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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8241, 13 June 1905, Page 2

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AUSTRALIANS v. LEICESTEUfcSMUE.

fpRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Keceived Juno 13, 8.46 a.m.)

LONDON, June 12. The weather was dull after rain but the wicket <food, and the attendance at the ojMUiingSOOO, and afterwards 10,000. Kelly, Lavor, Duff, aud Cotter 6tood out of the Australian team.

Do Trafford won the toss and elected to bat, going in himself with Wood, to the howling of McLeod and Howoll. After a .lively innings the local skipper lifted a. wolf-judged hit lo long-on, "Micro it fell .into the hands of Noble. The retiring batsman had compiled # 63, including oiie six and eleven fourcrs in 40 minutes. At 54 ho was given a life by Hopkins, who failed to hold the ball.— One for 69.

With tho addition of a shigle Armstrong dismissed the newcomer, King, and a little later on Knight was smartly taken at the wickets by Newland. Wood, who took fifty minutes in scoring his first couple, failed to stop a fast one from Hopkins in his opening over, and four wickets were down for 105, which had taken about an hour and a half to compile. Whdtehcud and Coo made "an effective stand, tho former by free hitting especially on the leg side, kept tlie field lively. LEICESTERSHIRE.— First Innings. De Trafford, c Noble, b Armstrong ... 63 Wood, b Hopkins .-. 20 King, b Armstrong 1 Knight, c Newland, b Noble 3 Whitebcad, not out 43. Coo, not out 15 Extras 12, Tctal for 4 wickets 157