AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT HOME.

Evening Star, Issue 12606, 11 September 1905, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS AT HOME.

A2SOTHKR TXHFEnSHKD GAME. The Kill hi i was fine and the wicket good when play was resumed at Scaxboroitgb. on Saturday. The Australians' iaxting* concluded with, an addition of 5 to tba orenighi score, making their total 392. The first three wickets in the English teamAa second innings were accounted for by catches by the bowlers. The wickets Jefl respectively at 22, 90, and 105. Spooner played Every cricket, and hit nine 4'a. The total was 144 when be was dismissed. The fifth wicket fell at 161, and when 15 more had been added to the total the game was abandoned, owing to rain. The following are the scores:— Australians. —First Innings. Trmnper, Ibw, b Rhodes ~- 9 Darling, c Denton, b Rhodes 31 Howell, b Hirst ._ .- 1 HHL c Denton, b Hirst ._ ...181 Armstrong, c Spooner, b Bosauxraet ... 48 Duff, c Hirst, b Bosaooruet 6 Hopkins, c Denton, b Bosanqoet ... 13 M*£eod, b Hirst _ .- 12 Cotter, c Denton, b .Jackson ._ Laver, b Hirst ._ _ ._ ... Kefiv, not out ._ ._ ._ ._ _ 3 Extras.- ._ .- .- Total ._ .- ._ Bowiing Analysis.—Hirst. 4 wickets for 70 rune; Rhodes. 2 for 86: Bosamquet 3 for 82; Jackson, 1 for 18; Thompson, nil for 68: Haigh, ml for 52. Mb C. I. Thornton's Elkykn. First innings - 282 Second Innings. Macia»en. c and b Cotter ... ... Spooner, c and b leaver ... ._ Tyldesley. c and b Armstrong ... o7 lieaton, b Armstrong - A> Jackson, not out ... Hirst, b Armstrong _. _ 6 Bosanquct, not out Extras ._ ... .- -• Total for five wickets ... 176 Bowling Analysis.—Cotter, 1 wicket for 72 runs: Laver, 1 for 31; Armstrong, 3 for 20: it*Leod, nil for 24; Howell, nil for 20. { At the close of the Essex return match hist week Noble (2,039) had passed the irreatly coveted 2.000 runs. His score was made in 45 innings, he was twice not-out, »nd his average is 47.18. Indnding the match against Mr Thornton's Eleven (in x-hich Noble did not take part), Armstrong .ias hatted 43 times (with seven not-onts) for 1,853 runs; average, 5L47. The tour of the Anstraliaaß concludes with the notch against a South of England team, to start at Hastings to-day. Mr Frank Laver, manager of the Australians, has cabled to West Australia and , New South Wales stating that the team will %ot be able to play either of the State teams on their return. , M. A. Noble has joined George Gifren in mn.kjry 1,000 runs and securing 100 crickets in test matches. The only two Australians who have done so, they are the two greatest all-round players Australia has produced. Noble's figures both with bat and ball have lost some of their greatness during the present tour in England, yet they are superior to those of the famous South Australian, as will be seen below: —Batting m Tost Maftches. — Inn. N.O. H.S. Runs. Avge. \L A. Noble ... 49 6 133 1,330 30.95 G. GffiEen ... 53 0 161 1,238 23.25 i —Bowling in Test Matches.- j Wkts. Runs. Avs-o. >L A. Noble-. _ 100 2,433 24:33 G. Giffen ... ~ 105 2,791 29.09 CENTURIQXS. The following is a list of centurions to date in regard to the Australian cricketers' tour in England;

—Australians.— Noble v. Gentlemen ... ... ._ ™ 152 Armstrong 'c Nottingham — — — 112 * Armstrong, v. Gentlemen (return) _ 248 •Darling, v. Gentlemen (retain) 117 Hill, v. Lancashire — — 149 Xobfe, Warwickshire ... — — 125 Trumper, v. Gloucestershire ... ._ 106 Gregory t. Hampshire _ — ._ 154 HM, v. Hampshire ... _ 115 Noble, v. Hampshire ... _. _. _ H)l * Armstrong, v. Somerset — — — 505 Noble, v. Somerset — — — —- 127 Noble, T. Sussex ... „ _. _ _ 267 Hifl, v. Sarrey _. _ _ 104 Tranrper, v. Worcester: — — 110 Nohie, ▼. Worcester — — — 113 Dnff, fifth test — — 146 Hopkins, T. ... — 154 Armstrong, v. Northamptonshire _ 122 Darling;, v. Kent .~ — 114 Hill, v. C L Thornton's Ekwcn 181 Jones, foe Notts ._ _ — _ _. 103 *Haywazd, for Surrey _ _ _ _ 129 Maclaren, first test ... _ — — 140 'Denton, for Yorkshire — — — 153 'Jackson, third test — — _ _ 144 TyHedey, thin! test _ _. _ _ 100 Braamd, for Somerset — — 117 •Maxfcen, for Somerset 130 Jackson* iortrlh test .__.__ 113 Frr. fifti test _ _ — _ 144 *TyWe«lev, fifth test _ ._ 112 Jackson, for C. L Tncrnton's Eleven 125 *N<* oat.