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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7864, 5 July 1905, Page 2

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THE TTII-Rri TEST MATCH. ENGLAND OUT FOR liOl. The third test match began at l Leeds to-day wi cool, cloudy weather. ' Armstrong' and Noble opened the ; attack. Seven men placed or. , the on side for -Armslrong. The (irsi. | four overs produced a single. I Fry was making some capital Hi'ts. 'scoring ten off one of Noble's overs, j Fifty went up afier o. r i .minutes' pla.v, 'when the desired ssc|l,iration was . brought about, ! Some quiet play followed. the bowling being 100 good to permit k>X any liberties being taken. Hirst had been doing soint clean hitting. Hirst, with a line drive for four; caused lull to npoear. lie sent one up to 'Square lug, and Truniper. making a line run. secured it. Bosun quel opened with a four drive off Hopkins. Jackson was scoring steadily, and put ol) to his erecl-il, after being at the wickets for 10(1 minutes. Ho then opened iiul to I.aver, and hit him to leg for four, and next ball cut him for u siuiilar nunibet.

_ (Received- July 1, 4.fiH p.m.) , LONDON, July Jt With th" score standing at live wickets for 1!>(>. Armstrong took the ball from Hopkins, who had be;-n somewhat, severely punished, fifty inns being added in 'ls minutes. Armstrong and Noble, who bowled well, gave place shortly before the te a adjournment to AfcLeod and Dull. Jackson hit ten off Mel/cod's first, over,".sending up 20U inside four

hours' play. ' llosanquct was dismissed by Duff's second bull. The score at the ten nd.iournnipnt was six for Sol. On resuming, l.illey, when one gave a cliance to Armstrong in si pa oIT Mcl.eod. After making nine singles, .lackson, with two off Noble, brought up his century as the result of two and a half hours'' splendid piny. His achievement was greeted with cheerinn- When his score. w«is Kill, .Jackson gavu Kelly an ensy ( chance of stumping him, but it was not/ accepted. A lit lie Inter Tloigh was easily caught, by Noble at .-lion leg, orf Armstrong. The imrtnersliip. had lasted ">f> minutes. Fight for 282. Wjni-un lillt-1 lli.s gap. iind .Jackson with a cut for four sent up flOn at (1.211 p.m. Warren was run out. Owing lo a m sumiersiaiiding. li: 1 gav« a wicket away. Nine for J!01. l'.lythf, tho '.ast man. succumbed to liis first hall, just on time. Jockson cari-ying his hut tea- 111, whict, included eighteen tourers. Scor s : T'A'.II.ANI).—KI Innings. Il.i>w.,rd. I. Mel..' d 2; Fry. i- Noble., b Mcl.eod M2 Tv'ldesley. b l.aver < llenlon. c Hull', b Mcl.eol C Ilirsl. .- Trumpcr. b l.aver ... .V> Hoxiinonet, b l>uir 211 I il'ey.' b Nobl' II Jackson, not out Ml ll.igh. c Noble, li Armstrong ... II Waii'en. run out ~ I'.lythe. b Arnislrong " .Sundries '•> Total' ""I