CRICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7366, 20 January 1902, Page 2

CRICKET.

THIED TEST MATCH.

ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA.

Adelaide, January 18. The weather at noon was sultry and slightly threatening. The' attendance was about 15,000.

On an excellent wicket, Trumble and Howell resumed bowling to Quaife and Braund. In the latter's second over, a strain in the tight leg reasserted itself, and he had to leave the field to bandage it, and then resumed bowling. The first incident was the let off of Braund by MoLeod at mid-on, off Trumble's bowling, when he had made 44. The fieldsmen continued to crowd around Quaife, and at last he touched the ball, which the, wicketkeeper held. He played a chanoeless innings, lasting two hours and forty minutes, and hit six fours. The partnership added 108 runß.

Jones was run out by Braund, who bolted for the third run without being called.

Trumble, in the slips, missed an easy chance given by Braund, who was then 62. With 371 up, Noble bowled Gunn, who played a good innings.

Blythe was easily caught at short squareJeg by Hill, who ended the innings by an extraordinary catch, running from equare-leg and catching the ball with his back turned to the wicket.

Braund was batting for three hours I and forty minutes, and gave only the two chances mentioned. He bit one 5, and ten 4's. Noble, who kept off till late owing to a strained groin, finished with 35 balls, 3 maidens, 7 runs, 3 wickets. The innings lasted 6 hours and 35 minutes. England.— First Innings. Maclaren, run out ,; ... 67 Hay ward, run out .* ... 90 Tyldesley, c and b Trumble .j, 0 Quaife, c Kelly, b Howell 68 I Jessop, c Trumper, b Trumble ... 1 Lilley, lbw, b Trumble 10 Braund, not out ... • 103 Jones, tun out 5 Gunn, b Noble 24 1 Barnes, c Hill, b Noble ... ... 5 Blythe, c Hill, b Noble 2 Sundries 12 Total 388 Bowling analysis : — Trumble three wickets for 124, Noble three for 58, Howell one for 82, JfcLeod none for 49, Armstrong none for 45, Trumper none i for 17.

Adelaide, January 18.

Darling was caught at slips with Blythe's first ball after he had scored a single from Barnes. Hill and Trumper gave a dashing display, scoring 37 in 20 minutes. Braund replaced Blythe. Barnes having ricked a leg had to leave the field, and Blythe took the ball. Hill reached 60 in an hour. When he had scored 65 Trumper lost bis wicket by over eagerness to make an impossible run. He was batting an hour and three-quarters. In a faultless innings he made eight fours. The second wicket put on 138, the partnership being the best batting seen at Adelaide for years. Hill gave a chanceless display of batting for two and a quarter hours, during which he hit ten 4's. Ausirama.— First Innings. Darling, c Maclaren, b Blythe ... 1 Trumper, run out 65 Hill, not out 83 Duff, not out... 22 Sundries ... ... ... 2 Chbistchurch. January 18. In senior cricket, Midland v. Lancaster Park, the former remained at the wickets all the afternoon, being dismissed just on call of time for 355. Garrard 106 (not out), Strange 69. United defeated Sydenham and Addington by an innings and 11 rune.