THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 66, 18 March 1905, Page 5

THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

THE FINAL MATCH. (Continued from Page 6.) WELLINGTON, this day. The weather is .pain bright and fine tor the cricket match, with a light southerly air. The game was resumed at noon. The gate taking; yesterday totalled £ 145. Upham and Callaway opened the attack on Armstrong and Noble, not outs of the previous day, tin*re being about .300 spectators present. Noble was especially severe upon Callaway, hittit.g and cutting him successively to the boundary. By a cut oil' the same bonier the Australians score in the test match at Christchureh was eclipse;, and a record score for bi r _ r cricket in the colony established. Noble eventually was 'taken smartly at the wickets by Boxshall, off Upham. 545—5—3.3. Gregory joined Aimstrong. In following up a short -nick to by Armstrong uIT Lallaway's Gregory was run oat. ."3U—U-.-O. Howell was next, and the last man m. and he scored his first run of the t-.ur by driving Upham nicely along the car pet for two. Arm :t:'..ng brought up i> half-century with an oil' drive to the feneo. Ai -"CO Oiiivier relieved Caiiaway. and his iir>t ball was r.tumed hotly by How-!!, but the .dier was declined. In the same over Boxshall mi-s----ed an easy chance of stumping Armstrong. At lunch the score stood at '■> fur :,'X). The Australians declared their innings closed without jioing in again. The New Zealand'rs \> ■n<. 500 to save them from an innings defeat. AUSTRALIAN*.- I-'ivst innings (Conlinucd. Noble, c Boxshall. b Uphutu 3o Gregory, run out " Armstrong, r.ot out G7 Howell, not out 10 Extras " Total - - &>■> Bowling analysis: Calloway. 3 for 194: Oiiivier."] for 132: Upham*. 2 for 1-32: Bennett. 2 for 88; Siedebtig, 0 for 20.