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Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1920, Page 5

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ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. ' SECOND DAY'S PLAY. VISITORS' PASS AUSTRALIA'S SCORE. Bj Telegraph,—Piess Assn.—CepyrigM. Received Dee. 5, 5.5 p.mBrisbane, Dm 4. For the second day of the match between England and an Australian eleven, the weather was hoi and muggy and the attendance was l»r"e. The scoring was slow in the early stages of the game, a hundred taking 110 minutes to make. i.in spite of several changes of howling the score steadily rose. A partnership between Russell and Hendrcn yieV l -p 1 87. Through a misunderstanding Wjolley was run out, and Douglas succuirbci!. to Marsden without scoring. Armstrong took the ball, but the score steadily mounted. Hendren, who played a steady and ehanceless innings, was bowled by Hornibrook' when near his eentuTy. He batted for 182 minutes and hit ten fours. The last batsmen played out time. Scores:— AUSTRALIA First Innings 255 ENGLAND. First Innings. Hobbs, c. McAndrew, b. Trennery 26 Russell, c. Macartney, b. Hornibrook .' 72 Rhodes, 1.b.w., b. Trennery 3 Hendren, b. Hornibrook iW AVoolley, run out 26 Douglas, 1.b.w., b. Marsden ... 0 Fender, e. Trennery, b. McAndrew S Wilson, not out 22 Hitch, c. Moore, b. Hornibrook .. 2 Strudwick, e. and b. Hornibrook -4 Waddington, not out .15 Extras 11 Total for nine wickets 355 —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, N.S.W. v. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. BRILLIANT BATTING BY N.S.W. Received Dec. 5, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, Dec. 4. The weather was fjnf and the wicket was good for the continuation of, the match between New South Wales" and South Australia. New South Wales, in their first innings, have lost seven wickets for 075 runs (Bogle 103, Bardsley 235, Kelleway 108). The Bardsley-Kelleway partnership gave a very sound exposition of batting, and occasionally they were brilliant.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.