CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 275, 23 November 1901, Page 3

CRICKET.

NGI.AND K NEW SOOTH WALES.

PER PKESS ASSOCIATION. Rtceived 22*, 8.17 p.m. Sydney, November 22. Thi we<ther w«s glorious for to-day's match, the heat of the sun being tempered by a cool breeze. Nim thousand people were present. The wicket was in peifect condition, but play fell below what such a wicket should have produced. Gregory won the toss, and decided to bat. Trumper and Hopkins i gave an excellent display, the former, hitting freely during his partnership 1 with No v 'le. The English bowling waa I heavily punished, Gunn's first over giving the pair 10 runs. Poidevin compiled his score somewhat laboriously, and lost his wicket with a rotten stroke. Trumper's innings contained one chance towards its end, and be eventually lost his wicket through playing forward to a tempting one from ' ' Braund. A good deal of interest ceotied in Clarke, the North Sydney colt) who knocked up a score in an attractive manner. Flay generally was tedious.' The fielding of the Englishmen was' fine, and kept rues down, Jessop being particularly brilliant. Hopkins made the hit of the day—into the pavilion. I When Howell,, the last man, partnered i Kelly, both went in for hard hitting, and Howell knocked up his score in dashing style; but trying a risky run lost his wicket, In bowling, Jessop gets in some occasionally fast stuff, but Braund troubles the batsmen with his variety more than anything else. Gunn was frequently no-balled. New Sooth Wales—First Innings. Noble, b Braund .. .. .. 22 Trumper, b Braund ... .. 67 0. Gregory, 1.b.w., b Braund .. 0 S. Gregory, c Braund, b Barnes .. 14 Hopkins, c Lilley, b Jessop .. •36 Iredale, c Lilley, b Braund .. 15 Duff, c Maclaren, b Barnes ~ 1

Poidevin, c and b Braund ~ 30 Kelly, not out 33 Clarke, c Maclaren, b Braund .. 17 Howell, run out .. .. .. 34 Sundries 19 Total 288 Bowling analysis: Jessop 1 wicket for 39, Braund 6 for 109, Barnes 2 for 83, Gunn, 0 for 36. England. —First innings. No wickets for 26 runs. Maclaren .. .. .. 17 MrGahey 7 Stumps were thei drawn for the day. Blythe, Robson, tnd Garnett stood out of the English t< am.

VICTORIA. V. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Received 22, 11.&0 p.m Melbodbne, November 22, In the inter-State cricket match, Victoria v. South Australia, the latter has lost four wickets for 287. Hill 95, Baok 110, Leake (not cut) 44, were the chief scoters.