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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7865, 6 July 1905, Page 2

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THE THIRD TEST MATCH. ENGLAND IN A GOOD POSITION

! LONDON, July 4. Howling analysis, TCngland's first innings.—Armstrong, two for 44; Noble, one lor 59 ; Laver, tw;o for (33 ; AicLeod, threo for .88 ,j Ilopkina, none for 19 ; Duff, ono for 15. | There was delightful weather and a large attendance when play was resumed. The wicket was faster, and (iid not appeal" easy. Duff hit two brilliant fourers off Hirst. The first wicket fell at and the third at 3G, and appearances were none too bright for the colonials when Armstrong went in toljoin Duff. However, some brilliant batting fallowed. The Victorian opened with a brace of lours, one a lucky snick and the other a line leg stroke. Fifty appeared in 15 minutes. Aniwtiong hit nine off one of Hirst's overs.

.Four fourers, a bye, anil a boundary followed, but Hull's time had now coiiu l . Ita had batted 1 [ hours, and hit seven fourers. Hopkins begun his score with threo liuc fourers off Wythe. Bosanquet had no leUg-th, and was not difficult to play, 10 being knocked off him in oHe owr. Armstrong, by admirable cricket, had rais.'d his toLvll to 5o in 05 minutes. • Eight men were placed on the off S'idc while .Jackson was bowling. io Uregwry. A run later Armstrong was easily

taken n thu slips by IlaywuixJ. after I a. splendid innings lasting I«'U> inin- | vites. Tho retiring; batsman, whoso 1 sCore included eight fourers, was accorded a great reception on his return to thu pavilion. Warren howled splendidly, the fieldinp of the Home team wa-s clean and bright, no chance being missed. Hirst., at inid-off, was especially conspicuous, Scores '•— AVSTKALTA.—Ist Innings. Trumper, b Warren H Duff, c Lilley. b lUythc ... -W Hill, c and b Hirst T Noble, c Hayward, \> Warren ... " Armstrong, c Hayward, b Warren *>< i Darling, c Bosanquet, b Warren... 5 Hopkins, c Lilley, b Jackson ... Gregory, run out 4 McLood, b Haigh ... B ICelly, not out «... i.. 1 Laver, b Warren 1 " Sundries ... 7

Total 195 Howling analysis.—llivst, one for :!7 : Warren, five I'or fi7 : Hlythe, mif for H't ;; .!acks:>n, one for JO ; liaigh. one for 19 ; HosanHJiel none (or '29. England's second innings openid uuietly. Unjy lour singles were scored of six overs, but al'trr that the batsmen got going merrily, till Kelly snapped up Fry off Armstrong. Una lor 80.

tHcceivcd Ju.lv •>. 4.40 p.m.l LONDON', July 4. The weather remained lovely throughout the day. It is estimated that fully 22,000 uero present during! the afternoon. With Fry in, play was very slow, only eleven runs being scored in hall an hour. Then play brightened foniowhat, but it took an hour to brine 10 on the board. The bowling w»is good, and neither batsman, both of whom were playing steadily, felt disposed to take any risks.

When Nobla relieved McLeod. runs came faster, and three fourers were scored off four overs. Huns, however, were still kept down by the splendid lielding, many being saved on the Igg side off Armstrong. Fry was out in hitting round at the ball. 11® had batted one hour 10 minutes. One for 80. Tyldesley, when one, pave a hard chance at the wickot, ofT Noble. Harvard's 'ialf century came at the end of 125 minutes' play, then "for half an hour he did not score A hundred appeared 0 n the Uoand at o.JSO p.m., and then Laver relieved Noble, and the spell of quiet cricket was- enlivened by Armstrong having ten knocked off one over. With his total at 60, Ilnyward font up a skier off Armstrong 'to Hopkins; at inid-oit. He was batting 2! hours, and played a faultless gume. Two for 12H.

Tyldesley, who Was now SIO, was missed when 18 by Armstrong, who dropped a .straight return. With t-'.i# advent of Kenton, play again became faster, fifteen beingadded from one over of La.ver'h, of which Tyldesley madti twelve, inrliftting two fourers. same Uitsman then got Armstrong away ttvlco for four, bringing his total to li2, and tile grand total to 189, when play ceased for the day. boulu) unchanged for over three hours. Scores England. first inDiogs '9Ol. KXfilNil —2nd Innings. Fry, c Kelly, b Armstrong i !!0 Ilaywai-'J, o Hopkins, h Annstrong ot» Tyldesley, not out 62 Denton, not out ... 11 Sundries ... ... k fi Total for two wickets ' .... 1G!)