CRICKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 6208, 2 March 1904, Page 3

CRICKET.

England v, Australia-

The Fourth Test Tffatch.

Sybnby, March 1

A cool strong southerly wind was blowing, but the wiokot was very heavy. It was decided to make a start at 4 o'clock. The Australians made a very brief stand. Rhodes was in his element on such a wicket, getting three wickets for nine runs, Arnold's couple of wickets costing six. The sixth wicket fell at 116, the seventh at 124, the eighth at 126, and the ninth at 130.

After the wickst had beon troatod to a light rolling, Foster and Hay ward went to the wickets, facing the bowing of Trumble and Noble. They commenced cautiously, but soon got the measure of the wicket and the bowling, and scored at a fair rate. McLeod and Hopkins took up the b iwling but this made little difference ia the scoring both batsmen getting 20 up apiece within a stroke or so of each other. Foster added another seven, then Noble caught him at point.—Ono for 49. Arnold filled the vacancy, and played out timo. The following are the = scores : — Austeama.—First Innings. Trurapor, b Braund ... ... 7 Duff, b Arnold ... ... 47 * Hill, c Braund, b Arnold ... 33 McAlister, c Arnold, b Rhodes ... 2 Hopkins, b Braund ... ... 9 Kelly, c Fester, b Arnold ... 5 McLeod, b Rhodes ... ... 18 Noble, not out ... .. fi Gregory, c Foster, b Rhodes .. 2 Trumble, c Lilley, b Ehodes .. 0 €otter, c Tyldesley, b Arnold ... 0 Exti'aa ... ... ... 2 Total 131 Bowling analysis—Hirsb nil for 36, Braund two for 27, Ehodes four for 83, Arnold four for 28, Bosanquet nil for 5. England—-First Innings. Warner b Noble .. ... 0 Hay ward, c Me Alister, by Trumble 18 Tyldesley,c Gregory, b Koble ... 16 Foster, o MoAlister, b Noble ... 19 Knight, not out ... ... (14 Braund, c TrumV.e, b Noble .« E9 Hirst, b Noble 25 Bosanquet, b Hopkins ... ... 12 Arnold, 1.b.w., b Noble ... 0 Lilley, c Hopkins, b Trumble .. 2-1 Ehodes, st Kelly, b Noble ... 16 Extras ... .., ... 16

Total ... 24-9 Bowling analysis :—Cotter, no wickets for 41 runs; Noble, seven for 100; Trumble two for 58 j Hopkias, one for 22. Second Innings. Foster, c Noble, b Hopkins ... 27 Hay ward, not out ... ... 23 Arnold, not out ... .. 0 Total—l wicket for ... 50 (Received March 2, 9.17 a.m.) Sydney, March 2

Following a rainless night, with a fine morning and a good drying wind, tho wicket i 3 fast improving. The " Herald " says the wicket yesterday was undoubtedly bad, but in the light of the subsequent exhibition by the Englishmen, the performance of the Australians was disappointing. It was a case of getting runs or getting out, so that tho Englishmen might have a taste of the wicket while it remained a quagmire. They were dismissed trying to play with the bowling which was not hit. When the Englishmen came in the wicket, which was a rapidly improving one, was so slow and easy that it took all the fire and pace out of Trumble's and Noble's attack.

The "Telegraph" siys everybody expected to see half a dozen of the Englishmen's wickets down for a few runs. Haywurd's and Foster's stand was a grand performance, and altogether changed the aspect of affairs.

(Received March, 2,1.49 p.m.) Sydney, March 2 The Englishmen have two wickets down for 50—Arnold 0, Hay ward (not out) 23. (Received 2.12 p.m.) Three wickets are down for 63—Tyldesley 5, Hayward (not out) 30. (Received 2.4G p.m.) Four wickets are down for 73—Knigh 9, Hayward (not out) 3i

The following team is selected to play against the Seafield team on the Oval on Thursday; the game to start at 2.30 sharp i —Nicoll, Roberts, Harper, Filbrow, Brown, Pritchard, Flower, Todd, L. F. Andrews, Crowther, P. L. Orr; emergencies—S Cheat, D. McKenzie.