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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 45, 18 March 1909, Page 3

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Kefurring to Ti'iimpur's great innings of 200 runs, "Not Out", in tho Rfferee siiys:—\'ietor Tnunpcr ut lirst phiycd Hteai|i)y, but avUch set lot himself «ro. Hti of old, and tin; brilliancy of Ins cricket quite carried away the crowd. He hit 20 (4, G, G, 4,) in one over of Howard, and i'l (4, 0, -1, 4. 4.) in one over of Hell, which the umpire restricted to live balls. In all he scored 2f»o in '/.hours, the liist HiO in au hour and a quarter, niakhig ten o',s and twenty nine Is or 17(1 by boundaries. When Truiuper does these tilings it is just what people expect, a'jid 20(H) people were this time. Uo gave four chances (at 177, 214. and 231 i), ami see'med plad vhen eventually caught at squareleg by Charles (Iregorv. Prior to going to England in IHftlK Truniper exactly the same number of runs (2GO) on the same ground isince enlarged) against Waverlev. In all he has six times topped 200 for Paddington viz., 21)0 not out and 200 v. Waverley, and 21-3 v. Kcdfo-11, 212, v. Central Cuuiberlaml. and 2M not out | v. ("Ilebe. He has compiled 28 hundreds j ,in the First Grade, all for Haddington; iin this respect he stands alone. ' "He tow scored, more runs (604) this year in cup cricket, than any other player, and heads the averts y'ith | 50.2 runs per innings. War;" Maidt-l v. is second M'itl/ l'Un a. Trunipor has compibd i ccnUiry m three successive iinings l>-r j,', 11.0 lirst prade—viz.. 123 agal: st li-r----...rtod HK> Btfi'.-i"! I'iilinan. ,vid 2WI gainst Waverlev. A.i.l Vet Hie.r toll von that' Trnm'per .is physically a wreck a hack-number as n bjca-niic. I n ». to j,is illness some months had; ho u-eHird 12«t «•). and h comins up to that" Mny Good 1.n.-U Litenil |,; m in Kiiplnnd. The Australian loam will pr-'lialily hi found very powerful with_ (hi :.nt, solid in jho field, and goo] Willi tins ha'Mn Finland. Thei: of B|fce ashes" for Australia are moie clowiuL' tlian apiut to he believed m England, if tli# view? nf t:>o aver.w Press critic rcpreseVs Knglisli pub ,c an Australian loam is to Yilit. Xew Zealand. Why not a New Zealand trtim to visit Australia? It is ten rears since the pioneer's went ovci.