LORD HAWKE'S TEAM WELLINGTON V ENGLISHMEN.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12167, 16 January 1903, Page 6

LORD HAWKE'S TEAM WELLINGTON V ENGLISHMEN.

J. Per Press Association. '\ : A Wellington, January 15. The match' between * Lord Hawke'sf" team arid the Wellington Eleven began at 2:20 to-day in fine weather,, the "' wicket being in*' capital .order, and as the day. was made a- *°WY some 4;ooo>ere> present; over £200 being taken. at the gates.- r " '-.):'? i Nvas felected skipper, of tne< Wellington eleven in „' the place .of Richardson and won the toss. ; • V The innings opened inauspicionsljv v , Richardson, who. has sq . often ,; in big matches, going out -third ball, and* though. Gore stayed some time fpr 11, while Mnhoney hit ,up a lively 17, five men had returned for 58. Tucker then, joined Hickson, who. had gone in first and who l»ad been showing a most patient defence. , The new-comer showed a disposition to. score, but had numerous excellent strokes stopped. In fact the- fielding of , the Englishmen was remarkably . clean, and accurate, and • j saved ;>,at leaßt fifty runs that would-be gfven away by ordinary cricketers. ">,*' «._ - Encouraged by a fme drive for ,6, - which landed -oyer the ropes. Tucker, soon caught up his companion, and they ran, side by. side to 150, th®-. bowling beine . frequently changed.- - Hargreave, ; Thompson, Bosanquet,' < [Dowson, and fJurnup all bowling a ' fe% overs, : first " at one end and :- then at- the. o^her; : - but though Tucker, gave two difficult chances at ihe wicket and in vfche slips, ho sepata^ * tion, came;:;*- tlickson .broke down the boiling and : his partner . frequently got balls to the fence. , At lasfT just .as. speculation -began " to be indulged in' as to, the possibility of Tucker; covering, himself with glory by rea6hin£ .a century, - Bosanquet went oh again, and bowled fast in ; . place of the Salow twisters he had been I indiilging in, and Tucker was caught at the wickets after putting together $6 .out of the 134 made while he was/ > in. received considerable applause. in which, the Englishmen' joined^ -i \ The total was then 192 and at , > 208 Hickson. shared ■ the. same fate,--after playing a' chanceless innings, of 73. During three and a quarter hours he made six fours, while Tucker claimed eleven fours and a six. - At the same total Bucnup secured two' more "wickets- "in thcwme over., but the last two men. Water and . Hales, hit out merrily, and are still in with 16 and 12. , When stumps' were drawn nine wickets, were down for 232. . Burnup, owing to his success lato in the innings, has, so far, the best bowling average - The, innings was more than a respectable performance against the bowling of two high-class professioni' als, backed by three' Eneflish County /tfundlers> and Hickson has probably made good his place in the. New Zealand eleven, for his batting wus just the class required to Btiffen a side?; in a tough , game. • - ' ' . - • Wellington, January 16. x The weather is fine for the continu- . ation of -ihe match between the Englishmen and . Wellington which begins