CRICKET.
'HIE LAST TEST MATCH, (Received March 0, 8.159 a.m.), MELUOUHNE, March 5. Early in tlie morning misty hiitt fell, but at noon the wicket Was practically perfect. it was decided to replace Gregory by Uehrs, of South Australia, the former, for tl}e lirst time during his association with big cricket, taking a place as twelfth man. The English team was the sume as played in Sydney.
N i.li!i- won tlie loss and elected to bat, Trumper and Dull' opening the game. After a few quiet strokes Dull attempted to drag Braund to leg, and was howled. Only a few thousand people were present, but keen disappointment was manifested at this incident.
Hill was next in. At 27 Braund gave place to lthodes, off whose first over Trumper promptly scored three boundary hits. The first 50 appeared after ill minutes' play. Trumpoc splintered his but by hard hitting, und had to secure another. Hirst, who had with Braund opeued the bowling, went off when 23 had boon scored oil him. lthodes took his place and secured Hill's wicket* Jlraund taking a catch in the slip*/ Hill only made 10.
With Noble's arrival the batting 11vened up, Trumper showing out very prominently, tluick changes were re* sorted to and in a quarter of an hour's play before luncheon the bowlers were Arnold, lthodes, Braund, Hirst, and Bosanquet, but no sepal ration was effected.
After luncheon the crowd increased to seventeen thousand strong, . Tlie sun now shone but brightly, gind the century was brought up by Trumper with a beautiful cut to the boundary oil lthodes. When he had made 88 in faultless and brilliant style Trumper returned the ball to liruund. He was at the wickets fop. 110 minutes, and scored eleven 4 s. Noblo followed him shortlv afterwards, when he had made 29 and looked like being a stayer. McAlister and Gehrs then becom* associated. The latter made a very poor display and was out for three, Hopkins partnered McAlister, and the liveliest cricket of the day- Iqllowod, Hopkins hitting two s's at Bosanquet's expense, Several 4'g were notched by both, and batsmen and spectators rojoiced The Sydney batsman made 32 in a little over twenty minutes, and then fell a victim to Braund, who plaqe# kis Hold deep to catch him, McAlister, after batting well, went for 36 and the wickets thereafter feli quickly, Truiable, McLeod, add Cot* tor shaping very poorly. The lnivirvgs aloscd at 5.30 for 247 run» t which were made in three hours fifty one minutes.
Trumper, McAlister, llopkhm, and Nobla shapod best for the Australians, while Ilraund bowled splendid-, ly for the Englishmen. Hirst's bowling was butter than the figures show, ;
The commdncement of the Englishmen's Innings was sensational . indeed, Noble taking two wickets witn successive balls in his firßt over, and, without a run being scored. Tha, victims were Wayward and Arnold, the formeC playing the ball on to the wicket. Rhodes saw two of his colleagues go without having a stroke. Warner then came in, and a few singles come from the batsmen, who were playing with excessive caution. Just before six Noble gav« .way to McLeod, but nothing resulted, and when stumps were drawn tlia. total stood at four. Scores :
AUSTRALIANS, First innings. ' Trumper, c and b Draund 88 l)ulf, b Ilraund 8 llill, c Ilraund, b Rhodes 18 Noble, c Foster, b Arnold... ... 29 Gehrs, c und b lfrnund g ilcAlistei;, st Lilley, b Ilraund ... 86 Hopkins, c Knight, b Ilraund ... 32 McLeod, c Rhodes, b Ilraund ... 8 Tnimble, c Foster, b Ilraund ... Q Kelly, not out ' q Cotter, b Ilraund (j Sundries g Total t 247 i Howling analysis : Hirst took no wickets for 4-1 rims, Braund eight for 81, Rhodes one for 41. Arnold onefor 4G, Uosanquet none for 27. LNGLISHAIEN, First innings, Hayward, b Noble ... m Arnold, c Kelly, b Noble 0' Warner, not out Rhodes, not out ... 8; Total for two wickets ... 4 Howling analysis : Noble took two\wekotß for 0, Cotter none for 4.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 53, 7 March 1904, Page 2
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