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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 308, 3 January 1908, Page 3

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(|t Ckbie. —Presa AssociaiioiL—Copj CRICKET. fcECUND TEST MATCH. £2iCUfilUI£X OPEN WtLL--3*.. Received 2nd, 9.28 pjn. Melbourne, January i. For the greater part of the day, the cricket waa (lower from a specta tor's point of view than jeaterday, but the I last hour redeemed it completely, owing to the exceptional brilliance of Hutchings, who made a glorious display. His ■core included 18 fourers and one sixer, made by magnificent on-side bitting. He received all ovation on returning to the (MfliMk . 4, |gg The folding was fair ami the Iwwling accurate. Armstrong, in 22 overs, obtained eight maidens, and one wicket for 29. The attendance was 18.M00, including th c Governor. The weather I was warm. The wieket h wearing! vdL

HoUm played a fine innings. His de fence waa full of watchfulness. h gave on, chance to Macartney t sjnari off Armstrong when the tutal wai 122- Altogether he was liatting foi three hours and twelve minutes. 1 1 hia score were eight fours. He shaped wry much like Ha.vward, on r.liom Ix models hi* play, and of whom he i- a pupil. Gunn, the Xottingh-m pro-es-(ional, waa very di-*ati«fied with hi; leg-before decision, and returned to the pavilion In a petulant mood.

Altogether England in to lie complimented for having dismWd An«tralia »0 cheaply on a plumb wicket, and in taring entaMished iUelf so firmlv at the wicket. Score*:—

AUKI'KALTA.—First Inning Haaett, b Crawford 1 Banaford, run out .. .. * .. 27 Bannders, b Fielder 0 Carter, not out .. 15 Extras .... ■» m* "-Z „T«tal .. .. .. ..a. Bowling aaalyaia—Fielder, two for 77; Barnes, none for 30; Rhodes, one for 31; Braund, none for 41; Crawford, five lor 7*. INQIjAXD.—Firt Innings Fun, b Armstrong 13 HoMm, b Cotter .. M Gnu, Ibw, Cotter 15 Hatchings, not out .. ..117 Bound, not out 15 Sundries .. 3 m* • Total for three wickets .. 246 Ota wiekeU feU as follows:—One for 27, two for 01, three for 160.

AUCKLAND v. OTAGO. <1 >" Per Presa Association. f Auckltnd, Last Night. The content for the Plunliet shield between Auckland and Otago commenced to-d»y. Auckland hatted firet, and were all out for 261, The opening " hlaw played attractive cricket, hot ike Utter portion of the batsmen did . to sustain interest. Scores:— * AUCKLAND.—First Innings. . li. 6. Hentu, c Adams, b MacKirsy 41 r . Jf. B. BmiU>, e Watson k UaeKertey 110 !A. K Bell, ran out ~ .. 48 j ST. A Haddon c Williams, b Torrance 0 't V. Sale, b MacKeraey .. .. 0 G. Coamings, b Torrance .. .. 16 1 L Prime, b Torrance ..23 ' (Miff, Ibw, b Torrance 7 . tt. Kerr, c Adams, b Eckoff .. 5 ■f, White, not out 2 ' Extras It) • ©' j».T Iota! 267 f OTAOO.—Hrst Innings.

F. Williams, b Relf 1 Sk Adams, not out 0 ; Ifefe* : ~ IlJl Total for one wicket .. 1 Ifj ITHLUNGTOX v. CANTERBURY. 5j Per Press Association. Wellington, La»t Night. ' f Jfctre jras a continuance of je«;tr I heavy scoring when Canterbury { Md Wellington resumed to-day. Womt i (ad Patrick, Canterbury's not outs, c*r L XM the total to 111, before the first f vfcfcet (ell, the Utter being then bowl j •!> Wood and Beeee added 112, in Ike coarse of which Wood paasei] It's COtury. llickson then put on, . • theagh he hat never bowled before thiMaaon, and the remaining nine wicket. | MI for 113 more runs. Hickson t<n>k t. Fair atraight for one run, and ended up 5 with seven for sti. The total reailml 5 30, the principal scores being: Wood £ 108, Beeae 72, Patrick ->l, Norman 47, LBaxsfcall 21, and extras 30.

K Ob Wellington going Jn the swrnd C ttoe, Beeehey and Mahonn pot up 13-i, ■ Ut the flrat wicket. The Utter w:« » abtcd at .11. and was ereßtually S *u«ped for 59, but Beclny la still in W with #8 to hi* credit, and the total i< .111 for one wicket. So '»r the bowltmf and fielding hare bam much inferior to the batting. {Tiabaxaki V. new solth WALKS h teachers Tile Hew South Wales eachers* tour ' fcg j"™ played a matrl againut the Jbfth. Tuiula jpepreaettatim Tester .. ■fry on tV» new wicket inthe Recreation , Grand*. The wicket ws in excellent | «*r, and the outfield vry good for a : anr ground. The Taanaki batmien ■roitd the superior corfjinatjon. Tin- j sWt«n woa the tow, ad sent Tan nki in to bat. The inings lasted al ■oat to the luncheon attainment, and the More was 130. The isitors' ground n, very good, ad the bowling tottered the local men igood bit. The rUton followed with a unewhat feeble

fifaUj, Gudgeon and Benbow doing mat execution with thi tall. The in- j ■iagl last just »»ty miutes, and *hey 1 aad> sixty runs. Tb visitors wer.critetly tired by theirprerious <lay -, BMUtaiaeeriag. Taranai went to the | gricketa again and comjUd 96 for six j wiefeett, when the inning was declared , dosed. With wari* ">« ®«w to bat. tbe j New Sooth Wales'uamknocked up 70 ■ (or the loss of four wicets. The fra- j total the folding w»»i two cxcclk-nt I catcka by >'icoU and ue by Iniuan. j Geora were as follows. 1 lABAXAKI.—nn Inning*. ; KV, a Ptrfaam, b O'Sri .. "I T. C. Eobertson, c toberts, b O'Neill n | B. lnnaa, b (yXeill 4 j 14. B. HaaeU, b Smith .. •• »! H. BeJftWMd, b Tapp .. '»j 7. Jack, e Hunt, b Smitl .. •• » ■ C. Benbow, b o"Keil '• G. Gudgeon, e Smith 1> Veil • Iff. Nleoil, e Dickfon, bTapp ■ • -i % King, b Tapp • 0. Braund, not out .. .. •• 1 ' Extras ® ifoui ' Bowling aaalvsis —(yKll, five for 4>: gmith, two for 33: Ro-rts. none tor •18; Tapp, three for 13 Dick-on. n»ne iof &

Second liißte. I g. B. Jlck, e O'Ncil, I. sith * I J. C. at. Ro-4) Dwr - £. Inmu, b Tipp W. P. Nieoll, not out - ■ .. -J i W. H. Pertain, b Smith . • • • " I Stkoteßdd, b Smith .. "| uA. Bembow, b CKeil •• j A, S. H*kU, not out .. • • I Extn* •• J ' * linings declared ton wickets :«>

' Bowling »«aly«i»-o'Ns one for *-■ j Smith, three for 22; IM one for i>: Tapp, one for 8. I NEW SOBTH WALE?.-»t j CXeil, b Gudgeon .... " w| Bote, Ibw Gudgeon .. •• )( i Smith, c Braund, b Gudgn • • o : Boberts, e SehokUeld, b Qgeon - | MeMullin, Ibw Benbow .. Deer, b Gudgeon • • • • McGrath, e Nieoll, b Benbr • - Himond, b Benbow .. .. •• " I»pp, c Inmu, b Cudgeoi.. Hont, c Wwll, b Benbow.. .• - pitluon, not out .. •« ° Extra* .. _ ■ 60 Bowling aiuly«i<—Godpo, «" lor CBj Benbow, four (or 31. i Setond Inning 1 . Q

Emlth, b Braund •• • " Deer, b Bimund „ mr«H, not out •• • •• *- MeMullin. e Perharo. b So' l Wo '• Tapp, b Scholedeld ~ Boberts, not out .. • Extns Total for 4 wickets . "<"• - Bowling aflnlyiis—T.uJg®. none for «• Benbow, none for fl; Bihid two for B3; Nieoll, none for 10; SnlefieH t*o for 6. - -