CABLE NEWS. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH - COPYRIGHT.] THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND.

Evening Post, Volume LVII, Issue 155, 3 July 1899, Page 5

CABLE NEWS. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH - COPYRIGHT.] THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS IN ENGLAND.

ABANDONMENT OV THE THIRD ' TEST MATCH. [rilfeSS ASSOCIATION.] London, Ist July. The third test niatoh at the Australian cricketers' tour iv England has ended jndecisivcly. Australia's soeond innings closed fora total of 22(1, compiled iiB follows: — Australians. — Second Innings. Worrall, o Tyldesley, b Young . ... 16 . Darling, v Fry, b Young 10 Hill, b Hoarno 0 Gregory, c MacLaron, b Ilcarno ... 0 Noble, c llanjilsiuhji, b Hearno ... 0 Kelly, c Lilloy, b Huyw.ird ... - ... 33 Trumper, c llaujitsinhji, b Jackson ... 32 Trumble, run out sts Layer, c Lilley, b Hearno 45 Jones, c Brown, b Hay ward 2 llowell, not out ... ... ... „, 2 Extras „, ... ... ... 21 Total .„ , ... 226 First Innings ... ... ... 172 Total ... 398 Bowling analysis — Hearno, four wickets for 50 ; Young, two for 72 ; Hay ward, two for 45 ; Jacksou, one for 13 ; Brown, none for 22. When the last section of the descriptive account of yesterday's play closed Trumper and Kelly wore batting. The wicket-keeper played a fine, resolute innings, which lasted n little under an hour. His score of 33 included five hits for four. Trumper, who was taken low iv the slips by the Indian Prince, was at the wickets for an hour and 40min, but during that time he was beaten several times by Young. ( Trumble, in compiling his 56, gave a fine display, hitting seven strikes for four. He, with Layer, defied repeated changes made in the bowling. The end came soon after the dismissal of the two veteraus, Jones and Howell making but a feeble stand. Young's deliveries broke tremendously, beating the wicket-keeper (Lilley) several limes. vln consequence a number of byes to tho boundary resulted." Requiring to make 170 to win, the Englishmen then commenced their second innings, and at the time appointed for drawing stumps for to-day they had scored 19 without the loss of a wicket. The scores are ; — England. Pirst innings) ... ... 220 , Second Innings. Quaife, not out „, ... ... ... 11 Fry, uot out ... ... ... ... 7 Sundries ... ... ..< ... 1 Total 19 Ist July. The test match could not be proceeded with to-day, a heavy downpour of rain rendering the pitch unfit for play. The gains' was thereforo abandoned. CLEM HILL TO BE LAID ASIDE FOR A TIME. London, 2nd July. Clem Hill, the South Australian cricketer, is about to undergo a flight operation for tho removal of a small growth from hisjiose. It is expected that the operation will entail his absence from the field for a week.