THE ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 34, 9 February 1904, Page 3

THE ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM.

THE VICTORIAN MATCH. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) MELBOURNE. February 8. The cricket match England v. Victoria was continued to-day., Owing to the stair of t)io ground play was not attempted till the afternoon. The Victorians, with four wickets d >wn for 260, continued their first innings. The ball rose hig i from the pitch, a.nd Rhodes crumpled Ihe local men up. Baker UKinagerl 'o scrape up 1-1, otherwise the remainder of the innings was a processor.. Warner und Tyldesley commenced for i the Englishmen. Tyldesley had bad j luck. In Saunders , second over the bails ; ai Tyldesley".-j end dropped. There was ! suijic hesitation. The umpire said be j could not see very well, and gave it not j out. The crowd made a demonstration, ! and at Trott's suggestion the other ur- i pire (Mr Crockett) was appealed to, J and he gave Tyldtsley out. bowled. 'Warner got into double iigures, but Braund. in trying a quick run. fell a victim to a smart return by Layer: Two wickets for 33. Foster only lasted a few minutes, Carkeek smartfv stumping him: Three for 49. With Hay ward's advent, the scoring was more rapid. Warner letting go at almost everything. Hayward contented himseli at first with adding singles. while his parnu-r kept the game alive, seining at even- possible opportunity. The centur" was reached in (J3 minutesi. Sounders made a brilliant attempt to catch Hayward when he was 30. Warners lively innings was brought to an end by a catch. Knight's career was brief: Five for 114. Hirst and ILv/ward both scored merrily. The new-comer added 21, and then spooned one to Layer: Six for 140. When Bosanquet had made 13 he drove Armstrong into Baker's hands at long-on: Seven for 185. Arnold partnered Hayward, who was playing an excellent and valuable innings. He lifted one over the fence for rive, but in endeavouring to repeat the operation was caught by McAlister, near the sighting-board. He had been at the wickets for one hour fifty-three minutes. Rhodes was badly missed by McLeod when he had made three, and a few minutes later Layer got his leg stump, the ninth wicket falling for 227. Strudwick, who partnered Arnold, gave an easy catch to Rainsford. The innings lasted three hours. The following are the scores: — VICTORIANS.— Fiwt Innings. .\icLeod. st Strudwick. b Bosanquet -J.% Armstrong, lbw. b Rhodes 31 Trott, c Arnold, b Bosanquet 13 Rainsford, b Arnold 26 McAlister. b Rhodes 139 Layer. c Foster, b Rhodes 34 b-cott. c Arnold, b Rhodes - Carkeei. c Hirst, b Rhodes - Fry. c Warner, b Rhodes 0 Baker, st strudwick. b Arnold 14 Saunders. not out 0 Extras IS Total -W Bowling analysis: Hirst, nil tor 2ti; Arnold, two for 01: Braund. nil for 50; Rhodes, six for 62; Bosanquet, two ior Hayward, nil for 10. ENGLISHMEN.—First Innings. Warner, c Saunders. b McLeod.... 40 ■ Tyldesley, b Saunders - Braund. run out *' Foster, st Carkeek, b Layer « Bosanquet, c Baker, b Armstrong.. \'-'> Hayward. c McAlister. b Layer 77 Knight, c McAlistcr. b Saunders fi Rhodes, l> Layer ■> Arnold, not out 1' Hirst, c Layer. l> Saunders -1 Strudwick, c Rainsford, b Armstrong 13 Extras :! - Total - 4S Bowling analysis: Saunders, three for lf>; McLeod. one for 30: Rainsford, nil 39: Layer. three for 1)4: Trott, nil for for 0: Fry, nil for Jo: Armstrong, two for 33.