CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 57, 26 February 1908, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE l'U'Xil TEST. AUSTIIAUAXS ti i'oi; Jior. TKl\Ml'EK'!s NI'LE.VDUJ Dlsi'LAl. lieeeived 23th. U..5 |i.ni. Sydney, Kebruan 2.i. J lie weather was beautifully line iln ,| tool for to d iv's matcli, and *750;1 were present. The wicket was tricky ai Hie ,start, but rapidly dried into guud condition.

Rhodes ami Jiarnes opened the bowling, the former getting up dangerously at times.

Noble opened vigorously. Karlv in the game Karnes clean bowled O'Connor - One for 20.

I rumper was .slow in moving, a moeeedwg u-uallv ciintiary u> hi, ,i s „ ,j ''"in l>!«y. but his previous failure'"m cautious. U looked jj^ g"<"l parner,hip till \ohl e got i„ f mut or a straight one from Rhodes in twin/; to I'laci- it. to io«. ||,. had i, al |,.,i 77 minute-..- Two for

Oregon joined Tru in pc!-. and about punishing o i,t,tri,,j""r IIUIMJU'I's SiHH'c in a i,. w stlOkcs. 'ilie latter now ojx'iic) out. lioili Syil•n,nates b'iraii seoring. keeping lor' a long tin),, on li-\-fl t'-rtii-. Tniniper showing some of his old brillianey. while • in-jjorv's strokes wi-ro of tln> kind thai lemmaed one of his old-time brilliancy. (lianges of bowling were runs in oitiek suceession in order to dissolve the partnership, whieh looked dangerous after the first half-hour. Crawford. Rhodes. Barnes, and Braun'd were tried, but the batsmen treated the various kinds of bowling with impartiality mi to lunch. ' 1

The century was recorded for II:) minutes' play. Oil resuming, the runs came merrily. H became a race between the two batsmen for the half-eenturv. Truinl"'i" reaching it hr»t, after 04 'minutes' batting, the deficit ou the first innings bcmg wijied Oil'. Gregory's half eenturv occupied 72 miiiuUs. The lmglishme'n fielded lirillin nil v. I m t the bitsmen treated the bowling unmercifully. A double change from Barnes and Rhodes at lfifl proved fatal to Gregory, frawfuril getting liini with his second ball Three for IGC.

MaeArtncy followed, and an int.erv,,] Ot slow- play ensued The newcomer had just obtained his double figures when Jones caught him—Four for 192. Hill was next. He shaped uncomfortably to llrannd. who was bowlim- extremely well The second century was notched in ■! hours and 25 minute. Truinper continued his brilliant drsJ I'.ay, hitting three fourers oil' Crawford's over

The posting of Webb's victory ou the -coring board at this period in 'the i.lav elicited applause. After tea, Trum|ier brought his hundred up by a beautiful drive right down the ground. It had occupied 2 hours •'I minutes.

Ilardstall', who was sniveling from a rtramcd leg. was replaced in the field by Blythe. Both batsmen ucre now vigorously pasting the bowling, which became demoralised, boundaries coniiii" with frequency, the batsmen scorin" oil' everything. Hill was hitting witlAre- . mentions power. He sent Crawford h.-irrl to the fence. Then h e got. him for a couple, but Crawford sent a third ball down fast. Mill laslied at it. but p.i-t touched it. Vonng grabbing it.-. J' 1 )' 1 ' "''' """■ The third centon- had t ;iix«*n 4 hour- 20 miuui< in lompile Armstrong was next. Truinper're-;;"l\-"d a elieey for having wiped the deoil hlniselt. It T lumper of Old 'bat bitted to-day. Will, the exception "I a pos-ibl,. chance when lie had Mured '< -ingle, hi- innings was flawless The English qnarlelle of bowler- was -o tired that Hobli- went in the place ''rawford. Truinper'.- time then arrived. _He lifted Rhodes high over the bowler's head. Gunn got up and cau-ht bun. He was at the wickets | hour-, and hit IS tourers.- Six for :141 Hansford joined Armstrong ~nd plav,ed oui time. f?cnrc>:— n t AI M'ItAUA. -Second inniii"~. I Xoblr. ]|)\v. Khodo> .. .j j , 0'( onnor. !» Hni'ins .. " (i j Trninper. c (iunn. b i 4i / ;

(irei;i»rv. hCrawford .. MaeArtney, Jones, |, Crawford !' ).> Ilil!. (■ oimjr. j, Crawford .. _n not out ]d Nan-ford, not nn( ... \

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