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4 AUSTRALIA AND THE TWO COUNTIES. 1 ARMSTRONG 110 NOT OUT. NOBLE WINS TOSS AND DECLARES. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) (Reo. Juno 27, 5 p ra) London, June 26. The match botwecn tho Australian cricketers and a combined Yorkshire and Lancashire team, which had been delayed by ram, started on a wicket that was soft, but not treacherous. After a blight morning tho weather turned out gloomy. There wcro 3000 peoplo pu :ent. Noble'.,won tho toss, and tho Australians wont first to tho wickets. At drawing of stumps the Australians had scored 217 (innings declared closed with six wickets down—Armstrong 110 not out), and tho combined team had lost two wickols for 12 runs, Whitty securing tho wickets of Hartley and TyMesley. (Presumably the match was drawn.) Tho scores are: AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Bardaloy, b. Hirst 1 Armstrong, not ont 110 Noble, b. Hirst . 13 Ransford, l.b.w.', b. Rhodes ... ... 80 Trumper, 0. Hornby, h Rhodes ... 10 Hopkins, b. Huddleston , 1 Macartney, c. Hunter, b. Rhodes 0 Carter, not ont 31 Sundries 12 Total for sfe wickets 217 Bowijnc Anat.tbis. Hirst, two wickets for 45 runs; Brearley, nono'for 29; Huddleston, ono for 35; Rhodes, three for 61, Haigh, nono for 35 , YORKSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE. First Innings. Hartley, 0. Ransford, b. Whitty 1 Rhodes, not out , „ , ... 2 Tyldosley, 0. Carter, b. Whitty ._ ... 9 Donton, not out .. .. ... ... 0 Total for two wickets. ..... ... 12 Stand by Armstrong, Ransford, and Carter. Bardsley, who opened Australia's innings with Armstrong, was bowled by Hirst for a single ' Armstrong was missed before ho had scored, and was again missed when ho had scored 9. Ho gave a chance with his score at 25, and again at 02. The soonng was slow. The Victorian 'got in some good drives, Ho played very steadily, and compiled his scoro of 110 in 225 minutes. It included nine fourers. - Tho second wicket'fell for 25, Noble being bowled by Hirst for 13. Ransford and Armstrong mado a useful partnership, tho third wicket falling at 136, whan Ransford got his leg in front of ono from Rhodes. Tho wickets foil smartly till tho sixthwwickert r which was ■taken for 157. 1 Carter then partnered Armstrong, and thej remained together till tho innings was declared closed, lifting the total from 157 to 217, Armstrong being not out with 110, and tho wicket-keeper with 81., . '

; ' ? W"L Vraessa'go - published "in '? connection, .with.'tnisvgamo ■ stated -'.that 'a ■ drizzling 'rain had .catnrated the' wioket,'and-in consequence the.fiiturewasnot.to bo proceeded with.: This' warthedeoisiohiat 3-p.m.,last Thursday;:Tho resultvof..'Friday's ■ deliberations..' havb 'been" winds., ; ; Tho',:chance ofvAustralia ;PA»fe,:alp.itb..turn 'twice in; chp,,timo*at..their:disposal ; wos;,rera6te/.and oh 'the.ta,co-0f.;.t1i6 message lobks'.'ai if the Australian -captain ■• considered*' the'''Spectator's !T by' allowing/the'Hoffie'fjtfaye'rs" 1S ! .ArmstrongMafter-:b«ing :lot''off--by--his oppbriv .:ents,;fgave -.them -a. taste:of-bis-qunlitiesi'.which-iare.,,top;-wcll known., to. bo":'enlarged- on; '.'"The :Viqtonan's, batting; oVerage;will-rocoiva : a -de-,cided-lift,C:.bnt.vthat is .aiothor:; story.::v: The ;matoh:has resuscitated rA.' J.; Hopkins,- who has been in .the .background since tho' Oxford University/.rna'tch; ; and.' W.'.-'J/-' "R'hit'ty,' -who has -been,, out.'of; action Hnc'e the' Somerset' ga'mo,' ~with'.influehza;';:..':..Hi' Carter,: 1 the/Australian' keoper,.has. now .obtained 'his second:■' double-'-figure;:scoro':;of ,tho tour.' y'NV. Brenrley,-,-. thd :.Lanoashire:;fast. bowler,Vfailed, oh;hia'ifirst.'nppoaraaco';vtp".*Mop^ pitch, on ■ account ; ; of: tho! previous! rain;-: wou)d s iibt'.'have 'suited.-'the amateur. 1 , Tlie Australians :play : a : two-days*,match'/at-/'Edinburgh against •Scotland;;,, on.a 'June : ; 28 » and'- ■29."'-.'■*- Next'. Wednesday.is a."holiday, andron^Thursdayi of this week .the; Third .Test; commences at ; . Leeds.]