciiuiijv .was posicd mr four hours tweuly-i ighl iniiiiius' pla.i. AI. .'ill.-. lili.;.lcs icplaced l-iehhr, an.l ! .'i runs later Arnold rclie\ed liraund. I'inalh lli,Siiih|iu-i was tried, and in tee 1..i11.11vs I'll-:-,,- wickets fell. Ik.,.kins «as smarllv throe, u onl hy Rhodes from «ini mid-en. Armstrong. was caught at mid-oil' from a weak stroke, and llosauqiicl bowled i'ucLcod. Light wickets for 11-li runs. Armstrong was in an hour and a ipiaricv and liii seven -i's. Alter luncheon Kelly began vigorously, but was easily stumped. I At ISoU Hosampiet accepted a hot return. leiV'ListuMl, ]ju.w , now n from ed poorly at iiosampicl. 'l'he innings lasted o hours U.'i minutes. England, requiring 49.") to win, uegasi with Warner and Hayw.ud against Howell and AlcLcod. The oatsiucn weie both siolidly defensive, scoring slowly. Tinny liaii) bien put up belore .the first four was put up, and the half ccuimy took li.i minutes to eomi.lt to. Trumble and liop,kius were Hied wit.il tile hall, and the former gave no trouble ; but Hopkins clucked the ir.ins. ti,i.Lci'} Trumble at 22.-). Warner completed His) lijly ill JOO minuies and in exact- I ly two houis Mm was hoisted, irunihle went on aguin in place of Armstrong at IL. 1 lay waul leached oil in Kill minutes, ilcl.eod icplated Howell, who had been given it turn, but die. not deck ilic batsmen. The latter weie now .satting witri more in eilom. Noble did not bowl, owing to his weak arm. At Hi? lie gaie Truinptr a trial instead of Truiii'lilc, while six ' runs later Hopkins went on again at the ollur end. In his second oxer he got llaywaid ieg before. Hayward baited 1(112 minutts, without the slightest mistake. He placed the : nail beautifully, but rcgislt red on,y three fours. "Arnold went in to save the cracks. but in live sec-owl over was ! cltan bowled. Warner batted 170 minutes, and plavi.'l a line, pretty inniiys, without the slightest, fault, tie hit" nine loins. Additional scores : i AUSTRALIA, Second lii.iiir.ss. four wickets for 201 .stfille, c Um .'.i(,| ud, b Brtuillll ... Co Hopkins '. Armstrong, c llirsi. Ii ,'i!) JlcLecil, b Ho..anp;f.iet 12 Kelly, at Liliey, b ltu-sacv|iu-l ... US Howell, no't out 1 'Truntijle 9 Sundries 14 ; Total Hill First inmi.y.i 088 (Jrand Total 7:i'.l (''Details Ri.\irdin« Tru:n*le were I not c: v ,'iti.l, w(,lOe HiVykinU' name was omittu.l alKHCli.''!' from Hie score.) Bow-Hoy Analysis : Hirst one wic- • ket for nii runs, A infold none lor 7'l. l»Of.iaV|vl l'c|.i'r ftvr < ■'!, I!l*;c2es (,'iie for do. Kithler cue for 01, Hia'.'i.i.l two for 07. ICMiLAXI), Second li.'ii'in.3S. iVanur, ia/l <>ut ~'-> H-aywai.l. Ihw, 1> ll.ip.k'ins ... (17 Aniold, b ll,o|>,kiins 1. Sundries :> Total for two w id.els ... 100 First inlnii.'gs 31G To (kite MiJ.i An tiijoyi.Cde nuiitih was playsd fast SacuiiJay bt-lwt.n the (loivem- ■ nei.'t lJuil'.iiiliu' I'.-am and that of Mvssrs 11. Ilrown ai.cl Co. 'lite latter team had it all their own way ti'.'e liir.t iuh'inigis and Wiiccetvl■d in scoring oil runs to their opponents' :i'J. In thie six-oiifd iimnig's Messrs lirown's tealm put lit more .11 at.'.l with only :!.") miiurles time a.llo«u,ni:e to lua.lie 1:1 runs Hie fcume was looking 1.v.i:l for the Co>«riiintnt team. HowcAer, lliey put on a boiil front, ai.'d even two wickets fell for a score of nc/th.i.'„' tlv.' Ir.tsiutu (leti.rmiiiK>l to make a -l/.d. The extitemcirt gmv iTifensu as minute after minute went by till lj:it live \fere left, with nino ruins to make, au.l a-/, till tl.e last minute was more tU.oi lia.lf wns tlio run UJ.K.-.I that detidcl the yjiuu. For .Messrs Ilrown and Co., Hanks, llylanil. A. j.aidner and Potter were tl.v l.iightt-.'l scorers, while for V..\! Ctnerninuil l/iiys i'ower, Palmer, Jury anil Fluiuin.g batted well. The game was U.'oroi.feirly eontesttil, and was all that coul'.l 'hv'desirrl, and both toams are to he crediittil with playimof in a spoiling manner. It is invdeivloiwl Hint lltese ttaina have furtl.c'r matches in hand. Messrs C. Stevens and I). MeKetizie, Wellington, have been appointed umpires in the North v. South IsInna iiratch.