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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12439, 17 December 1903, Page 2

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KtfGLcAND V. AUSTRILL-L FIRST TJ3ST ATATCtf. 1 (Jniled Press Association.— By Elcctrio Telegraph. — Copyright. Received December 1(5, 4.56 p.m. Sjdney. December !'•• Trurnper and Armstrong msumeJ with confidence, and runs came s-marl-ly, the Victorian Lc'nv parliVuhuly lively, He had addcvl thirteen t:> his overnight score when ho ga\e ivwaiv quct a chance off liho Ics low do,\iii in the slips. Siv for 3!'3. Hop]-' ins filled the -vacancy, and the fourth century was recorded for «"/A hours' play. Trumper piled up r<»is in great style, cutting . mag-niftoeuM}*. Hopkins reached double figures* i 1 a few minutes, scoring chiefly pff Rho-Jyts, who gave way to Hirst at 10S, Arnold relieving Bosanquet a do/en. i-wi later, the retiring bowler having Locu te\ erely handled liy Trumper. Hopkins added seventy and then lii'te.l one from Rhodes to Arnold. for 4-11. Lavor partneied Tiumper and woi-l in for rlefensi\e work, leaving the >ydneyitc to do tho run getting. Vtu^iichanges of bowling were tried, lin Trumper was not in the slightest degree troubled with them. After lunch Arnold and Rhodes wen bowling, and La\ec touched one c\ Rhodes which Keif scurcd in the slips, Eight for 465. Ho well's appearance was the sigha for the s| reading c>f the field. 1J( drove Rhodes' second ball to ib< boundary, but Arnold's fourth Lai. was fatal, Lilley catching him. Isiiu for 473. Saundors was the last man, a-K Trumper kept piling up the runs, making the most of every opportunity Samiders in running hesitated t;m lost his wicket, Trumper carrying oui his bat, and recehin; a great ovatioi on returning to the pavillion. Hi: score included 25 fours, anti he batiec for three hotirs fifty minutes. fc?c;n-s : AUSTRALIA. — Secrord Innings (con tinueJ.) Five wickets for L'-J( Trumper, not out JK Armstrong, c Bosanquet, b lihodes 2" Hopkins, c Arnold, b lihodes .. . 2C Layer, o Eelf. b iiho !es t Howell, c Lilley, b Arnold <l Saunders, run out i Sundries 2; Total <!b: Bowling analysis :— Rclf none foi 35, Braund none for 5(5, 803-jtU(ue< one tor 100, Rhodes 5 for 04, Arnold 2 for i>3, Hirst ikmic for 79. Received December 16, 9.30 p.m. Syclne/, December Hi. Requiring 195 to w-in Warner and Hayward began; the task, How ell and Noble bowling. Play was very s*!«>\v the batsmen taking no chances. Warner had gf'orcd eight, when o 1c.31 struck his pad aid rolled into the wicket, dislodging the bails. One for 21. Tyldesley follow cc', and Haywird, chiefly with singles, got to 'double fio-ure». Rhodes r:im for Tydl-sky, who was indisposed. The latter'slowly hit up nine, and then gave a cham-e to Noble who made a brilliant catJi at pomt. Two for 3D. Foster filled the vacancy, and >ilay became tedious. Tl c newcomer vas sc\enteen minutes getting his first run. TLe bowling was excellent, ar.d Towell sent down 14 overs for seven runs, andthciirst fifty runs were + he lesuU of 87 minutes' plt^y. Fosier opened out with fine dmes anl square cuts whir-h pnt double figures to his rrodit. Layer relieved How ell just before tho half century was recorded, but Hayward was playing fine cricket, gradually increasing h.'s total, while Foster was not shapi \g comfortably. \Vnen facing Arnistrcnj, who had t^ken Saunders' place, Foster p topped out at his first boll, Ko.lly stumping | him. Three for SI. I Braund joined Hayward and Ho well replaced La\cr. This Sydney bowler's fourth, ball Braund nlaced in Noble's hands without score. Thoce- v.'hs great cheering as the board recorded lour wickets down U*v S2. TTowoll ot this time Had secure 1 two wickets for s-even rims. Hirst was next and sent the hist ball of Howoll's <>', or into Laser's Lauds at Hhoi't leg 1 , but the fieldsman dropppd it. Haywurd brought his half-century up for two hours' and j twenty minutes' batting. Tho fielding was eM-cptkmally elf a n and -mart, and the century was hoisted after two hours and thirty-five minutes' play. Hirst's ift-ofT iitscnme expensive. Ho had added IS whori lie j o-avo Hopkins a rim: cc o(T Lavar, but the catch was dropped. Wayward was doing little, an occas- 1 ional run foiling to his lot. Whim the stumps wpre drawn for tho day the score was :—: — ENGLAND.— Second Innings. Warner, b Eowcll 8j TTuywarrJ. not oiit GO Tyldclcsey, c Noble, b Saunders ... 0

Foster, st. Kelly, I, Armstrong- . 1!) iJraund, o Noblo, b 1 Lowell 0 Hirst, not out ... Sundries 5 Total foL- ioi r wickets . 122 Rocehed December JO, 11.5S »>.: ii. Sydney, December IG. Toilato Cl-2-21 has boon taken 4 .t th«; yates in the test match, which is a world's record for a cricket iti-U'.h. Received December 17, 8. 11 a.m. Sydney, December i 7. ; The Herald says : Trumpcr exhibited particularly entertaining- ( rio; {e fc, Hia runs wore amassed without yhvij a chance. Trumper recehed a^n't- . anco from Armstrong and Jfr>pkm«. though he obtained the lion's slu.-rc. i That such a performance should I ( put up on the fourth and fifth -lays i of the match is an excellent tcstim.jn> , to the quality of lasting powers .-f th< ■ wicket. It was unfortunate twii > Trumpcr could get no one .'a romiu i with, him, as he was fjatting- roundly enoug-h to achieve records. Jn th< • second innings* the Englishmen foi i three hours played a most cautious game, as shown by the iVt that lie > average rate of scoring was a fractlor ■ over 40 per hour, though a factoi ; thereto was the excellent bowling o j rDowell. Haywavd played :x periec, - innings, and with him ;>.u.l th< Ybrkshireman to dispose of the \ isit i ors have the game in their lavour [' notwithstanding that tho wicket i: . showing signs of wear. The iiivssi may be a good one." 1 The Telegraph says: " r Jlie jir»uoi 3 pal credit of the Australian su'-ccsi ; belonged to Trumpcr. When, the l-Kg 1 lisbmen went in Howell a. J Arm 3 strong, especially How ell, bow Ice magnificently on a, pitch little, bu I not much, worse for wear. With foxii • wickets down fcr S2 tho position l.c . came exciting, but Hirst, aftd- k«in<. I missed twice, rendered .jood r.Fsitt L anee to Hayward. Eixceptin^ t'ey i ward, none of the English b&;sn;ei ? did themselves jinstice.. vrobably tin I result of over anxiety, but the Iwp.cti factor was the. bowling of Ifowell $.nc Armstrong-. ( In sp^tc of two los chances the ii(?Wing- was admirablt. > Received December 17, ~.10 p. m. > . Sydney, December 17. The weather is fin? and cool. 1 At 12.30 p.m. 4 wickets were dtwi 1 for 137. Tlayward, 70 ; Hirst 2.». • England won by live wickets. ' ! NORTH TAEANAKI SENIOR Cl 1 ! FIXTURES. SECOND ROUND. January Ist.— Wanderers v. Okato ixi Oka to. January Ist.— Carring'ton Road v Inglewood at Carringtom .^oad. January Jsib.— Waitara v. Rovers, ai Wai tar a. January 7th. — Caimngton Uoud \ Okato at Carrington RoaJ. January 7th.— 'Tnglcwood v. Waitara at Tnglewood. January 14th. — Carrington Roatl v. Waitara at Wailara. January Uth.— <lnglcwood v. vVandirers at New Plymouth. January 21st. — Carrington Road v. Rovers, New Plymouth. January 21st. — Tnglewood v. Okato at Carring-fcon Road. January 21st. — Wanderers v. Waitura at Waitara. January 28th.— Waitara v. Okato at New Plymouth. January 26th.— &o\eis • . ,•' auravfcrs at New Plymouth. February 4th. — Carrington Road \ . Wanderers at Carrington IJoad. February 4 th. — Hovovb v. Okati), ut New Plymouth. Febru'ury 11th. — Rovers v. uglewood at New Plymouth. Henry, the aboriginal fa^L lio-.vlor of Queensland, did a sensational porfcrmanco for the Metropolis n^ai i •.«, tho Country at Brisbane recently. He hud two overs and c^ot 5 wick us for 5 runs, and hit the sticks with fu r sue cesslve deliveries. His paco \i said to be terrific, and the slumps* were kreclc ed yards back. F. Hill, brother -lo the fiun >is Australian batstnan Clem Hill, made 79 for East TomsMS ug«<i»st \\es< Adelaide. M. Jones, Australia's onoti'iio . r afct bov/lcr, playing in a wuitch :n Veiih recently, took 1L wickets for M vcdh, and scored 50 not out the- bnt. Jones is working* in a foundry in Perth, aud is in gloat bowling form. ' Shannon, a Gcolong College boy, Eocurotl seven Brighton Gnminar School wickets for nil tho other day ; | the vomainmg thron wickets were collected by Millar fur 2 runs.