CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 48, 1 March 1904, Page 2

CRICKET.

TIIF, J-'OI'IITII TKST MATCH. CIHTICISMS ON S.VJTKIiAY'S W PI.AV. sviinkv. tvii. asi. 'l'll,' Herald km.\s that Hill and iMlli' WIT.' tin- Olll.V ones id sliinv any hntliug form. It was nn unsatisfactory .-xhihilinii. \Viu-n-4|JM light its worstT^^M hlocked t|„. inn^^^H thin ml lo^^^H wlicn^^^^H 1111-11 llO^^^^^H I,air \^^^^^M Imdly^^^^^H T.-1.-Kiui'li tin- li.iiii '..-i^n^m lust Imli hour, uie; tin- howling and fielding good, Inn llmt was hardly siillicii-iit i-x|ihiiiatioii of the rapid full ill tin: lii-Kt Imtsiiii'ii in Australia. Misty i-ni„, tlmiiKli it niudo tin- oiillii'kl slow, iliil „o damage, anil indeed it assisli'il tin- Imtsiuen to tin ~il,.|ii dial it rendered rju- hull sli|i|. t -r,\ lor howlers anil licklsinen.

'J'IIK MATCH PoSTI'ON'FI). (Heceiveil l-'.-h. lis), <i. I!) p.m.) Play was not resinned on account of the sttite of Hi., wicket, and at 1.-'iu p.m. the continuation of tho match was postponed till 10-inoirow. ———. , PHOSI'F.CTH FOK TO-PAY (H.OOMV. (Itm-ivcd March l, l.ti a.m.) SVIIXKY, Feh. 29. After clearing fin- a few hours late this afternoon n steady drizzle again set in to-night and the prospects for play to-morrow im- gloomy.

SATI RDAY'S 'DICMOXSTRATiOX" SCATIMXO COM.MEXT lIY EXGLlS|( I'RKSS. (Received Feb. 29, 11.1.1 p.m.) i I.OXDON. Full. 29. The journal Sporting Life, deal- ' ing «'illi Saturday's "incident" at 'lie test match, observes that " it ifs a i«ly the Sydney larrikin does lien, turn his attention to tlic amusement tlial is nearest to his heart, viz.. cock lighting. 'l'll' - Standard says it is regrettable that in connect inn with athletics, not alone in Australia, conditions seem to he more and more t'uvourahle to the exhibition of rowdyism, recalling the finally insufferable sur- Jtt rounding* of the old-time prize ring. V The Sportsman emphasises the in- m dications of a canker that is threatening all that is best in the sport of cricket. At Tuknpa on Saturday West Knil, playing against a Government lluilding team, scored 143 for two wickets. The lluildings replied with (11 for eight wickets. Hanks defeated 11. Drown and Co's team on Saturday by 90 to lit).