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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11663, 23 January 1902, Page 3

CRICKET.

THE ENGLISHMEN IN AUSTRALIA. THE THIRD TEST MATCH. United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 7.12 p.m., January 22nd. ADELAIDE, January 22. Last night a light rain fell for a conple of hours, but a high wind afterwards completely dried the wicket, which is still good at one end, while the damaged place at the other is net worse. The weather was fresh and the attendance numbered 6000 persons. Trumble and McLeod resumed' bowling. McLeod in his first overwithout an addition being made to the score bowled Lilley. Jones made 11 runs quickly, but when the score was at 218 he gave Trimble a warm return which was held. Gunn was missed by Hill at midoff when he had /made, one run and then was out leg before. £Yt 223 Blythe was shaping nicelv •when Quaife was given out lez before. " The stocewaller batted two i>rTd three-qnarter hours and played a innings. This morning Trumble bowled trefve overs, six maidens, 14 iu-s. three wickets Gncn. bowling to the bad end, and Bi. opened to Trumper and Duff. Duff got four to leg off Gunn's firstover but in the third over hit- his wicket. Trumpsr and Hill again gave a dashing exhibition adding 45 in half an hour. ; When 19 Hill should have been stumped f rff Brannd. At 50 Gnnn thoroughly beat Trcmoer. Gregory went in and Hill in one ever drr.ve Gur.n for a four and a five. At 79 Blythe despite hi? hand trcnb'i.ig him lelieviid Braund whose eleven orers had cost 45 inns. The change ste.tcThd the rate of scoring. When Greirorv lu'.d made 22, MacLaren m?.de a brilliant one-handed at enver Flip off Gnnn throwing'tip the ball in the same aot but Crockett (the umpire) gave it- not out thinking that the ball had touched the crround. in Gnnn's r.ert over Braund in the slips accepted a smart catch off Gregorv who was batting for 40 minutes. — Thres wickets for 98. One hundred went up :n 95 minutes. At the tea adjournment Hill was 48 and Darlinsr three—three wickets being dowm for 103 runs. When play was resumed the scoring w.is slow. Darling stonewalling and taking 40 minutes to reach ten. Hill moved ahead steadily. At 138 Hayward relieved Gunn. who had three wickets for 69 runs. Off the new bowler Darling got his first four by a fine drive. Each batsman got Hayward for a quartette, Hill's stroke taking him into the nineties. At 180 Jessop replaced Hayward, and in the third over bowled Hill's leg stump when he wanted

opJy three to complete the century. For the fourth time this season he got into the nineties. The only chance he gave during his two hours 50 minutes' stay -was one of stumping. He hit one fiver and seven fours, and his innings was a great effort. Darling -was playing a splendid steady game. The English fielding was brilliant in the extreme, especially that of Jessop and Jones. The'following are the full scores : ENGLAND.—Ist Innings. MacLaren, run out 67 Hayward, run out 90 Tyldesley, c and b Trumble 0 Jessop, c Trumper, b Trumble 1 Lilley, Ibw, b Trumble 10 Quaile, c Kelly, b Howell 68 Braund, not out 103 Jones, runout - 5 Gunn, b Noble 24 Barnes, c Hill, b Noble 5 Blvthe; c Hill, b Noble 2 Extras - 13 Total 588 Bowling analysis.—Trumble 3 wickets for 124 runs, Noble 3 for 58, Howell 1 wicket for 82, McLeod 0 for 49, Armstrong 0 for 45. Trumper 0 for 17. ENGLAND.—2nd Innings. MacLaren, b Trumble 44 Hayward, b Trumble 47 Tyldesley, run out 25' Jessop, b Trumble 16 Braund, b Howell 17 Quaife, Ibw, b Trumble 44 Lilley, c and b McLeod 21 Jones, c and b Trumble 11 Gunn, Ibw, b Trumble 5 Blythe, not out 10 Barnes (absent through illness) Extras 7 Total 247 Bowling analysis.-—Trumble 6 wickets for 74, Howell 1 wicket for 64, McLeod 1 for 51, Noble 0 for 62, Armstrong 0 for 9. AUSTRALIA.—Ist Innings. Darling, c MacLaren, b Blythe 1 Trumper, run out '■ 65 Hill, c Tyldesley, b Braund 98 Duff, Ibw, b Braund 43 Gregory, c Blythe, b Braund 55 Armstrong, c and b Gunn 9 Trumble, b Gunn 13 Howell, c Braund, b Gunn 3 Noble, b Gunn 14 Kelly, not out 5 McLeod, b Gunn 7 Extras 8 Total 321 Bowling analysis Barnes 0 for 21, Blythe 1 wicket for 54, Braund 3 wickets for 143, Gunn 5 for 76, Jessop 0 for 19. AUSTRALIA.—2nd Innings. Trumper, b Gunn 25 Duff. h.w.. b Gunn 4 HAL b Jessop - 97 Gregory, c Braund, b Gunn 23 Darling, not out 40 Trumble, not out 4 Extras - 8 Total for four wickets ". 201 rAustralia has six wickets to fall, and 114 runs to get to win. The finish promises to be very exciting.]

WANGANUI V. MANAWATU.

Per Press Association. WANGANUI, Jaimaiy 22. The match Wanganui v. Manawatu commenced to-day. Wanganui in their first innings compiled 73; Francis 13, H. B. Cave (not out) 16, Luxford 18, Carrad 19. Manatvatn replied with 78; Gredingham 28, Fanning 15, Eyre (not out) 15. Wanganui, second innings—9s; H. B. Gave (not out) 54, Francis 16. Manawatu, wanting 90 to win, had lost 5 wickets for 59 when the stumps were drawn. MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. CHRISTCHUBCH, January 22. At a meeting of the" New Zealand Cricket Council to-night, the question of getting an English team to visit New Zealand was discussed, and it was decided that no further action be taken in the matter until the secretary receive more definite information. In connection with the North v. South Island match, it was resolved that the selectors be asked to pick teams not later than February 7th. All expenses of the match are to be borne by the Council, and in the event of' any deficiency, by affiliated associations in" equal shares. The Hon.. E. C. J. Stevens, Messrs Harman, Bodoington and Raphael were appointed a committee to manage the match.