CRICKET. By Electric Telegraph-Copyright. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 9408, 4 March 1899, Page 2

CRICKET. By Electric Telegraph-Copyright. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Received March 3, at 8.30 p.m. Sydney, March 13. Tlu match between tho Australian eleven and a to>»m representing tho rear of Austral!* begun fco-day, Tho wo Nthor vra* fine with » cool breeze. M'KonzIo stood out of the seoond team. Doling, who captained tho Australian olcron, won the tosa, and accompanied by Irodale, opened the batting, M'Kibbin and Pyo bowling. Play was vo»y slow till near one o'olock, when Darling livened things up with great stroke 1 ?. Afcor piling up throe dozen he gave Graham a chance which was brilliantly takoi). Hill oamo noxc, and both played brilliant orickot, lrcdalo dispkylng great form. With his score at 80 ho attempted a ran. Qlli did nob rospond, and the Sydneyite losb hie vrlckot. Gregory filled tho vacancy, and tho game again bucttne slow. Hill, »f f or the partnership, hid puu on another 27, drove one hard to Pye, who held it. Worrall sne ooeded him, and was missed by M'Klbbin'e next ball. Gregory, who played a oramped game, tipped Oonninghira into the vriokotkoepot'a hands. Noble followed. WorraU, who knocked ap a score in good atylo, gave a ouch to Trumpet in the slips. M'Lood followed. The Sydnoyito oompllod a score slowly, M'Lood, who ab yod well, was o*aght> by Johns ivftor getting 17. Kelly o»me noxi. Tho boom moanted slowly, owing to the oxon'lonb bowling and (ielding. At fourtoen K«lly ytab miasud by Graham. Tlio atamp? woro thon drawn, Scores :

AoswuiiiAN Eleven. Irodalo, run oub .,„ .- ... ... 85 Darling, c Graham, b Conningh>m ... 'M Hill, o Pyo, b Conningham 76 Gregory, o Johns, b Uwor .« _ '22 WorraU. c Tcumpor, b M'Kibbiu ... 32 Noble, not out .« . OD M'Lood, o Johns, b Giffoo ... .« 17 Kolly, not out .,, „ 14 Extras 12 XoUl for 6 wickets 354