CRICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7370, 23 January 1902, Page 2

CRICKET.

THIRD TEST MATCH.

ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA.

Received January 22, 7.12 p.m.

Adelaide, January 2?,. Last night a light rain fell for a ccuple of hours, but the high wind afterwards completely dried the wicket, which ia still good at one end, while the damaged place at the other ia not any worse. The weather is frbsb, and tbe attendance about 60CO.

Trumble and McLeod resumed bowling. The latter, in his first over, without addition to his score, bowlod Liliey.

Jones made eleven quickly, and at 210 gave Trumble a warm return, whioh he held.

Gunn was missed by Hill at mid-off when he had scored one, and was given out " leg before "at 228.

Blvthe was shaping nicely, when Quaifo was out " lag before." The Btonewaller batted for two and threequarter hours, and his innings was chancelesg. England.— Second Innings. Maclaren, b Trumble 44 Hayward, not out 47 Tyldesley, run out 25 Quaife, lbw, b Trumble 44 Jessop, b Trumble 16 Braund, b Howell 17 , Lilley, b McLeod ... 21 Jones, 0 and b Trumble ... ... 11 Gunn, lbw, b Trumble 5 Blythe, not out 10 Barnes (absent) — Extras ; 7 Total ... 247 Bowling analysis : Trumble took six wickets for 74, Howell one for 64, McLeod one for 31, Noble one for 62, Armstrong none for nine.

Gunn, bowling to the bad end, and Braund opened to Trumper and Duff. Duff got a 4 to leg in Gunn's first over, but in tho third hit bis wicket.

Trumper and Hill again gave a dashing exhibition, adding 45 in half an hour. When 19, Hill should have been stumped off Braund. At 50 Gunn thoroughly beat Trumper.

Gregory went in, and Hill in one over drove Gunn for a 4 and a 5, the latter being all run. When Gregory had scored 22, Maclaren appeared to make a brilliant one-handed catch at cover slip off Gunn, but Crockett gave " not out," thinking tbe ball touched the ground. In Gunn's next over, Braund in the slips accepted a smart catch off Gregory, who had been batting forty minutes. Three wickets for 98.

Adelaide, January 22. Darling, stonewalling, took forty minutes to reach 10. Hill moved ahead steadily. At 138 Hayward relieved Gunn, who had taken three wickets for 69. Off the new bowler Darling got his first 4, by a fine drive. At 180 Jessop replaced Hayward, and in his third over bowled Hill's leg stump when the latter wanted only three to complete his century. For tbe fourth time this season he got into the nineties. The only chance he gave during his two hours and fifty isninutes' play was one of stumping. Darling was playing a splendid and steady innings. Tho English fielding was brilliant in the extreme, especially that of Jessop and Jones. Australians. — Second Innings. Trumper, b Gunn 25 Duff, hit wicket, b Gunn 4 Hill, b Jessop 97 Gregory, c Braund, b Gunn ... 23 Darling, not out 40 Trumble, not out 4 Extras 8 Total for 4 wickets ... 201

Wanganui, January 16. The representative match " Wanganui v. Manawatu was commenced to-day. Wanganui in their first innings compiled 73. Manawatu replied wuh 78. Wanganui in their second innings scored 95. Manawatu wanting 90 to win, lost five wickets for 59, when stumps were drawn.