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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 291, 16 December 1901, Page 2

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ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA. INTERESTING PLAY. THE BRAUND AND LILLEY PARTNERSHIP. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, Dec. 14. The test match was resumed to-day. The li"ht, drizzling rain which fell during the night did not interfere with tho wicket,"which again played perfectly. With six wickets down for 272, Braund joined Lilley, and the partnership prove! invaluable to the Englishmen. Noble and Jones opened the bowling. Braund, who is one of the soundest and most elegant bats in the English team, commenced with a will, and got into double figures quickly, a square cut to the fence for five and a leg glance in the sumo direction oft Jones bringing him up fast. 1 The bowling was to his liking, but Noblo sent down five maidens, both batsmen taking the Sydneyite very cautiously. Lilley had a narrow escape. He made an uppish stroke, which Noble desperately tried to get under. Braund made the bowling of Jones expensive, through slips, which caused l Howell to give Jones a spell. Braund, with a single oft Noble, put tho third century on tho board. Tho feat occupied five hours and ten minutes. Lilley scored freely with hard drives, at times high, but out of danger. Ho brought his half of tho century up with a lino cut, the scoro being the result of an hour and twenty-seven minutes’ play. McLeod then replaced Noble in tho bowling, while a dozen runs later Trumble relieved Howell.

An appeal by the Victorian against tho Warwick player for leg bofore was not sanctioned. A moment later Lilley had a narrowescape. Ho lifted one just over McLeod’s head at mid-on. The Victorian could not quite reach it, and four resulted. Tho strength of tho bowling division had now been tried to effect a separation. Just on luncheon Trumpet 5 was tried instoud of Trumble. The fielding was excellent, Gregory and Trumpet- converting many potential boundaries into singles. After lunch Noble and Trumblo took the ball. Lively play followed. Braund, with several fours in succession, brough t up his half of the contury in an hour and a half. Both batsmen had tho bowling tied up. Lilloy, when McLeod came on, lifted one to Laver to cover-point, and thus was broken up a splendid partnership. Lilley made a lino display of two hours and twenty-four minutes at tho wickets. Ho hit thirteen fourers. On his retirement the scoro was seven wickets for 396. Both Braund and Lilley obtained runs all rouud tho wicket. The fourth century appoared for four hundred minutes’ play. Gunn was next to bat. The Somerset bowler quickly followed Lilley into retirement. He jumped out nt a ball from McLeod, failed to hit it square, and tho hall rose high to Jones, who made u brilliant left-hand catch, falling deep at mid-off, thus ending an attractive and dashing innings, with ono difficult chanoo early in the play, but otherwise faultless. He was two hours at tho wickets, and hit ten fourers. The game now was—eight wickets for 405. Barnes succeeded with the bat.

Gunn made four boundaries, but gave a soft one back to Jones. Nine wicketadown for 425.

Blythe, who followed, made soveral lucky fours. He skied ono high, but Laver failed to reach it.

Laver then relieved McLeod, and Blyfcho having touched the socond ball, Trumble snapped it up at the slips. Barnes played very cautiously. The total scored by England was 464 7 as follows:—

Bowling Analysis. McLeod, four for 84 Laver, two for 89 Trumble, one for 85 Trumper, nil Howell, one for 52 Noble, one for 91 Jones, one for 98 PLAY OF THE AUSTRALIANS. BAD START AND GOOD FINISH. BEAUND’S FUN WITH NOBLE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, Dec. 14. The attendance at the match to-day was thirty-three thousand. The Governor' ' General was present. Gregory and Trumper commenced for Australia after tea, Barnes and Braund opening the attack. Within a fcw]minutesTrumper drove one back to Barnes, making one wicket down for only three. Hill followed' with the bat, and then both he and Gregory showed ingenuity botwoen the wickets. They got into double figures quickly, but the fielding was bo excellent that fourers were rare. Still the batsmen played with greatconfidence. When the 3oore was at forty-seven Gunn relieved Braund. The half-century appeared after fortyfour minutes’ play, the total being made up mostly of singles. Only three fourers were scored in that, time.

j Gunn prove expensive with the ball, and at eighty Blythe made his first apt | pearance in New South Wales as a | bowler. , ; Only one maiden was sent down in the r first hour and a quarter. , Gregory was playing freely, when he gave Braund a chance at the slips, and which chance was accepted. Two wickets down for eighty-nine. Hoble filled the vacancy at the wicket, but he scratched about feebly-. Blythe was taken off to give Braund a chance at Noble with leg-breaks. The ruse proved sucqessful. Noble rushed . well out, and Lilley took the bails, j Three wickets down for ninety-seven. . Howell played out the few minutes tc time. , Hill played tho bowling in a safo position, and carried the score over the first century. The scores were :

| A SENSIBLE ARRANGEMENT, j B ? Telegraph Press Association-Copyright Sydney, Dec. 15. Darling and Maclaren have arranged that in a test match a minority of two hundred will constitute a follow on. interprovincial match, SENSATIONAL BOWLING. By Telegraph—Press Association. mi . , . Wellington, last night. The match between Wellington and Can.erbury began to-day, and has so far gone much against the local men. They losu the toss, and were put in to bat on a. soft wicket. Frankish carried all before him, securing 7 wickets for 26 runs No °nc but Midkne could score, and he only made 00, the innings closing for 77. Calloway got but one wicket, and found ■he pitch too soft for him. Canterbury made a good start, Sims and Wmlev putting on SS for the second wicket,°tho lat.er s share being 40 without a chance. Then there was a collapse, five wickets bemg down at 98, the last three without a

run being’ added. Strange helped Sims to make another stand, and the latter carefully batted his way to 74, when Eichardson went on and caught him off his own bowling. Except that he might have been stumped, he gave no chances. Strange secured 15, and Bennett, tho last man, hit well, taking the score to 171 before he was caught. Connol! took 4 for 65, liichardson 2 for 12, Holdsworth 2 for 27, and Upham and Tucker 1 oach. A few minutes remained for play, and Frankish provided another sensation by clean bowling three men for nothing in the first over, of which there is still one ball to go. Tho day was flue, and the ttendanco about 1000. a LOCAL MATCHES. CITY v. UNITED. City and United met in the second round of the Saturday competition.fixtures . on tho Domain on Saturday afternoon last. The day was fine, but tho wicket was a trifle slow after the rain of the previous day. Both clubs wore strongly represented. Colo won tho toss for City, and decided to bat. The City men made a feeble stand at tho wickets. Macdonald was the only man to display anything like form. He played a very careful innings, and an easy chanco in the slips was tho only mistake he mado in compiling an invaluablo score of 21, not out. Lyttleton -

and Baker dismissed tho wholo side for the paltry total of 62 runs. Tho wicket suited' Lyttleton, and ho used his head well in bagging six wickets for 26 runs, though it must bo admitted that ono or two batsmen presented their wickets to him by making puerile strokes. Baker Dowled very steadily, and kept a good leDgth. The United fielding was better than usual, though ono or two simple atches were dropped. Porter made three fine catches in the country. Tho United men were jubilant at dismissing their opponents for such a small total, and their faces were wreathed in smiles as they went in to knock off tho runs. But “ the glorious uncertainty ” of tho game was unco more strikingly rnado manifest, and United, who liad a strong team, wcro dismissed for tho ridiculously small total of 40 runs. Iveson, who made a first appearance on a local cricket ground, was responsible for the downfall of tho United men. He bowled a slow lelt-hand ball, and itched them well up, and the majority of tho United mon appeared quite unable to play him. He came out with tho pheno- ’ menally fine record of six wickets for y runs off 39 balls. Neale kept up tho other end well, and sent down some good deliveries, and captured four wickets for 19 runs. The catching of tho City men was good. With about threo-quarters of an hour left for play, the City men again went to tho wickets, and nine wickets had fallen for 63 runs when stumps wore drawn. Macdonald again batted well, and lifted Seymour clean out of the field into tho golf ground for 6. Ho was again not out with 25 to his credit. Iveson also laid the wood on, and hit up 16 quickly. McCredie bowled a sensational over, in which appeared four wides, five runs, and a couple of wickets. Seymour took three wickets, and Gibson one.

The win of the City mon was popular. This club has a fine eleven, and may make a strong fight for the Shield yet. The United men deserved to lose. They certainly held their opponents too cheaply. The following are the scores:—

City. Kretchmer, b Lyttleton ... ... f Sheridan, c Porter, b Lyttleton ... C Hay, c Porter, b Baker ... ... ? Macdonald, not out 21 Cole, b Baker C Iveson, b Lyttleton ... ... ... C Neale, b Lyttleton ... ... ... f Dods, c and b Lyttleton ... ... 1 Grant, c Porter, b Lyttleton £ Morgan, c and b Baker ... ... 7 Sargisson, b Baker 5 Extras 4 Total 0i Bowling Analysis. Overs. Buns. Wkts. Porter ... 3 7 Lyttleton ... 8 25 6 Baker ... 9 17 4 J. Ferris ... 3 2 Seymour ... 13 United. Gibson, c Sheridan, b Neale ... ... 7 J. Ferris, b Neale 1 McCredie, c Hay, b Iveson 18 Porter, b Iveson ... ... ... 4 Lyttleton, c Dods, b Iveson 5 H. Ferris, b Neale 1 Baker, c Kretchmer, b Neale 2 Seymour, c Macdonald, b Iveson ... 0 J. M. Gouldsmith, b Iveson ... ... 0 Witty, c Macdonald, b Iveson ... 0 Clare, not out 6 Extras ... ..- ••• ••• 2

COUNTY v. WEST END. The weather on Saturday afternoon fortunately turned out fine for the letuin match between the above in Sir Ctesar s paddock. The ground was heavy after the recent rains, but still the ball often got up unpleasantly. The West End brought a strong team, while the County were without the services of Burch and E. Leggett; still the latter came off victors by'lo runs. West End went first to the wickets, and met with early disaster, the. first four wickets falling for two runs, including that of the captain, who (accordin'’ to the senseless custom ruling in Gisborne) was cheered, and doffed his cap gracefully on comiDg to the wicket, but his face wore a very different expression ■when in his first over his brother captain sent him back with anvnonviablo “ blob to his name. McConnell and \\. Andrews then stayed the rot, the former with some lofty drives, off which he was missed twice before reaching double figures, and carried the score to 20. Hood then helped McConnell to take it to 38, and Swain to 41, and a useful 6 by \ mcent took tho total to 53, McConnell carrying his bat out after an excellent innings for 26. Barton and Raymond showed the best bowling analysis. Crawford kept himself on much too long, considering he had such bowlers aslV. Dods and Sharp to fall back upon. Tho County did not open their innings well, o good wickets only scoring 20, of which Raymond contributed 12 by steady play. Crawford never seemed comfortable throughout his innings, but, with the unusual score for him of To singles, helped Barton, who played tho best innings of ‘be day, to put on 19 for tho sixth wicket. The seventh fell at 46, and 7 runs were still wanted to tie when Foote came to the rescue, and helped Barton to knock off the required number before the latter was dismissed for a well-compiled 17, Foote c . a UO’ l "=' ]] h , bat out for 11 when the last wicket fell at 6S. Hodge kept himself on foi at lea.t six overs too many, and tho result would probably have been different had he given the ball to W. Andrews earlier. AlcCon nell should have been stumped twice j Smith had taken the ball from behind and not in a line with the wicket. Mr arm MrsCicsar extended their usual hospitality, which was highly both players and spectators. Scores .

West End. J. Andrews, c Foote, b Barton - * Dodd, c Smith, b Barton q fo-to* j Hood, b Barton ... _ 5 Swain, e Crawford, b Barton • Q Nolan, b Barton ... i Charles, b Raymond Vincent, b Raymond 0 Extras ••• •’* , ... 53 Total Bowling Analysis. Overs. Runs. Wkts. Crawford jy 5 Barton « 11 0 Johnstone ? y 2 Raymond 3 County. Smith, c Charles, b Hodge ••• Kero, b Hodge ••• ■” 2 Sharp, b Charles ' 0 Dods, b Charles ... ■" , 12 Raymond, cJ. Andrews, b Hod o e .. 1Q Crawford, b Hodge

s Barton, b,W. Andrews ... ‘ ‘ r Saunders, bW. Andrews ... ••• *- i Foote, not out ... ••• ••• , I Johnstone, b W. Andrews ... t McKerrow, run out ... j Extras ... ••• l Total ... r Bowling Analysis. r Buns. Wkts. Overs.

England—1st innings. Hayward, c Hill, b Trumblo ... 69 Maclaren, lbw, b McLeod ... 11G Tyldcsley, c McLeod, b Laver ... 1 Quaife, b Howell ... 24 .Tessop, b McLeod ... 21 Jones, c Kelly, b Noble ... 9 Lilley, c Laver, b McLeod ... ... 84 Braund, c Jones, b McLood ... ... 58 Gunn, c and b Jones ... Barnes, not out ... 21 ... 26 Blythe, c Trumblo, b Laver ... Sundries ... 26 ... 15 Total ... 464

Australia —1st Innings. Gregory, c Braund, b Blvthp .. 4g Trumper, c and b Barnes Hill, not out Noble, stp. Lilley, b Braund Howell, not out... Sundries .. 5 Total for three wickets ... ..10»

Total 40 Bowling Analysis. Overs. Runs. Wlits. Neale 10 19 4 Macdonald ... 3 10 — Iveson 6 9 6

Charles 15 2 7 Hodge 2G 4 17 McConnell 12 0 4 W. Andrews 10 ij 7 Hood 2 0 2