Cricket.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 12810, 18 March 1905, Page 7

Cricket.

AUSTRALIA v. NEW ZEALAND. Per Press Association. * Wellington, (March 17. "xVfter lunch Trumper and Hill gave a magnificent exhibition of batting, llfie partnership produced 259 runs, of which 100 was compiled in 35 minutes and 150 in 56 minutes. Boundaries were as plentiful as blackberries, and the' crowd were roused to 'enthusiasm at the superb batting of this redoubtable" pair. Trumper was 'batting 80 miniutes for his runs, which included four 6's and twenty 4's. Hill was 85 minutes in compiling his runs, which included ten 4-s and five 6's. Hill hit Ollivier to the .tune of 26 in one over, three being clean over the ropes. Trumper was missed at 33, otherwise his display was chanceless, while Hill had two lives when he had not reached. 27, and again at 114. Duff, who batted briskly for' his contribution, was somewhat lucky in reaching 51. Gehrs played a steady and sound innings ; Noble and Armstrong should have been sent pavilion-wards early in their innings, easy returns to the bowler being declined. The catching of the New Zealanders was atrocious. Had only half the catches given been • accepted, ' the Australian score -would not have, reached 250. Callaway bowled the steadiest, and UpKam had a measure of bad luck, three . catches being missed off him. Boxshall did good work behind the wickets, and his stumping of Hill was a smart piece of work., Owing ta the bad light play was sus-, pended 25 minutes prior to the timej Jixed for the drawing of stumps.' Scores were as follows :—: — - AUSTRALIA, First" Innings. McLeod, st 'Boxshall, b Gallaway 12 Newland, b Ollivier 34; Cotter, c Siedeberg, b Callaway ... 44 Gehrs, c Sims, b Upham ... '... ... 32; Duff, b Callaway J ... 51' Trumper, c Mason, b Bennett 172, Hill, st Boxshall, b Bennett ... 129 Armstrong, not out .... ... 22t Noble, not out 16' '* Extras , ... 7 Total for seven wickets 519 f Wellington, March 18. j The weather is again bright and fine j for : the . cricket match, with a light southerly air. The game will be re-; sumed at noon. ' . The gate takings yesterday totalled £145. ."•■"''' -!| - ,Wi,th the score at 545, Noble was j stm-artly caught at the wickets of? Up- j ham. for 35. j 'At lunch the 'score was 9 for 593. | Gregory, run out , , 0. Aianstrong, not mit „, f .., G7 Howell. not out , ... 10' Extras ... ... -.« ... .•■> —i 7 Wellington, March 18. (j The Australians, declared their inn-|! nings closed without going in again. | Bowling analysis : Callaway 3 for> 194, Ollivier 1 for 152, Bennett 2 forj 88, Siedeberg 0 for 20. ]j The New Zealariders want 500 4o { i save an innings defeat. ;| The New. Zealanders opened theirjj second essay after lunch, the game be-1 ing resumed at 2.10. Hickson andj Ollivier begatn to the attack of Cotter and Howell. Ollivier begfcn aggressively, and slogged ih.e fast bowler to the boundary, and (Hickston got] ■Howell away for three.. In Cotter's; third over Hickson gave Htowell a-'| chance in the slips, which was notj taken. Ollivier drove one hard Jo] square leg in the direction of 'Gehrs, I but, this, too, was declined. j tAt 2.30 Ollivier was 7 and fHicksoni 8; extras '4. ] N.P. JUNIORS IV, IBISJH TOWN, ! The above match resulted in a win for Irish Town by 8 runs., New Plymouth batted first, mlaking 52, the principal scores being Billing fls, Clark 12, Brtoome 6. Irish Town made 60, Bullock makilng 26, extras, 13, being Hext. This is the final inlatch this seaspn for Irish Town, they having played six matches and won five, the other being a draw.