MATCH WITH NEW SOUTH WALES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2293, 10 February 1898, Page 36

MATCH WITH NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney, February 5

For the first day of the return match between Stoddart'a team and New South Wales Eleven the weather was oppressively hot. The attendance was about 20,000. Richardson and Storer etood out. Gregory won the toss and sent Iredale and Douoan to the wickets. Hearne opened the attack and Dotiuan back-cut the second ball to the boundary and equare-cut the third and fifth to the fence, the first over yielding 12. Iredale faced Briggs and softly placed tbe third ball in Stoddart's hand 6at mid-on. Noble's appearance was the signal for miserably slow play relieved by an occasional drive to the boundary. Afc 40 Hayward displaced Hearne, and at 45 Waiuwright was substituted fer Briggs. Just before luncheon Noble wakened up a bit and punished Hayw*rd, but smart fielding kept the runs down. Attempting a short one Donnan narrowly escaped being run oat. Hearne with a flying Bhot just shaved the stumps. At luncheon the score stood at one for 65 On resuming Donnan added a triplet and Noble a fonrer off Hayward. In negotiating Wainwright's next over Donnan was taken behind the stumps, W*inwright securing an average of one wickeb for 1 run. M'Kenzie joined Noble, nnd began laying on the wuod with great vigour. He repeatedly' drove both bowlers to the fence, and in one over knocked 12 off Hayward. The third wicket fell at 97, Maclaren dismissing Noble with a beautiful catch at; deep slip. Gregory partnered M'Kenzie, and, copying the big man's aggressive tactics, they were soon well on the track of the second century." Several chaoges of bowling were tried, but M'Kenzie treated all alike. A separation came just betore the tea adjournment. Gregory misjudging one of Mason's, the bowler secured an easy catch from his own bowling. Truoaper accompanied M'Keuzie to the wiekel. The labter, putting renewed vigour behind his stiokes, kept the fia!d*men busy, almost every over yielding boundary drives. Tramper made a short stay, being clean bowled by Mason. Pye assisted the big man to carry his total to the century, the stroke which brought up three figures just travelling over Hearne'a head to the boundary. RaßJrtwinbji tried his hand at 258. With the total at 26-1 M'Kenzie lifted Hearue into Hay ward's hands at third man. He received an ovation on his return to the pavilion. He gave a splendid display of aggressive driving and cutting. He gave two difficult chances. Ktlly, who joined Pye, was cles.ii bowled by Stoddarb jusb on the call of time. The fielding was good, but the bowling was badly tied up towards the close of the day, February 7. The ma'-ch b*twen S tod dart's team and a New South Wales Eleven was resumed to-day. M'Kibbinhad a brief bufc mprry iuuings, knocking up his score of 20 in great style. Howell gave a sensational and btillianlj display, and afforded the Englishman pleuty of exercise. He knock* 1 1 Briggs o v ev the fence for 5, and then tfet-t-'d Stoddart to nevere punishment, making tuo hit of the match by lifting him clean into the adjacent ground. This achievement was \varmly applauded both by the fieldamen and spectators. When Pye opened oub he showed lively cricket, A*i 74 he gave the only chance of his inning", Hirsb missing him off Hayward. Howell hit 17 off Sfcoddart in hia second over, wheieupon the c-ip^aiu relinquished the ball to Mason, who alniosb immediately captured Howell's wicket, and the inuicga closed,

Wainwright and Mason opened to the bowling of Howell and Noble. Both batsmen quickly had 28 on the board, when Howell in the slips smartly took Mason off Noble. Ran jitsinhji came next and Howell was severely treated, and M'Kibbin took his place. Wainwright reached the half-c&ntury by fine, clean driving — playing the ball with excellent judgment. Then Howell made a brilliant catch low down ab mid-on, aud sent Wainwright to the pavilion. Hayward followed, to see Ranjitsinbji dismissed by a splendid catch ab leg by Gregory. His innings was a good one, his labe cutting being superb. Hirst added 4, when he cut Noble into Newell's hands. Druce succeeded, Pye replacing M'Kibbin, and the play became very slow. Ab 160 Howell wenb on at Noble's end. Both Hayward and Druce warmed up aud showed great hitting powers, boundary hit after boundary hit being registered. Newell relieved Pye, and further repeated changes were made in the bowling, but the partnership was firmly cemented, Hayward getting a half-century on the board. Noble came on again, and h : s second ball proved fatal to Hayward, who scab ib to How».ll. Stoddarb was next, but only added 5 when Iredale caught him off M'Kibbin. Briggs followed and played out time. Scores : New South Wales.— First Innings. Iredale, c Stoddart, b Briggs ... ... 2 Donnan, c Board, b Wainwright ... 41 No*uV, c Maclaren, b ITnvward ... 34 M'Keczie, c Hayward, b Hearne ... 131 Gregory, c and b Mason 25 , Trumper, b Mason ... ... ... 4 Pye, not out ..,80 Kelly, b Stoddart 14 Kewell, c Hirs-t, b Stod.lart 6 M'KibbiD, c Druce, b Briggs 20 Unwell, b Mason 48 JSxtias -11 Total 415 Bowling Analysis. — Stoddart, two wickets for 50 runs ; Itanjitsinhji, none for 17 ; Mason, three for 53 ; Waiuwright, one for 32 ; Hayward, one for 5S ; Briggs, two for 9S ; Hearne, oue for 93. Stoddart's Te^m —First Innings. Mason, c Howell, b Noble 11 Wainwright, o Howell, h Noble ... 50 Hayward, c Ho*vell, b Noble 03 B.anjitsinhji, c Gregory, b Noble ... 37 Hi i-fet, cNeweli, b Noble 4 Druce, not out 47 Ktnddait, c Iredale, b M'Kibbin ... 5 Briggs, not out „ "... 6 Extra M ... 4 Total for six wickets 227 Bowling Analysis. — Noble, five wickets for 6(5 runs ; M'Kibbin, one for 51 ; Howell, none for 45 ; Pye, none for 24 ; Newell, none for 28 ; Donu^a, none for 9