CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 163, 12 July 1899, Page 5

CRICKET.

The AUSTRALIANS in ENGLAND.

MATCH AGAINST MIDLAND COUNTIES. AUSTRALIANS SECOND INNINGS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, July 11. To-day the Australian cricketers continued their match at Birmingham against an eleven representing1 the Midlar/d Counties. Showers fell in the early part of this morning', but this did not affect the wicket. The afternoon was fine, and the attendance g-ood. Diver is wiekeikeeping in place of Lilley, who has injured his hand. The Australians went to the wickets for their second innings. The third wicket fell at 67, and at hicheon live wickets were down for 139. The Australians have now lost six wickets for 179. The following are the scores: — AUSTRALIANS.—First innings... 192 MIDLAND COUNTIES.—First innings 185 AUSTRALIANS.-Second Innings. McLeod b Hulme 5 Ti'umble run out 2 Noble c Santall b Arnold G3 Gregory c Santall b Hulme 7 Trumper b Santall 34 Iredale c Wrathall b Hulme 25 Darling not out 25 Kelly not out 10 Sundries S Total for six wickets 179

Noble's score of 63 brings his aggregate for the tour up to 1053 runs. He is the first of the Australian team to reach the thousand, and as the cable Ims not yet recorded a. similar feat by an Englishman this season it is to be presumed that the young Syciaey player is the first batsman in England to make 1000 runs in first-class cricket his season. This is undoubtedly a great performance, especially for a player who is visiting England with a cricket team for the first time.