CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 39, 5 February 1908, Page 4

CRICKET.

THE LAST TEST, it. UiLL's <.i;i:at li-tout. j' CRItKKT l.\ UI.AZINi; HllA'l'. j 1 I'-'i"' l ' -i'»» '-lull i 1... Au-tiiili. 1 1 •m elm,'ll HM.ir tli. il pi,Ml r,., UVI-I V a-.iin-i tmj -tilling li.'iii. I 11,. 1 I II:;..-!ainr.- ill tl„. ' "I"" "I'.'u Jni • -tan.l ».!. l.'ij •.. ,1, I p i.> i!i. :i=.i.- 11,. v I»v;ii,h' i.m-.t ! tiiiilj;. «.-i.. i'-iv 1.... iI \ t.. i- Antlali.i. ,\..li !.iV ~■ 11. 1 11.1 ill ~|r.,n "> I" ~ v i..:l- .MV. u.l. ..in Willi ilu- S ion ..I i!.:.'.' 1 ill]., to ili' -n.lv .lihi 1..111- Hi.k.l- 1,,,- I lord i-,im.' in ii i t t »'i nim-.i'. and lut.k i th,- |; ;f . iJI(M j,. „ <t . h;w-k, and < If Dili 111. I O'luUllHi UeJil ! \\iektrti- mli ••!•!. I; .1 - a 'jiiaiiri |>i-i U h.'U lliii |'*iv;'l 11 1 M lie «;t - ' ['.llpahli ill. .iii.i <llil ii<l! 1 lie iiHtinill- I |ihi-ie W.I- J «). iii,( ,|. jj.minM ;:l ! ;»li; i)Ut h t • .Mii-l in., in- «p.uvd. -o nui |hi Uflil. \ -!"!( 11 Hill di- 10-ed hi-> ■ condition. I.<,mi::j «oi hi- bit 1.) jpori. !»♦.• rnrk.d and ii-twai.i-jit- he roeo\ei->d In- bivaih. j Ml]»pi«rt< 1 - .•! An-' 1 alia u--:e down in j ti.e nioiii h. - 1 !ia rep.»n in the S\d j 111 y "Daily I their ciumpi'Ui- v.ei-y done. Iliil plaimv oaihl uvt ln>i Ini.:. i hex u-re relieved 1 to f?e o ilill -urvive ill;. Ijinrter of an ' Hour liefore lnreh time, leuired upon ihe ',»aeeii-t.nii|..|'. lie wa-> not at all di-l!,.Mcd :»eeau-<- vi liie ap parently iiopeU—- . oiidition »\ hi-> >id>. making run-, and tna way in which h- ! Vii-j ain'iu the in--ine-- jii-pired the hope tJidl it an; tinny were able ! to .-fay witli itiiu in* w».»uM «nv the hn-. Minifthinu i" do m ih t - l'uun'u innings alter ail. Ilill 1- jjoi unnaturally lUe idol ot the South Australian crowd; he war. «>b\iou-l\ batiiug uudei diilkultic-; and wlule every stroke lie made was thtvred. their were regrets that he was unwe!!. not only because of the popularity of ttie man. but W<au-e the Hlu- wen- -o badly lt-ede I. Ihit his etrok''- did not di-i lose weaknc—. Jt wa- I'uly when he had to run th;it he to rock, and twenty times llie l>ovviers had to wait for Jiiiu to reeu\er, Jlicn gave a tJiancC a 1 a titer easy one. A <hotus of regret vvas changed a roar of relief when the ball tell to the yrvuiui, lYc--sently the lead had reached 2*>*». and at the lour o'clock adj'earnniein the partnership w«ii; >til[ intact.' Uartigun had scored G4, and Jiill on. and the total was 309. The never stopped running uniii Im* w.i, under the ,-ltower. and tUen lie wa- vigorously rubbed down; but it wa- hard to know what to do with Hill. Jle was in ilie throers of iinllueiua ? and the perspiration ran out of him. A bath was out of the question, niiif it wa.s derided to leave him as he • ua.>, Ihere wj>s >U!I an liour and forty , minuleV play the drawing ot stunii», for tii' l ,iay. Kitre-hed after his j spe]J, ilartigan jdayed heantiiul cricket. | and looked like miming aw a v troni j -ick companion, hut Miil -tuek r<-olute-

jly to him. They wru- tog<'ihcr ai : j i then Hill had a >iiarp tinh. and thi- tiim- ! jht* lay pvoiif until ho Kcovrivd; up! ! again. 1k» wmi at tits- wiih a j ! Iktwih*** tfuir wm ar-fiii-liiu;:. He w,m 1 j lot oir in thf tirhl. ;ih«l in ilii- rt'-po'-t j 'th* l Englishmen'-* mistake* \wr- n»-lh. ! j Unci-* iiill drove a hall -traight inio ' j Mann*' hand* ai mid-on. and ua* on hi- j I way to th»* ptvi'ioit. when th«' fieldsman. • l u tli r imen-<- di>gu*t ol iiiin-elt am! hi- j o>mra'h'-. dropped ihc hall. Jiut il wa- ■ j .'il in r!i«- gaaie. With :»o miuuio- lo I | ; My. Harligan had hi" I"'». and tlir du- j | )ii"U>rjalio)i in hie iavoi o«> makm» a ? I iviitun in hi- iir-t te-i wa- ojjly rxctvd- i | '■ 1 l<y thai, v.hkii lollnwi'd llie porting! iof iJiU's century nine minute- later. I Then ihe bat-men -i'tlhd down ipiielly. | to ke.«p their wii ket. itml at »i oY!u;-k \ j latv wvie >MI together. ihc r.wr t li tv- ! • a:un:i(it,"J to lhrt> within -100. The I j making oi a eenlury by Hill in eiptun- !

-t.tll'e- -o di-tre--illjr to lliliwlf i, JriMi iial'iy only paralleled hy ilanji.. win made 17.) lor Stoddart'- t-am jAur-tralia in Sydney in |S!I7. when siili from toiisiliti-. I li irti^';ii - s/-nre."following mi hi- lin-? ! showing ill the lir-t inning-. staiii)ied oiin a- one of Au-traliaV- Ik—t. lie K f:'.iiit — hitter, in tin 1 -en-e that hi- d>-!en-ile -tn.kes a:., -coring oner-, and 110 i- a d ea-ily. rattled. When he «ave hi- ili.ui' c. hen li.- had -«nred he I'll! the ti.li! tn tnlll' ju-t a'iiii'tly a- if nothing hid ha|i|M i neii. The in a I»iirl. Ihe day'- |d,t\ .of eour-e. enm- ! )>!''!e|y i handed the ;i-|Kv-t of ad'airs. ; Sn-'ii after lOiiiiu play next tlay. i put a l»al : from Itanies into hand-, at point. 'lhc <,iucens- ' liiider. who hid made -itch a .-eii-aiimial ; •ntry into iiiter. nlnnial eri. I.i t. li.nl liatj led tour huuin ami a-i|;jailee. and in at a time when hi- -ii|e wa- apparentIly ill a liojK*lC-- position. In the ciranu--t.uiee- hi- call wa- a- on hi- ; li'-rve- a- hU -kill. He iwil hi-.tVet in a -T y 1 o wliieh -tamped liim an a hat-man "I til.' lir-t flight, and hi- drive, and pull- were perfectly timed. His safe late-cutting was the dei-pair of the field—ai'.'ii in the -lip-. Th,. partnersliip of he-ide- I :-iia record for the eighth wicket in lir-t-elas- crieket, al-o stand" a- a record not only lor the eighth wick, et in te-t matches, hut as a record for any wi. ket in te-t cricket. The previoiN !«T-t w.,- a fourth-wicket partnership nt 221. put up by Syd. (Gregory and !■. 11. S. Ti'ntt. at Ijord's. in .lune, 180(5. At ~1 o dock the -hade temperature had climbed to HO",- Crawford bowled a niaideu to (arter. who wm, not at home to a couple ~t halls. Hill brought up lli" SIKI. -cored iu minutes, ],y oildriving Crawford tor a couple. The ne\i hall he drove hard, and (limn made a nn, -handed catch over hi- head, llill -,1 J imiir- 21 miiinie- for Kill mint, and hit Is tnur-. \ ievved fmni any -'andpoint. thi- inning- was a on ,' s I'll' ill view of the physical disahitities lindci" which he lalwucd. it was a Irilniio to evTraordin.iry plnek and -(atnina tiiat lie -hoiihl -til v.- olf Ihe attack for more than live hour-. Probably it was ■ lily the knowledge that hi- -ide was in trouble that enabled him tn hang out long ~|i..ugh to put up the bigge-t -core of tlie pre-.'iit te.-t -eric-.

j f-i.nii.il. ti l»y "\.>i (hit." rlmw ih.it in three t,-t mat,lie- the Aus- . ire i.,n- Uj\i- U,-n di-mi--ed in the t,.!- : 1 1 eht. 'it Urn-led. -1 : ni-s ,oi!. aa l j i.o.w. Knyland"- liat--111: :i 1L l iii-eTI oiu T i|H~ : it! calljjllt. >7l lr.ivl,-,1. i run ~!||. and I 1.1,.n. It will . no';.id !3mi ihe e\perieii<»> of the Iv. ,) C, t. (.1 I|,l VC Ilf.-tl ;||l||,,-t -iieila--. I!.i\ ji, l; ha.l tour men .run ..ii: ; Ai.-tiali:, .m.l 1 , kl> . .Neii!,,']' -T,lh,:- vet had one hats- ! r—"l*-- wicket keeping ha- far («.,.|| t„,,r.. Mi,-,-, nil. I». i Voiii.; ; ,■>. and .1. ilaniphrie- iI, have ; cjiiiyl:; li l.it-men anl allowed lo.es : to ao-ininilaf.-. 11. t .liter hi- c.uijihi :1 .and allowed :iii i,ye-. I hj,. Australian ha- i.t i" oh'.w in te-t uiat'-he- form t ~|ll.il to hi- lu'l^'hte-l Ht :| v,.,!]. ( ,r I.ok. IV.'i a ioiii ei-a' ion ovei hcaid iii a ; ram lie- oilier ,i,n ii in- th.u tli.-re i- a tine erieketer in I'aranaki going Lo ; «'a-t.e. lie m- a member of a team IT r ,v dliuy south the other ,lav to fullil a ,'ii-a'_'.'„;eii,. ; :!! .l v.a- advising :i . v m«.r player iV; "yen n.-ver I,:I - '" ' 1 ■ T ii y.a, keeji a straight lial. I)> ' t !>!'.' Ir -aid. •'ami yeti'll l„. all riyht." 'I hen he went ~|i: "1 eomc iTom i.iueeiis. i.'iel. ;.oii kno«." .\ M| | tli,. pa.-eneer !'.,u-inx in the icrie-r opened eyes and c,:- .m.l li-tened. "1 wan playin;,' one,, is a in.it.-I, town eniinlry. There was ' '"i ier there, a -eiioiie- -norter. >'on i i. i.™ Mar-h'r Heard ot him; Weil. Vi.ii-;,'- a ),«,! to tiii- • 'hap. lle','l I I th.-r no.hie,l appreciative- , >. "Well. I wetit in. and how manv do : :!li|lk 1 leS II .1 out. f|,l ji.ip.)'- -ail i' v.,i- jle >11! the litl'-sl i e ■ .ot.it...!] ,o tree , j j.ever n n 'e- d'-ui, I." Why doeaii'i Australia' -'' •!* h:tn in, for ih..'iie\t te-t ? !