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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12461, 16 January 1904, Page 7

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&N.GLAIND v! AUSTRALIA THIRD TEST MATCH. .SIX WICKETS FOR 355 RUNS. (Jnitea Press Association.— By Eloctrio Telegraph.— Copyright. Received January 15, 9.45 p.m. Adelaide, January 15. There was beautiful weather. Relf, Knight and Strudwick were omitted from the English team. Gehrw was. the Australian: twelth man. Noble won the toss, and Duff and Trumper started, <on a perfect wicket against, Fielder^ anxl Arnold, Duff pupished all ,the bowlers, pulling and cutting splendidly. With the last 1 . ball before the luncheon., adjournment Hirst bowled Duff's off stump with: a ball that kept' low. Duff was batting eighty-eight minutes and hit thirteen; i4.'sV ' . I Prioil to luncheon not . a single! i maiden had beeli bbwled. ; | Hill joined Trumper: and both madoi iruns steadily. Thty -second century Was; •posted as a result of 1 133 minutes'" PlayP lav - . ' .i. i I Trumper was given aii ovation oiij completing" his ' century after 166; , minutes' batting. The play of both] ,men was masterly in the extreme. \ I Just before the • afternoon' tea ad- ■ ( journment Hirst was given an over. '• and curiously enough, with the fourth, ball again broke' the partnerships ' Trumpor dragging a' ball a foot widp into the wicket. Trumper gave' a magnificent displayf^'He never made a : false stroke, and placed beautifully : all round the wicket at which h* stayed ISp minutes, hitting twelve 4's. ) Noble joined Hill after tea. The score crept forward, dhiefly' bj r singles to Hill. . ' ' Directly afterwards Hill was caught at the wicket off a ball that kept low. The left-hander batted 126 minutes, and gave a masterly and faultless display, hitting seven "4's. At 296, with twelve" runs' added, Gregory mis-hit Arnold and was caught. : Two runs later one of Bdsanquet's slows bowled Hopkinjj, wlio was com : pletely baffled. Armstrong' played the slows better, but did' not force matters. At 337 Rhodes replaced Arnold, and in his second' over got Armstrong —six for 343. ''','' Trumble was 'cautious, ' and with Noble played out time. , The fielding on the whole Was good, and' the ' two chances missed were ' difficult ones. De; tailed scores were :— ' l AUSTRALIA.— First Innings. , Duff, b Hirst ;..".':."!... '„'. ... 79 Trumper, b Hirst ", 113 Hill, c Lilley, b Arnold ' ... ... ..'. 88 Noble, not out .., 38 Gregory, c Tyldesley, b Arnold ... 8 Hopkins, b Bosanquet 0 Armstrong, Ibw, b Rhodes l v 10 Trumble, not out ..., ...' '... ... 4 Sundries •''„'.".'.. ... ... 15 i •"- '• i ' ; Total for six vicWts .., ...." 355