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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7765, 17 March 1905, Page 2

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AUSTRALIA v. NEW ZEALAND. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, March 10. The second test match bet wwn New Zealand and Australia was beeun on the Basin Reserve this afternoon. The wicket was soft from th 0 recent rains, and played rather'trickily. As the game progreswd the steady drizzle which set in at an I early hour of the morning: disjpi peared before noon, nnd thereafter it remained fine. Noble won the toss | and sent Now Zoafaird in to bat. | The display of the colonial team calls for little comment, nnd a "tame exposition was noticeable all through. Even making allowances I for the state of the ■wicket, a larger score should have been credited 'to the New /.ealanders, who appeared lo lack confidence and an ability tq make runs when the opportunity was opened up. Sims ami Ollivier were I tup scorers for tho colonials, but j noilhor of the Canterbury pair sha(>~ led soundly. Sims, who batted 80 i minutes for his runs, was never nt j home to tho bovvljng ; Siedefierg .made a few nice strokes, and Hick- | son was shupiny really well till Cot. I tor upset his timber with a fast : yorker on the log side, llonnett had plenty of luck in notching his score, and I pham hit out merrily for liis runs. Caliavvay and lloxshall wore out first ball, and Graham's career lasted but a fow minutes. Howell, who got a Jot of work -in from t Itv legside, proved wry troublesome to the hatsmon. In the forty-four minutes left for play Australia piled over 51 runs, Newland executing many swift ami forceful strokes. Mcl.eod wus badly missed by Graham oil Callaway ljefore his Bcore had

reached six. Newland should have been run out before lie reached the twenties, but Ollivier's tlilatorlncss in picking up Ihe ball gnvc him u further tenure at the wickets. The. attendance this afternoon at |ioon exceeded 1."»00. Scores are : NKff ZE^^jANj).—lst Imifngs - . Ollivier, p (Jehrs, b "Cotter 1(1 Sims, c Noble, b Howell 10 Graham, c Truinper, b Cotter ... 2 Jtickson, b Cotter 12 Siedebcrg, c Geiirs, h McLeod ... 14 Hlacklock, b llowcll 5 Muson, not out f Callaway, )j llowejl ... ... ... ... p Hennett, c ftehrs, b Ilpwejl ... ... p Hoxfjhall. p flehrs, b MpLcod ... 0 t'pham, c Pull', b IJcLpod <J Leg byps ... ... 2 Np baljs ... ... ... ... j| Total 1»| ilowljng Analysis.—Kobln, S ovurs, 5t runs; Cotter, 12 overs, ,'t maiilons, .'!( I runs, H wickets ; Howell, I-! overs, (i maidens, 20 runs, 4 wipki;ts: MliLuod, fi o\pi!f, 2 innidpiis, J8 runs. :! wipkettj. (.'otter bowlpd 1 vyp np balls, and Npblp onp. A I'STHALLV,—Ist Ijmijigs.; Ncwjand, not out ... ■... ... ... ~. 31 illcLeod, st iioxshajl, b Cajlaway J2 Cotter, not put ... |! Extras ... 2 I 'J'otal ... ... 31