THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN,

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 56, 8 March 1899, Page 5

THE AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN,

I THE MATCH AGAINST REST OF i AUSTRALIA. . SYDNEY, March 7. The match between the Australian : Eleven and a team representing the Rest of Australia was resumed in splendid ! weather to-day. ! Reedman and Trumper got well set, ■ and showed line play. His century was ! nearly up, when, trying a risky run off a i hit by Reedman, the Sydneyite lost his wicket. Reedman brought his century up by admirable cricket, and had added another eight when Howell brilliantly caught him off his own bowling) His innings puts him in the position or a candidate for the vacant position in the Australian team. Layer and Donnan were then partnered, and after lunch both got going, scoring evenly. With the total at 256, Trumble caught Donnan In the slips. Graham, the next batsman, carefully knocked up 21, when Howell clean bowled him. Giffen joined Layer, who was playing good cricket, and got the bulk of the runs. After a line innings, he gave Kelly a chance, which he accepted. Pye came next, and played a lively innings before McLeod bowled him. Giffen, whose chance is bright for inclusion in the Australian team, played rattling good cricket. Howell clean bowled him. Coningham came in just before time was called. The scores are as follow:— Australian Eleven, first innings 527 Rest of Australia, first innings ...... 24S REST OF AUSTRALIA—Second innings. Giller, c Gregory, b McLeod 43 Reedman, c and b Howell 108 Trumper, run out 4(3 Layer, c Kelly, b Howell 136 Donnan, c Trumble, b McLeod 22 Graham, b Howell 21 Giffen, b Howell '59 Pye, b McLeod 28 Coningham, not out 1 Sundries 15 Total for eight wickets 479 SYDNEY, this day. Fine weather prevailed on the resumption of the match. The additional scores for the Rest of Australia are:— Coningham, b Jones 23 Johns, not out .• 24 McKibbin, b McLeod 1 Sundries 17: Total 527 ' i Noble got no wickets for 99; Trumble; none for 65. It is a coincidence that the Rest of Aus-^ tralia occupied exactly the same time in] making the same score as the Eleven put together in the first innings. i The Rest of Australia are all out for 527. - Coningham 23, Johns (not out) 24. McLeod took 4 wickets for 94, Howell 4 for 142 and Jones 1 for 110.