Cricket.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7780, 2 March 1904, Page 5

Cricket.

o :— The Fourth Test Match.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] Sydney. Marcli 2.

A cool, strong southerly wind was blowing, but the wicket was very heavy when it was decided to make a start at four o'clock.

v The Australians made a very brief stand, lihodet?, in his element on such a wicket, getting three wickets for nine Arnold's couple cost six runs. The sixth wicket fell at 116, seventh at 121, eighth at 126, and ninth at 131. Scores-;

Australia—First Innings. Truraper, b Braund... 7 Duff, b Arnold 47 Hill, c Braund, b Arnold S3 , McAhsfcer, c Arnold, b Rhodes ... 2 Hopkins, b Braund 9 Kelly, c Foster, 0 Arnold ... 5 McLeod, b Khodes is Noble, not out ... ... ... 6 Gregory, c Foster, b Ehodes ... 2 Trurable, c Lilley. b Khodes ... 0 Cotter, c Tyldosloy, b Arnold ... 0 I Extras 2 I ■ Total 131

Bowlmq analysis—Hirst nil for 36, Braund 2 for 27, .Rhodes 4 for 33, Arnold four for 28, Sosanquet nil for 5. Englishmen—Second Innings. Foster, c Foble, b Hopkins ... 27 Eayward, not out ... 23 Arnold, not out ... ... ... 0 Total for one wicket 50 : (Received Maich 2, at 1.49 p.m.)

Sidney, March 2 The Englishmen have lost two wickets for 50—Arnold 0, Hayward (not out) 23.

(Received March 2, at 2.12 p.m.) The Englishmen have lost three wickets for 63—Tyldesley 5, Hayward (not nut) 30.

[Received March 2, at 2.46 p.m.]

Four for 73—Knight 9, Hayward (not out) 32.

(Kecoived March 2, at 9.17 a.m.)

Sydney, March 2. There was a rainless night and the morning is fine with a good drying wind, The Herald says the wicket yesterday was undoubtedly bad, but in the light of the Englishmen's exhibition the performance oi: the Australians was disappointing and was a case of getting runs or getting out, so that the Englishmen might have a iaste of the wicket wlr.le it was a quagmire. When the Englishmen came in the wicket, which was a rapidly improving one, was so slow and easy that it took all the fire andpace out of Trumble's and JNoble's attack.

The ielegraph. says everybody expected to see half a dozen English wickets down for a few runs. Hayward and Foster's stand was a great performance and altogether changed the aspect of affairs.