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Hawera & Normanby Star, 2 January 1904, Page 3

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tile second test match. J'L.wljshmejTmake a good START. (By Telegraph.— Copyright.} Received 1, '9.lQfcp.m. * MELBOURNE, January 1. The estimated attendance is 32,0CJ. The day opened with solar heat and a light breeze from the south. Later ominoas clouds, thunderclaps, and sultry weather prevailed.^ Bosanquet and Arnold were injured, and were replaced by Fielder and Knight. Warner won the toss, and eleoted to bat:. ' Trumble started to Warner, who scored consistently. 'Noble bowled five overs, when he retired, having strained his right bicep. Saunders relieved him. The jplay, throughout was very slow, but severely and scientifically correct. Hayward started specially slowly, and was badly missed by Kelly when his score I was 31. Hi scored more freely later, "and jmras then caught by , GregoEjjr at coverlow down, after batting two and a ■B hours, during which^Be hit- two fours, waslstuck up repeatedly by Arm* the 'crowd jeering .every stroke, playing the majority o{ the 'balls merely blocking. eaky catch to Duff jn the outhit eight fours. ] Tyldesley cricket all zound the B»ve no chance (throughout no^wifchstahJdßjhg-- i>he~ was very free with his' badly missed by Trumble At 206 Noble had tried Trumble, Aroas ' Saunders, Howell, and changes were very frelast fifteen minutes, was exceedingly bad owand an impending thunAustralian fielding was excelling himself applause. There which speaks for itself caused a lack of enthubarometer presages is qqw in the north. Truoible 6* b Hopkins S8 • 46 49 k --. •■■•■■■• 2PA f-i January 2. : for 383. Benfor 87. .