MACLAREN'S TEAM IN AUSTRALIA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11869, 22 January 1902, Page 5

MACLAREN'S TEAM IN AUSTRALIA.

: third test MATCH. ENGLISHMEN'S SECOND INNINGS. FIVE WICKETS FOR 204. A TERRIFIC DUSTSTORM. PLAY SUSPENDED. , UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IN CRICKET. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Copyright (Received January 21, 7.34 p.m.) Adelaide, January 21. The third test match was continued to-day in sultry, threatening weather. One end of the wicket was still perfect, but at the other end there was an extensive oblong patch, worn through on the pitch, rather short of a good length. The attendance was' 5000. Hayward and Tyldesley faced Trumble and Howell. Tyldesley hit Trumble to the square-leg boundary. Two balls later he gave Hill, at short-leg, a sharp righthanded chance, which was not held. In Trumble's next over he beat Hay ward with a beautiful ball. Hayward was batting an hour and fifty-four minutes, his display being faultless except for a difficult chance o stumping late last night—two wickets for 113. ' : ' , Tyldesley and Quaife added 13 slowly, the former being then run out through overeagerness to run for a hard cut, which Trumper returned smartly. , . Jessop, in eighteen minutes, knocked up 16, including two fourers, and one live, before being clean bowled by 1 rumble. fourth wicket fell for 144. _ Braund played a lively innings for I'With the score at 165 he was bowled by Howell, who had relieved Noble. Quaife and Lilley stayed together till the luncheon hour, when the total was loi. Quaife batted sixty-five minutes for IU, Lilley making 1. . ■ When play was continued the wind was blowing a gale, with the air full of dust. Howell and Trumble bowled, but the former was not troubling the batsmen, and at 194 McLeod relieved him, and in his seconc over just failed to reach a low return froir. Lilley, who had made 21. At three o'clock a tremendous gust ol wind snapped the main flagpole in the mem bers' reserve, and the upper half, in falling narrowly missed striking several people, The dust was so thick that the scoring board was unreadable, and play had to b< suspended, the duststorm being the worst experienced for years. At this time the Englishmen had lost hv< wickets for 204. Quaife (not out) 27, Lil ley (not out) 21. (Received January 21, 8.15 p.m.) The dust did not cease, and at twenty minutes past five p.m. the umpires, aftei going out to sec what the pitch was like drew stumps. . The experience is absolutely unique n cricket. The following are the scores: — Maclaren's Team, first innings ... ... .3® Australia, first innings ... oL ENGLAND.— Innings. Maclaren, b Trumble ... 4; Hayward, b Trumble ... 4 Tyldesley, run out ... 2. Quaife, not out ... 2' Jessop, b Trumble 1) Braund, b Howell... ... 1 Lilley, not out ... ... 2 Extras ... Total for five wickets ... ...,20* Trumble took three wickets for 60 Howell one for 60, and Noble none for 63.