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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 41, 22 February 1904, Page 2

CRICKET.

ENGLISHMEN AT BATHUHST, United Press Association—by Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Hwivwl Feb. 21, 9.;i5 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 21. The Englishmen in thc-ir first innings made 170—II ay wand 59 and Fielder 19 being chief scorers. Marsh look I'ivm wickets for 59, and Bowden th'lee for 22. Hie combined team's second innings was declared closed with threo wickets down for 151—Hickson 82, Payne 43. The Englishmen in their second innings lost five wickets for 113—Foster ao, Tykioslwy 18, Lilley 10, Relf (not out) 23, Hirst (uot out) 1?6. The match was drawn. NOTES. (By Cover Point.) '!%».' nvatcii which csimncncod at Sydney on I'liday (12th) Iwtweou Wuruur's team and New South Wales still further shows the many vicissitudes experienced in the noble game of cricket. Winning the toss, on a . porfttt wicket, Warner nrude a difiatilijous Mtpli't, aliid retired tjin- a "duck," un 4 four wickets were down for 34. At this stage, so apparently alanncd was Warner, that Knight was substituted for Fielder, ami wisely ho, for he at once put a dilfereut complexion on the game.and the lirst innings closed for the fairly respectable total of 190. The new bowler (.'otter came off well, and non-plussed tlie visitors. New South Wales npixwod to have an easy thing on, but the unexpected bapiieneil, ami they headed Warner's team by only 12. The 2-i«l inuings of tlie lOngianders again started tamely, Warner, after "poking weakly about." lost liis wicket for 8. Hayward again scored his useful average number. 15: Tykleslev 28, llraitiul H2, and Hirst 40. " But KHighland Bosan'ituet were the heroes of Hie mutch, as maiking every post a winning o.ne—to use a racing Ipltmrie—llay piled runs on at such a rate that the Welshmen weiv paralysed. Bosai«ruvt lvl'iiixl with his scoro at 114, ami Knight also passed tne conitcd century, witji lt)4 HhoKies and Relf put up 70 for the last wicket, and the total reach«l ■Oil. Cotter fell and dislocated his hlioiiUcr, and at he was well on at the time of hi« accident Ivis retirement was unfortunate. Now South Wait* only scored Ml foY thoir second innings, Hopkins being tho only one to make a stand, scoring 5(5 bofore iK'ing' bowk/d by ami I Warner's team won by 278 runs, llos'amiuet had the tine averaigv of six for 45, (ho second innings. The fourth test match starts on Friday next (20th) at Sydney. A team from Premii visited New Plymouth o« Saturday last, and played a town loam on til* ']\ikapa grouml. Play did not start till after 8 o'clock, when the visitors went in lirst, ami, owing to the fine howling of Whittle and Braund, only compiled a total of HI. The town team scored 104, of which Whittle made 54. 'Phis player gave a real sterling exMbition of 'batting, without the sumb'ltunce of a chance. His lcgi-pUiy was superb, and his late cutting pleaded me muchly. The fielding of tile Vn-nui men was splendid, and they evidently have devoted a lot of lime to that department of tho game. Carriugton Road played the Wanderers on Thursday (18tJo), and the K'tme ended in a victory for tho latter, who scoaid 52 to 38. Beyond the, bowling of Whittle and Bi-auud lor the Wuriklerers the game was of an uninteresting character. Whittle had the tine average of four wickets tor ■) runs, and llraund four for 7 hi the Wanderers' scou>, Whittlo (10) and Light band ( llj wore the only (louble-liguro men, ami for Carrington Road llarett mode 11 not out. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 11— An umpire has power to revise his .decision if he does so iM'ore the batsman has left the wicket. S.W.—Foster denies Hie truth of tho rumour that he intends settling in New Zealand. ltiVlUfVer.—The bowler must deliver the 'hall with one foot oa the ground behind tho bowling urease and within the return crease to make .delivery good, if his foot j R on Hie bowling crease it in a noball. 'J'iu- ruin distinctly sava bull! ml the oVease.