SECOND TEST MATCH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 309, 6 January 1908, Page 3

SECOND TEST MATCH.

KMiLAXU r. AI_!?TI!AUA. AUSTRALIA'S SIX'OND I.VNIMiS. MAUNII'IUhXT UiICKET. SEVEN WICKETS IX>\VN Fill! 3)>o. Received Jan. 5, 11.3)) a.m. Tbers was Cue bright weather, though warm, for the tent match to-day. Twenty thousand people were present. The gross taking to date are ov. r Th« wicket wan in good order. Australia's prospect# at the start looked Tery rosy, wiin Trumprr anil Noble going excellently, each scoring in turn and both doing admirably. Tlier kept neck and neck until TR I'M PER WAS 01 T

leg-before to Crawford. lie hud pjave.l tine retrained cricket that was of hu« men<e service to his side. It was round, beautiful cricket, and when the deli.it had Wen wiped out both he and Xohle »ere loudly cheered. Trumper was nt the wicket* one hour and forty minute*, and hit seven fours. 1111. who came next, opened in a very -tre.iky manner, and before he got going nr«i BOWLED BY A BEAUTY from Fielder—the best ball he bowled during the innings. Xoble did not long [ survive, and lost his wieket in a peculiar mlnner. He tried to hook a full loss, which fell on his arm and then on to his wicket. He had played line cricket, and showed throughout what a master he i«. He was in for just over two hours, and in hia score were six boundary hits. The erowd gave him A WELL-DESERVED OVATION'.

Then a feeling akin to dismay was felt by the spectators with the fail of throe such brilliant wickets, and Australia'* chances looked wry gloomy. Macalister, who was associated with Armstrong, was soon run out. It was a foolish yet heroic episode, for

MACALISTER SACRIFICED HIMSELF for Armstrong. The latter called and started to run. Macalister, seeing the hopelessness of the run, ran also to save his partner. With McArtney and Armstrong associated there was A MAGNIFICENT EXPOSITION OF BATTING, which roused enthusiasm among the spectators. Armstrong mastered the bowling and scored beautifully by sound strokes and vigorous driving, while his . partner played correct cricket. Both \ were exceedingly attractive, watchful, and successful, McArtney showing coolness over the veteran. They played out the tea adjournment. On resuming,

ARMSTRONG WAS BOWLED with Barnes' first ball. He had played superb cricket for two and a-quartc' hours, and was never in doubt, being vigorous and showing perfect timing. He hit seven fourers. McArtney was ut the wickets two hours and twenty-seven minutes, and got five fourera among hn runs. Ransford was out to A BAD STROKE in the slips. Carter and Cotter played out time, Cotter infusing much life into his play. The fielding generally was excellentand keen. The bowling did not look dangerous, but a good length was preserved. The wicket is wearing well. Scores:— AUSTRALIA. First Innings .. .. ~ .. 266 Second Innings (continued). Trumper, 1.b.w., b Crawford „ 63 Noble, b Crawford ~ „ ..64 Hill, b Fielder 3 Macalister, run out .. ~ ..15 Armstrong, b Barnes .. .. .. 77 McArtney, c Humphries, b Braund. ( 54 Ransford, c Hutchings, b Barnes ~ 18 Cotter, not out.. ~ ... „ 27 Carter, not out.. ~ u „ 22 Sundries ~ ~ ». ..17 Total for seven wickets.. .. 360 Bowling analysis—Fielder, one for 62; Crawford, two for 106; Barnes, two for 70; Brannd, one for 68? Rhodes, none for 38. The wickets fell as follows:—One for 126, two for 131, three for 135, four for 162, five for 268, six for 303, seven for 312. AUCKLAND v. OTAGO. j Per Pteag Association. Auckknd, Saturday Night. The contest for the Plunket Shield between Auckland and Otago was concluded to-day, when Auckland had uu easy win by 315 rune. The play was of an uninteresting character, and Auckland was easily superior. Scores: AUCKLAND. First Innings .. ..167 Second Innings. Hemus, c and b Austin .. ..29 Smith, cA. Adams, b McKersay .. 0 Sale, b Eckiwff 25 Prime, c and b Eckhoff .. .. 0 Cummings, c and b McKersay .. 34 Haddon, c and b Austin .. .. 9 Relf, b Austin 83 Olliff, b Austin .... .. 8 Robinson, not out 7 Kerr, e Siedeberg, b McKersay .. 0 White, b McKereay ~ ~ ~ 2 Extras ..««,.. 14

Total .. , 211 t In the bowling McKersay got four ] wickets for 66 runs; Austin, four for 40; j Eckhoff, two for 48; Torrance, none for c 35; Watson, none for 8. « OTAGO. t First Innings .. ,»» 81 ' Second Innings. Austin, b Relf 0 1 Uiedeberg, lbw, White .. 37 1 A. Adams, b Relf 17 « Eckhoff, b Kerr 6 McKersay, b Relf 0 ! it ateon, lbw, OMIT 7 f Kilgour, not out 10 T. Adams, b Relf 1 ! Torrance, lbw, Relf 0 < Eckhoff, c Sale b Relf .. 0 < Williams, run out .. .. 0 1 Extras »• 4 i Total 92 : In bowling, Relf secured six wickets for 25 runs; Kerr, one for 23; White, one for 20; and OHifT, one for 10. AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL TEACHERS. Per Press Association. Auckland, Saturday Night. A match between Jthe Auckland school teachers and the visiting teachers from New South Wales was played yesterday, and resulted in a win for the visitors by seven wickets. In the first inning* Auckland made 170, and New South Wales lost nine wickets for 171. In speaking at the reception given by the New Zealand Educational Institute to the Australian cricket team, Mr L. Deer (manager of the team) said that they had always been told in Australia that New Zealanders could not play cricket. "We are, however," he said, "lieginning to find out that this is a mistaken idea. The Wellington teachers put up a splendid score against us, their batting being very fine indeed. In Taranaki we were absolutely beaten, and in the Auckland match in which we jutst managed to get home, your men played a very fine game."

I NEW ZEALAND TEACHERS v. NEW SOI'TH WALES TEACHERS. Per Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The following team Ims been picked to represent New Zealand teachers against New South Wales teachers on Tuesday and Wednesday next:—W. Thomas (South Canterburyl. T. llrodic (Wellington). Holland (Wanganui). 11. Fl. I.ti-k (Canterbury). K. Murdoch I ~ndi: J. Vanning (Wellington). A. I. Shenherd (Auckland). -T. Ohlson < Auckland). W. Braithwaitc (AnckI 1.m.1). I!. Darroch (Wellington). X. R. I .lacobsen (Auckland).

A most peculiar incident occurred in the first test match. When play was resumed after the rain Barnes went on to relieve Fielder, and Noble did not j attempt to play his first bull. It broke back from the off and touched the off stump, though the bail did not immediately drop. The umpire consul ted his confrere and gave Noble out bowled. Allien Cotter followed up liis test much success by scoring 121 in sixtyf «r minutes in a club match. Tie started carefully, but after reaching 43 hit out lustily, getting 2.1 (fl. 2. li. 8. 31 in one over from slow-bowler Allman, and It M'.. 1. <i. 11 in the following over from left-hand bowler Hill. His second 50 1 during that time he monopolised the strike and scored 51 while his partner. 1). Taylor, was getting 2. Cotter gave a chance to Howard off Rose at 84, hit fourteen four, and five sixes.

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