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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7760, 11 March 1905, Page 2

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Australia v. new Zealand. 1 AUSTRALIANS BATMXU. HILL MAKES A CENTI'IIY. j (Ver I'roos Association.) CIIItISTCHURCH, March 10, 1 Tho first test match between Ausrnliu and New Zealand was ctimmenccd at Lancaster Park Mils afternoon in perfect cricketing weather. TMo attendance of tlie puliUc was hardly up to cxiKxtaiion, about three thousand being present, including His Excellency the Governor and party. Sims (Canterbury) was chosen captain of tho N.Z. team, and Laver, Kelly and Howell stood out of the Australian team. The visitors hatl first use of the wicket, and that renounc.l pair, Trumper and Hull, opened, hut a | sensational htart was made, Dud j being caught lirtft ball off Callaway. j'J'he association of Trumper mid lliil quickly put a different aspect |on affairs, and before separation j was effected hud given a solid s-turt Ito the innings, and the average of run-getting i«r wicket was Iluißafter maintained. Trumpcr gave one chane<> to Hoxshall when late In the thirties, but otherwise his innings was faulilcss, and characterised by a charming variety of strokes. Hill did not display tho aggressiveness of Trumper, but was specially sound on defence. lie halted without blemish till well til the eighties, when he returned one to Dennetts. This was not accepted, and afterwards he gave two other chances. His ceninry, the first one of the tour, was | well deserved. Noble did Hot shape at nil huppily, while Uregpty was ! favoured by extreme luck. The Now Zealand ileVling was lamentably .poor. Tho ground fielding wus erratic, while the catcKing was atrocious, seven chances out of nine Iwing | drop|x«d. 'Die bowling all round was very .steady. The scores are (

AUSTRALIA.—Jst Innings. ||>»(T, c Sims, b Callaway 0 I Trumper, c Graham, b Fisher ... 81 Hill, st Boxshall, b Ollivicr ... 118 Noble, b Ollivicr 42 Gregory, not out 38 Armstrong, not out 11 Extrus 7 Total for four wickets ... 295 Howling :—Ollivier two wickets for i&, Callaway one for 59, Etoher one for. 80.