ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 16, 20 January 1902, Page 5

ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.

THIRD TEST MATCH.

ENGLAND SCORES 38S

AUSTRALIA 173 FOR 2 WICKETS

BRAUND SCORES A CENTURY.

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ADELAIDE, January 18

The weather at noon was sultry and slightly threatening, and an attendance of about 15,000 had assembled to witness the continuation of the third test match. The wicket was excellent. With 5 wickets down for 266 in the Englishmen's first innings, Trumble and Howell resumed to Quaife and Braund; but in the letter's second over the strain to his right leg reasserted itself, and ,he had to leave the field to bandage it, afterwards resuming the 'bowling. Both batsmen were cautious, and but 23 runs were made in the first forty minutes, the fir^t incident 'being the let off of Braund by McLeod at mid-oif oft" Trumble's bowling. He had then made 44. The fieldsmen continued to crowd around Quaife, and at last he touched a ball, which the wicketkeper held, after having played a chanceless innings of two hours and 40 minutes. He hit six fours, and the partnership added 10S runs. Jones' brief life saw the third century go up, the outcome of five hours and twenty-five minutes' batting. With two added he was run out by Braund, who bolted for a third run without being called.

Gunn began nicely, and Braund was playing- cautiously. When 320 was passed a double change was effected in the bowling-, McLeod and Armstrong- taking the ball. Since the resumption of play Trumble had bowled 16 overs for 21 runs, and when the luncheon adjournment was made the visitors had taken the total to 330, Braund l>2. Gunn 15; o,nly 00 runs being- made in 90 minutes.

Trumble, in the slips, missed an easy chance of taking Braund, who then had G2 to his credit. Braunci then became more vigorous.

Noble replaced Howell with the ball at 363, and Braund lifted Trumble to the long field, the ball falling just outside Armstrong's reach. Two more hits and the Somerset man was top scorer.

With 371 up Noble bowled Oimn, who had played a steady innings.

A fine fiver oft! Trumble, and a stolen single completed Braund's century, compiled in three hours and a half. :

Blythe was easily caught at short square leg by Hill, who ended the innings with an extraordinary catch, running from square leg and catching the ball with his back turned to the wicket. Braund had batted three hours and forty minutes, a^nd gave only the 'two chances mentioned. He began slowly, but the latter part of his innings was brilliant. Me hit one five and ten fours. Trumble kept a splendid length, but did not look dangero'iis, while Kelly, though lame, kept the wickets well. Gregory and Hill fielded brilliantly, and the innings lasted six hours and thirty-live minutes. The Australians then went to the wickets. Darling was caught in the slips off Blythe's first ball, after he had scored a single from Barnes. Hill and Trumper gave a dashing display, scoring ?>~ in 20 minutes. Braund replaced Blythe. but. Barnes having- ricked his leg shortly alter the change, had to leave the field and Ely the again took the ball.

Hill reached 00 in the hour, and as Braund was proving" expensive Gunn went on to bowl. Hill brought the hundred up f0r.78 minutes* play ami the scoring continued rapid, the batsmen doing sharp running-. Trumper put on 50 in an hour and a half, and when 65 lost his wicket by over-eagerness in trying; to get an impossible run. He had been batting an, hour and three-quarters, playing a faultless innings, which included eight fours. The second wicket put on 13S and the partnership resulted in the best batting- seen in Adelaide for years. Hill and Duff played out time, when the score stood at ITIi for two wickets. Hill's innings of two hours and a quarter was a ehaneeless one. He hit ten fours. The following are the scores: — MACLAREN'S TEAM.—lst innings. Maclaren, run out 67 Hay ward, run out 90 Tyldesley, c and b Trumble 0 Quaife, c Kelly, b Howell SS Jessop, c Trumper, b Trumble.... 1 Lilley, lbw, b Trumble 10 Braund, not out 103 Jones, run out ; "> Gunn, b Noble 24 Barnes, c Hill, b Noble.. 5 Blythe, c Hill, b Noble 2 Extras I 3 Total •• 3SS BOWLING ANALYSIS. Trimble, three wickets for 12-1 runs Noble, three for 58. Howell, one for 82. McLeod, none for 49. ■ / Armstrong, none for 45. Trumper, none for 17. AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings. Darling-, c Maclaren, b Blythe.... 1 Trumper, run out G5 Hill, not out..' 83 Duff, not out 22 Extras 2 Total for two wickets 173