Cricket.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 149, 7 January 1902, Page 3

Cricket.

Tho following is the result of the second test match:— ...

! Australia. First Innings.. Darling, c Lilley, b, Blytbe ... 19 Trumper, c Tyldesley, b Barnes... 0 Hill, b Barnes ... ... ... 15 Trumble, c Braund, b Blytbe ... 16 Noble, o Lilley, b Blytbe 0 Gregory, o Lilley, b Blythe ... 0 Duff, o Braund, b Barnes ... 82 Kelly, o QuaUe, to Barnes ... 5 Armatrong, not out ... ... 4 Howell, b Barnee 1 Jones, c Maolaren, b Barries ... 14 Extras...'. ... .... ;.V 6

Bowling analysis: Barnes, six wickets for 40 runs; Blythe, four for 66. Second Innings. Darling, c Tyldosley, b Barnes ... 23 Trumble, c Braund, b Barnes ... 16 Kelly, run out 3 Howell, c Hayward, b Barnes ... 0 Jones, c Maclarsn, b Barnes v . 5 Gregory, c Jodos, b Barnea ... 17 Hill, c Jonos, b Barnes 99 Trumper, c Lilley, b Barnes .... 16 Noble, lbw, b Blythe 16 Duff,.b Braund ... 104 Armstrong, not out 45 Sundries 9 Total 853 Bowling analysis: Barnes, seven wickets for 121; Blythe, one for 85; Braund, one for 114; Jossop, none for 9 : Gunn, none for 13 ; Jones, none for 2. England. * First Innings. MacLaren, c Jones, b Trumble ... 13 Hayward, c Darling, b Trumble... 0 Tyldesley, c Gregory, b Trumble... 2 Quaife, b Noble ... ... 0 Jessop, st Kelly, b Noble ... 27 Gunn, st Kelly, b Noble ... 6 Lilloy, c Trumper, b Noble ... 0 Braund, not out ... ... 2 Bar lea, c and b Noble ... ... 1 Blythe, c Trumper, b Nobla ... 4 Extras ... ••• 6 Total ... 61 Bowling.—Trumble, three for 38 ; Noble, seven for 17. Second [nnin.s. Maclaren, c Trumble, b Noble ... 1 Hayward, st Kelly, b Trumble ... 12 Tyldeslev, c Trumper, b Noble ... 66 Quaifo, 6 Noble ... ... ... 25 Jessop, c Gregory, b Noble ... 32 Lilley, o D<ir)i>.;g (bowler omitted) 0 Braund, c Darling, b. Noble ... 25 Jones, c Darling, b Trnmbio ... 6 Gunn, c Jones, b Trumble ... 2 Barnes, c and b Trumble 0 Blythe, not out 0 Suudrios 6 Total ... 175 Bowling.—Jones, no wickets for 33 ; Noblo, six for 60 ; Trumble,-four for 49 ; Howell, none for 23 ; Armstrong, none for 3 : Trumper, none for 1. [History is repeating itself so far as the tost matched are concerned, for in the 97-98 tour, England won the first test match by nine wickets, and Australia won the second test match by an innings and 55 runs. On the present tour the Englishmen in the first match won by an innings and 124 runs, and now in tbe ssicond test match the Australians are victorious by 229 runs. Of the 58 matches played, England has won 27, Australia 21. and ten have been drawn. Great interest is taken in these test matches, and it is hoped that in the remaining throe to be played, fine weather will prevail, so ibat eich team can be seen on its true merits on a dry wicket. There is too much of the " anybody's game " about broken weather and a bad wicket to make matches played in such circumstances true testa of what each team can do.]

NOTES ON THE PLAT. Great interest was shown by the public in the second test match, just on 17,000 spectators witnessing it. The fine display by the colts, Duff and Armstrong, raised the enthusiasm of the onlookers to a high pitch. Both had a chance* each at the wicket ; otherwise the innings were fauHia.se. Duffs work stamps him as a splendid batsman. With rare skill he made excellent use of the opportunity to justify his selection. Public opinion being strongly opposed to his*inclusion created a condition ca'culated to try the nerves of the stoutest. He, however, showed his possession of the characteristics necessary to make a, great cricketer. Armstrong, tpo, showed splendid form. It will be hard to leave either out of the Australian team for the next English tour. The Australians' innings constituted a hard row for the Englishmen to hoe. Disasters came in the first few minutes after their second innings. Tyldesley's stand was of great service. He gave a fair exhibition of his batting skill, although on the defensive. When one compares the fine stand MacLaren and Hayward made in Sydney with the dissolution of partnership here for a couple of ruii3, the uncertainty of cricket is once more demonstrated. Noble's present form is marvellous. Experienced batsmen agree that bin swerve in the air is one of the most difficult things fio combat with. The*Daily telegraph advocates the leaving of the final sanction of the team in future test matches till the morning of the match.

Members of the Waimate club are requested ■ to attend regularly to practice, which will be held every evening.

A donation of a guinea was presented to Mr W. Thomas by Mr S. Binnoy in admiration of his performance in the match against Winchester, on which occassion he put up tlie splendid score of 122 (not out), which constitutes a record for the Wiumate club.