AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12910, 5 July 1905, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

\ THIRD TEST MATCH. ■'/ ENGLAND SCORES 301. ' A JACKSON MAKES A CENTURY,' By Telegrapli.—Pro si Association.—Copyright. • London, July 3. The third test match between the Australian cricketers and All England was commenced to-day at Lord's. The. weather was cool, with clouds passing overhead, but no immediate prospect of rain. The wicket had net been much affected by rain which fell on Saturday. There was a large attendance of the public when pi ay commenced. The teams were as follows: — Australian team: J. Darling (South Australia), captain; M. A. Noble (New South Wales), C. Hill (South Australia), V. Trumper (New South Wales), R. A. Duff (New South Wales), W. W. Armstrong (Victoria), A. J. Hopkins (New South Wales), C. E.. McLeod (Victoria), 8. K Gregory (New South Wales), J. J. Kelly (New South Wales), F. Laver (Victoria). All England team: Hon. P. S. Jackson (Yorkshire), captain; D. Denton (Yorkshire), C. B. Fry (Sussex), Warren (Derbyshire), 15. J. T. Bosanquet (.fiddlesex), G. 11. Hirst (Yorkshire), T. Hayward (Surrey), A. A. Lilley (Warwickshire), J. T. Tyldesley (Lancashire), S. Haigh (Yorkshire), and Blythe (Kent). The English captain won the toss and sent the Australians into the field'. Fry and Hayward faced the bowling of Armstrong and Noble, seven men being fielded on the " on" side, for Armstrong. The batsmen played with much caution, and the first four overs produced only one run. Laver then relieved Armstrong. Fry had got his eye in, and was making some capital bits. He scored ten runs off one over sent down by Noble, and 50 runs were recorded as the result of 55 minutes' play. McLeod went on in place of Noble. The change had the desired effect, for Fry gave Noble an easy chance at point and retired. * Fry had played' an admirable innings extending over an hour. One wicket for 5] runs. Tyldesley filled the vacancy, but he had a very short stay at the wickets, Laver disposing of him before he was■■ able to score. 'The ball kept low, and lie played it on to the wicket. Two wickets for 54. 1 Denton, who joined Hayward speedily followed Tyldesley, having played the ball into Duff's: hands at mid-off. Three wickets for 57. ; ■ ■ ■ - Some quiet play followed, the bowling being too good to permit of any liberties being taken with it. Hayward, after a skilful innings of one hour and 40 minutes, in trying to place McLeod, played him on. Four wickets for 64. ; Jackson and Hirst became associated, and carried the game to the luncheon adjournment, when the score stood at four wickets for 88. ! Hirst up to that time had been doing some clean hitting. On play being resumed Armstrong and McLeod took up the bowling. Within 15 minutes Hirst, with a fine drive for four, caused 100 to appear. Both batsmen were playing steadily, until Hirefc sent one up to square leg, and Trumper, making a fine run, secured it. V Hirst had batted 70 ■ minutes, and had given a good display. He hit off six fours. Fire wickets for 133. : ' , Bosanquet joined Jackson, and opened with four from a drive off Hopkins. Jackson was also scoring steadily, and had . put 50 to his credit after being at the wickets for 100 minutes. He then opened out to Layer, He hit that bowler to leg for four, and the next ball cut him for a similar number. ■ k At this time there were fully 20,000 people present. With the score standing at five wickets for 190, Armstrong took the ball from Hopkins, who had been somewhat severely punished, 50 runs having been added in 45 minutes. \ Armstrong and Noble, who had bowled well, gave place shortly before the tea adjournment to' McLeod and Duff. Jackson hit 10 off McLeod's first.over, sending, up 200 inside four hours' play. Bofianquefc was dismissed by Duff's second ball, and the score at the tea adjournment was six wickets for 201.

On resuming Lilley, wlieu lie had made a single, gave a chance to Armstrong, in the slips, off McLsod. After nine singles had been added, Jackson, with a hit for two, off. Noble, brought up his century, the result of two and a-lialf hours' splendid play. The achievement wa»,' greeted with, cheering.' Wjhen his score was 130 Jackson gave Kelly • an easy chalice of stumping him, but it was not accepted. A little later Haigh was easily caught by Noble at short-leg, off Armstrong. The partnership had lasted 50 minutes. Eight for 282. . Warren filled the gap, and Jackson, with a cut for four, sent up .300 at. twenty minutes past six p.m. Warren was run out owing to a misunderstanding, and gave his wicket away. Nine for 301. Blythe, the last man, succumbed to the first ball lie received, just on timo. Jackson carried hit? bat for 144, which included 18 fours. ENGLAND.First Innings. Hayward, to McLeod . . . t>> 26 Fry, c Noble, b McLeod . 32 Tyldeslev, b Laver 0 Denton,"c Duff, b McLeod 0 Jackson, not out . * _ 144 Hirst, c Trumper, b Laver / 35 Bosanquet, b Duff ... '' 20 Lilley, b Noble ... ... 11 Haigh, c Noble, b Armstrong ... j.i> Warren, run out . ... ' " 7 Blythe, b Armstrong ... .. 0 Extras ... " _ 15 Total ... .. 301

A shocking state of affairs m the case of two poverty-stricken old people was revealed to the Buninyong (Victoria) police recently An old man, Timothy Cullman, reported that his sister, Bridget Cullinan, had died on June 9. When asked why he did not report the death before, Cull in.1,11 said he had had no time. Corns table Kelly proceeded to Cullinaa's place at Green Hills, two miles out, and found that it consisted only of a hut of one room. Cullinan and his sister slept on the floor, one m a corner and the other in front of tne fireplace. Bags were their only covering, and the floor was bare. The body of the woman was covered with bags. The place was in a filthy con a; ■■ tioa, and the stench was almost unbearable.: Constable Kelly asked Cullinan to remove the bags from the body. He did so, and catching Itold of the hands of the corpse,. ; sat it up, saying, There you are; she as' fresh as the day she died. Culliflon ap» peared to be quite unconcerned at the death'' of his sister, and when the constable arrived the old man war having his tea with th» body lying at his feet, Cullinan is 70 years of age,! and his sister was 85 years