CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 62, 5 March 1902, Page 3

CRICKET.

FINAL TKST MATOH. ANOTHEB WIN FOE AUSTRALIA. PKE PKBSS ASSOCIATION Receive'! 4, 5.50 p.m Melbourne, March 4. There wor« light rains early in the day, but 'he wicket appeared dry when p'ay was le-muied.. jWo;, skittii lu's first, ball to extra mi''-' ff, wbero Truraper ► flectetl a ,catcb P' ur wicfces for 87. Br n d piitnend Tyldt-slay, both batsmen displaying inability to ge' fairly on to the ball. Brauod added a brace wh»n Hill caught him deep in the fi"H. Five for 93. Lilleycime next. Ho brought the century in right, but only lifted hi* own total to nine when he g.ve Duff bis opportunity, which wns accepted. Six for 104. McGahey followed, knocked up •even, and then skied Nob'e to Hill. Se»en for 127. Jones filled the vacancy, Tyldeeley plodding with his »■; re. Jones started vigorously off Trumb'e, and appreciated the ehange to Eady, who relieved the Victorian. He gave a hard chance to Trumble in the slips but, it was not accepted. However, Ms end ramo at Noble's hands cext over. Eight for 157. Gunn came nexk, but four to h'"s credit, Hill caught i.Lu av long-on. Nine for 161. Blythe, the 1 >st man, held his wicket while Tyidesley scared, but any hope of winning tho mutch was dispelled when Tyldesley scooped Trumble round, to Eady at deep square leg, the Australians winning by 32. England—Second Innings. Hay ward, c Travers, b Trumble .. 15 Qt-eife, 1.b.w., b Noble .. .. 14 Maclaren, run out .. 49 c Trumper, b Trumble ~ 16 c Eicly, h Trumble .. 36 Braund, c Hill, b Noblo .. .. 2 LTey, c Duff,- b Nvbh .. .. 9 McGahey, c Hill, h Noble .. 7 Jones', c a»d b JJcble . . .. 28 Tunn, c Hi'), b Noble .. .. 4 Blytbe not, o ut .. .. .. 5 Extras .. .. .. 3 Nobhtook 6 wick=t* for 98, Trumble 3 for 64, Eady 0 for 13.

Chrtstchtirch, March 4. It wa« to-nis-ht rUci.led to abandon k he prcpo'fd Nor'h v. South Island eritkst match, »s the hod;e= in'e-eitod thought it impiwhle t 0 a < lepresenteams together a f Eater. Tha incoming Council was recmmerded to arrange a match at Wellington during Chris'mis week. ' HIGH SCHOOL MATCH AT STRATFORD. An int*rpsti"g cricket match took dlsc"> lastSa'urday between te->ms from the New Plvnonuth and t>e S'ratford High Schools. New Plymnu'h made 16 and 72 aid Stratford 41 and 55, t' e 'atter wifin'rg by 8 runs. In N"" Plymouth'* first inmtigs fi* highest sc->r« wai Doc'ttill 7, no less * ban seven duek-'-gg* hn'n? secured. In the *econd ini-ings Bowie* 24, TVrry 12, McDUrmid 10, and Dookr'll 9, were ths highest scorers. On -h« Stratford rideT-iyhr 11 was only one to secure 1 double figures in the firs 1 - inmcjs a>id Tocker 29 in the tepond. Sixw, H']', Bewky »nd Tulc, bowled very f n'rly ■n tbe New Plyraou'-h s'd->, wl ile T'cker ard are s*id 'o have been vry deadly f"r Stratford. The fo'lnwirg members will r<prownt the Nsw Plymouth Rovers in a match to be played on tha Orringtonroad ground against the Ingbwod Oricke- C'u'n: F. Hob 3 rt?on. L-sh, Hasoll, Elliott, W. Bew'ey, A. Bewley, M>dl y, Gorrin?r>, L. HiT, Bili-g. Emergencies, Brnmley and Ire. A brake will lea-e the Nation*] Bank corn-T at 1.30 p.m.