CRICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7870, 4 January 1904, Page 2

CRICKET.

ENGLAND V. AUSTRALIA. ANOTHER HOSTDLE DEMONSTRATION.

THE POLICE CALLED -IN.

(33y T«l«gr«ph.— Copyrigfat.) MELBOURNE, January 2. The ominous clouds of yesterday bioke to-day at a quarter to 12, when light easterly rams fell. About one o'clock the wind shifted to the north, after which .• I'ttta sun shone fiercely. The attendance : at §isl was moderate, but after lunch it increased to about 20,000 when it was known m the city that play had com. mended. Owing to Foster's illness riraund took jus place with Tyldesloy. Tylde^lay principally made leg glances and rulls, I rw o au o d b , atted hII rol^ d fch e wicket f {f^f™ r «P J a^d Hopkins, and Lat 269 Jiowell replaced Saunders, A I change came off at 277, Braund spoonine lone from Trumble, and HoweU simply [waited and caught it easily. Knight's Ifirstalppearance m a test match was dislastrons, as after cutting HoweU squ&re to Ih -r°7'i a P l efcty ,, stro^ he ww clean A I bowled by Howell, who took advantago A I?l v ■ b i? ng aild tick y wickel owmg <, M ■ the bright sun. Hirst followed, but after fl ■ making seven by streaky cricket he drew /V ■ Hovveil to eg, but Noble took a W-down .^ ■catch, falling .over and earning greS ■plaudits. Rhodes, who followed, only , ■ scored twj when Trumble had hun lej ' J fbafore. Vi'ben the afternoon tea adjourn mi I 5 o dock the umpires examined the wick- ■ lets and shook their heads. The immense I crowds marvellously retained S ■ patience, but eventuaUy lost it. The ■spectators marched on to the ground and ■examined the wickets. They Z e T f orted off amidst groans V^teT&iS ■men, who were joined by five .th rs ■The umpires then removed stumps, 4m^ ' ■very loud groaning, which Wa? 'stopped WLi ° A ba U d z playm S thd Nation.il X- | h S"', A^ 6 ; 3 » P-m. the scores were:m, Foster (retired, ill) ..:.... 49 fA Warner , c Duff, b Trumble ::.'.:::: :.'.::: 58 1 -nJ? a ? d> %, Qre &™y> b Hopkins 68 Braund c Howell, b Trumble ... 20 }\ Knight, b Howell . o J 5h5 h r do *' lh ™-> b Trumble 2 • |L not out 97 I Sunlrm" ; Wl • ToW for 6 wickets ," 505 |^^l I . % '«*^^M I 'A avxTEanußsr v. Wellington ■ WELLINGTO>?, January^. m Un.eAury finished off their innine* 1 Bus .morning • for 382-Barnett 68 1 fcr 22 s 8o 10) Howell l9 - Weiiin^ ■ SOUTHLAND V. OTAGO. • I . I DUNEi)IN, Jmaary 2. H ptagp made a total of 316, Austin car m> n g his bat for 182 for two hoSS KLiPin.itw' play Southfand'a second ln realised 196, Wilson making- m m three hours' batting. R^ nil .. V n ' Ofc 5 s °» °P ?ned tJle »sonc? ■nitigs, and scored this number wiiiouft ■oketo ' ** Ota B° wo »^ter: