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ENGLAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES. BY TELEGRAPH —PIIESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. (Rec. Feb. 18, 9 p.m.) Sydney, February 18. Tho weather was fine , and the wicket was good for, the continuation . crioket match between England and 1 New South Wales. The visitors, in their anxiety, to pile up a big score against the.- colts,: made tho play in the-earlier-part of the day painfully slow. . / Afterwards it' livened up. Ilardstaff's batting,, lacked its usual orispness. He gavo easy chances at 17 and 18. Braund took four and a half hours in compiling his score, which is his second oentury of the tour. • It was marred by two. difficult chances, at 6G and- at 91. Fielder, who is suffering from a strain of the right arm; did not bat., ...... New South Wales '■ made a bad start in. their second innings; the second wicket-fal-ling at 30. Scores:— ENGLAND. ■ Second Innings. ■; Hobbs,'c. Woddy, b. Miunott ... " ... 12 Hayes, o'. Bardsloy, b. Bowden ... ... 33 Hutchings, ci' Macartney, !: b. Bowden ... 5 Fane, o. Diamond, b, Hopkins ... ... 101 Hardstaff, b. Miniiett - ... ... ... 73 Braund, not out ... ... ... ... 132 Rhodds, b. Diamond, b. Macartnoy ... 53 Young, o. Macartney, b. Bowdon ... 7 Jones, o. Trumper, b. Barnes ... ... 17 Blytho, b. Bowden ... ... ... 15 Fielder, absent ... ... -:' ... 0 • ' '; Sundries ... ( ' ... . ... ... 8 " Total / ... 456 First innings '' ' i.. 1 ' ;i; ... 298' Grand total . .. - ... ' .... ; ... ... 754 , .< Bowling Analysis. ■' Bowden, four wickets for 119., ■ Minnettj two--.wickets for 92. ; .-• Macartney, onti ; wicket for. 40. • Hopkins,; one. wiqketMor, 82.. . Barnes, ono .wicket-for 87. . NEW SOUTH WALES. .-; Second Innings,. Macartney, c. and b. Hobbs ...- ... 20 Barnes, b. Blytho ... ... ... ... 9 Bardsley, not, out ... ... ... ... 27 Trumpor, not out ...' ... ... ... 21 i Total for two wickets ... 77 First , innings . ... • ...' ... ... 368