CABLE NEWS.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 61, 9 September 1905, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

[DS ELECTRIC TELEGHAFH. -t- COPYRIGHT.] THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS — — « .. MATCH AGAINST THORNTON'S TEAM. — — [press association.] LONDON, 7th September. In the match Australia v. C. I. Thornton's team the latter were at the wickets nearly all day. Jackson batted brilliantly, his legrhitting being vey fine. He. hit thirteen fourers. Howell hurt one of his hands while fielding, and had to retire. Following are the scores : — THORNTON'S ELEVEN. First Innings, ) MacLaren, c Howell, b Cotter >.< 22 Spooner, c Truniper, b Cotter .M. M 9 Tyldesley, c Trumper b Howell ... 19 Denton, c Kelly, b Cotter 11 Jackson, c Hopkins, b M'Leod _ 123 Hirst, c and b Layer ... ... 4 Bosanquet, o and b Layer ~ ... "18 Rhodes, b Layer _ 4 Thompson, c Duff, b Armstrong ... 24 Haigh, b Cotter ... ... „. 3 Hunter, not out >_. 17 Extras „. >„ i..,- ... 28 Total 282 Bowling analysis.— Cotter, four for 107; Armstrong, one for 55; Layer, throe for 36 ; Howell, one for 34 ; M'Leod, one for 9 ; Hopkins, nil for 13. AUSTRALIA. First Innings. Trumper, lbw, b Rhodes ..< .-. 9 Darling, not out ..*■ „. v.. 17 Howell, not out -„., i..- ... 1 Extras ... ...« -■ ».• 3 Tot Til for one^ wicket s.« &t& t 50 SECOND DAY'S PLAY. (Received September 9, 10.33 a.m.) I LONDON, Bth September. The weather was fine and the wicket fair when the match was resumed today. The attendance was about 4000. Howell's dismissal at 40 made" Hirst's hundredth wicket for the season. Darling' was dismissed by a splendid catch in deep field, and Armstrong by an easy one at cover-point. The third wicket foil at 54, and the fourth at 152. Following are additional scores:— Darling, c Denton, b Rhodes ... 31 Howell, b Hirst 7 Hill, not out 57 Armstrong, o Spooner, b Bosanquefc '48 Duff, o Hirst, b Bosanquet 6 Five wickets for ... -..v »•• 170 COLONIALS MAKE A GOOD SCORE. FINE BATTING BY HILL. (Received September 9, 1.13 p.m.) LONDON, Bth September. The sixth wicket fell at 199, Denton disposing of Hopkins by a fine catch in the long field. The seventh wicket went^ down at 238, and the eighth for 272. Hill completed his century in two hours thhty-nvc minutes. He played a splendid innings, which included twenty-four fourers, ajsd was terminated by a fine running cat^U by Denton, the third -man. Hill and Layer added 101 for the ninth wicket. Additional scores: — Hill, c Denton, b Hirst ■ 181 Hopkins, c Denton, b Bosanquet ... 13 M'Leod, b Hirst 12 Cotter, c Denton, b Jackson ... 23 Layer, not out • 39 Kelly, not out 3 Sundries? ~. »« 15 Nine wickets for ... „. 384