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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8921, 9 September 1905, Page 5

CRICKET.

[press association.] 'Received September 8, 4.25 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 7. Jackson reached the half-century in an

hour and forty minutes. Thompson was dismissed by a good catch at long leg. Eight for 192. The ninth wicket fell at 213. Howell hurt his hand while fielding, and had to retire. Jackson played brilliantly, his leg-hit-ting being very fine! He was eventually nicely taken by Hopkins in slips. He hit thirteen fourers. The innings closed for 282. i When stumps were drawn Australia, had lost one wicket for 30. Scores : — THORNTON'S ELEVEN.— First tnmngs. Ma<cLa.ren ( . c HoweH, b Colter 22 Spooner, c Trumper, b Cotter 9 Tyldesley, c Trumper, b Howell 19 Denton, c Kelly, b Cotter 11 Hirst, c and b Layer '. 4 Bosanquet, c and b Layer 18 Rhodes, b Layer 4 Jackson, c Hopkins, b McLeod 123 Thompson, c Diifi\ t» Armstrong ... 24 Haigh, b Cotter 3 Hunter, not out 17 Sundries 28 Total 282 Bowling analysis. — Cotter, 4 for 107; Armstrong, 1 for 55; Layer, 3 for 36; Howell, 1 for 34 ; McLeod, 1 for 9 ; Hopkins, none for 13.

AUSTRALIA.— First Innings. Trumper, 1.b.w., b Rhodes , Darling, not out Howell, not out Sundries

Total for one jwieket 30 (Received September 9, 9.33 a.m.) LONDON. September 8. Ths weather is fine and the wicket fair. The attendance numbers 4000. Howell's dismissal at 30 made Hirst's hundredth wicket for the season. Darling was dismissed by a splendid catch in the deep field, and Armstrong by an easy one at cover-point. The third wicket fell at 54 and the fourth at 152.

AUSTRALIA.— First Innings. (Continued), ig. c Denton, b Rhodes

Howell

Hill, not out 57 Armstrong, c Spooner, b Bonsanquet 48 Duff, c Hirst, b Bosanquet 6

Five wickets for