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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7744, 21 February 1905, Page 2

CRICKET.

WELLINGTON v. AISTUAUA. LOCAL MEN AVEItT DEFEAT. (Per Press Association.) WKIXIXGTON, l'Vb. 20. Then? was beautiful weather yesterday lor (he cricket mutch, there lining a bright sun with a light southerly wind. The attendance was meagre in the afternoon, but towards the end of the day's play • here were about !20<I0 jH-rsony present.

The Australians resumed their first innings, Kelly laying on the wood, 'intil caught in i the long field after 'wing previously missed by the same •icldsman.

The innings closed shortly hvfoiv .unch for Ol.'l, and Wellington rejuired 2r>o to save a one innings Weill. Th t . t„. s k w.-s believed to be >eyond the capabilities of the local nen, but two or three of the team iayed in a most determined manier and managed lo make the game » draw.

Ilrice and Monaglian—the latter a ■ outh scarcely ,oul lot' his teens—>pened the second innings. The former hit out merrily, sending Armit rung well out of bounds twice for > each time. Monaglian played a note defensive game. Ilrice eventunly was well caught in the outfield. rtiUl <>" Iwo exceptions the field. -ng of the Australians was not very .•lean, Gehrs particularly lieing one >f the exceptions, and their bowling ippeared to : Ik" devoid of sting, v'umerous changes were made after .he tea adjournment, when with only iive wicketrf down for 119 the local supporters' hopes of saving a defeat were in th<» ascendant. .

On resuming, the sixth wicket fell without any additional score. Thereipon llnhoney, and then Mulchings, oined llickson, who hud been at the wickets for over an -hour nnd a half, .ilnying a splendid defensive game. The score then began to go up it. tens, II ii tellings especially hitting freely 'till round the wicket. lie paid but little resjiect to any of the 'lowlers, and twenty minutes before ihe call of time 205 went up on the board. Then llutchings fell a victim to the visiting skipjK-r, being taken at the wickets, after nn innings which went a long way to saveiiis sicl?. The ninth wicket fell almost immediately, and then Tucker uid llickson played oirt time, the latter carrying out his bat for 5(5. Phis score was obtained thy solid, lefensive play, and llickson received in (nation on returning tii, the pavilion.

The "additional scorns of Australia's first innings were : AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings. Kelly, c llartoii. h Hawthorne ... ."8 SlcLeod, not out 20 Cotter, run out 5 Extras ~..33 Total 438' lSoivling Analysis. Hawthorne, three for 25 ; Redgrave, two for 35), Monughan, two for 92 ; Tucker, one for fit) ; I'pham, one for 102 ; Hie-, key, none for 22, Hutching, none for, '2B ; ISrice, none for 22 ; CobcroK, none for 1. WELLINGTON.—2nd Innings. I Ilrice, c (Jehrs, h Armstrong 39 Monnglian, c Noble, Ij Hopkins ... 30 Cobcroft, Ii Hopkins 0 K. llickson. not out 30 Redgrave, c Hill, b Hopkins 1 .J. 1\ IHacklock, b Armstrong... 6 Mahone.v, c llill, Ii Hopkins ]& llutchings, c Kelly, b Noble 38 Hawthorne, run out o Tucker, not out 5: Extras 20

Total for 0 wickets 2t 11 Bowling analysis.—Hopkins, four lor <l4; Armstrong, two for ."i.'l ;' (ielirs, one for 23 ; Noble, one for 29; Cotter, none for 18; McLeod, none for 8 ; Dull, none for 20. To-day £(il was taken at the the gates, making £<>.">>.) for three days. This amount is exclusive of sales of tickets in town.