CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 38, 15 February 1904, Page 2

CRICKET.

ENGLISHMEN IN AUSTRALIA. MATCH AGAINST NEW SOUTH WALKS. Jnitei Press Association—By Electric Tmlegrajih.—Copyright. SYDNEY, Feb. 13.. The weather was ftne, with u itrong cool southerly blowing. Hoiikins ami Ki-Uy coinnioiiced nj;?ivssi\«4.v, anil soon brought the RngWHli total up, which was coni|nlil in iirecisely the same time a® the Kiiglish scoi'e. Kelly hit troinendom.l.\ at timet; ami |lit one out of tl.e ffroim'rt. Tho secouid century had junt iieon rwionled wlum Hopkins closed a fine innings by playing over one from Rhodes, who scattered the wickets. His score included nine 4'a. Seven for 2(M. Bowxk'ii then came 111, only to be dismissed by lihodes next ball without any addition to the score. Cotter's was a merry innings, in which he pic a brief taste of bis batting H'ua.litiw, hitting fevouraibly anil with great confidence. He knocked ui> W in a inlnutes, and then Hihoides clean bowled him. Nine lor 222. Kelly kept scoring steadily by cricket. Stawoll's (the next man) career w»s brfef. He gavo .TjilideSley a simple catch, and tho inninga chxiod for »32. The fielding of the EmfiiHsilinwii was clean, though »e----veral clmivces wore nrissed. Additional scores NEW SOUTH WALES, Fir* Inulngs. Six wicket# for x] 3 Hoiikins, b Hhod«a '6B Kelly, not out 11( 33 Ilowden, b Rhodes ' 0 Cotter, b Rhodes 16 Howell, c IVldesley, t> HI rat ... 8 Sundries ... 10 Total .... aea Howliiiig analysis : Boßanq,u«t, two wicikets for SI rune ; lUradw three for ,'iO, Braumd one for 30, Relf none (or 30, H'irst throe for 61. Wtwm'i' awl Hfeyward opened Englistaicai's second imilnts * - few minutes before luach. On resuming play was very till Warner, who poked about weakly, was'taken by a badler from Bowxten. Oao for SS. Haywaiid was Ivßt&g w»U and clean, with lintel driving. ■ ■' Tyldesley Joined him, and scored a d off his first tihree-. 80-wOst had in difficulties for a time, bowling a fino lentgtli with a lot of work on Runs came slowly by singles, anid at 74 Cotter relieved Bpw-dt-R—an.:i with Ws fourth ball yorked one to Huywand, who hail given a gnoid diisplay of cricket. Two lor 76. Knight was the next hat, and ten runs later 011 lost TtykleeFey, who wins given out log before to Cotter. The retiring batsmen got Ms runs brigiivtly. Thm> for 86. Poster saw ti c century posted as a result of ninety-live minutes' play. Then his enid camo, Ilowden making a brilliant catch at siiort slip oft Cotter. Fonr for 104. Cotter's three wickets were (Attained ut a coet of 83 runs. Jlioivell and Dowden now- took charge of the bowling', Braunid Ailing the English vacancy. Tlie , layed carefully to the afternoon tea adjournment, and 011 resuming Kelly missed a chance of stumping Braund \Ulcll lie was eleven. A usoful partnership ensued, Noble, who had not bowled since the Adelaide test match owiliug to un injury luceived in the Melfioume test match, then tried Us hand. Off hiis second over Braund skied one to Hyd. Gregory. Five for I OS. Knight was now giving an excellent display, iiMDking some splendid strokes; Hirst lillod the vacancy <uul commenced lively batting. He waa in double llgiires in his fl rst three strokes, |iut«tiivg Cotter away eflcctively in ipiick succession. A dozen resulted from the over. The batsmen continued to score consistently, and several changes at bowling proved imilleetwil. Cotter, to trying to ■ rlop a Itaid drive, fell and dislocated )iU ri'giht shoulder, and a relief liekkid for him, Knight was playing a brilliant game, ably seconded by Hirst, this l>eing the bwt partnership of the Hopkins id Nolde at. 230, are! in his Hocond over H'irst jmit one up which Ndbto cleverly caught. Hirst had batted over an hour for a cluAiicelctig 40, jiK'budiinig six 4's, Six for 235. followed, and Jiifiyed out thiie. Scores ENGLISHMEN, Second Innings, Hauler, b Do widen 8 1 lay ward, b Cotter ... ' 46 I'yl'dcshvr, lbw, 28 freight, not out 75 Fowler, c Bowden, b Cotter ... 4 llrai.nl, c S. Gregory, b Noble... 82 Hirst, c Noble, b H-opldas ... 40 Bosas.tßwt, *ot out ' ... 17 Sundries j 0 Total for six wickets 255 lIRENUI v. N.P.C.C. Tito uilHMe mutch was played 01} the Tuk«)ia ground on Saturday afteiißocin, ui.pl afteu on enjoyabla game lesultwl In an easy win for iHime team by 78 runs. New •Plymouth won 1(10 tow and sent the visitors 111 to bat, but none of their liatsnivii were able to iiiake any stand against the bowling of Whittle 111 yd llrauml, the former bowling better than he Ims previously done this season, liis average being six pickets for uihout 10 i-uns. B'or tho local team WSvi'ttle (, r ).l) aivd Duthie (16) were 1 1.. 1 oply iMtHinen to reach donble ligiwes, tho Conner making hiq score in fiiwt-clasN style.' The follow i'ng ure the scores UKKNUI. SdiollloVl, h llraimd '0 McPoimM, Ii Whittle 4 Spnrr, b Bramvd 0 ('. Wilson, lbw, b Whittle .!! 6 l>pw(fi't.h, b Braund 4 W. Wilson, b Branrad ... 0 \Y«lgv, b Whittle ... a Snngsler, b Whittle ..] 4 Slowers, b WWttle ... ' " 1 Fuiller, b Whittle ... ..[ 0 MotilKKin, not out ... j Sunlliies ' j. Total , m NEW PLYMOUTH. Ilewley, run out 0 I (M'ham, Ihw, b Wat'hetfoii 7 11' 1 1!, ft 111 out n "hiille, c Sehodleld, b Spurr ~.-54 nii'lihie, Ii Hepworth lira,mi'l, b Hlepworth ... Q [■'lO'/it, c M.c I invalid, b Selvollleid 1 ower, (• Schoflield, b Hepworth 6 .Mnckuy, l> .... 2 h h Wwlgo ... (J . Miutin, not ojut >t " q SI.I» hies * g Total Jhe past year wns an exoeodlngly busy one in tlie railway workshops the colony, tho increased traffic in the sen-iocs of both island! callir.tj foi- iidiitiifninjal rolling stock. The iol,l'owiT.y- is' a list of tlie work' c«r<t'Ml ou I.^and in hand top the llnattcial year Wajjgons 995, carriages 7.1, 'iVraliu vans 22, tarpaulins 225; In adtfltten to th« fov.ist :>ng works, a was lot lo 'Vice Bros., Thomas, for th* avin« ply of tea IwmgUvw, v i >•' ,