CRICKET.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7871, 5 January 1904, Page 2

CRICKET.

SECOMO TEST iIATCH. ler Pre3s Association MELBOURNE, January 4. ', Addibional scores in the Englishmen's first innings : — ; Tyldesley, c Trumble, b Howell... 97 Liljey, c Howell, b Trumble 4 ( Jttelder, b Howell l' Relf, not : out ....' *. 3 . Extras : 4 , Total , 315 j Bowling, analysis. — Trumble 4 for 107, Noble, ml for 4; Saunders, nil for 60; Armstrong, nil for 43; Trumper, nil for 4; Hopkins, 1 for 50. Hopkins howled one wide. Foster is suffering tonsilitis, and by the doctor's instructions will not play again this match. Received 4, 9.35 p.m. MELBOURNE, January 4. Yesterday and Saturday's heavy rain frightened the attendance, which , number12,250. ' The wicket to the general eye was right at noon, but the umpire's opinions were adverse., ' Play commenced at 1.20, and the innings concluded in fifteen minutes amidst cheers., '. Lilley scored nil to Trumble. Then Tyldesley, who was not out at 97, scooped the first ball from Howeil into Trumble s hands, a schoolboy catch. Eelf scored three, and Fielder was quickly bowled by Howell. Lilley skied behind the wicket, giving Howell an easy catch. AUSTRALIA'S FD3ST INNINGS. ' The Australians" innings opened with a smartly-run single, when Trumper spooned one, but the fielder was absent. In the, same over' 'he made a mis-hit to Rhodes. Lilley slipped and just missed the catch. Duff, Hill, Noble and Gregory fell ea«-y victims. Hopkins assisted to nut life into the game, as his 18 included one four and three threes consecutively, when Strudwick, who was fielding as a substitute for Foster, caught him close to leg, off Roif. Trumble was received with "cheers, but after a narrow escabe of being run 'out he spooned one to Strudwick. Trumper, after being missed by Lilley, was also, with the score at 87, missed at long-on by Hayward, the ball going right into his hands. He was also missed with the 1 score at 107 by Warner at deep point, and shortly afterwards by-Haywara. - — "~ - There was great cheering when a fol-low-on was saved by Trumper scoring 2. The latter consulted Kelly, and evidently advised" him to hit everytnina. iCelijfwas easily run out. Trninper was eventually caught at deep long-c'i by Tyldesley off Rhodes. Trumper plowed a forcing innings, marred by four chance's. Rhodes' average was magnificent^ -his balls being simply Each of Trumper's lives was off him. ENGLAND'S SECOND INVINGS. With 193 on the Englishmen. begai» their second innings. Warner in the first over made a mis-hit, and was caught by Noble at point right on the grass. \ In the next over Trumper at deep field caught Hayward. * . i Tyldesley batted riiagnificently, as in 'his 48 there were only two singles. He hiv two fives, six fours" in one over. He gave no chances. ,v, v Rhodes, in the last over, was che viotim of leg before, as in the first innings. The wicket is apparently improving and the weather clearing. There is great excitement in the States : about the match! England are favourites^ by two to one ijn the betting. To-day 18 wickets fell f<* 200 runs in four hours. 1 '^ The crowd was partial, cheering the local men for putting down the wickets, while at almost every ball they jeered at tue Englishmen. An immense crowd is expected ;o witness the finish to morrow ENGLAND— First Innim;s ■ Total ;. . 315 AUSTPALIA.— First Innints. Trumper, c Tyldesley, b Rhodes 74 : Duff, st Lilley, b Rhodes 10 iiiSl, c Rhodes, b Hirst 5 - Noble, c Strudwick, b Rhodes ... 0 v -tlopkins, c Strudwick, b Relf .. 18 Trumble, c StrudwicK, b Rhodes 2 Armstrong, c Braundj b Rhodes J | Kelly, run out \ 8 Howell, c Fielder, b Rhodes, .... 0 ' Saunders, not out ....' .' 2 ' Extra .'.'. -L 1-< Total , 128 s Rhodes took 7- wickets let 56, Hirst 1 for 33, Relf 1 for 12, Braund nil for 20 . ENGLAND.— Second Innings. Warner, c Noble, b Saunders ... 3 i Haywafrd,. c Trumpee 0 j Braund, b .Saunders' 3 1 Hirst, c Gregory, b Howell 4 Rhodes, 1.b.w., b' Trumble 9 Tyldesley, not out 48 Extras '„', 7 Total for 5 wickats 74