CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 56, 25 February 1908, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE lIITU TEST MATCH. « HAKIi: Ai.AI.WI Jin; |.;M;| jiS ||. MEX. I'XSI i iIM.'s.UAM.r.xK (. >X|JUT. Jleceiu-d Feb. 21, 7.J7 p.ut Sydney. Febmarv 24. ~ i 77"*.t '■"" and s,p,alls prevent-.] «} till :i..-i.|. Consider. - s,,, kinM |,, w , ltk „ ( h

.'■"■"> iiiaintaiurt hi. pi,,,. ilt „,. "f "-'" """"-A, but there w "':;""■:, '>" "'" '«■••* "as ans if, 7 " Pl - '"'- ""' l'e.«w wicket before ,i reeoi.re*. n, lrn .'. really threw hi, „ j, kel .„ Vilv . no attempt to get kick after ,'iart»,.. „'." the second run. T|„. crowd was iinft.... well with (|,e ta.-tic. i„ vit ; the Englishmen to plav the game. Ihe liming, clo-ed without" anv inter Psting feature from a , ri.ket point „f view. Scores:— '

■■:.\'<;U.XR-Fir-i Innings. Kane, b Xoble . „ HoblK. b S.umdcrs .. ' -.. • iiiun. not out " |'m Hntcliings. nm out 7jj HardstalT, e OTV.nn.ir. 1. blunders i; Crawford, c Hill. It Saunders ii Ilraund. st Carter, b MacArtnev . :n Rhodes. e X„i,le. i, Armstrong' .. 11l Young, st Carter, b MacArtnev n ■Jones, |, MacArtnev .. ..* n

Barnes, run out ' j Sundries n Tnti " 281 Cowling analysis-Xoble one fur 02, Saunders three for 114. O'Connor none lor 23. MacArtnev three lor U, Armstrong one for 2!l.

AL'MitALIAX'S' St'COXU IXXIXCS.

Keceived 24th, S-43 p.m. Sydney, February 21. Noble and O'Connor commenced the second innings for Australia. O'Connor gave a clianec to Bratmd shortly after starting, | n ,t it was not taken. Both batsmen were out to iilav out time in the hope that a better wicket would be theirs to-morrow. The weather was overcast, but with indications of clearing. The attendance was small.

Rhodes. Crawford, and Barnes were tried in quick succession with the view of upsetting the Australian skipper's tactics. Noble's bat then broke A few more minutes were consumed, when -tumps were drawn without loss Scores:— Noble, not out.. .. .. jj O'Connor, not out .. .. [[ 4 Sundries .. .. _' _ j' » Total for do wickets ..