ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7331, 18 February 1902, Page 3

ENGLAND v. AUSTRALIA.

NOTES ON YESTERDAY'S PLAY. , (Received Feb. 18, 10.4 a. m.) r SYDNEY, Feb. 18. The key-note of the collapse of the Englishmen was, of course, the dismissal of Maclaren and Hay ward for so few runs by the expellent bowling. This caused a funk. The scoring-board was a pathetic sight t<s see, seven excellent batsmen having been dismissed for such insignificant figures. The " Sydney Morning Herald" says the batsmen were nev«r comfortable, though the wicket was perfect. The success of the Australians was purely and simply a triumph of bowling. That hitherto valuable partnership, Maclaren and Hayward, was nipped in the bud, and with the fall of the former's wicket the whole side commenced scratching. It now looks as though the Australians are sure to win. There is, howeVer, yet time for the remainder of the visitors to set the home side a good number to obtain. The "Daily Telegraph" says the bowling of Noble and Sounders was very good, but it is doubtful whether it was g.ood enough to quite account for so thorough a batting, collapse. Things went the way of the Australians, for shifty strokes developed a knack of going to hand, and, excepting one difficult instance, no opportunities were injs&d. The batting failure emphasises the value of the Maclaren-Hnyward partnership. Not once during the ekven-a-side matches of the tour has the team put up a score of 300, unless these- two Have made a big start for the first wicket. TO-DAY'S PLAY. The weather is fine for the match to-day. 'Feb. 18, 2.33 p.m.) The weather is. glorious and the wicket excellent. The Englishmen were all out in •their second 1 innings at 12.33 p.m. for 99 (Jones 6, M'Gkihey; 13, Gunm not out 13, Blythe 8). The following are the scores:—

Tcitel .7 . . 299 Bowling Analysis. — (Blyfche i took ona wicket for 67 runs, Gunn on« wiekelfc for 48 runs, Jessop four -wickets for 63 runs ; BrAund lour wickete for 118 runs.

ENGLAND. First Innings. Maolaren, c Duff b Saunders . .92 Hayward, b Saunders . . .41 Tyldesley, c Kelly b Noble . .79 Quaife, c Kelly b Saunders . . 4 Jessop, c Nohle b ©sunders . 0 Braund, lbw b Trumble . '. .17 , M'Gahey, b Trumble \. .'*.- . IS Lilley, c Kelly b Noble . . .40 Jones, o Kelly b Trumble . .15 Gunn, not cut . ... 0 Blythe, b Nobla *. . . .4 Extras . ... .7 Total . . * _ .317 Bowling Analysis.— Trumble took three wickets for 65 runs, Saunders four wickets. for 119 runs, Noble "three wickets for 78 runs, Howell no wickets for 40 runs, Armstrong no wiokets for 8 runs. *• Second Innings. . Hayward, b Noble . . Jl2 24. Itaren, o Kelly >h Noble . . 5 TyJdosley, c Trumbl'e b Saunders . 10 Quaife, lbw b Noble . . .15 Jessiop b Blunders . .15 Braund, b Saunders . . .~0 i2-?-G£:hey . . '.' . . .13 Lilley, o Trumble h Nob'e . .0 Jones . .... . .6 Gunn, not ou!b ..... 13 . Blythe. . . - . . . .8 E&bras . . , . , . 2 ' . Tofcaili . . 4 .99 AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Trumble, c Maclaren b Jessop . 6 Trumper, c Braund b Jessop . .7 Hill, c Jones b Jessop . . .21 Gregory, c Braund b Jessop . . 5 (Noble, lbw " b Braund . .66 Duff, o Lilley b Blythe . .89 Armstrong, b Braund ... 55 ' Hopkins, o Lilley b Braind . 43 Kelly, not out . . . .24 Howell, c M'Laren b Gunn . 35 Saunders, b Braund . . .0 Fix-tats . ... . .8