CRICKET.

Thames Star, Volume XXX, Issue 8981, 1 February 1898, Page 4

CRICKET.

YESTERDAY'S PLAY,

AUSTRALIANS MAKE 323

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Melbotjbne, January 31. The weathet is terribly hot, with thick smoke at times. Hill only added 6 to Saturday's score when, Stoddart accepted a catch in the slips off Hearne, ending a brilliant innings, characterised by only one. chance,, which was a technical one. jonespartnered Kelly, who so far had not displayed his hitting powers of yesterday. The Adelaide bowler opened his

career with 4 singles in succession, ,-qPhen the Sydney wicket-keeper got away from Saturday's score by a - ■ couple of late cuts t%the boundary. Jones' double figures sent the third century up, amid cheering. Five hours and 22. unnn tes were taken to «each it. Briggs relieved Richardson, and with the first.ball of'the over Storer dismissed Kelly. Howell was last man. Jones was

hitting fine, clean strokes, and both ' batsmen treated Briggs severely. , Jones then placed one from Hearne to Hayward, and the innings closed. Australian, First Innings Continued. Hill, c Stoddart b Hearae ... 188 Kelly, c Storer b Briggs. -. ... 32 Jones, c Hayward b Hettrne .. 2.0 Howell, not out . • '..'. . . 9 i Sundries 4 Tdtal ..' .. . . 323 The only * alteration to Saturday's , bowling analysis is: Richardson 2 for ,112, Hearne 6 for 98, Briggs 1 for 58. THE ENGLISHMEN AT THE WICKETS. , . After the wicket was rolled, McLaren „ and Wainwright appeared at eight - . xainutes pfeßtone to do battle for Engl»od against the bowling of Howell

The Lancashire man made a couple, when he gave what appeared to-be a alean chance to Kelly, who failed to 3< cure the leather^ but when McLaren af'idod anothor half dozen, Howell Vosrlod him off his pads. After |lunch Eanji joined WainwMflrht, but the latter sent Trott to Howell, who caught him low down at point. ■Hayward filled the vacancy, and

opened vvirn a arive lor a coupie. Kelly appealed for a catch off Eanji behind the sticks, but it was disallowed. The Prince expressed his gratitudes by .making a magnificent drive to the boundary. Ranji and Hay ward were playing the bowling with grea,t ease, mfcking splendid boundary drives, and although Howell was bowling splendidly, runs came freely and equally to both

Trott relinquished the ball to Noble, Trumble taking Howell'? place. The fifth ball from Kariji lifted to Iredale, and the Indian retired amid tremendous cheers. Druce succeeded, him, but only to see Gregory brilliantly catch his partner off Noble. Storer came next. Noble puzzled the batsmen considerably, and the Derbyshire man had only scored a tcouule when he drova Trumble back

to. the bowler, ; Mason, whose previous illsuccess is said to he due in some measure to his going in first man, filled the vacancy. pruce, who had reached double 'figures, was batting stylishly. Jones ietie'ved Noble, and Mason got into double figures, bringing up the century after an hour and threequarters work. Druce almost immediately got leg

before to Jones. Stoddart followed, and commenced sneaking runs, which, nearly proved fatal to Mason, Jones being within an ace of throwing hjm out. After the tea adjournment, a cool breeze came up, bringing with it clouds of smoke from the busli fires,and the ground was enveloped in a haze. Shortly after .resuming Stoddart hit ] out at Jones, and placed the leather in j Darling's hands,at third man. _ j ■ Briggs, who followed, opened his innings with one of his acrobatic

strokes, which he did not seem to know anything about. The alteration of rotation was un.doubtedly of service to Mason, who, by good cricVet, hit himself into premie* 1 position among the batsmen. Briggs, by lively hitting, got into double figures in a few minutes. . HoweM replaced Trumble at 142. Jones sent down a beauty to the Kent man which he failed to negotiate and retired to the pavilion with thirty

to his credit. , Hearne came next, but the second ball from Jones he sent to Trott without altering the score.. Richardson was last man, and hard hitting on his part soon saw double figures to his credit. Trott replaced Jones at 170, and bowled the Surreyjbowler in his second over, the innings closing-for 174 i Tho Australians' fielding was suburb, The fact that not a- single sundry was recorded speaks volumes on their behalf. y ;

Englishmen's Ist Innings, McLaren' b Ho well 8 Wainwright, cHowellb Trott ... : 6 Riinji, c Iredale b Truinfale ... 24 Hayward, c Gregory b Noble .. 22 Storer,/c and b Trumble... .. 2 Druce, Kb. wb Jones ... .. 24 Stoddart, c Darling b Jones ... 17 Mason, b-Jones .. ... ... 30 Hearne, c 'Irott b Jones ... .. 0 Itichardson, b Trotfc .. .. 20 Briggs (not out) ... .. .. 21 Bowling analysis : Howell 1 for 34, Jones 4 for 46, Noble 1 for 21, Trumble 2 for 30, Trott 2 for 33.