AUSTRALIAN TEAM v MCDONNELL'S ELEVEN.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9862, 11 March 1896, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN TEAM v MCDONNELL'S ELEVEN.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, March 10. The match was resumed and concluded to-day, the representative Eleven winning by two wiokets and 2 runs. The weather was fine overhead, and there was a fair attendance of the public; but last night's deluge had made the wicket in a very bad state. Iredale and Darling resumed their innings to the bowliug of Howeil and Turner. <Tne deliveries of the former rote unpleasantly, and dealt the batsmen soots nasty knocks. The South Australian reached out to Turner, but, missing him, he was emartly stumped by Kelly. S. Trott was not allowed to etay at the wickets many moments; Kowell rapping him ou the thigh with his firefc ball and clean bowling him with liie next. Soon afterwards liedale had the bad luck to be run out. He was running for a hit made by Gregory, when McLeod returned the ball smartly and Kelly got bis wicket. Jones, who tilled the vacancy, sent Turner back to him, but Worra'.l also attempted to take the ball, and between the two the catch was mulled. Jones got into donble figures with a few tine strokes, the heavy vrictet seeming to suit him. After knocking up 21 by some powerfull hitliug, he swooped at Coningnam, and lost his stump. Eady followed, but Coninghain dismissed him with his third ball before he had scored. Gregory continued to score steadily, and was piuying splendidly considering the difficult nature of the wicket. McKibbin, who succeeded Eady, after making 8, drove one hard into Worrall's liamla md the Victorian made a brilliant catch. J onus joined Gregory, and after lunch the little New South Welshman treated the field to some hard hitting, sanding the ecore up by4'a. Johns brote the ice with a hit to the boundary, aud by playing a good defensive game enabled Gregory, who was thoroughly set, to reduce the deficit. Gregory continued to ply hi 3 bat with right good will, and runs came quickly, while fcho wicket gradually improved and took the ating out of the bowling. Howeil and A. E. Trott succeeded Turner and Coninghain and endeavoured to effecu a separation. Johns narrowly escaped boint; run out thieugh eneuking a ,run by Gregory, while the latter was let off by McLeod in the next ball, though the chance was a hot oue. j Slow play ensued, Johns maintaining a stone I wall but ;occasionally getting a brilliant hit. The exciLemeut grew a» Gregory brought hie score to over 70, and only six were required to win. Johue enicked 3, and then Gregory made the winning hit by driving one to the boundary. The fielding of the di3coußolates was excellent. Gregory displayed hie old dash, and knocked up hie score by brilliant oricket. Giffsn, who was unwell, reserved himself as the last man if neceaaary. The following are the scores — MCDONNELL'S TEAM. First innings ... _ ... •►• 117 Second innings ... * ... .... 335 BEPRKSENIATIVKS. Firat innings ... ... t>. 230 Second Innings. Donnan, b Turner ... ... .- 9 Graham, run out ... ... ... 27 Darling, at Kelly, b Turner ... ... 75 H. TroDt, b Howeil 0 Iredale, run out ... ... ... 10 Jones, bConiugham... ... ... 21 Eady, b Coningham... ... ... 0 McKibbin, c Worrall, b Coningham ... 8 Gregory, not out ... ... ... 75 John*, not out ... ... ••• 15 Sundries ... .~ ... & Total for eight wickete ... ... 245 Bowling analysis—McLeod none for 14, Coningham three for 38, Howeil two for 93, Turner one for 65, A. E. Trott none for '29.