AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT HOME.

Evening Star, Issue 12523, 6 June 1905, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT HOME.

RETURN MATOH AGAINST YORK£HIRE. , Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.. LONDON, June 5. (Received June 6, at 9.32 a.in.) The weather was dull, and a fairly fast wicket was provided for the return match against Yorkshire, which began at Bradford yesterday. The attendance was 14,000. Wilkinson (who captained the home team in the ahsepee qf Jackson) won the toss. Trumper, Gehrs, M'leod, and Newland. are standing out of the Australian team. Play opened quietly, hut soon became free. ■*. Fifty were recorded in fartyrfive ,minr>s. Wilkinspn skied Armstrong to HowTJSy&t mid-on. The retiring batsman had good driving display. He hit sis 4' paying sound, cautious cricket. Briton, who had partnered him, secured 11 off one oyer by Laver. When he had scored 6 he was missed hy Armstrong in the slips off Noble, and twice later by Armstrong off following balls from Noble. Tie century went up after ninety minutes' play. At the luncheon adjourniment tire score stood 128, Denton having been again mksed at 32 in the slips by Laver off Noble. -After lunch Denton was run qut in fittempting a second overthrow run. His innings lasted an hour, and he hit seven 4's. Two for 144. The fielding was faulty. Grimshaw, who played careful, stylish cricket for 150 minutes, was taken smartly in the slips. Three for 163. Hirst and Tunnidiffe proved a useful ffcrtnership of thirty-five minutes. The former was taken at long-pn by Hopkins. Four for 206. Tunniclifie wag caught by Kelly when : t, and Rhodes had earned the total to 244 Scones : YoKESHTfIB.r-First Innings. Wilkinson, c Howell, b Armstrong „. 44 Grimshaw, c Armstrong, b Noble „. 40 Denton, run out ... ... ... -. . r 62 Tunnicliffe, c- Kelly, b Hopkins ~- „. 37 Hirst, c Hopkins, b Howell _' ... „.. 27 Rhodes, not put „. „. ... „. „. 25 YORKSHIRE AIL OUT FOR 324. A BAD START FOR THE VISITORS. LONDON, June 5. (Received June 6, at 12.54 p.m.) Yorkshire's first innings closed for 324. When stumps were drawn for the day the Australians had lost three wickets for 2 runs)