CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 209, 4 September 1899, Page 3

CRICKET.

The AUSTRALIANS in ENGLAND.

MATCH AGAINST ELEVEN OF

ENGLAND

ABANDONED THROUGH EAIN.

(By Cable.—Press Association.)

LONDON, September 1

The Australians in their seconds innings collapsed, and were all out for S3. J Rain curtailed the play. LONDON, September 3. I'lay was resumed to-day. i The weather at the start was threaten ing', and the wicket soft. The attendance was good. Rain commenced I<> full during the luncheon adjournment, and was still railing heavily at five o'clock. The match was in consequence abandoned. The English Eleven, in their second inniugx, had scored 81 for the loss of seven wickets, and wanted -.I) to win with only three wickets to go. The scores follow: — Australians, first innings 232 ELEVEN OF ENGLAND—First INNINGS. Jones, 1j Jones 1? Jackson, b Unwell 17 (in mi, c Iredale, b Jones 2 Nicholl, c Lnver, b Trumble 11 Smith, b Ilowell 4 Wynvard, c Darling, b Trumble.. 10 Storer, c Jones, b Trumble 19 Hirst, c and b Trumble 3 Levison - (lower, c Noble, h Tramble- 3C Rhodes, c and b Trumble 1 Wainwright, not out S4 Kxtrue n Total 183 HOWLING ANALYSIS. Trumble took six wickets for 70 runs. MeLeoil, none for 33. Ilowell, two for .'!!. Noble, none for 14. .lories, two for 24. Layer, none for 2. AUSTRALIANS.--Second Innings. MeLcod, b Wainwright 0 Trumble, c. Storer, b Rhodes 2'J Tnunper, st Storer, b Rhodes 13 Noble, lbw, b Rhodes 0 Darldng, b Rhodes « Gregory, st. Storer, b llhodes 0 Kelly, c Jackson, b Rhodes 0 lred'ale, c Jackson, b lUiodes 0 Layer, c dower, b Rhodes 14 Jones, c Mitchell, b lihodes 2 Howell, not out... G Total 83 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Rhodes took nine wickets for 24. ; Wainwright, one for 'JG. ELEVEN OF EXIiLAND.- Second INNINGS. Jackson, run out 3;) Wynyard, c Darling, b Jones l (iiinn, b Jones • * Mitchell, b Jones * Jones, c Darling, b McLeod < ! Storer, c Layer, b Jones 1" i Wainwright, c Layer, b Jones.... » Hirst, not out »* Cower, not out - 11 Extras * Total for seven wickets 8i BOWLING ANALYSIS. Jones, five wickets for 35 runs. McLeod, none for 27. Howell, none for 28.

THE AUSTRALIANS' AVERAGES. The batting averages of the Australians ii]) to date -ure.appended: —

I. N.O. U.S. Tl. Sc. Avg. 11in 23 1 ICO 870 39.0 IS •■:::::■::::: 5? I I 8B |? S,;::;.:.:::::- 8 "I JS JS S I'™ 6 49 0 124 1100 20.0 tJ h U> 37 4 103 754 22.8 I ?, 84 4 55 550 18.3 Od 36 7 ° 3 27* 12i HowSu'.V.V.V.V... 00 11 49* 320 11.4