England v. Australia.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 4596, 17 December 1903, Page 3

England v. Australia.

First Test Match. I [United Press Association] ■ [By Electric Te’eg.-aph—Copyright] | I SYDNEY, Yesterday I The match England v. Australia |tered its fifth day to-day. 1 lOwing to the holiday for the Federal |ections there was a large attendance. I ■The weather cleared beautifully dur■f the morning. The rain which fell 1 Bring the night had, if anything, imEoved the wicket. ■ Australia’s innings olosed for 485, * Eumper being not out with 185. 1 Bwhen stumps were drawn for the day r ■• Englishmen had lost four wiokets |r 122. 1 ITo date £4227 has been taken at the * |tei, which is a world’s record for a * Bcket match. r I (Received 2.15 p.m.) 1 I SYDNEY. This day j BThe weather is fine and cool. At * |3O p.m. four wickets were down for ■ Hayward ... ... 70 § I Hirst ... ... ... 25 I [Received 2.58 p.m.) BKngland won by five wickets. (Received 3 p.m.) ■Several bowling changes were tried, [ I the batsmen looked like knocking t | the necessary runs between them. » |yward just entered the nineties, |«o he stepped out to Saunders and ► |lly stumped him. Five for 181. • Banquet and Hirst hit off the remainftruns, the latter hitting hard. ■Scores I Hayward 91 I Hirst, not out 60 ■ Bosanquet, not oat ... 1 Extras 6 'f 1 Total for 5 wickets 194 ■the Kaikora School Cadets fired on Brday for the North Island Bhield. I ■? r tota * BCore waß *96. Some good ! Bndual scores were made, Private W. |ki 64, Corporal O. Evans 59, Private ■ Uyland 58, and Private W. Tod 55, ii If? the best. However, there was a I V “tail,” the lowest scorer making |) 8 points.