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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12604, 6 March 1903, Page 3

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LORD HAWKE'S TEAM v. NEW ZEALAND. (Pbb United Pbess Association.) WELLINGTON, March 5, The weather conditions were perfeot when play was resumed this morning. The wieket appeared to be none tlie worse from yesterday's play. It was anticipated the visitors would register anything between 350 and 450 runs on a wieket which, in thoir opinion, would play fairly true. They kept the New Zeakndors in the Bold until just on 5 p.m., their Tecord at the fall of the last wickot being 360, or 106 in advance of the colonials' score. Warner, who played a magnificent, elianceloss innings, got within 22 of Reese's big score of the previous day. His splendidly timed off and on strokes, perfect and forcible leg hitting, and admirable placing aroused the admiration of the crowd. Included iin his score were 19 Vs. Burnup shaped artistically till his career was checked by an lbw decision, which the New Zealand \ wicket-keeper admits was incorrect. Fane s display . was characterised by a certain measure of luck. Johnson, who mado his record score of the tour, infused plenty of vigour into his play, several of his on strokes beimg capitally executed. Nevertheless, he had plenty of luck, and should have been eent to the rightabout on at least four occasions. Taylor made a few nice strokes, and was going strongly when Callaway beat him with a beauty. Stanining showed stylish crickot for his contribution, his placing and driving being neatly executed. The Howling honours fell to Callaway, who got on a weak spot on the Caledonian end. and repeatedly stuck up tho batafcen. Richardson made a great mistake in not persevering with the Canterbury man. In tho morning Fisher Eent down a lot of short-pitched stuff. Uphom did not keep his usual accurate length,' though he improved in the later stages of the Englishmen's innings. Before luncheon M'Carthy trundled capitally, repeatedly beating the batsmen, but failing to hit tho wickets. He lost his length when put on after tho adjournment. Reese started well, and his trap laid for Johnson proved- effectual in dismissing the tall Englishman. Tucker steadied the rungetting, though failing to find tho timbem of his opponents. The ground fielding of the New Zealanders was very slovenly, Lusk being a noted offender in this respect. Good work was done by Malioney, Reese, and Tucker. Behind the wickets Williams was not seen at Lis best, letting the ball pass him with monotonous regularity. In the SO minutes left for play tho colonials lost two good wickets. Judged by to-day's proceedings the Englishmen should notch anther ea6y victory. The attendance was computed at about 2500, and £96 was taken nt the sates. Yesterday's receipts amounted to £189. Play was resumed punctually at 11.15 a.m., Fisher and Callaway being; the bowlers. Runs camo steadily, chiefly from Stanning'B bat. At 24 Johnson gave the wicketkeeper a ligthninj chance off Callaway. M'Carthy relieved Fisher at 43 and Upham supplanted Callau'ay. The change quietened tho scoring, M'Carthy particularly being well on the spot, and eventually clean bowled Stanning with an off break. 44—1—22. Burnup, who filled the vacancy, brought 50 up with a spanking off drive to the fence at M'Carthy's expense. Burnup scored two crisp boundary log hits off Up-

Lam, who retired in favour of Fisher at 69. Seventeen runs later Tucker relieved M'Carthy. Bad fielding on the part of the Taranaki man gave Johnson another life. Williams had a possible chance of stampamy Johnson off Fisher's next ball, Jtohnfion stopped out to the Otago representative) but the wicket-keeper, failing in his first attempt, missed the stumps, enabling the batsman to regain his crcase. Byes to the boundary brought 100 up, the outcome of 85 minutes' batting. Fisher appealed for Burnup lbw, which was disallowed, but two balls later another similar appeal sent the Englishman to the pavilion." 103—2—22. Pane was the newcomer. At 125 Callaway's bad return prevented Fane from being run out. When the telegraph read 130 a double, change was made in the bowling, Uphnm and M'Carthy replacing Tucfcer and Fisher. Several times .Tohnson was beaten by M'Carthy. At 151 Upham gave way to Roese, who in his second OVOi- got joJinson ■ itumped. 163—3—38. _ Warner partnered Fane. A brilliant piece of work by Williams nearly brought about Warner's downfall, the batsman getting hie foot down in the nick of time. The luncheon adjournment followed at 1.30 p.m., the score on the slate being 168—Fane (not out) 17, Warner (not out) 4. Play was resumed, Callaway taking up the attack. The score rose steadily to 194- when M'Carthy went ok in place of Callaway. Warner greeted the new bowler by successfully sending him to leg to the ropes and driving him. to tho fence, which brought up the second century. Callaway relieved Reese, but'could not check the run-getting. At 210 Fane gave a hot chance in the slips to M'Carthy off Callaway. The bowler amply revenged himself by completely beating Fane ■with a beautiful length ball in the same over. 210—4—26. Taylor took his place. The English skipper, who was batting very brightly, plaoed the half oentury to his credit with two forcible drives to the fence, i Another char.go was made in the bowling, TJpham replacing M'Carthy at 229, The scoring now went .ahead briskly, Warner being particularly aggressive. The partnership was broken up at 257, when Taylor fell a lbw victim to Uplmm. 257—5—16. Bosanquet came on the scene, 6cored a couple, and was then bowled by a hummer from Upham. 267—6—2. Thompson, who filled the vacancy, shaped uneasily at Upham, whom he eventually placed to square leg for 3, bringing the Englishmen's score level with the colonials'. A single to Warner and the visitors were on top. At. 282 Callaway was relieved by Fisher, and his third Warner placed dangerously in the slips near. M'Carthy. Upham wa9 getting up a lot, Thompson being far from at home to lmrh Four byes caused the hoisting of 300, which influenced the Wellington skipper to. supplant Fisher at the town end by Tucker, the former replacing Upham at the southern crease. At the afternoon tea adjournment the score stood at 318, Warner ' not out 91, Thompson not out 22. When play was resumed M'Carthy and Cal-" laway opened the bowling, but failed to stem tlio run-getting, which was kept moving along steadily. A clean drive to the ropes by Warner off M'Carthy gave the English skipper his oentury. which had taken ' just on two hours and 15 minutes to compile. Another lucky smack to the ropes by Warner was the prelude to the downfall of Thompson, clean bowled by Callaway. 337— ; 7—25. Whatman was the new comer. Bowl- ] ing ohanges were now being rung on i Illicitly, M'Carthy giving way to Unham. ( Callaway, who had Whatman in trouble all I through, beat the latter with a nice length i ball, the telegraph reading 353—8—7. 1 Leatham appeared, and Callaway, who was * keeping runs down, just missed shifting Warner's bails with a clinker. The English ( skipper, realising that the end of his team's innings was in view, started' hitting in 3 , earnest, and placed several boundary scores to his credit; but his splendid career at the 3 crease was now stopped, for in trying to hit Upham to log the ball shot to point, where - Callaway took a catch. Warner got a splendid reoeption for his brilliant display. 375— S—l2s. Hargreave stepped into the breach, and' after scoring a couple of 2's had his wickets upset bv Callaway, the innings totalling 380. The Englishmen had been batting j for four hours 45 minutes. , In a minority of 106 runs New Zealand t its second essay at 5.10 p.m., Reese and Richardson leading off to the bowling . of Hargreave and Thompson. Richardson otarted operations with a single off Har- -i greavo and a sweet late out for 3 at Thompexpense. A big appeal for Reese lbw j . off Thompson was given in favour of the ratsman, who was nearly run out imme- j, dmtfcly afterwards in essaying a short run. His lata was sealed when lift roishifc Har- a greave, and was nicely cnught by Taylor. 9—l—l. ■ Miilioney filled the vacancy, and p after notching a sinele just- escaped being ]- caught by Stanning off the slow bowler. At ti , 13 Bosanquet went on in place of Hargreave. tc In the ■new bowler ~ first- over Richardson n survived a lbw app"n I, which he acltnow- "~ lodged by chopping Bosanquet between the slip men for a brace. The light was now none too good, and at 21 Bnrmro relieved Thompson in the hope of his fastish deliveries proviu? fatal to the batsmen. With the Inn ball of the day Bosanquet got the Now Zealand skinner lbw. the score standing ot 21 for two wickets. Scoros:— Ekglishmeit.—First Innings. ' Johnsra. at Williams, b Reese .. 88 ■ Standing, b M'Carthy 22 Burnup, lbw, b Fisher 22 Fane, b Callaway 26 Worn«r, c CnDnwnv. b Upham .. I'S Taylor, lbw, b Upham 16 . Thompson, b Callaway 25 Whtrfcmf-n, b Callaway 7 Leatham, not out 4 . Hardier., b Callaway 4 Bvcb, '.t?-byes, 8; no-ball, 1.. 39 Total .. .. 380 Bowling Analysis.—Callaway, 161 balls, 5 martens, SO runs, 4 wiclicts; Upham, 132 balln, 1 70 runs, 3 wickets; Fisher, 102 ball*, t. maidens, 63 runs, 1 wicket; M'Carthy, . >26 balls, £ maidens, G8 rans, 1 wicket; Tucker jl) balls,"l maiden, 23 runs, 0 wickets; Reese, 12 balls, 0 maidens, S3 runs, 1 wicket. Upham > towled ft

New Zealand.. First Innings 274 Second Innings. ■ Reese, c Taylor, b Hargreave .. 1 Richardson, lbw, b Bosanquet .. 10 Mahoney, not out •. .. -..- w 9 Byes « K l Total for two wickets .. ■„ 21 CFrou Ode Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, March 5. There was again a good attendance at the cricket matoh this afternoon, and the onlookers were treated to a fino display of batting by the Englishmen, Warner's in- ■ nings in particular being a. faultless one. Tho more one sees of the play, hpwever, the more evident it is that the selection of the New Zealand team is not the best that could have been made. Anyone well acquainted with North Island cricket could certainly have chosen'a stronger team. Tlie decisions of the English umpire (Mr Ambridge, of Taranaki) again causcd great dissatisfaction. In two innings and in the short space in which the New Zealand team was batting this afternoon lie has given no fewer than five men out leg beforo wicket, and if he keeps on at this rate to-morrow he will probably establish a record. Yesterday it was evident, even to people in the pavilion, that at least one of the lbw decisions was wrong. I find to-day that many experienced crickcters are at one with me on this point. Mr Ambridge, the umpiro, is believed to have been;unduly influenced by a sharp, confident appeal more than once. That Williams played the ball on to his pad yesterday is now an established fact, and, of course, he ehould not have been given out. This afternoon, just as he had got set, Burnup fell a victim to another of Mr Amhridge's decisions. Soon after the first hundred appeared on the board Fisher appealed to Ambrklge for lbw against Burnup. "Not out," was the response, Next ball he appealed again, and the batsman was given out. Fisher was delivering left hand and around the wickct._ Just on the call of time Richardson was given out lbw, a decision that seemed to surprise him, and even some of the supporters of tho Englishmen. It is pleasing to note that all the decisions were taken with teh best of good grace by the retiring batsmen, and there were no comments made by the players. The onlookers, however, could not refrain from comment among themselves. Apart altogether, howfrom this phase of tho game the Englishmen seemed certain of victory, for they are oeriainly much the better team. Still, but for thesfi misfortunes we might have had a more interesting finish, Unless something unforeseen happens it is now only a question of how many wickets the English team will win by, if, indeed, tliev do not secure oven a one innings victory. This evening there js every appearance of rain. Williams's wicketkeeping to-dav was excellent, and the catch with' whioh Taylor dismissed Reese was worth going to see. Reese hit a short uppish one towards square leg. and the fieldsman ran in from mid-rm beyond the farther wicket, a distance ot about-30 yards, and with excellent judgment secured the oatch. It was a brilliant bit of woiir, ajid it probably saved the field a .good deal of subsequent trouble. To-nifrht the visitors are beine entertained at a private dance, and to-morrow they are the guests of members of the Wellington Club at dinner.