AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12859, 6 May 1905, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

THE FIRST MATCH. AUSTRALIANS make 27G. \ By Telegraph Press Association—Copyright. • London", March A. Tut. weather was line this morning for the opening of the Australian team's first match., —that with tli' Gentleman of England, alike Crystal Palace. The wicket, however, • was very soft. -•''.'"' Howell, Gehrs, ami Newland were omitted from the Australian, team, and Sewell i' stood out of the Horn'" team. The wicket was* inspected at noon, mi a start was made at half-past twelve. The Australians won the toss. Trumper and Duff, as usual, opened the batting for the Australians. The bowlers were Beldam and Brearley. Ike latter was sending them in fast. . : . ,) Both batsmen began cautiously, and runs were slow in coming. Trumper did not . score until the fourth over, and then, after making two, h» was bowled, by a fa-it one from Brearley: On for 6T ■ Hill joined Dull', and the scoring became; 35 faster. Dull' began to hit with some freedom, but be" 1 , snicked one. avid it was taken by the wiekelkoeper, Robson, who was standing well back to Brearley : Two for 45. ; Noble succeeded. '■; ■•■'■'& ..Play' was then interefered with by & • shower, and scold wind afterwards got up , and made the conditions uncomfortable for- ' the players. .j When the adjournment fox lime'; took;' place at two o'clock, two wickets were) down for 102—Hill being 46 and Noble 21. Whey he had mod 3 15 Hill, gave an awk-j ward chance to Warner at. short leg off!) Odell. Noble began very slowly and occu-» pied half an hour in making three, but then, he scored 10 in one over off Brearley. Tha century was registered after 80 minutes*' play. 1 After the lunch adjournment -.Brearley{ and Grace bowled. . Hill was doing nearly, all the scoring. He drove Grace out of thai ' ground for six. Noble then livened up and jgot eight runs in an over off Brearley. .! Hill was at the wickets for about two'' ': hour?, and batted in adrciirabl fashion. Finally he gave a chance in the slips to Mc-i Laren, off Jessop, which was accepted:'' Three for 165. • . \ Noble soon followed Hill to the pavilion, , being taken at long-on by Warner oft' Odell. ! Ho had been at the wickets an hour and; three-quarters for 60, which included some)Hue drives: Four for 133. \ Armstrong and Gregory were now together. The latter was caught in the slips ' by Poidevin off Jessop without' scoring:' 1 Five for 185. \ >" Darling and Armstrong carried the ficora to the second century, made in 41i. 20m.P" The Australian captain soon afterwards was '~ taken in the slips by McLaren off Odell, who was showing good form : Six for 218. \ Hopkins and Armstrong carried the score '-''"' to 262, and then the former got under one from Brearley, and was taken by, Odell:", Seven for 262. . • ' ( The remaining wickets fell rapidly. MeLend was clean bowled for a, duck. Armstrong after playing a most useful innings was taken by the wicketkeeper. i Cotter,. " after making three,, put a soft one into the v.hands of Odell. " The innings closed for 270. ' . The Gentlemen, began their innings, with Grace and Warner batting to the bowling of Cotter. Only one over was bowled, and., then it was decided to draw stumps-owing to the light being bad. " ' " '":;..';?' " Scores:— .' ' , ■~ . _ •■,?., .•- ■*,•-.,*. •-'' '\, AUSTRALIA.— innings. .. ' Trumpery b Brearley ... ... ... 2 Duff, c Robson, b Brearley ... ... 23' Hill, c MacLaren, b Jessop ... ... 87 Noble, c Warner, b Odell ... . ... 60' / Armstrong, c Robson, b'Brearley ... 37. Gregory, c Poidevin, b Jessop " ... 0 Darling, c McLaren, b Odell ... ... 23, Hopkins, c Odell. b Brearley ... ~. 22 McLeod, b Jessop '~. " ... ... 0 Kelly, not out ... ... ... ... 1! ' Cotter, c Odell, b Brearlev '..-. ... 3 - „* Extras ... ... ... ' ... ... ig Total ... '...' ... 27t .BOWLING ANALYSIS. Beldam, no wickets for 28. .' ' '• " ' '- > - Brearley, five for 87. ;' ; .' ': Odell, two for 32. ' -. / 1 Grace, none for 16. • .. " Jessop, three for 45. .' GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND.—First ' innings. ' .'. W. G. Grace, uoi; out ... ... ~, •Ji Warner, not out , „„ (7 -' . "■ \ * Total for no wickets «. . ... . ... j/!