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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12291, 7 September 1905, Page 7

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THE AUSTRALIANS AT HOME

RETURNi MATCH AGAINST ESSEX.

United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, September 5. The weather was fine, but threatening, and tho wicket good, when the match wa6 continued to-day. The attendance was small. Howell gave a line display of cutting and driving. The firet wicket fell at 65, and the third at 103. Noble played a fino innings of two' hours' duration, and Darling gave a brilliant display, hitting 13 off one over from Buckenhaim. •He compiled his score in 75 minutes, and hit nine 4'e. Hill was at the wickets for 85 minutes, and never gave a enhance. stumps were drawn for the day Essex had scored 13 without loss. Scores:— AUSTRALIA. . First Innings. Trumper, b Txemlin .. .. .. 18 Darling, o J. Freeman, b Buckenham ..31 Hill, b Tremlin ' 0 JNobUe, c Buckemh_n, b Tremilin .. ..17 Armstrong, c Gillingiham, b Iremlin .. 21 Duff, b Tremlin .. .. .. 1 Cotter, o Buckenham, b Tremlin ..7 Hopkins, b Buckenham .. .. ' •• 23 Genra, b Tremlin .. .. •• *S Lover, not out .. .. .. "2 Howell, b Buckeflhaia ..- .. •• " Extras 2 Total .. .. .. , -v' 56 Bowling Analysis. Buckenham took three wkts fcr 80, Tromlin seven for 72, Douglas none for 2. Second Innings. Howell, o Benha.ru, b Douglas .. ..46 Layer, c Buckenham, b Douglas .. .. 21 Noble, rbw, b Douglas .. .. ..60 Armstrong, c and b Ben-ham '.. ..'. 11 Dacing, b Tremlin .. >.',-.. Gl Trumper, low, b Douglas .. ..11 Hill, not out .. 66 Duff, b. Buckenham ~ ~ .. 6 Cotter, b Tremlin .. ~ •. 11 Gehrs, b Tremlin .. ~ •• 4 Hopkins, b Buckenham .. ~22 Extras .. ... .. ..20 Total .. .. .. .. 319 •Bowling Analysis.—Buckenham took two wkts for 101; Tromlin, three for 81; Douglas, four for 73; Benham, one for 44. ESSEX. . First Innings. GilHngham, b Cotter ... .. • ..' 8 Fane, c Gehrs, b Cotter .. .. .. 6 Perrin, b Layer '.. .. .. ..12 McGahey, not out .. .. .. 39 Reeves, c Armstrong, b Cotter .. ..14 Douglas, o Howell, b Layer" .. .. 1 E. Freeman, b Cotter .. .. .. ' 0 Benham, b Cotter ... .. ..0 Tremlin, b Cotter ' .. .. ..10 Buokenham, b Layer .. .. .. 0 E. J. Freeman, o Hopkins, b Armstrong 7 Extras - ' •• 10 Total .. •• IP7 Bowling Analysis.—Cotter, six wkts for 50; Layer, three for 43; Armstrong, one for 4. ■Second Innings. Fane, not out .. ' .. .. ..13 GilHngham, mot out .. ~ ... 2 Extras .. .. .. ... 3 Total for no wickets .. ..18