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Bush Advocate, Volume XVI, Issue 207, 5 January 1904, Page 2

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The Second Test Match. . Per Press Association. ! By Electric Telegraph— Copyright) Melbofkne, Jan. 4. , Yesterday's and Saturday's heavy rain frightened the attendance, which numbered 12,250. i , .■ , The wicket, to the general eye, looked all right at noou, but the . . umpires' opinions were adverse.- Play commenced at f. 20, but only continued for fifteen minutes, Amidst jeers, liiliey. scored nil to Truuible. Thefe Tyldesley, who \n» not out 97, scooped his first from Howeli into Trumble'a r hands—a schoolboy catch in the slips easily held. fielf scored three. Fielder was quickly bowled by Howell. ; « . Lilley skied behind the wicket, giving. Howell an easy catch. The Australians' innings opened with a smartly run single when Traniper spooned one, but the fielder was absent. In the same over he made a mis-hit to Rhodes. Lilley slipped and just missed the catch. ' Duff, Hill, Noble, and Gregory fell easy victims. Hopkins assisted to put life into the game, as his 18 included one four, and i three threes consecutively, when Strudwick fielding substitute for Foster, caught him close in at leg off Relf. Trumble was received with cheers, but after a narrow escape of a run out spooned one to Strudwick. Trumper after being missed by Lilley was also with the score at 87 missed at deep long-on by Hayward right into hia hands. He was also missed with the score at 107 by Warner at deep point, and shortly afterwards by Ha*yward. There was great cheering when the follow on was saved by Trumper scoring two. The latter consulted wirh Kelly, who evidently advised him to hit everything. Kelly was easily run out. Trumper was eventually caught at deep' lontf-on by Tyldesley off Rhodes. Trumper played a forcing innings, marred by four chances. Rhedes' average was magnificent. He was absolutely unplayable. Each of Trumper's lives were off him. With 193 to the good the Englishmen began their second innings. Warner, in Saunders' first over, mis-hit ajnd was caught ty Noble at. point right on the grass. : In the next over, Trumper at deep field caught Hayward. Tyldesley batted magnificently, as in--38 only two singles were hit, also two fives and six fours, making off Saunders one five and two fours in one over. Ho gave no chances. Rhodes, in the last over, was the victim of leg-before to Trumble as in the first innings. Additional scores of the Englishmen's first innings : — Tyldesley, c Trumble, b Howell .. 97 Lilley, c Howell, b Trumble . . 4 Fielder, b Howell .. .. .] 1 Relt, not out . . . . . . 3 Extras .. . . . . ..4 Total .. 313 Bowling analysis : Trumble 4 wickets for 107 runs, Noble, nil for 4, Saunders. nil for 60, Armstrong nil for 43/ Trumper nil for 4, Howell 4 for 43. Hopkins 1 for 50. Hopkins bowled one wide. ' Australians —First Innings. Trumper, c Tyldesley, b Rhodes .-. 74 Duff, st Lilley, b Rhodes . . . . 10 Hill, c Rhodes, b Hirst . . . . 5 Noble, c Strudwick, b Rhodes . . 0 Gregory, c Hirst, b Rhodes .. 1 Hopkins, c Strudwick, b Relf* . . 18 Trumble, c Strudwick, b Rhodes... Armstrong, c Braund, b Rhodes ... 1 Kelly, run out ... .. „■.'&■ Howell, c Fielder, b Rhodes ... 0 Saunders, not out ... ; . k ._ 2 Extras .. .[.'.. .. 1 Total . . . . . . ".-... 122 Bowling analysis—Rhodes took 7 wickets for 56 ; Hirst, 1 for 33; Relf^i for 12 ; Braund, nil for 20. y Englishmen— Second Inningp. Warner, c Trumper, b Saunders ~'£ . 3 Hayward, c Trumper, b Trumble. . 0 Braund, b Saunders . . . ; . 2 Tyldesley, not out ... ■ .. .>. 48 Hirst, c Gregory, b Howell , *. . 4 Rhodes, Kb. \v., b Trumble.. .. 9 Extras .. .. .. ... 7 Total for 5 wickets . . . . 74