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AUSTRALIA HOTLY PRESSED BY "THE REST." (DT TELEORAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYBIOHT.) (Reo. February 7, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, February 6. Playing against Australia) Rest of Australia continued their first innings, which closed for 311. Eazlitt (62) played a fine innings, bis hitting on the on , sido being esoollent. The following arcs tho scores:— Hopkins, b. O'Connor ' ... 55 Baidsley. o. Carkeok, b. O'Connor ... ,48 Mayno, b. Macartney' 3 Parker, c. and b. Macartney 6 Gehrs, c. Ransford, b. O'Connor ' ... 37 Hazlitt, c. Cotter, b. O'Connor 62 Simpson, c. Ransford, b. O'Connor' ... 13 Barnes b. Cotter ..., 34 Kelleway (not out) ...' ' 12 Gorry, b. Cotter 15 Saunders, b. O'Connor 8 Sundrios. 1 ~, ..., 18 , j Total ■':,.. :,;;:,'...,; ... an," Bowling.—Ransford, no wickets for 12; Armstrong, nil for 34; Cotter, 2 for 58; O'Connor, 6 for 106;' Noblo, nil for 29; Macartney, 2 for 54. • Australiaj in their first innings, have lost eight' wickets for 177, being still in a deficiency of 134. Tho following are tho scores •— Noble, run out .., 9 Truruper, o. Gori'y, b. Saunders 0 Ransford, b. Saunders 22 Armstrong, b. Saunders 19 Gregory, c. Gohrs, b. tCelleway 41 'M'Alister, std. Gorry, b. Barnes 30 Macartney, 1.b.w., b, Kelleway 28 Carter, c. Mayne, b. Simpson 10 O'Connor, not out 2 Cotter, not out 4 (The above, figures are 12 less than the cabled total. Possibly the missing margin is extras). r