NOBLE NOTCHES A CENTURY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7816, 8 May 1905, Page 2

NOBLE NOTCHES A CENTURY.

PUNISHING THE I)O\VUXO t

(Received May 7, 4.44 p.m.) LONDON, May 6. Thus weather was bright and warmer,; The attendance was meagre at the start, but reached two thousand during the afternoon. March acted as substitute for Grace, whose hand was injured yesterday. Brcarly and Beldam resumed bowling. Runs came steadily. Hill, when 90, narrowly escaped being run out, Warner returning the tall wide, but Urearly got his wicket three runs later. Hill batted nearly two hours, showing very fine cricket after the first half-hour. His score included seven fours, three threes, sixteen twos. Three wickets for 277. Gregory added a single when Beldam bowled him. Four for 228. Urearly was bowling vastly better than yesterday. Darling joined Noble, the Adelaidean; putting in fine driving. Noble notched his century in 2|hours. When at 114 he gave a ditllcuJt chance to March at long-off. He skied another at 130 to Jessop at mid-off. After this escape he scored merrily till Poidevin effected a catch off Jessop. Noble hit everything, and scored twenty off one over from Beldam, including two dri.vcs from six. He hatted 34 hours, putting ln pe r f cc t scores till he became reckless. Ho for 36a' XeS ' 14 f ° UrS ' FiVC wickets Darling and Hopkins were then partnered. • Th oo„ coro a i. lun< *oon stood five or 388. On returning Darling was finely caught by Lawton ut lSng on ■He was nearly tw 0 hours at the Six lor m, shoWcd * trODS drivil «'