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

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 9409, 6 March 1899, Page 2

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

Focoivod Maroh 4, ab 5.30 p.m. Sydney, Maroh 4. Tho match was roanmed ab noon in fino weather. Noblo and Kolly, tho not ouc mon, commonood, tho former hitting brilliantly, and had passed hii oootary whon M'Kibbin oaught him. Kolly, who whb batting oxtn-moly woll, brought) tho fifth oontury and his own contrary up. Tramble lifted M'Kibbin to Gillor at cover point. Jones only added a oouple whon Ooninghom canght him In tho slips. IlovroU, tho last man, had made five whon Ooningham caughb him, tho iuninga closing for 527. Additional scores : AUSTRALIAN ELEVEN, NoWo, o M^Kibbin, b Coningham ... Ill Kolly, not out .„ < 102 a^rumblo, o Gillor, b M'Kibbiu... .„ 24 Jones, o Ooningham, b M'Kibbin .,, 2 Uowell. o Coniuglmm, b M'Kibbin ., 5 Exfcraa „ , M ,,, ,., 16 Tofcal 527 Bowling analyeia: Trumpor 0 for 9, Roodman 0 for Lavor 1 for 80, Giffen 1 for 83, Gillor 0 for 65, Ooningham 3 for 114, Pyno 0 for 93, M'Kibbin 4 for 07,

Received March 5, at 8.15 p.m. Sydnky, March 4. Gillor and Beodman oommonoed the attack for the Roab of Australia againot tho bowling of Noblo and Jones, Both plityod the latter freely, bat were loss oonBdonb with the Sydneylto. Roedman batted freely, although ho ga,vo three ohanoos, two to Trarablo in tho slips. Yarlons changes wore tried to dissolve bho partnership. Gfiller g*vo a fino do- j fonslve diaplay, Reodman, after panfllog his half contacy, offotod Kolly a chance I ab the wiolfots, which ho acoopted. Tho i partnership had pub on 82. Trumpar followed, bub after getting half a dozen Kelly caught him. Liver filled the vacancy, bat) his pittuor, Glll«r, \muu-

diatoly afterwards gave Gregory a ch*oco ftt cover point 1 , an ,j retired. Donnnn partnered Laver, and tho pair played out time. Scores : K'sr of Australia. Gttlor, c G regory, b Noblo 93 Reodmau, o Kolly, b Trnmblo ... .-51 Trumpor, o Kolly, b Nobia G Lavor, nob ouh ... .„ \>$ Donnan, not out ,„ ,[, 10 ExfcrAa ,., , ,',, g (ToUl for 3 wicked 138